Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

* Note * Pratt Livestock will be closed next Thursday November 24 for Thanksgiving break.

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a bred cow and heifer sale next Monday November 21

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00, however fancy vaccinated calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.27/cwt on 1,765 head.

Average price

$197.27

1,765 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$32.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	202.53	1,202	1,481
Medium and Large 1-2	634	169.83	1,076	284

One grade step is worth $32.70/cwt here — about $125 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 sale1,765 hd

197.27

—

KS average3 barns · 4,535 hd

189.46

+7.81

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	1,813	87.99	1,595	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	72.54	1,013	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	65.37	790	451
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	55.40	657	62

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$975	3thin

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 1Fancy	—	349	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	935	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	210.45/cwt	206.00–212.00	878	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	656	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,181	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	193.05/cwt	187.75–197.50	1,276	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,296	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	955	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,425	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	945	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,625	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	595	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,163	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	811	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,492	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	232.51/cwt	231.50–233.50	1,058	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,424	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,541	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	187.27/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,382	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	189.96/cwt	183.00–194.00	918	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	179.88/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,185	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	690	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,290	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	171.72/cwt	168.00–179.00	934	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	170.26/cwt	161.00–176.00	969	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	160.79/cwt	156.50–165.00	1,183	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	184.08/cwt	179.00–189.50	1,047	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	223.16/cwt	212.00–229.00	759	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,176	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	179.73/cwt	166.00–181.00	872	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	195.85/cwt	195.00–199.00	864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	167.97/cwt	151.00–176.00	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	281	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	184.91/cwt	179.00–189.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	169.90/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,135	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	177.38/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	194.21/cwt	194.00–196.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	191.87/cwt	185.00–193.50	1,023	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	349	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	857	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	798	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,197	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	176.55/cwt	175.00–177.00	842	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	76.37/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,108	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	72.17/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,005	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	65.37/cwt	60.00–69.50	790	451
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	55.40/cwt	46.00–59.50	657	62
Bulls	—	—	1,941	95.24/cwt	90.00–103.50	1,849	20
Bulls	—	—	1,672	85.14/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,424	5
Bulls	—	—	1,549	69.32/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,074	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	98.19/cwt	68.00–132.00	903	138
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	839	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,477	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	498	191.56/cwt	189.00–193.00	954	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	186.49/cwt	183.00–190.00	957	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	176.20/cwt	173.50–176.75	1,108	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	332	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	762	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	150.42/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,312	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	386	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	799	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,017	146.90/cwt	139.00–151.50	1,494	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	206.09/cwt	204.50–208.00	876	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	175.43/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,016	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,205	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	141.99/cwt	141.00–146.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	154.09/cwt	145.00–158.00	980	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	167.16/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,031	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	157.04/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,151	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	158.29/cwt	146.00–161.50	924	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	172.94/cwt	167.00–177.00	801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	162.64/cwt	161.00–171.00	616	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	164.63/cwt	160.50–165.25	1,133	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	332	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	128.40/cwt	110.00–148.00	936	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	873	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,580	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	171.04/cwt	163.00–174.00	901	75
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,070	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	206.19/cwt	199.00–211.00	1,097	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,140	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	171.20/cwt	167.00–176.00	762	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	159.43/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,341	12

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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