Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers weighing 1000 lb to 1100 lb sold 5.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 850 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.50/cwt on 2,272 head.

Average price

$158.50

2,272 head · 811 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	792	161.05	1,275	1,757
Medium and Large 1-2	764	153.44	1,173	305
Large 1	1,037	144.55	1,499	210

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about −$224 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 sale2,272 hd

158.50

—

KS average3 barns · 4,465 hd

161.02

−2.52

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	—	High	1,881	107.00	2,013	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	89.05	1,182	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	76.04	871	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	65.22	721	9thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Large 1	—	1,100	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,297	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	215.43/cwt	209.00–219.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	150.55/cwt	148.50–153.00	1,310	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	166.25/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,041	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	143.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,428	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,303	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	147.59/cwt	147.25–152.00	1,170	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,117	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	144.39/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	152.28/cwt	148.85–156.25	1,244	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	203.97/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,099	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	160.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,165	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	153.24/cwt	149.25–155.75	1,405	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	969	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,243	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	154.99/cwt	149.00–159.50	1,127	111
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	144.91/cwt	143.85–146.00	1,481	137
Steers	Large 1	—	1,053	145.65/cwt	133.00–145.85	1,534	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	170.11/cwt	167.50–176.00	1,162	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	185.12/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,138	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	192.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,127	25
Steers	Large 1	—	1,177	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,083	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	775	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,172	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	202.85/cwt	198.00–208.00	649	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	963	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	87.32/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,160	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	65.22/cwt	65.00–67.00	721	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	92.91/cwt	91.50–97.00	1,229	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	76.04/cwt	73.50–79.50	871	24
Bulls	—	—	2,009	110.50/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,220	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	98.83/cwt	95.50–102.50	1,564	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,213.24/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	15,469	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	14,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	146.57/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,130	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	139.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,211	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	158.06/cwt	154.00–160.00	885	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	156.18/cwt	152.00–158.00	982	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	164.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.72/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,025	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	213.79/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,144	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	176.02/cwt	173.00–179.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	384	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	861	158.35/cwt	156.25–160.25	1,363	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	228.44/cwt	226.00–235.00	996	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	149.92/cwt	147.00–151.50	1,088	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	153.05/cwt	151.75–157.50	1,177	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	179.82/cwt	179.00–180.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	799	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,151	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	203.21/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,148	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	494	226.55/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,119	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	714	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,196	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,244	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	217.92/cwt	214.00–222.00	824	2

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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