Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, yearling steers 450 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling heifers 600 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold steady. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.78/cwt on 1,601 head.

Average price

$161.78

1,601 head · 786 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	791	163.38	1,292	1,367
Medium and Large 1-2	721	154.99	1,118	210
Large 1	1,086	129.71	1,408	24

One grade step is worth $33.67/cwt here — about −$116 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 sale1,601 hd

161.78

—

KS average3 barns · 4,860 hd

162.89

−1.11

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	2,099	100.21	2,103	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	76.70	1,040	133
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	69.28	816	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	59.45	684	8thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	718	163.32/cwt	161.00–165.25	1,173	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	785	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,309	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	153.58/cwt	151.85–156.00	1,421	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	832	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,331	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	154.51/cwt	143.00–155.50	1,122	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	172.51/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,059	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	157.13/cwt	153.00–159.25	1,389	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	150.57/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,158	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,093	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	198.72/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	159.77/cwt	155.00–163.25	1,232	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	851	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	203.18/cwt	199.00–204.00	957	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	147.72/cwt	147.50–148.00	1,430	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	154.89/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,250	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	159.63/cwt	157.00–159.85	1,057	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	915	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,310	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	178.49/cwt	175.50–181.25	1,075	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	181.26/cwt	180.00–181.50	1,044	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	155.57/cwt	148.50–167.00	980	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,136	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,406	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	716	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,026	136.76/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,403	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	165.22/cwt	161.50–169.00	1,127	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	171.57/cwt	171.00–174.50	904	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	917	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	902	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	165.44/cwt	162.00–166.00	943	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	158.11/cwt	144.00–161.00	953	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	79.21/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,118	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	59.45/cwt	56.00–63.00	684	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	74.50/cwt	72.50–76.00	974	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	69.28/cwt	67.00–71.00	816	24
Bulls	—	—	1,900	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,577	1
Bulls	—	—	2,161	105.62/cwt	102.00–108.50	2,282	7
Bulls	—	—	1,980	89.86/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	172.17/cwt	171.00–173.00	806	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	935.86/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	12,494	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,963	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	955.01/cwt	810.00–1,075.00	12,377	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	133.86/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,025	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	143.33/cwt	141.00–145.35	1,177	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.80/cwt	126.00–146.50	866	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	159.69/cwt	159.00–159.75	1,003	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	159.94/cwt	153.00–160.75	936	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	352	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	159.05/cwt	154.00–162.50	848	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	131.93/cwt	130.50–136.50	1,216	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	136.22/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,207	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	178.26/cwt	177.50–181.00	754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	181.48/cwt	180.00–182.00	704	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	148.52/cwt	146.00–150.00	858	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,035	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	140.34/cwt	136.00–141.50	960	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	143.92/cwt	142.50–147.00	1,115	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	449	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,117	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	145.51/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,032	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	153.74/cwt	150.50–156.00	956	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	773	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,179	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,021	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,115	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	861	160.10/cwt	160.10–160.10	1,378	59

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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