Pratt cattle auction results
Pratt Livestock, Pratt, Kansas, reported estimated receipts of 1,500 head of cattle selling on Sept 24, compared to 1,821 head on Sept. 17 and 3,351 head a year ago, according to the USDA-Kansas Department of Agriculture Market News, Dodge City, Kansas.
In a preliminary report and in comparison to a week ago, the feeder steers weighing 600 to 1,000 pounds were selling $3 to $5 higher. There was no test on steers weighing under 600 pounds. The feeder heifers weighing 700 to 900 pounds were selling $2 to $3 lower. The heifers weighing under 700 pounds were selling $2 to $4 higher on a light test. The demand was good. The supply included 100% feeder cattle with 49% steers and 51% were heifers; and 0% was slaughter cattle with 96% cows and 4% were bulls. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 96%.
Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 9 head, 589 lbs., 157.00; 11 head, 620 lbs., 148.00; 11 head, 661 to 697 lbs., 140.00 to 144.50 (142.51); 108 head, 707 to 720 lbs., 145.00 to 148.00 (147.25); 128 head, 754 to 795 lbs., 136.75 to 141.00 (137.29); 6 head, 779 lbs., 137.00 unweaned; 74 head, 796 lbs., 143.50 value added; 7 head, 828 lbs., 151.75 value added; 155 head, 850 to 873 lbs., 138.50 to 141.50 (139.02); 84 head, 866 to 879 lbs., 148.50 to 149.00 (148.93) value added; 17 head, 977 lbs., 128.75. Large frame 1, 20 head, 1000 to 1040 lbs., 127.50 to 128.00 (127.78); 7 head, 1089 lbs., 115.00 fleshy.
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 5 head, 289 lbs., 162.00; 19 head, 573 lbs., 144.50; 15 head, 560 lbs., 137.50 fleshy; 39 head, 613 to 643 lbs., 141.50 to 143.75 (142.19); 6 head, 600 lbs., 134.00 unweaned; 89 head, 661 to 698 lbs., 137.50 to 140.00 (137.91); 14 head, 695 lbs., 130.00 fleshy; 123 head, 736 to 745 lbs., 133.00 to 136.00 (133.36); 4 head, 736 lbs., 124.50 unweaned; 28 head, 718 lbs., 138.75 value added; 145 head, 777 to 797 lbs., 127.50 to 133.00 (128.94); 8 head, 756 lbs., 137.50 value added; 41 head, 817 to 845 lbs., 125.25 to 125.50 (125.42); 59 head, 840 lbs., 132.25 value added; 55 head, 923 lbs., 123.00.
Slaughter cattle: Cows, Breaker, 75 to 80%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 37 head, 1185 to 1530 lbs., 60.00 to 68.00 (64.45) average dressing; 18 head, 1173 to 1341 lbs., 69.00 to 70.50 (70.05) high. Boner, 80 to 85%, 36 head, 1153 to 1490 lbs., 52.00 to 60.00 (56.65) average. Lean, 85 to 90%, 28 head, 1025 to 1680 lbs., 42.00 to 54.00 (49.30) average. Bulls 1 to 2, 5 head, 1580 to 1845 lbs., 73.00 to 83.50 (78.53) average.