Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 650 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Outstanding offering of weaned and vaccinated steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.46/cwt on 1,998 head.

Average price

$169.46

1,998 head · 810 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$52.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	806	171.97	1,385	1,766
Medium and Large 1-2	834	151.34	1,262	225
Large 1	1,157	119.00	1,377	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.97/cwt here — about $8 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 sale1,998 hd

169.46

—

KS average2 barns · 2,525 hd

166.95

+2.51

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	1,773	102.25	1,813	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	82.80	1,092	194
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	75.29	871	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	65.46	753	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,275	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,975	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$1,918	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,264	$1,440	22

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	458	218.51/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,001	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	976	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	952	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,516	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	929	160.26/cwt	159.75–161.00	1,489	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	154.09/cwt	152.25–158.00	1,197	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	792	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,331	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	144.18/cwt	144.00–144.75	1,412	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	839	171.71/cwt	171.00–172.60	1,441	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	156.65/cwt	154.25–157.60	1,463	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	164.57/cwt	164.00–164.75	1,267	87
Steers	Large 1	—	1,218	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	162.14/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,122	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,179	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	175.78/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,125	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	948	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	143.60/cwt	132.50–149.00	1,235	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	159.41/cwt	157.00–162.50	1,337	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	155.78/cwt	150.00–158.75	1,355	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	151.96/cwt	148.50–154.50	1,468	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,029	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	893	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,065	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,172	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,040	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	177.47/cwt	174.50–178.25	1,168	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	144.06/cwt	142.60–145.00	1,122	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	728	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,235	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	65.46/cwt	60.00–69.00	753	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	86.54/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,238	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	82.19/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,069	167
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	75.29/cwt	70.00–79.00	871	113
Bulls	—	—	1,672	96.44/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,612	11
Bulls	—	—	1,897	111.17/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,109	5
Bulls	—	—	1,804	103.46/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,866	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	2,260.71/head	1,725.00–2,350.00	2,261	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,644.64/head	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,645	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	1,439.77/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,440	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	154.09/cwt	151.75–155.50	968	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	146.87/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,052	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	816	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	119.59/cwt	118.00–125.00	995	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	149.13/cwt	146.50–152.50	1,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	142.32/cwt	140.00–142.60	1,201	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	139.34/cwt	136.50–141.00	1,222	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	148.80/cwt	145.00–151.50	868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	881	163.92/cwt	159.75–167.25	1,444	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	248.44/cwt	244.00–251.50	944	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	547	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	178.58/cwt	174.00–179.50	864	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	653	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,208	13

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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