Pratt feeder cattle sale results

Pratt Livestock, Pratt, Kansas, reported receipts of 6,800 head of cattle selling in preliminary receipts on April 2, compared to 5,541 head trading March 26 and 4,517 head selling a year ago, according to USDA-Kansas Department of Agriculture Market News, Dodge City, Kansas.

Compared to a week ago, the feeder steers and calves were too early to determine a trend. The heifers weighing 600 to 700 pounds were selling $8 to $10 lower and those 700 to 900 pounds were trading $13 to $16 lower. A few consignments of reputation replacement heifers were on offer. The demand was moderate to good and the quality was average to some attractive. The supply included 100% feeder cattle with 100% heifers. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 73%.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 63 head, 419 lbs., 152.50; 171 head, 495 to 496 lbs., 153.50 to 154.00 (153.75); 173 head, 523 to 541 lbs., 133.00 to 146.00 (142.17); 211 head, 551 to 598 lbs., 126.00 to 135.60 (133.51); 35 head, 587 lbs., 123.50, fleshy; 113 head, 605 to 645 lbs., 122.00 to 136.00 (125.8); 245 head, 650 to 685 lbs., 114.00 to 124.50 (120.12); 73 head, 666 to 698 lbs., 103.50 to 108.50 (105.50), fleshy; 493 head, 701 to 746 lbs., 100.50 to 109.50 (104.06); 11 head, 741 lbs., 122.50, replacement; 467 head, 756 to 796 lbs., 96.00 to 104.00 (100.37); 33 head, 793 lbs., 125.00, replacement; 403 head, 807 to 840 lbs., 98.00 to 112.50 (101.73); 9 head, 809 lbs., 93.50, fleshy; 54 head, 855 to 891 lbs., 87.50 to 96.00 (92.25); 44 head, 850 to 870 lbs., 126.00 to 127.00 (126.75), replacement; 61 head, 912 to 927 lbs., 115.00 to 119.00 (116.59), replacement. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 9 head, 403 lbs., 125.00; 21 head, 458 to 492 lbs., 131.00 to 135.00 (132.27); 25 head, 572 lbs., 112.50.