Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 750 lb to 850 lb for a market test, however a steady trend was noted. Steers 600 lb to 750 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 850 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on light receipts. Heifers 400 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. One high yielding bull sold for 122.50

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.11/cwt on 1,122 head.

Average price

$189.11

1,122 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$399

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$51.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	191.56	1,181	1,007
Medium and Large 1-2	630	167.90	1,058	114
Large 1	1,125	140.50	1,581	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.06/cwt here — about −$399 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 sale1,122 hd

189.11

—

KS average3 barns · 4,039 hd

189.09

+0.02

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	—	High	1,842	105.73	1,948	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	88.26	1,191	245
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	75.87	879	218
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	65.71	739	34

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	165.36/cwt	164.50–165.50	1,285	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	376	192.82/cwt	192.00–194.50	725	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	176.43/cwt	172.50–178.00	1,348	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	1,389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	304	193.25/cwt	192.00–198.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	160.71/cwt	156.00–165.00	984	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	826	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,472	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	215.35/cwt	212.00–218.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	224.93/cwt	219.00–229.00	839	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	172.48/cwt	163.00–175.00	924	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	533	209.75/cwt	209.75–209.75	1,118	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	757	180.40/cwt	180.00–181.50	1,366	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	172.09/cwt	169.00–172.85	1,466	66
Steers	Large 1	—	1,125	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	187.59/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,249	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	218.37/cwt	215.00–224.50	928	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	788	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,292	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	188.83/cwt	186.00–190.75	986	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	195.77/cwt	192.00–198.00	938	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	171.90/cwt	167.50–178.00	1,093	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	167.06/cwt	165.00–179.00	991	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	399	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	848	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	187.01/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,077	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	198.93/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,076	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	185.46/cwt	180.00–189.50	1,139	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.35/cwt	145.00–156.00	849	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	65.71/cwt	61.00–69.00	739	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	90.40/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,256	143
Bulls	—	—	1,991	113.81/cwt	110.00–122.50	2,266	17
Bulls	—	—	1,813	105.74/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,917	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	85.26/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,103	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	75.87/cwt	70.00–79.50	879	218
Bulls	—	—	1,638	93.25/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	175.04/cwt	174.50–176.00	856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.70/cwt	197.50–206.00	749	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	877	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,416	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	356	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	805	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	638	176.27/cwt	172.50–179.50	1,125	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	860	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	748	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,287	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	738	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	170.81/cwt	165.50–175.00	958	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	178.91/cwt	178.00–179.50	929	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	767	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,292	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	189.05/cwt	185.00–193.00	819	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	174.73/cwt	168.00–177.50	903	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	165.59/cwt	165.00–166.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	182.67/cwt	177.00–185.25	787	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	203.51/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,239	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	146.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.93/cwt	180.50–187.75	870	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	207.60/cwt	201.00–209.00	965	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	569	201.25/cwt	201.25–201.25	1,145	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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