Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb , however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb, however a higher trend was noted. 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 $180.25/cwt on 1,067 head.

Average price

$180.25

1,067 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$173

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	181.86	1,394	982
Medium and Large 1-2	803	162.67	1,307	75
Large 1	1,019	153.70	1,567	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.16/cwt here — about −$173 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 sale1,067 hd

180.25

—

KS average2 barns · 4,361 hd

178.23

+2.02

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	1,818	100.78	1,832	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,287	84.31	1,085	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	77.27	892	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	65.34	717	9thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	429	212.74/cwt	206.00–214.00	913	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	194.58/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,099	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	882	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,420	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	160.15/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,216	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	222.13/cwt	215.00–225.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	965	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,662	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	153.91/cwt	144.50–155.50	1,442	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	946	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	145.04/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	183.28/cwt	182.50–184.50	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	171.27/cwt	166.00–176.50	968	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	220.60/cwt	220.00–221.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	183.38/cwt	181.75–186.00	1,313	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	166.95/cwt	160.00–168.60	1,521	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	202.23/cwt	200.00–204.00	953	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	1,427	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	174.67/cwt	170.50–176.85	1,452	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	174.48/cwt	169.50–178.10	1,525	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	177.89/cwt	174.00–181.25	1,391	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	180.40/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,192	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	190.19/cwt	187.00–194.00	976	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,085	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,111	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	168.58/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,241	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	814	172.84/cwt	170.50–176.75	1,407	159
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	65.34/cwt	57.00–69.50	717	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	90.52/cwt	89.50–91.50	1,408	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	83.53/cwt	80.50–87.00	1,047	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	77.27/cwt	73.50–79.75	892	38
Bulls	—	—	1,785	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,526	1
Bulls	—	—	1,984	105.71/cwt	102.50–109.50	2,097	16
Bulls	—	—	1,580	94.99/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	190.67/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,155	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	744	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,302	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	191.09/cwt	189.50–192.50	1,103	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	175.86/cwt	172.00–177.50	1,203	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,217	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	178.67/cwt	175.50–182.00	963	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,323	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	168.80/cwt	163.00–170.50	1,276	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	150.84/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,321	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	162.31/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,313	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	180.50/cwt	179.00–181.50	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	167.31/cwt	167.00–169.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	198.23/cwt	198.00–198.50	735	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	784	178.25/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,397	123
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,007	147.90/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,489	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	195.36/cwt	194.50–195.50	1,303	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	494	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,052	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,045	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	818	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,472	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,249	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	541	204.61/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,107	14

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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