Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 600 lb to 750 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test. 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 $157.53/cwt on 1,222 head.

Average price

$157.53

1,222 head · 864 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	869	158.23	1,374	1,094
Medium and Large 1-2	768	154.85	1,189	97
Large 1	1,016	141.15	1,434	31

One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale1,222 hd

157.53

—

KS average3 barns · 2,969 hd

157.18

+0.36

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	1,904	103.34	1,968	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	78.33	1,078	129
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	67.41	754	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	53.32	648	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	1,012	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,435	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	154.86/cwt	151.00–156.75	1,375	278
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	841	168.35/cwt	168.35–168.35	1,416	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	916	155.83/cwt	155.25–156.00	1,427	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	172.21/cwt	169.50–174.00	1,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,210	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	144.55/cwt	141.00–145.50	1,253	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,172	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	796	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,256	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,145	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	173.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	744	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	139.41/cwt	138.00–141.00	993	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	143.83/cwt	138.00–144.85	1,093	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	138.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,121	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	141.00/cwt	131.00–143.00	998	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	76.34/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,018	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	67.41/cwt	62.00–69.50	754	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	53.32/cwt	50.00–59.00	648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	80.92/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,159	56
Bulls	—	—	1,631	95.49/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,557	9
Bulls	—	—	1,648	81.96/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,994	106.77/cwt	101.00–112.50	2,129	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	12,884	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,720	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	1,167.86/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	14,353	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	16,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	159.07/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,311	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	167.32/cwt	165.25–169.00	1,208	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	867	163.35/cwt	163.10–163.60	1,416	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	134.46/cwt	133.85–138.00	1,191	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	146.47/cwt	140.00–147.35	992	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	159.61/cwt	159.50–160.00	980	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	150.01/cwt	146.10–152.50	1,376	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,242	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,264	5

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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