Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady. Steers 600 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough steer or heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher on light receipts. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher on very light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.47/cwt on 883 head.

Average price

$183.47

883 head · 803 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$12.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	806	183.91	1,482	853
Medium and Large 1-2	743	170.97	1,270	30

One grade step is worth $12.95/cwt here — about $211 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 sale883 hd

183.47

—

KS average3 barns · 2,868 hd

186.97

−3.49

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	1,573	102.40	1,610	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	91.82	1,256	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	967	75.67	731	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	56.00	613	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	975	171.55/cwt	171.00–172.10	1,673	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	723	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,301	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	519	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	168.84/cwt	167.50–169.50	1,369	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	183.26/cwt	182.25–184.00	1,517	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	673	199.58/cwt	198.50–200.50	1,343	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	751	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,457	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	186.52/cwt	180.00–189.50	1,352	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	214.37/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,311	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	185.43/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	218.81/cwt	212.50–220.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	176.99/cwt	173.75–179.50	1,545	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	180.46/cwt	179.85–182.25	1,408	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	223.54/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,272	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	361	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	203.36/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,257	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,371	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	613	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	94.92/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,291	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	930	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,423	96.04/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,367	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,939	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	88.35/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,217	34
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	106.76/cwt	103.00–122.00	1,074	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	159.48/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,399	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	173.48/cwt	170.25–174.10	1,429	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,040	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,110	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,443	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,078	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,568	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	147.83/cwt	147.00–149.50	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	203.18/cwt	202.00–205.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	178.34/cwt	172.50–179.50	1,129	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	172.92/cwt	170.00–175.25	1,314	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	174.22/cwt	172.00–174.50	1,199	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	175.23/cwt	171.00–178.50	1,246	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	169.05/cwt	168.50–170.00	1,175	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	811	7

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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