Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Heifer calves 300 lb to 600 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for weaned calves under 500 lbs. Slaughter cows and bull sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.04/cwt on 420 head.

Average price

$157.04

420 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$27.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	160.49	1,112	368
Medium and Large 1-2	726	132.63	963	52

One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale420 hd

157.04

—

KS average3 barns · 2,796 hd

155.07

+1.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,821	85.24	1,552	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	74.48	1,047	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	59.89	729	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	53.05	586	43

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	129.61/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,007	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	146.29/cwt	146.00–146.50	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	684	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,132	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	147.57/cwt	147.00–147.75	1,282	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	140.08/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,366	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	174.59/cwt	174.00–175.00	777	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	143.76/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,091	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	840	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	347	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,051	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	153.24/cwt	153.00–153.50	805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	161.72/cwt	161.50–162.50	948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,237	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	921	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	173.91/cwt	173.00–174.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.17/cwt	135.00–136.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	208.55/cwt	207.00–210.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	907	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	53.05/cwt	50.00–56.50	586	43
Bulls	—	—	1,992	92.34/cwt	90.00–96.75	1,839	5
Bulls	—	—	1,899	86.47/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,642	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	80.01/cwt	74.50–85.50	1,215	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	68.13/cwt	65.00–72.50	869	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	59.89/cwt	57.00–64.50	729	64
Bulls	—	—	1,631	79.12/cwt	75.50–82.50	1,290	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,014	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,262	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	153.75/cwt	145.50–154.50	939	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	716	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	369	187.66/cwt	187.00–190.00	692	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	152.66/cwt	148.00–154.00	776	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	129.25/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,154	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	812	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	574	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	766	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,189	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	160.05/cwt	154.00–166.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	133.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	199.15/cwt	192.00–200.00	842	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	500	2

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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