Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Steers 600 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Fancy cattle demand 8.00 to 10.00 premium. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.67/cwt on 3,675 head.

Average price

$162.67

3,675 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	765	165.74	1,268	2,735
Medium and Large 1-2	715	155.64	1,114	861
Large 1	1,017	132.77	1,350	79

One grade step is worth $32.97/cwt here — about −$82 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 sale3,675 hd

162.67

—

KS average3 barns · 6,245 hd

162.02

+0.65

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	1,676	106.79	1,790	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,316	89.71	1,181	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	78.87	933	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	68.95	765	3thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	—	774	142.45/cwt	138.50–146.10	1,103	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	143.70/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,257	393
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	204.75/cwt	203.50–206.00	1,247	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,226	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	174.95/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,109	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	139.06/cwt	136.75–142.00	1,302	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	177.98/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,187	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,318	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	709	170.78/cwt	167.50–174.00	1,211	28
Steers	Large 1	—	1,075	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.63/cwt	200.00–209.00	952	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	878	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	135.56/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,118	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	136.01/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,209	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	158.46/cwt	149.00–168.00	1,081	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	149.49/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,088	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	191.86/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,015	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	185.84/cwt	180.50–189.50	1,173	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	146.11/cwt	143.50–151.00	1,214	410
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	181.39/cwt	171.00–184.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	169.57/cwt	166.00–174.00	921	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	209.64/cwt	208.00–212.00	920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	159.82/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,159	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	154.94/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,191	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	135.48/cwt	134.25–138.25	1,334	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	148.16/cwt	146.00–150.00	853	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	133.64/cwt	132.00–137.00	989	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	139.69/cwt	133.50–143.00	951	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	143.04/cwt	142.25–144.25	1,030	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	150.39/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,011	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	849	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,153	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	78.87/cwt	76.00–83.00	933	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	68.95/cwt	67.00–71.00	765	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	93.81/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,260	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	87.15/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,132	48
Bulls	—	—	1,662	93.19/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,549	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	111.94/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,987	11
Bulls	—	—	1,559	105.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,638	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	133.32/cwt	125.00–134.75	1,161	188
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.64/cwt	138.00–149.00	766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	144.99/cwt	141.50–148.00	893	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	152.70/cwt	152.00–153.00	867	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	910	25
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,063	118.55/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,104	108.86/cwt	105.00–124.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	127.72/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,167	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	133.21/cwt	129.50–135.25	1,091	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	154.09/cwt	152.00–158.00	831	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	443	225.25/cwt	224.00–236.00	998	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	829	159.33/cwt	157.00–163.50	1,321	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	858	157.59/cwt	156.00–158.50	1,352	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	155.74/cwt	152.00–158.00	754	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,226	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	170.57/cwt	169.00–174.00	720	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,016	132.79/cwt	129.50–134.00	1,349	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	775	165.75/cwt	161.50–167.00	1,285	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	593	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	134.43/cwt	131.50–138.25	1,035	261
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	218.50/cwt	205.00–222.75	1,156	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,232	10

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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