Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 850 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steers 950 lb to 1075 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 700 to 850 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Not enough steers and heifers 400 lb to 500 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.52/cwt on 1,955 head.

Average price

$139.52

1,955 head · 790 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	788	140.59	1,108	1,749
Medium and Large 1-2	734	134.01	983	159
Large 1	1,055	118.36	1,249	47

One grade step is worth $22.23/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale1,955 hd

139.52

—

KS average3 barns · 3,213 hd

140.50

−0.98

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	—	Average	1,925	99.01	1,906	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,283	76.54	982	321
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	66.25	762	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	55.91	638	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	138.75/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,088	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.51/cwt	152.00–156.00	788	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	143.74/cwt	136.00–146.00	995	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	857	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,309	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	139.19/cwt	137.50–143.00	1,349	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,101	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,261	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,036	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,243	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,153	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	197.16/cwt	196.00–200.00	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	147.65/cwt	144.00–150.75	1,283	320
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	153.91/cwt	151.50–154.10	1,216	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	758	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,201	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	818	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,268	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	138.34/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,209	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	174.40/cwt	172.00–181.50	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	140.01/cwt	136.00–144.75	1,306	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	139.87/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,155	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	160.74/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,111	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	159.53/cwt	159.00–163.00	991	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	171.80/cwt	171.00–174.00	837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	189.63/cwt	185.00–194.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	167.89/cwt	166.50–173.50	1,153	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	350	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	179.17/cwt	174.00–180.00	926	29
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	135.85/cwt	135.85–135.85	1,386	50
Steers	Large 1	—	1,068	131.12/cwt	129.00–131.25	1,400	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	204.24/cwt	202.00–208.00	674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	169.82/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,049	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	156.41/cwt	151.00–156.50	1,167	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	131.67/cwt	128.00–134.50	1,148	367
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	862	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,174	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	55.91/cwt	51.00–59.50	638	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	82.30/cwt	80.00–84.75	1,140	80
Bulls	—	—	1,925	101.29/cwt	81.00–105.50	1,950	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,249	74.63/cwt	70.00–79.50	932	241
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	66.25/cwt	61.00–69.50	762	64
Bulls	—	—	1,789	84.15/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,505	7
Bulls	—	—	2,044	109.15/cwt	106.00–110.50	2,231	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	860.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,600	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	14,604	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,112.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	11,403	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	1,375.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	16,046	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,635.00/cwt	1,635.00–1,635.00	19,620	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	733	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,083	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	132.38/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,035	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	149.53/cwt	147.25–155.50	1,018	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	140.19/cwt	138.50–141.75	1,095	416
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,062	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	128.75/cwt	127.00–130.10	1,181	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	162.79/cwt	162.50–164.00	946	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	170.97/cwt	165.00–174.00	646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	143.42/cwt	142.00–145.00	839	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	143.96/cwt	139.75–146.25	1,073	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	834	141.65/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,181	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	126.62/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,233	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	109.45/cwt	109.00–111.00	951	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	121.89/cwt	119.00–131.00	867	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	129.39/cwt	122.00–131.50	1,070	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	906	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,325	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	909	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,088	115.59/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	135.90/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,113	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	158.86/cwt	158.00–159.00	988	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.84/cwt	145.00–153.00	718	16

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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