Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher on light receipts, Feeder heifers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher on light receipts. No calves available for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.83/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$143.83

376 head · 802 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$16.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	145.47	1,142	327
Large 1	1,008	135.00	1,361	30
Medium and Large 1-2	767	129.47	993	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.01/cwt here — about $148 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 sale376 hd

143.83

—

KS average3 barns · 1,953 hd

146.66

−2.83

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	1,696	80.13	1,359	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	72.72	950	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	65.07	822	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	55.63	631	33

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2	—	936	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,103	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	806	145.12/cwt	145.00–145.25	1,170	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	156.88/cwt	155.00–157.25	1,330	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	151.19/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,158	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,068	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	886	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,413	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	945	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,465	56
Steers	Large 1	—	1,040	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,083	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	151.92/cwt	151.75–154.00	1,335	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	141.58/cwt	141.00–143.00	961	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	785	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,264	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,008	135.00/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,361	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	952	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,466	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,007	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.60/cwt	141.00–149.00	742	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	130.50/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,151	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	141.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,097	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,361	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	16,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,980	2
Bulls	—	—	2,035	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	75.50/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,195	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	71.16/cwt	70.00–74.00	906	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	55.63/cwt	50.00–58.00	631	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	65.07/cwt	60.00–68.00	822	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	76.16/cwt	75.50–77.50	1,052	20

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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