Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. One high yielding cow sold for 94.00. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.23/cwt on 1,816 head.

Average price

$185.23

1,816 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	782	186.48	1,458	1,696
Medium and Large 1-2	674	168.91	1,138	114
Large 1	1,067	143.50	1,531	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.98/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale1,816 hd

185.23

—

KS average3 barns · 4,379 hd

185.20

+0.03

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	—	High	1,708	97.94	1,672	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	84.75	1,159	127
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	75.82	942	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	65.77	760	46

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	662	192.51/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,274	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	177.91/cwt	175.00–179.50	1,575	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	216.58/cwt	213.00–220.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	212.32/cwt	205.00–213.00	947	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	172.83/cwt	167.75–175.50	1,599	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	171.22/cwt	170.00–171.75	1,666	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	185.51/cwt	183.50–191.00	1,434	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	194.05/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,223	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	207.25/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,159	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	959	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	168.99/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,291	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	166.69/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,372	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	611	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,245	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,023	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	797	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	918	178.87/cwt	178.50–179.00	1,642	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	344	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	174.91/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,093	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,150	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	169.43/cwt	168.00–171.00	986	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,092	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	200.18/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	173.11/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,435	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	209.89/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,039	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	384	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	174.22/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,146	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	190.46/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,381	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	195.27/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	686	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,365	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	594	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,212	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	176.70/cwt	172.00–179.50	1,272	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	778	172.57/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,343	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,146	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	867	151.16/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,208	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	87.49/cwt	86.25–94.00	1,292	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	83.58/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,103	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	75.82/cwt	71.00–79.00	942	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	65.77/cwt	61.50–68.00	760	46
Bulls	—	—	1,778	104.79/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,863	18
Bulls	—	—	1,514	92.81/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,405	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	81.65/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,354	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	321	218.08/cwt	211.00–221.00	700	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	183.90/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,057	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	830	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,430	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	536	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,029	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	186.99/cwt	179.00–189.00	956	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	200.40/cwt	198.00–203.00	762	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	164.03/cwt	161.00–170.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	146.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,288	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	675	178.16/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,203	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	161.87/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,021	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	163.07/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,179	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	235.64/cwt	232.00–237.00	879	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,230	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	266	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	297	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	318	244.12/cwt	237.50–250.00	776	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	162.86/cwt	160.50–163.75	1,362	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	814	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	168.48/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,132	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	864	182.10/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,573	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	174.73/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,064	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	205.33/cwt	199.00–206.50	858	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	164.06/cwt	162.50–165.50	1,442	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	157.47/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	179.61/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,040	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	193.80/cwt	188.00–199.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	148.77/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,089	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	187.37/cwt	185.00–190.00	899	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	167.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	972	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	160.39/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,249	24

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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