Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 875 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. This included about 800 fancy steers weighing 950 that sold for 148. Steers 775 lb to 875 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers 675 lb to 775 lb sold unevenly steady. No recent comparison on steers 400 lb to 675 lb, however a lower trend was noted. Yearling heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifers 400 lb to 600 lb , however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.96/cwt on 2,616 head.

Average price

$154.96

2,616 head · 867 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$226

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	866	155.33	1,345	2,488
Medium and Large 1-2	770	153.35	1,181	90
Large 1	1,163	135.07	1,571	38

One grade step is worth $20.26/cwt here — about −$226 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 sale2,616 hd

154.96

—

KS average3 barns · 5,298 hd

161.52

−6.55

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	1,879	102.33	1,922	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	84.26	1,107	172
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	76.98	935	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	63.58	707	22

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1Fancy	—	568	200.02/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,136	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	164.74/cwt	161.00–166.00	944	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.81/cwt	166.00–174.00	730	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,241	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,020	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	182.01/cwt	181.00–183.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	186.63/cwt	180.00–188.00	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	144.25/cwt	142.50–146.00	1,210	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	140.87/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,306	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	923	154.85/cwt	154.85–154.85	1,429	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	875	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,387	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	900	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,195	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	151.90/cwt	149.75–156.50	1,332	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	207.17/cwt	206.00–209.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	144.81/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,286	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,239	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	163.63/cwt	158.00–166.50	1,257	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	152.17/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,261	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,150	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,132	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,147	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,566	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	149.11/cwt	145.25–153.50	1,385	798
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	178.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,216	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	210.71/cwt	207.00–216.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	196.32/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,039	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	170.77/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,067	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	193.95/cwt	185.00–196.00	844	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	144.43/cwt	139.25–148.00	1,405	675
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	357	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,061	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	137.88/cwt	134.50–142.50	1,190	369
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	572	173.49/cwt	172.50–177.00	992	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	177.10/cwt	175.00–183.00	845	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	879	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,103	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	88.62/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,141	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	83.15/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,098	137
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	76.98/cwt	70.00–79.75	935	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	63.58/cwt	57.00–69.00	707	22
Bulls	—	—	1,612	86.53/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,395	9
Bulls	—	—	2,132	114.29/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,437	10
Bulls	—	—	1,859	105.54/cwt	101.50–109.00	1,962	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	1,011.82/cwt	1,000.00–1,020.00	11,727	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,892	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,337	1,061.08/cwt	885.00–1,170.00	14,187	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,753	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,674	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,875.00/cwt	1,875.00–1,875.00	18,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	20,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	148.25/cwt	144.75–153.00	1,076	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	160.92/cwt	155.00–163.50	1,007	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.52/cwt	143.00–156.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	167.92/cwt	165.00–172.00	791	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	176.07/cwt	170.00–179.00	653	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	155.25/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,068	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	144.89/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,137	356
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	135.65/cwt	130.50–138.00	1,244	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	180.04/cwt	177.00–183.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	144.62/cwt	142.00–148.00	968	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,143	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,236	102.39/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,180	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	536	208.00/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,115	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	164.56/cwt	161.00–166.00	879	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	141.02/cwt	134.50–142.35	1,168	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	407	164.45/cwt	159.00–166.00	669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	178.40/cwt	178.25–178.50	1,276	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	210.33/cwt	200.00–220.00	965	29

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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