Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Sold approximately 450 steers over 1000 lb that sold from 136 to 144. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady. Steers 500 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 1000 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 750 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.72/cwt on 3,766 head.

Average price

$158.72

3,766 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	827	162.21	1,341	3,025
Medium and Large 1-2	782	151.82	1,187	253
Large 1	1,063	140.66	1,495	488

One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale3,766 hd

158.72

—

KS average3 barns · 6,878 hd

161.47

−2.76

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	1,830	101.35	1,854	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	82.58	1,168	150
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	75.56	926	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	66.42	782	46

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	153.68/cwt	151.00–157.00	973	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	748	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,152	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	183.20/cwt	182.00–185.00	773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	316	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	645	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	144.61/cwt	142.50–147.75	1,403	492
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	181.51/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,055	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,111	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	194.72/cwt	192.00–200.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	222.35/cwt	217.00–226.00	854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	156.92/cwt	154.50–158.00	1,379	1,026
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	156.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,062	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,233	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	220.76/cwt	219.00–226.00	956	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	172.17/cwt	169.50–177.00	1,193	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	183.69/cwt	183.00–184.00	975	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	148.78/cwt	148.50–149.10	1,294	101
Steers	Large 1	—	1,145	138.00/cwt	137.50–138.50	1,580	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,155	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	135.48/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,305	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	174.69/cwt	171.00–183.00	818	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	232.51/cwt	226.00–240.00	932	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	300	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	212.31/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,096	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	190.30/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,073	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,131	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	145.27/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,036	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,056	140.95/cwt	139.25–144.00	1,488	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	199.12/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,059	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,260	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	149.14/cwt	145.25–151.75	1,374	491
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	178.48/cwt	174.00–182.50	1,123	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	163.62/cwt	160.50–168.00	1,284	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	994	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,168	130.93/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,529	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,036	141.53/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,466	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	228.45/cwt	223.00–231.00	761	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	156.35/cwt	150.50–158.10	1,263	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	407	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,029	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,186	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	177.14/cwt	172.00–181.00	779	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	837	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	141.25/cwt	132.00–146.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	143.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,216	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	86.48/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,335	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	81.98/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,143	130
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	75.56/cwt	70.00–79.50	926	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	66.42/cwt	60.00–68.50	782	46
Bulls	—	—	2,093	113.59/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,912	106.37/cwt	101.00–110.00	2,034	13
Bulls	—	—	1,670	92.37/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,543	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,883	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	1,084.62/cwt	950.00–1,120.00	13,655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	146.78/cwt	140.00–149.00	870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	185.58/cwt	185.00–186.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	143.33/cwt	140.25–146.00	1,185	501
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	172.48/cwt	167.00–176.50	837	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.59/cwt	169.00–170.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	164.98/cwt	159.00–166.00	944	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,135	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	161.70/cwt	161.50–162.00	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	218.37/cwt	216.00–219.00	998	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	148.97/cwt	146.75–150.25	1,132	95
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,167	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	685	182.29/cwt	179.75–184.00	1,249	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	813	166.12/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,351	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	166.44/cwt	166.00–170.00	846	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,103	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	140.40/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,279	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	140.74/cwt	140.50–141.00	1,243	103
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,292	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	158.47/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,051	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	139.66/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,089	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.67/cwt	138.00–152.50	990	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	144.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,037	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	185.77/cwt	183.00–188.00	711	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	194.49/cwt	191.00–198.00	554	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,097	4

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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