Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2021-10-28

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 28
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,007 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 973▲ 1,007 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
317 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 189▲ 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 41▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold steady on light receipts. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.80/cwt on 555 head.
Average price
$163.80
555 head · 808 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,323
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.22
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1815165.171,346506
Medium and Large 1-2738149.631,10449
One grade step is worth $15.54/cwt here — about $242 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 sale555 hd
163.80
—
KS average4 barns · 4,001 hd
165.02
−1.22
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,84381.651,50516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58572.331,14722
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33463.5284740
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14850.82583154

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372155.00/cwt155.00–155.005772
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—792149.75/cwt149.75–149.751,1865
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—439157.00/cwt157.00–157.0068911
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—472170.94/cwt169.00–172.0080715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—659147.02/cwt146.00–149.009699
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—572148.00/cwt148.00–148.008473
SteersMedium and Large 1—728155.61/cwt153.00–156.001,13323
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—626153.00/cwt153.00–153.009585
SteersMedium and Large 1—762168.65/cwt167.00–169.501,28583
SteersMedium and Large 1—437182.00/cwt182.00–182.007952
SteersMedium and Large 1—877165.28/cwt165.00–167.001,45071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—753157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1827
SteersMedium and Large 1—340182.49/cwt181.00–183.006204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—922150.30/cwt148.00–151.501,38615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—646149.00/cwt149.00–149.009639
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—588146.00/cwt146.00–146.008589
SteersMedium and Large 1—372196.65/cwt195.00–197.007326
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—744140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0425
SteersMedium and Large 1—960147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4117
SteersMedium and Large 1—822157.34/cwt154.00–158.501,29346
SteersMedium and Large 1—922164.80/cwt164.75–165.001,51948
SteersMedium and Large 1—633158.48/cwt158.00–160.001,0034
SteersMedium and Large 1—696160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1144
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—705127.00/cwt127.00–127.008952
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—353145.00/cwt145.00–145.005123
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—829164.37/cwt161.00–166.001,36371
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—468178.00/cwt178.00–178.008336
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—380208.00/cwt208.00–208.007901
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—919167.83/cwt167.50–168.101,542102
HeifersMedium and Large 1—977113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,10411
HeifersLarge 1—1,010122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2327
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419143.00/cwt143.00–143.005996
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—507138.00/cwt138.00–138.007005
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—560142.00/cwt142.00–142.007951
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—405128.00/cwt128.00–128.005181
HeifersMedium and Large 1—686143.00/cwt143.00–143.009818
HeifersMedium and Large 1—607155.00/cwt155.00–155.0094114
HeifersMedium and Large 1—348154.00/cwt154.00–154.005364
HeifersMedium and Large 1—495150.74/cwt150.00–153.0074612
HeifersMedium and Large 1—837145.43/cwt145.35–145.501,217147
HeifersMedium and Large 1—870143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,24431
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—724150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,08654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—742136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,00912
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—683152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0388
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—622138.32/cwt132.00–139.0086010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,170747.65/cwt625.00–800.008,7483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,163856.29/cwt725.00–1,000.009,9592
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0015,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,335825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,0141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4411,013.12/cwt975.00–1,025.0014,5994
Bulls——1,79083.24/cwt81.00–85.001,4908
Bulls——2,02588.50/cwt88.00–89.001,7922
Bulls——1,85477.25/cwt76.00–78.001,4326
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,33463.52/cwt60.50–68.0084740
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52970.23/cwt69.00–72.501,07414
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,68476.01/cwt75.00–78.001,2808
CowsLean 85-90%—1,14850.82/cwt46.00–58.00583154
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—461160.00/cwt160.00–160.0073823
BullsMedium and Large 1—361198.94/cwt197.00–205.007184
BullsMedium and Large 1—97896.00/cwt96.00–96.009395

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.