Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher, however thin fleshed cattle and fancy steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Not enough steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test. Heifers 400 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good on the steers and moderate on the heifers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.63/cwt on 2,083 head.

Average price

$181.63

2,083 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$136

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	803	185.40	1,489	1,769
Medium and Large 1-2	787	165.65	1,303	132
Large 1	1,038	156.58	1,625	182

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about −$136 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 sale2,083 hd

181.63

—

KS average3 barns · 6,334 hd

183.93

−2.30

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	1,899	107.35	2,038	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	84.87	1,160	115
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	75.74	901	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	64.98	747	23

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	427	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	198.32/cwt	197.00–200.00	829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	174.88/cwt	172.75–175.50	1,532	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	170.59/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,151	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	172.18/cwt	169.00–180.50	1,359	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	164.00/cwt	160.50–165.50	1,448	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	159.70/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,319	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	974	173.53/cwt	173.35–173.75	1,690	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	900	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,571	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	172.44/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,081	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	171.98/cwt	165.00–172.25	1,646	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	168.25/cwt	168.00–169.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	214.32/cwt	210.00–223.00	812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	187.21/cwt	186.00–188.00	968	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	922	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	873	183.96/cwt	178.00–188.85	1,606	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	182.95/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,242	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	174.22/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,603	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	183.49/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,139	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	193.19/cwt	193.00–194.00	782	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,065	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,433	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	182.14/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,328	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	166.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,171	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	727	195.86/cwt	188.50–200.50	1,424	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	782	193.31/cwt	191.00–195.50	1,512	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	825	191.55/cwt	188.85–194.00	1,580	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	929	180.10/cwt	180.10–180.10	1,673	26
Steers	Large 1	—	1,026	156.98/cwt	150.00–161.75	1,611	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	843	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,186	139.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	756	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,319	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	546	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,026	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	442	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	842	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,137	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	149.70/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,066	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	82.90/cwt	80.00–85.25	1,088	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	75.74/cwt	70.00–79.50	901	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	64.98/cwt	61.00–67.50	747	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	87.09/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,244	54
Bulls	—	—	2,011	105.05/cwt	102.00–108.00	2,113	6
Bulls	—	—	1,578	93.15/cwt	85.00–99.50	1,470	3
Bulls	—	—	1,931	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.50	2,194	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	679	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,175	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	166.47/cwt	164.00–172.00	872	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	148.12/cwt	146.00–154.00	998	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	596	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	948	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	898	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,455	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	647	189.36/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,225	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	159.20/cwt	154.50–161.75	1,239	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	164.76/cwt	160.00–166.00	771	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	988	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,531	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	912	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,450	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	182.59/cwt	180.00–189.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,192	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,267	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	162.99/cwt	160.00–169.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	742	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,261	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,083	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	166.63/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,113	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	171.32/cwt	169.00–176.00	994	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	153.34/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	177.33/cwt	175.00–184.00	748	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	152.32/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	163.42/cwt	160.00–166.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	163.04/cwt	161.00–164.00	942	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,025	143.07/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	690	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	166.14/cwt	164.00–168.50	1,279	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	688	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,348	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	591	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,029	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	167.65/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,038	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,327	52
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	1,056	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,795	10

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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