Pratt 3 p.m. cattle sales report
The Pratt Livestock cattle auction, Pratt, Kansas, Aug. 23, reported receipts of 2,395 head as of 3 p.m., according to the USDA-Kansas Department of Agriculture Market News, Dodge City, Kansas.
Compared to a week ago, the feeder steers weighing 900 to 950 pounds were selling $2 to $3 higher, with a slightly lower undertone on all other comparable weights. The feeder heifers on comparable weights were mostly steady.
Steers: Medium and large frame 1, 433 to 434 lbs., 189.00 to 195.00; 516 lbs., 173.00; 604 lbs., 157.00; 699 lbs., 155.75; 734 lbs., 152.25; 813 to 837 lbs., 150.25 to 153.00; 861 to 899 lbs., 144.00 to 150.00; fleshy 870 lbs., 141.25; 900 to 939 lbs., 140.00 to 148.00; fleshy 901 to 941 137.50 to 139.75; thin fleshed 922 to 924 lbs., 150.25 to 152.85; fleshy 951 lbs., 138.60.
Heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 391 lbs., 180.00; 463 lbs., 156.00; 541 lbs., 157.00; 650 to 653 lbs., 155.25 to 155.85; 737 lbs., 153.00; fleshy 727 lbs., 144.50; 780 to 782 lbs., 149.50; fleshy 767 to 799 lbs., 136.00 to 143.35; 803 to 812 lbs 136.25 to 136.75; 870 to 890 lbs., 138.50 to 139.00; 937 lbs., 130.00; 1012 lbs., 129.75.