Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.34/cwt on 1,233 head.

Average price

$194.34

1,233 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$21.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	196.48	1,434	1,109
Medium and Large 1-2	731	175.26	1,281	124

One grade step is worth $21.21/cwt here — about $152 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 sale1,233 hd

194.34

—

KS average4 barns · 5,799 hd

200.10

−5.76

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	1,502	102.45	1,538	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,297	84.51	1,096	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	77.30	920	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,453	63.23	919	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2	—	871	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,455	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	353	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	194.34/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	794	192.44/cwt	192.00–193.00	1,528	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	626	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,157	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	186.88/cwt	181.00–191.50	1,065	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,337	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	209.53/cwt	208.00–211.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	177.79/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,257	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	576	224.80/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,295	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	170.64/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,423	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	186.95/cwt	180.00–190.50	1,357	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	171.28/cwt	166.00–173.25	1,687	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	178.49/cwt	168.50–179.00	1,551	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	210.75/cwt	210.75–210.75	1,302	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	590	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,263	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	188.34/cwt	185.75–196.00	1,251	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	173.41/cwt	169.00–177.25	1,443	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	224.19/cwt	212.00–225.75	1,199	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	182.61/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	172.61/cwt	170.50–184.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	185.55/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,453	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	514	238.67/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,227	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	212.42/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,217	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	175.00/cwt	168.00–182.00	1,201	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	172.81/cwt	167.00–173.25	1,346	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	174.69/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,633	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	196.37/cwt	194.00–197.75	1,237	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	371	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	231.54/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,065	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	656	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,207	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	195.03/cwt	193.50–196.00	1,112	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,171	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	84.39/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,096	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	77.30/cwt	74.00–79.00	920	14
Bulls	—	—	1,372	95.63/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,453	63.23/cwt	60.00–66.00	919	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,089	2
Bulls	—	—	1,499	103.44/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,551	8
Bulls	—	—	1,910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,197	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	118.78/cwt	102.00–127.00	1,193	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	178.97/cwt	176.00–180.50	1,031	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	160.98/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,252	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	180.10/cwt	176.00–181.50	1,142	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	491	198.70/cwt	196.50–202.50	976	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	181.29/cwt	173.00–182.50	1,213	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	155.93/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	198.17/cwt	195.00–202.00	850	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	166.43/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,183	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	163.78/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,443	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	174.93/cwt	174.25–176.00	1,361	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	168.62/cwt	166.00–170.50	1,405	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	193.95/cwt	191.00–196.00	931	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	857	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,080	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	395	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	822	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,025	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	442	207.14/cwt	207.00–208.00	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	169.91/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,177	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	147.95/cwt	147.00–148.50	1,374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	239.24/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,251	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	341	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	254	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	190.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,011	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,049	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	241.99/cwt	235.00–244.50	1,145	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	194.92/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,374	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	820	186.25/cwt	186.25–186.25	1,527	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	196.11/cwt	192.50–200.00	643	2

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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