Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower on light receipts. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.31/cwt on 683 head.

Average price

$182.31

683 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$18.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	182.92	1,331	660
Medium and Large 1-2	687	164.89	1,132	23

One grade step is worth $18.02/cwt here — about $199 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 sale683 hd

182.31

—

KS average3 barns · 3,439 hd

186.21

−3.91

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	1,815	104.50	1,896	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,297	79.77	1,034	148
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	65.46	724	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	54.72	634	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,104	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,025	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,000	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$961	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	814	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	984	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	221.23/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,053	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	172.46/cwt	168.75–177.00	1,488	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,519	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,861	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,066	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	107.37/cwt	101.00–109.00	2,019	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,071	93.32/cwt	92.00–95.00	999	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,104.46/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,104	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	202.89/cwt	198.00–207.00	668	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	224.27/cwt	220.00–237.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	179.49/cwt	174.00–183.00	939	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	167.49/cwt	165.00–171.75	1,189	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	177.84/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,288	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	769	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,043	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	185.75/cwt	184.50–188.00	1,075	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	175.43/cwt	171.50–179.00	1,451	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	168.60/cwt	168.60–168.60	1,681	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	327	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	203.53/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,058	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	179.76/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,124	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	201.27/cwt	200.00–204.00	962	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	172.76/cwt	170.00–173.75	1,325	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	168.38/cwt	163.00–177.51	965	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	205.72/cwt	204.00–211.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,180	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	169.43/cwt	165.00–173.00	991	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	653	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	1,161	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,262	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	65.46/cwt	63.00–67.00	724	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	74.57/cwt	70.00–79.00	910	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	83.12/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,119	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	54.72/cwt	52.00–58.00	634	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	960.82/head	875.00–1,000.00	961	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	177.59/cwt	175.00–178.00	874	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	166.63/cwt	160.00–170.25	1,045	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	185.44/cwt	182.00–191.00	886	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	168.86/cwt	166.50–170.50	1,138	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,062	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	142.72/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	162.64/cwt	161.00–166.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	166.09/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,287	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	159.14/cwt	150.00–161.50	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	162.07/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,327	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	190.63/cwt	185.00–194.00	812	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	448	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,071	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	202.91/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,150	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	633	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	4

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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