Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

*Note *Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday December 23 due to Christmas break

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a sale on Thursday December 30

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough yearling steers and heifers 600 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold 3.00 higher. Steer calves 350 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold 6.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 higher. Outstanding offering of weaned calves. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady with 1 high yielding bull selling for 97.00

Compared to last week,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.85/cwt on 2,507 head.

Average price

$188.85

2,507 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$270

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$54.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.72

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	190.80	1,152	2,344
Medium and Large 1-2	621	161.08	1,000	161
Large 1	1,045	136.00	1,421	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.80/cwt here — about −$270 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 sale2,507 hd

188.85

—

KS average3 barns · 6,100 hd

176.12

+12.72

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	1,821	88.69	1,615	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	65.68	878	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	56.22	643	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	47.04	522	11

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1Fancy	—	466	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	816	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	516	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	178.10/cwt	169.50–183.00	1,022	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	221.47/cwt	217.00–227.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	150.73/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,376	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	219.67/cwt	219.00–220.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	646	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	478	185.45/cwt	184.00–188.00	886	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	190.02/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,020	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	199.54/cwt	196.00–203.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	154.22/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,072	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	163.46/cwt	158.00–169.50	1,177	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	209.71/cwt	202.00–215.00	969	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	214.35/cwt	204.00–218.00	922	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	165.96/cwt	162.00–168.00	964	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	175.88/cwt	169.00–183.50	1,122	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	158.01/cwt	148.00–161.00	999	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	157.77/cwt	155.50–163.00	1,202	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	158.57/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,397	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	224.12/cwt	216.00–226.50	1,038	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	146.31/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,125	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,343	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,080	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	189.57/cwt	184.50–196.50	1,185	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	174.90/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,172	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	239.49/cwt	223.00–240.00	984	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.13/cwt	158.00–161.00	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	341	257.55/cwt	234.00–258.50	878	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	216.05/cwt	207.00–227.00	825	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	158.79/cwt	153.75–163.25	1,323	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	165.55/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,122	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	576	192.59/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,109	336
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	47.04/cwt	45.00–49.00	522	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	74.20/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,077	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	64.08/cwt	59.00–69.50	843	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	56.22/cwt	53.00–59.50	643	82
Bulls	—	—	1,806	91.34/cwt	90.50–97.00	1,650	14
Bulls	—	—	1,852	83.38/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,544	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	531	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	921	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	642	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,091	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	195.00/cwt	194.00–196.00	815	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	327	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	706	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	160.74/cwt	155.00–163.50	916	135
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	165.99/cwt	163.00–169.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	151.17/cwt	146.00–154.00	739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	164.65/cwt	158.00–169.50	851	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	982	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	159.97/cwt	155.00–167.00	777	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.17/cwt	146.00–158.50	946	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	181.52/cwt	175.00–183.50	750	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	191.05/cwt	187.00–195.00	722	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	144.75/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,324	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	139.15/cwt	133.00–140.50	956	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,001	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,421	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	149.79/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,001	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	142.64/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,023	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	192.80/cwt	185.00–195.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	595	179.67/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,069	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	646	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,140	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	484	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	920	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	149.15/cwt	141.00–150.75	1,183	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,210	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	210.35/cwt	196.50–216.00	1,104	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	155.34/cwt	154.00–156.00	817	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	599	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	140.39/cwt	138.50–145.50	872	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	150.59/cwt	146.00–152.00	726	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,059	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	697	1

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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