Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, however steers 550 lb to 600 lb sold up to 10.00 higher on light receipts. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher. One high yielding cow sold for 1.00. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.31/cwt on 805 head.

Average price

$183.31

805 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$200

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

$1.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	657	184.33	1,210	43
Medium and Large 1	770	183.25	1,411	762

One grade step is worth $1.08/cwt here — about −$200 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 sale805 hd

183.31

—

KS average3 barns · 3,066 hd

185.89

−2.58

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	—	Low	1,664	90.75	1,510	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	86.41	1,138	204
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	77.56	863	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	65.55	795	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$1,306	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,175	6

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1	—	516	184.37/cwt	179.50–187.00	951	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	451	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,082	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	218.96/cwt	211.00–221.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,273	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	347	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	196.48/cwt	196.00–196.75	1,295	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	174.49/cwt	170.00–177.10	1,438	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	182.23/cwt	179.00–183.50	1,310	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	142.77/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,402	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	203.10/cwt	198.00–206.00	881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	209.27/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	202.32/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,165	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,129	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	209.35/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,122	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	185.06/cwt	177.00–189.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	175.85/cwt	175.85–175.85	1,606	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	173.73/cwt	172.50–174.60	1,513	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	397	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	179.07/cwt	177.75–181.00	1,382	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	476	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,623	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	841	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,417	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	180.03/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	978	149.49/cwt	132.00–158.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,022	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	65.55/cwt	62.50–67.00	795	7
Bulls	—	—	1,493	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,209	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,996	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	93.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,255	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	84.74/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,111	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	77.56/cwt	70.00–79.50	863	71
Bulls	—	—	1,805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,697	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	896	78.38/cwt	74.00–83.00	702	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,305.80/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,306	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	167.81/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,071	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,135	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,018	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	178.69/cwt	176.50–179.50	1,226	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	170.49/cwt	169.50–172.50	1,342	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	175.91/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,105	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	182.67/cwt	178.00–184.50	1,041	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	649	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,181	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	531	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,022	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	924	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	197.17/cwt	196.00–198.00	836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	543	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,217	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	123.72/cwt	121.50–130.00	1,188	6

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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