Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 600 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Thin fleshed and fancy cattle will demand an 8.00 to 10.00 premium. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with one high yielding bull selling for 123.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.92/cwt on 1,343 head.

Average price

$194.92

1,343 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.33

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	723	198.13	1,432	1,159
Medium and Large 1-2	668	176.49	1,179	146
Large 1	1,003	167.86	1,683	38

One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale1,343 hd

194.92

—

KS average3 barns · 4,730 hd

189.59

+5.33

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	1,735	110.18	1,911	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	88.80	1,233	149
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	77.83	936	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	69.87	800	73

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	549	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,191	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,109	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,060	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	278	205.47/cwt	203.00–206.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	681	196.38/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,337	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	170.16/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,254	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	174.32/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,114	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	938	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,717	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	195.81/cwt	191.50–196.50	1,083	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	179.69/cwt	179.50–181.00	1,148	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	177.78/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,438	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	165.60/cwt	162.50–169.00	1,426	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,177	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,052	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	866	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,105	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	229.45/cwt	227.00–234.00	968	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	178.36/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,582	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	190.42/cwt	190.00–191.50	975	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	190.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	177.21/cwt	171.50–179.85	1,620	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	185.48/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,284	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,627	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	184.33/cwt	183.25–186.00	1,456	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	181.78/cwt	178.00–186.50	1,316	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	219.62/cwt	219.00–224.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	221.32/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,022	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	203.10/cwt	198.00–207.00	760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	212.10/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,124	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	199.85/cwt	196.00–200.50	1,151	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	233.09/cwt	227.00–234.00	797	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	213.94/cwt	211.00–217.00	907	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	680	181.23/cwt	180.00–181.75	1,232	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	312	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	743	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,250	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	990	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	987	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,402	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	88.41/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,230	135
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	77.83/cwt	75.00–84.00	936	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	69.87/cwt	62.50–74.50	800	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	92.59/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,268	14
Bulls	—	—	1,872	115.70/cwt	111.00–123.00	2,166	22
Bulls	—	—	1,598	105.44/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,685	15
Bulls	—	—	1,412	93.39/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	178.53/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,132	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	177.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	925	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	159.83/cwt	159.50–160.00	1,533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	843	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	776	178.62/cwt	175.25–181.50	1,386	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,191	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,286	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	166.87/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,327	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	980	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	374	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	793	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	171.25/cwt	166.00–173.50	1,247	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	164.06/cwt	160.50–168.00	1,429	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	211	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	471	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	198.33/cwt	197.00–199.00	760	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	169.67/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,167	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	142.31/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,359	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	167.67/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,368	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	416	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	151.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	153.16/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,331	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,036	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	198.04/cwt	194.00–199.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	186.56/cwt	182.00–190.00	866	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	202.04/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,273	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	311	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	858	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	798	188.60/cwt	188.60–188.60	1,505	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	712	184.40/cwt	180.50–185.25	1,313	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	175.10/cwt	163.00–177.00	1,005	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	994	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	168.53/cwt	157.50–169.50	1,685	37

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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