Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers 450 lb to 975 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, however thin fleshed and fancy steers sold steady. Heifers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.65/cwt on 1,940 head.

Average price

$183.65

1,940 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$249

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	185.91	1,460	1,772
Medium and Large 1-2	786	161.13	1,267	114
Large 1	1,089	156.88	1,709	54

One grade step is worth $29.03/cwt here — about −$249 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 sale1,940 hd

183.65

—

KS average3 barns · 5,728 hd

182.79

+0.86

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	1,811	101.57	1,839	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	88.11	1,200	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	77.22	937	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	67.62	782	46

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	822	177.25/cwt	174.00–179.25	1,457	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	164.24/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,288	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	204.76/cwt	203.50–209.00	1,055	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	171.86/cwt	169.00–172.35	1,344	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	168.94/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,144	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	158.06/cwt	154.50–160.00	1,323	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	229.49/cwt	222.00–235.00	985	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	203.72/cwt	199.00–206.00	982	25
Steers	Large 1	—	1,089	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,715	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	168.01/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,065	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	162.69/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,199	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	992	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,644	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	148.62/cwt	148.50–151.00	1,401	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	230.57/cwt	230.00–231.00	860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	214.18/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,124	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	174.08/cwt	173.00–175.00	839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,445	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	750	176.35/cwt	176.35–176.35	1,323	61
Steers	Large 1	—	1,140	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	177.65/cwt	175.50–185.00	1,220	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	187.02/cwt	181.50–190.00	1,158	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	226.83/cwt	222.50–229.00	767	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,150	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	195.43/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,112	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	209.76/cwt	206.00–211.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	290	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	160.30/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,481	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	866	183.10/cwt	183.10–183.10	1,586	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	959	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,693	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	943	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	776	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,393	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	163.64/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,433	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	819	184.95/cwt	182.60–187.10	1,515	354
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	190.51/cwt	189.00–192.00	924	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	160.43/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,064	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	906	2
Bulls	—	—	2,044	113.37/cwt	112.00–114.50	2,317	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	67.62/cwt	61.00–71.00	782	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	92.32/cwt	91.50–93.50	1,354	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	86.47/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,142	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	77.22/cwt	72.00–82.00	937	78
Bulls	—	—	1,785	91.49/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,633	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	104.36/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,826	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	185.52/cwt	182.00–187.00	850	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	160.26/cwt	159.00–160.50	1,317	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	442	198.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	877	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	357	212.88/cwt	212.00–214.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	876	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,386	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	157.81/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,051	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,059	129.32/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	165.86/cwt	161.50–168.50	1,302	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	787	170.35/cwt	170.35–170.35	1,341	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	691	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	197.15/cwt	192.00–201.00	741	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	173.79/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,005	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	721	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,260	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	321	247.65/cwt	240.00–254.00	795	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	793	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,447	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	189.09/cwt	180.00–191.00	817	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	877	178.14/cwt	177.50–178.75	1,562	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	934	181.75/cwt	175.75–185.10	1,698	299
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	729	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,292	72
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,015	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	672	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,196	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	376	184.25/cwt	181.00–186.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	202.46/cwt	198.00–207.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,302	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	183.94/cwt	176.00–186.00	968	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	166.78/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,191	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,033	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	150.74/cwt	148.00–151.50	1,370	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.01/cwt	145.00–164.00	799	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	174.58/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,079	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	166.52/cwt	163.00–167.00	966	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	155.27/cwt	149.00–160.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	175.14/cwt	173.00–176.00	839	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	153.19/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,120	17

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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