Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, however fancy weaned and vaccinated calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 750 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Heifer calves 400 lb to 750 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.86/cwt on 3,017 head.

Average price

$198.86

3,017 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$382

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	200.35	1,344	2,811
Medium and Large 1-2	642	181.90	1,167	145
Large 1	1,013	170.42	1,726	61

One grade step is worth $29.93/cwt here — about −$382 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 sale3,017 hd

198.86

—

KS average3 barns · 5,957 hd

195.26

+3.60

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	1,824	85.60	1,561	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,297	64.29	834	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	56.01	645	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	45.59	505	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,137	$1,202	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$887	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,044	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	172.48/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,247	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	175.64/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,150	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	190.61/cwt	182.00–194.00	812	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	204.61/cwt	199.50–207.00	1,287	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	244.58/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,142	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	656	194.85/cwt	194.50–195.00	1,278	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	250.54/cwt	233.00–254.00	1,077	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	212.85/cwt	208.00–215.50	1,190	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	767	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,434	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	533	224.93/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,199	278
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	245.18/cwt	237.00–248.00	834	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,081	142.84/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	186.64/cwt	180.50–189.50	1,254	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	219.67/cwt	205.00–227.00	945	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	260.19/cwt	240.00–266.00	991	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	164.88/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	187.43/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,104	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	173.66/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,705	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	185.99/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,175	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	173.44/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,193	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,377	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,241	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	177.32/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	186.94/cwt	175.00–190.00	987	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	183.23/cwt	175.50–185.50	1,402	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	184.59/cwt	182.00–186.75	1,519	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	178.43/cwt	175.00–182.25	1,634	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	201.00/cwt	195.00–204.50	1,134	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	185.52/cwt	183.50–186.50	1,358	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	214.97/cwt	203.00–221.00	1,047	35
Steers	Large 1	—	1,004	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,747	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	184.23/cwt	175.00–186.60	1,612	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	217.60/cwt	202.00–228.00	846	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	196.61/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,040	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	807	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,323	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	152.99/cwt	151.00–167.00	982	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	45.59/cwt	40.00–48.00	505	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	70.99/cwt	69.00–74.50	1,058	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	63.45/cwt	60.00–68.00	808	112
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	56.01/cwt	51.00–59.00	645	34
Bulls	—	—	2,004	94.30/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,890	8
Bulls	—	—	1,849	86.61/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,601	11
Bulls	—	—	1,579	74.07/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,170	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	999	83.11/cwt	70.00–111.00	830	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	1,202.03/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,202	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	887.05/head	825.00–1,025.00	887	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	199.62/cwt	197.00–203.00	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	441	199.17/cwt	197.00–203.50	878	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	201.36/cwt	201.00–203.00	729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	192.80/cwt	188.00–199.50	1,018	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	346	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	695	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	168.23/cwt	164.00–174.00	969	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	915	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,276	9
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,182	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	296	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	183.53/cwt	180.00–187.00	969	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	168.86/cwt	167.00–169.00	990	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,522	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	190.01/cwt	182.00–196.00	904	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	162.62/cwt	162.50–163.00	1,064	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	177.22/cwt	176.25–180.00	1,035	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	186.38/cwt	185.00–194.00	731	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	156.16/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,234	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	179.97/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,118	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	171.04/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,048	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	135.86/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,190	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	170.58/cwt	165.00–172.00	909	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	172.43/cwt	162.00–175.00	798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	837	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,389	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,227	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	183.22/cwt	180.00–184.25	1,132	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	754	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,252	5

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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