Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. One load of thin fleshed steers sold for 90.00. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, however high quality weaned calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower on light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $195.42/cwt on 1,719 head.

Average price

$195.42

1,719 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$478

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.27

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	199.00	1,152	1,535
Medium and Large 1-2	579	165.56	959	183
Large 1	1,000	163.00	1,630	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about −$478 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 sale1,719 hd

195.42

—

KS average4 barns · 6,525 hd

187.15

+8.27

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	1,549	81.58	1,264	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,328	73.50	976	128
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	65.49	781	216
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	57.41	626	39

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$992	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,100	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,170	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	636	179.98/cwt	171.00–181.50	1,145	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	180.75/cwt	174.00–183.50	1,211	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	283	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	676	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	533	208.06/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,109	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	158.37/cwt	157.50–159.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	193.79/cwt	190.00–198.00	826	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	344	242.90/cwt	225.00–245.00	836	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	223.34/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,070	230
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	203.11/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,158	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,185	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	180.84/cwt	178.50–184.50	930	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	165.06/cwt	162.00–166.50	1,212	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	157.25/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,047	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	166.43/cwt	155.00–180.00	947	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	398	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	999	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	172.11/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,687	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	195.46/cwt	191.00–197.00	915	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	164.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,033	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	170.65/cwt	168.00–179.00	826	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	187.14/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,087	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	165.63/cwt	163.00–169.00	863	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	167.16/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,366	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	189.18/cwt	186.00–190.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	173.90/cwt	171.00–176.00	911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	214.83/cwt	209.00–219.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	184.48/cwt	177.00–187.00	878	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	166.43/cwt	161.00–170.50	1,308	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	346	205.01/cwt	202.00–206.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	176.90/cwt	170.00–179.00	775	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	862	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	57.41/cwt	51.00–60.00	626	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	79.35/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,091	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	72.15/cwt	70.00–76.50	950	104
Bulls	—	—	1,545	84.27/cwt	80.50–88.00	1,302	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	65.49/cwt	60.50–69.50	781	216
Bulls	—	—	1,450	72.57/cwt	66.50–78.00	1,052	5
Bulls	—	—	1,818	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	991.87/head	975.00–1,000.00	992	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	941	86.31/cwt	75.50–113.00	812	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	322	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	654	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	521	181.68/cwt	178.00–183.50	947	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	164.68/cwt	157.50–166.75	957	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	750	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	599	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,066	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	155.76/cwt	155.00–158.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	155.35/cwt	155.00–161.00	802	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	823	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	811	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,387	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	718	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,253	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.42/cwt	144.00–152.00	708	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	150.05/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,316	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	174.63/cwt	171.00–176.50	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	177.05/cwt	172.00–180.50	682	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	153.26/cwt	140.00–154.50	903	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	161.62/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,081	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	150.03/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,146	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	166.66/cwt	160.00–169.00	800	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	159.08/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,471	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	161.65/cwt	161.00–163.00	687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	364	165.49/cwt	161.00–168.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	167.38/cwt	163.50–173.00	882	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	162.75/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,012	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	161.84/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,411	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	773	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,388	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	233.74/cwt	216.00–237.50	975	100

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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