Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 525 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 525 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, however one high yielding bull sold for 103.40

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.65/cwt on 2,023 head.

Average price

$179.65

2,023 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$414

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	182.04	1,195	1,677
Medium and Large 2	514	176.00	905	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	647	168.09	1,087	339
Large 1	1,110	145.00	1,610	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.04/cwt here — about −$414 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 sale2,023 hd

179.65

—

KS average4 barns · 5,303 hd

183.33

−3.67

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	—	Average	1,790	87.32	1,563	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	75.10	1,008	132
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	65.63	790	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	55.97	644	44

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$1,360	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,392	$1,227	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,000	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$860	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	686	178.71/cwt	174.00–181.50	1,226	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	176.24/cwt	175.50–181.00	1,346	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	159.81/cwt	155.00–162.00	989	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	177.48/cwt	170.00–185.00	733	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	167.37/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,115	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	169.18/cwt	166.00–180.00	985	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	174.87/cwt	170.00–176.00	932	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	167.70/cwt	164.50–168.75	1,467	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	188.12/cwt	185.00–189.50	1,148	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	199.81/cwt	193.50–206.50	1,031	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	192.27/cwt	191.00–196.25	1,090	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	170.54/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,230	48
Steers	Large 1	—	1,085	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,530	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,135	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	165.06/cwt	165.00–166.00	652	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	948	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	880	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	674	189.12/cwt	185.50–190.00	1,275	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	389	202.23/cwt	202.00–203.00	787	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	201.48/cwt	201.00–206.00	876	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	831	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	171.16/cwt	166.00–174.00	804	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	173.10/cwt	170.25–179.00	1,509	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	183.25/cwt	177.50–187.75	982	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	180.43/cwt	177.00–185.00	870	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	196.73/cwt	191.00–201.00	763	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	175.64/cwt	170.00–179.25	1,463	336
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	185.85/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,102	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	195.21/cwt	190.00–199.00	847	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	177.64/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,277	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	209.29/cwt	200.00–214.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	178.48/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,108	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	183.65/cwt	180.00–186.00	793	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	168.31/cwt	165.00–173.00	887	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	174.17/cwt	171.00–181.00	831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	319	188.66/cwt	182.00–190.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	172.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,156	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	873	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,110	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	55.97/cwt	48.00–59.00	644	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	73.47/cwt	70.00–80.00	967	106
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	81.73/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,182	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	65.63/cwt	60.00–69.00	790	145
Bulls	—	—	1,655	84.05/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	77.26/cwt	75.00–79.50	1,309	6
Bulls	—	—	1,884	94.75/cwt	90.00–103.50	1,785	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	92.24/cwt	62.00–120.00	897	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,392	1,227.41/head	1,160.00–1,310.00	1,227	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,035	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	146.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	574	179.27/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,029	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,150	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	741	170.10/cwt	170.10–170.10	1,260	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	157.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	678	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	155.66/cwt	146.00–158.50	1,124	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	157.06/cwt	145.00–160.00	900	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	156.52/cwt	150.50–160.00	828	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	158.79/cwt	152.00–160.00	943	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	299	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,392	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	173.67/cwt	173.00–174.00	656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	167.42/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,036	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	155.73/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,367	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	164.10/cwt	164.10–164.10	1,306	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	179.68/cwt	177.00–181.00	586	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	166.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,086	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	162.10/cwt	162.10–162.10	1,352	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	164.90/cwt	158.50–168.50	1,192	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	168.77/cwt	163.00–172.00	883	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	170.50/cwt	166.50–175.50	817	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	155.41/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.51/cwt	163.00–173.00	729	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	171.00/cwt	166.00–174.50	982	137
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,085	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,302	1

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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