Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final*

Due to the holidays and three weeks since last sale, there has been no recent price comparison, however a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.66/cwt on 2,293 head.

Average price

$162.66

2,293 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$275

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2

$17.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.02

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	764	166.76	1,274	1,299
Medium and Large 1-2	775	159.34	1,235	796
Large 1-2	1,038	149.13	1,548	198

One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about −$275 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 sale2,293 hd

162.66

—

KS average4 barns · 8,858 hd

169.67

−7.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	178.67/cwt	173.00–187.00	942	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	162.73/cwt	158.75–165.00	1,334	401
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	168.14/cwt	156.50–174.00	1,123	146
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,062	149.07/cwt	146.00–150.35	1,583	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	156.29/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,413	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	166.84/cwt	161.75–172.00	1,198	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	157.34/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,204	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	155.25/cwt	152.25–158.00	1,419	151
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,027	149.64/cwt	149.00–150.25	1,537	99
Steers	Large 1-2	—	987	146.47/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,446	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	163.24/cwt	161.50–165.00	1,273	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	170.87/cwt	163.00–172.50	1,003	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	188.23/cwt	188.00–189.00	898	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	149.96/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,443	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	169.90/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,121	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	159.51/cwt	154.50–165.10	1,418	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	142.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,035	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	147.85/cwt	146.00–148.75	1,208	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	147.39/cwt	141.50–154.00	999	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	141.41/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,083	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	930	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,360	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,050	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	152.71/cwt	145.50–154.50	1,329	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,142	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	890	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.70/cwt	137.00–161.00	848	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	151.29/cwt	147.50–152.75	1,092	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	159.77/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,144	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	154.03/cwt	142.50–156.50	1,275	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	155.18/cwt	154.50–156.00	992	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	159.25/cwt	158.50–160.00	701	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,061	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,146	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,023	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,340	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	749	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	150.59/cwt	147.75–151.75	1,254	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	153.03/cwt	149.00–155.00	956	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	162.82/cwt	162.00–163.00	795	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	160.85/cwt	154.75–162.75	920	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	156.11/cwt	148.50–160.00	806	37
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	923	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	155.64/cwt	147.50–158.50	1,030	156
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,437	750.49/cwt	700.00–935.00	10,785	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,480	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,610	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,271	930.82/cwt	770.00–1,050.00	11,831	44
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,267	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,503	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	965.98/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	9,718	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,581	12
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,359.69/cwt	1,200.00–1,510.00	18,655	97
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	174.76/cwt	170.00–177.00	910	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	151.15/cwt	150.10–151.75	1,164	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	179.41/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,103	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	181.58/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,030	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	172.85/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,103	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	3

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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