Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, however one load of thin fleshed black steers weighing 818 sold for 195.10 which would be 14.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 to 13.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.11/cwt on 1,640 head.

Average price

$189.11

1,640 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$260

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

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	189.43	1,526	1,615
Medium and Large 1-2	824	169.78	1,399	20
Large 1	1,111	160.80	1,786	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.63/cwt here — about −$260 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 sale1,640 hd

189.11

—

KS average3 barns · 4,858 hd

193.11

−4.00

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	1,844	120.48	2,221	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	100.52	1,403	149
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	91.96	1,052	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	79.13	892	8thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	775	194.71/cwt	194.00–195.50	1,509	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	187.30/cwt	185.75–191.00	1,165	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	203.32/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,057	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,255	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	207.49/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,307	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	155.34/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	231.93/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	213.93/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,358	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	595	215.27/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,281	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	181.38/cwt	178.75–186.00	1,594	410
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	170.25/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	235.43/cwt	231.00–242.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	171.22/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	169.96/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,334	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,135	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	192.61/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,410	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	178.95/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	175.59/cwt	175.50–176.00	1,645	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	185.40/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,433	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	171.08/cwt	167.25–173.00	1,677	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	703	204.97/cwt	204.00–205.50	1,441	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	784	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,564	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	183.32/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,518	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	698	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,399	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	224.72/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,281	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	818	195.10/cwt	195.10–195.10	1,596	60
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	339	235.94/cwt	227.00–237.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	239.91/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,257	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	387	238.49/cwt	234.00–239.50	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,209	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	79.13/cwt	71.00–82.00	892	8
Bulls	—	—	1,971	121.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,394	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,398	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	97.97/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,407	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	91.96/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,052	19
Bulls	—	—	1,956	128.99/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,523	9
Bulls	—	—	1,548	106.72/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,652	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	123.16/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,207	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	176.74/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,283	186
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,087	143.53/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	707	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,278	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	152.22/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	168.68/cwt	165.00–171.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	170.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	209.99/cwt	207.00–214.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	173.52/cwt	170.00–176.50	1,327	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	247	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	171.67/cwt	167.00–172.50	1,413	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	179.77/cwt	178.00–180.50	1,237	157
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	150.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,333	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	168.36/cwt	167.00–170.50	1,482	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	187.94/cwt	187.50–188.00	1,118	32
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,034	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,499	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	745	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,348	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	574	201.44/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,156	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	665	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,250	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	916	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	209.16/cwt	206.00–209.50	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	546	220.48/cwt	220.00–220.50	1,204	21

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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