Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady. Steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bull sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.77/cwt on 896 head.

Average price

$142.77

896 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$13.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	145.59	980	708
Medium and Large 1-2	761	132.16	1,006	188

One grade step is worth $13.43/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale896 hd

142.77

—

KS average3 barns · 2,212 hd

143.55

−0.78

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	—	Low	1,792	85.68	1,535	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	72.62	1,046	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	58.15	744	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	49.66	589	7thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Unweaned	—	496	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	895	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,428	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	820	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,320	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	132.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	852	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	398	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	152.81/cwt	150.00–155.00	866	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	181.42/cwt	178.00–183.00	773	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	152.40/cwt	152.00–153.00	948	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	783	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,245	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,271	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	137.05/cwt	136.00–139.00	885	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	148.28/cwt	146.00–149.50	977	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.76/cwt	143.00–150.00	917	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	155.14/cwt	152.35–156.10	1,423	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	160.80/cwt	158.00–165.00	825	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	152.56/cwt	151.00–154.75	1,245	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,132	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	772	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,112	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	155.37/cwt	152.00–156.00	833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	151.23/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,192	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	153.78/cwt	143.00–155.00	747	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,029	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	132.85/cwt	129.00–141.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	540	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	58.15/cwt	55.00–66.00	744	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	49.66/cwt	46.00–53.00	589	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	76.40/cwt	74.00–76.75	1,196	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	68.36/cwt	67.00–71.00	888	8
Bulls	—	—	1,650	78.67/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,298	2
Bulls	—	—	2,003	91.50/cwt	90.50–92.50	1,833	2
Bulls	—	—	1,769	86.08/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	127.64/cwt	126.00–129.00	933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	807	151.85/cwt	151.85–151.85	1,225	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,123	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	654	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,004	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	131.78/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,096	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,152	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	128.93/cwt	124.00–131.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	150.10/cwt	149.00–150.50	796	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	146.00/cwt	145.00–149.50	696	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	139.18/cwt	139.00–139.50	871	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	145.75/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,077	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,152	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	143.23/cwt	143.00–147.50	1,203	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	141.44/cwt	137.00–143.00	758	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.81/cwt	135.00–143.50	794	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	609	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	878	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.06/cwt	147.00–151.00	647	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	142.76/cwt	141.00–146.00	968	11

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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