Pratt feeder cattle sale results

Pratt Livestock, Pratt, Kansas, reported receipts of 2,600 head selling a week ago, compared to 3,226 head trading on April 30 and 2,574 head selling a year ago, according to USDA-Kansas Department of Agriculture Market News, Dodge City, Kansas.

This was a mid-session report. Compared to a week ago, the yearling steers were selling $4 to $5 higher and 750- to 800-pound steers were trading $12 to $14 higher. The yearling heifers were selling $10 to $12 higher. There were not enough steer and heifer calves of comparable weights for an accurate market trend. The supply included 100% feeder cattle with 72% steers and 28% was heifers. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 99%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 9 head, 607 lbs., 143.00; 52 head, 713 to 724 lbs., 134.00 to 142.00 (141.09); 36 head, 705 lbs., 149.10 (149.10), thin fleshed; 203 head, 753 to 785 lbs., 136.00 to 140.00 (138.29); 312 head, 806 to 848 lbs., 123.00 to 130.75 (127.74); 310 head, 858 to 899 lbs., 117.25 to 120.50 (118.42); 401 head, 910 to 948 lbs., 112.25 to 117.25 (115.09); 282 head, 950 to 999 lbs., 112.50 to 116.60 (114.16); 202 head, 1003 to 1013 lbs., 112.00 to 114.50 (113.18). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 24 head, 728 lbs., 129.50; 64 head, 827 lbs., 114.00; 50 head, 891 lbs., 112.60.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 9 head, 579 lbs., 133.75; 34 head, 613 to 641 lbs., 125.50 to 128.50 (125.85); 100 head, 662 to 691 lbs., 124.00 to 127.75 (125.05); 76 head, 703 to 736 lbs., 120.50 to 123.50 (122.43); 312 head, 769 to 794 lbs., 115.50 to 122.50 (120.05); 118 head, 802 to 835 lbs., 105.00 to 120.50 (118.87); 35 head, 877 lbs., 111.00; 77 head, 908 to 938 lbs., 105.00 to 107.00 (106.63).