Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 675 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough steers under 675 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. No sales on heifer under 550 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Not enough bulls for a market test, however a lower trend was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.86/cwt on 818 head.

Average price

$145.86

818 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$7.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	748	146.42	1,095	758
Medium and Large 1-2	623	138.80	864	60

One grade step is worth $7.62/cwt here — about $231 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 sale818 hd

145.86

—

KS average3 barns · 2,351 hd

147.13

−1.27

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	1,596	72.58	1,158	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	66.91	965	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	54.95	674	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	46.01	519	19

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	157.67/cwt	157.00–158.00	763	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	762	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,156	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	159.26/cwt	156.50–160.10	1,309	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	151.77/cwt	148.50–154.00	1,021	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	152.43/cwt	151.50–158.00	1,171	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	154.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,405	55
Steers	Large 1	—	1,103	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,519	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	162.51/cwt	161.00–167.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	772	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,258	37
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	133.23/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,459	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	151.34/cwt	147.50–155.00	1,093	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,034	138.42/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,431	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,434	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	146.50/cwt	144.50–149.75	1,137	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	834	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	689	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	46.01/cwt	41.00–49.00	519	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,756	76.35/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,341	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	65.56/cwt	60.50–70.00	916	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	54.95/cwt	50.00–59.50	674	73
Bulls	—	—	1,596	72.58/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,158	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	871.95/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	149.86/cwt	149.50–151.00	1,022	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	863	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	140.20/cwt	137.00–146.00	892	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	153.23/cwt	152.00–153.75	1,129	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	131.42/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,189	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	150.67/cwt	148.00–152.00	848	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	143.51/cwt	141.00–145.00	663	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	120.51/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	157.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,393	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.40/cwt	152.25–156.00	965	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	145.33/cwt	144.00–148.35	1,202	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	334	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	484	5

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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