Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Special Hall of Fame Auction

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 800 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Outstanding offering of steers. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.15/cwt on 2,761 head.

Average price

$174.15

2,761 head · 833 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	834	175.42	1,463	2,558
Medium and Large 1-2	754	159.92	1,205	159
Large 1	1,053	151.86	1,599	44

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale2,761 hd

174.15

—

KS average3 barns · 5,148 hd

176.11

−1.96

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	1,646	97.78	1,610	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	81.92	1,105	162
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	75.69	929	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	65.12	743	23

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,750	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	916	173.06/cwt	172.00–175.50	1,585	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	681	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,263	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	718	185.41/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,331	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	773	180.08/cwt	178.50–181.50	1,392	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	211.78/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,038	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	169.72/cwt	169.00–173.50	1,076	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	962	170.50/cwt	166.00–172.25	1,640	456
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	863	175.09/cwt	173.75–176.75	1,511	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	841	176.60/cwt	176.60–176.60	1,485	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	180.69/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,052	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	160.09/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,170	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	139.65/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,373	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	154.94/cwt	153.00–157.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	162.39/cwt	159.00–163.75	1,414	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	174.77/cwt	172.50–176.25	1,454	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	173.01/cwt	168.00–175.50	1,318	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,262	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	154.27/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,206	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	169.12/cwt	168.50–174.50	1,488	510
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	157.43/cwt	156.10–159.50	1,529	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	223.20/cwt	221.00–224.00	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	166.13/cwt	162.75–169.00	1,116	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	158.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,083	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	303	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	636	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,083	133.24/cwt	132.50–134.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	171.05/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,242	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	203.65/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,189	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	206.65/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,066	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	200.14/cwt	200.00–201.00	875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	188.10/cwt	185.00–189.00	969	58
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,115	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	761	145.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,090	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,166	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	65.12/cwt	55.00–68.50	743	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	86.20/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,227	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	80.56/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,067	123
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	75.69/cwt	70.00–78.50	929	145
Bulls	—	—	1,465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	85.30/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,163	6
Bulls	—	—	1,832	105.36/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,930	11
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	1,485	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,277	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	746	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,276	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,129	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	688	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	1,223	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	928	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,441	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	790	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,298	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	162.83/cwt	161.00–165.00	922	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,366	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	143.57/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,134	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	142.78/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,325	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,204	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	144.91/cwt	138.00–150.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	159.35/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,007	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	146.26/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,060	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,005	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	169.43/cwt	166.50–172.00	1,035	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	158.80/cwt	156.50–163.00	1,147	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	175.58/cwt	171.50–178.00	981	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	169.82/cwt	161.00–177.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	590	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,133	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	899	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	150.13/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,287	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	183.83/cwt	179.00–186.00	899	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,097	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	184.76/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,162	28
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	1,056	153.35/cwt	153.35–153.35	1,619	38

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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