Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on steers 600 lb to 950 lb, however a steady to higher trend was noted especially on thin fleshed steers. Thin fleshed steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer calves sold 400 lb to 600 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Not enough heifers 600 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate, however demand was good on thin fleshed cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady. No recent comparison on slaughter bulls, however a lower trend was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.11/cwt on 3,610 head.

Average price

$188.11

3,610 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$329

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	191.12	1,216	3,140
Medium and Large 1-2	626	168.18	1,053	466
Large 1	1,033	149.50	1,544	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.62/cwt here — about −$329 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 sale3,610 hd

188.11

—

KS average3 barns · 5,720 hd

185.39

+2.72

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	1,881	89.72	1,687	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	82.42	1,141	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	71.37	859	160
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	63.30	722	87

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2	—	583	170.16/cwt	155.50–176.50	992	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	156.10/cwt	152.00–157.00	756	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	300	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	211.14/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,011	385
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	398	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	927	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	172.42/cwt	161.00–176.50	914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	213.59/cwt	210.00–219.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	223.76/cwt	214.00–225.00	904	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	145.72/cwt	145.50–147.00	1,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	167.66/cwt	159.50–169.00	1,152	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	172.59/cwt	172.00–174.50	1,410	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	177.76/cwt	173.25–184.50	1,113	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	165.25/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,010	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	171.68/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,327	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	176.90/cwt	170.00–186.00	837	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	652	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,267	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	177.80/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,177	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	202.70/cwt	199.00–211.00	874	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	209.16/cwt	203.00–217.00	782	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	176.31/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,315	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	179.93/cwt	171.00–182.00	860	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,549	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	777	187.69/cwt	186.35–188.75	1,458	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	726	189.85/cwt	182.85–192.50	1,378	283
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	922	180.08/cwt	180.00–180.25	1,660	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	189.99/cwt	189.00–191.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	156.69/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,011	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	184.95/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,065	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,040	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	183.67/cwt	179.00–191.50	962	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	827	184.65/cwt	183.00–185.25	1,527	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	955	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,650	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	191.36/cwt	182.00–196.00	821	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	148.50/cwt	126.00–154.00	832	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	146.66/cwt	138.00–155.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	147.06/cwt	131.00–157.00	912	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	167.48/cwt	157.00–174.00	866	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	80.11/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,068	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	84.22/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,200	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	63.30/cwt	51.00–66.50	722	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	71.37/cwt	67.00–78.00	859	160
Bulls	—	—	1,968	102.23/cwt	101.00–103.50	2,012	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	94.22/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,800	7
Bulls	—	—	1,826	81.65/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,491	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	105.88/cwt	91.00–125.00	1,025	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	192.39/cwt	185.00–193.00	712	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	617	169.14/cwt	168.50–170.00	1,044	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	167.42/cwt	166.00–173.00	959	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	149.44/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,366	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	787	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,214	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	771	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	701	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	175.86/cwt	175.00–178.50	855	285
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,049	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	148.27/cwt	142.00–148.50	1,318	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	170.10/cwt	167.00–177.00	708	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	148.82/cwt	148.00–149.50	921	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	696	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	166.53/cwt	158.50–169.00	793	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	161.43/cwt	155.00–166.00	917	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	161.40/cwt	155.50–166.50	852	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	174.81/cwt	170.00–179.00	666	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	145.29/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,036	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	688	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,266	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	372	166.78/cwt	165.00–169.00	620	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.90/cwt	135.00–141.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	544	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	821	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	157.04/cwt	155.00–161.00	972	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	181.69/cwt	175.00–188.00	618	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	177.68/cwt	176.25–178.25	1,535	86
Steers	Large 1	—	1,033	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	140.35/cwt	137.00–141.00	971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	186.27/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,153	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	204.25/cwt	198.50–207.00	1,136	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	201.92/cwt	194.75–207.75	1,066	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	189.90/cwt	186.00–200.00	881	87

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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