Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

* Pratt will have a cow and bred heifer special sale next Monday November 22 *

* Pratt will not have a sale next Thursday November 25 for Thanksgiving break *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 higher. Steers 650 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 975 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. 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 $168.34/cwt on 903 head.

Average price

$168.34

903 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$278

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	168.92	1,146	877
Medium and Large 1-2	642	149.16	958	25
Large 1	1,055	135.00	1,424	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.92/cwt here — about −$278 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 sale903 hd

168.34

—

KS average3 barns · 3,135 hd

166.72

+1.62

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	1,705	72.36	1,234	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	62.48	866	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	53.53	668	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	45.73	520	42

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	161.66/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,090	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	173.63/cwt	168.00–179.50	832	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	145.49/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,296	22
Steers	Large 1	—	1,055	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	148.44/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	188.81/cwt	187.00–198.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	162.28/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	162.94/cwt	158.50–168.00	880	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	396	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	163.46/cwt	162.00–168.00	960	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	144.93/cwt	144.00–146.00	849	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	809	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	45.73/cwt	40.00–49.00	520	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	67.11/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,030	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	61.59/cwt	60.00–62.50	836	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	53.53/cwt	50.00–59.00	668	109
Bulls	—	—	1,540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,809	76.47/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,383	6
Bulls	—	—	1,613	65.90/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,063	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	847.20/cwt	785.00–900.00	11,412	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	857	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	775	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	152.20/cwt	150.00–154.00	935	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	882	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.40/cwt	146.00–155.00	794	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	139.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,036	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	156.28/cwt	152.50–160.00	972	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	679	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,073	72
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,128	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	150.02/cwt	146.00–150.50	992	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	131.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	178.25/cwt	171.00–181.00	676	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.11/cwt	170.00–171.00	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	189.12/cwt	180.00–192.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	159.50/cwt	155.00–163.00	769	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.30/cwt	143.00–151.00	853	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	140.45/cwt	139.50–141.50	1,067	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	199.80/cwt	191.00–207.00	957	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	172.90/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,063	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	224.34/cwt	214.00–227.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	156.94/cwt	155.25–158.50	1,461	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	161.38/cwt	160.00–161.50	1,336	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	179.09/cwt	172.00–181.00	949	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,157	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	163.64/cwt	159.25–168.50	1,036	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	763	169.64/cwt	167.00–169.75	1,294	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	180.60/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,057	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	187.08/cwt	185.00–188.00	980	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	166.41/cwt	166.25–166.60	1,198	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	308	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	207.02/cwt	204.00–208.00	894	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	596	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	631	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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