Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers 400 lb to 950 for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however. one high yielding bull sold for 120.50

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.94/cwt on 695 head.

Average price

$191.94

695 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$21.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	721	193.24	1,393	653
Medium and Large 1-2	786	171.71	1,349	42

One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $45 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 sale695 hd

191.94

—

KS average3 barns · 3,450 hd

189.55

+2.39

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	1,781	108.29	1,928	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	86.15	1,163	193
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	76.28	900	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	65.45	705	8thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	555	236.95/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,315	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	216.31/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,326	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	183.14/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,341	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	191.10/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,298	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	171.64/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,349	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	198.81/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,247	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	227.75/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,198	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	448	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,098	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	178.87/cwt	174.50–181.75	1,390	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	175.85/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,467	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	681	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,328	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	175.95/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,534	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	595	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	1,316	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	184.99/cwt	181.00–187.00	964	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	162.52/cwt	161.00–167.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	312	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	797	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	85.60/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,162	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	76.43/cwt	70.00–79.50	920	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	64.27/cwt	52.00–69.00	720	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	91.49/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,177	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	973	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	730	3
Bulls	—	—	1,958	117.85/cwt	117.00–120.50	2,308	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	107.02/cwt	103.50–109.00	1,942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	91.06/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,252	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	98.80/cwt	84.00–110.50	944	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	166.42/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,135	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,030	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	150.42/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,477	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	189.65/cwt	188.00–193.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	172.42/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,245	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	181.38/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,117	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	157.84/cwt	148.00–164.00	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	185.06/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,060	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	166.97/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,352	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,329	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	796	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,425	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	968	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,588	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	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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