Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a commercial Angus female sale on Saturday December 3

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, not enough feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher, however fancy weaned steers sold up to 10.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. High quality weaned heifer calves sold up to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.21/cwt on 2,025 head.

Average price

$203.21

2,025 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$347

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$55.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.05

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	205.16	1,201	1,909
Medium and Large 1-2	625	172.70	1,079	108
Large 1	1,031	150.12	1,548	8thin

One grade step is worth $55.04/cwt here — about −$347 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 sale2,025 hd

203.21

—

KS average3 barns · 4,988 hd

196.17

+7.05

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	1,723	91.44	1,576	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	74.30	972	312
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	66.16	774	312
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	55.99	659	11

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)	1,300	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,386	$1,227	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,185	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,061	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,052	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,182	$950	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$1,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,680	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$1,527	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	—	809	176.83/cwt	175.00–177.60	1,431	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	624	204.45/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,276	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	342	244.33/cwt	225.00–245.00	836	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	174.42/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,071	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	174.95/cwt	173.00–176.00	654	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	504	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	809	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	193.19/cwt	189.00–197.50	1,296	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	190.87/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,082	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	171.66/cwt	166.00–173.50	1,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	196.98/cwt	196.00–200.00	861	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	151.51/cwt	149.00–154.50	1,386	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	318	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	658	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	223.19/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,154	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	579	217.50/cwt	204.25–224.50	1,259	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	816	189.85/cwt	189.85–189.85	1,549	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	653	208.53/cwt	207.50–209.50	1,362	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	170.48/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,127	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	188.51/cwt	187.00–190.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	163.79/cwt	160.50–168.50	929	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	223.12/cwt	211.50–231.00	1,060	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	985	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,763	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	739	197.46/cwt	194.50–200.00	1,459	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	164.58/cwt	164.00–165.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	163.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,240	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	601	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	171.93/cwt	166.00–176.00	977	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	168.89/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,199	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	186.49/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,317	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	409	217.62/cwt	210.00–227.00	890	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	269	258.65/cwt	242.50–260.00	696	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	200.25/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,083	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	170.37/cwt	170.00–171.50	1,670	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	200.50/cwt	196.00–206.00	774	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	174.03/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,159	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	356	218.12/cwt	216.00–222.00	777	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	452	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	386	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	919	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	206.53/cwt	203.00–208.00	960	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	190.79/cwt	188.00–194.00	979	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	162.97/cwt	161.00–165.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	172.59/cwt	170.00–183.00	887	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	305	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	583	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	150.12/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,548	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	179.72/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,138	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	180.75/cwt	180.00–182.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	203.71/cwt	203.00–205.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	179.25/cwt	175.50–181.00	1,029	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	966	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	151.98/cwt	151.00–153.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.25/cwt	139.00–144.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,229	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	66.26/cwt	60.00–69.50	778	306
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	944	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	576	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	81.43/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,236	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	74.01/cwt	70.00–79.00	962	300
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	55.99/cwt	51.00–58.50	659	11
Bulls	—	—	1,768	95.83/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,694	27
Bulls	—	—	2,033	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	2,085	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	80.58/cwt	65.00–87.00	1,257	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,680.00/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,680	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	953	93.54/cwt	76.00–125.00	891	56
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	1,061.16/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,061	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,386	1,226.87/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,227	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,052.36/head	950.00–1,080.00	1,052	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,527.27/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	738	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,277	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	291	213.00/cwt	205.00–227.00	620	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	3
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	—	1,020	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	841	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	206.29/cwt	197.00–209.00	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	766	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	168.22/cwt	161.00–173.50	807	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	176.10/cwt	171.50–181.00	930	252
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,011	134.00/cwt	109.00–150.00	1,355	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	159.80/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,387	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	108.94/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,013	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	178.89/cwt	175.00–181.50	853	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	149.49/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,461	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	185.32/cwt	177.50–188.00	702	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	171.63/cwt	164.00–175.50	1,073	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	190.30/cwt	186.00–191.00	879	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	543	188.11/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,021	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.25/cwt	161.00–171.00	794	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	179.30/cwt	179.00–181.00	741	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	165.66/cwt	161.00–169.00	866	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	143.92/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	988	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	186.10/cwt	186.10–186.10	1,167	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	121.73/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,184	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	158.74/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,008	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	162.80/cwt	149.00–165.50	1,179	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	377	208.61/cwt	196.00–225.00	786	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	963	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,502	31
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,459	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,121	132.05/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,480	3

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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