Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold on a light test though a higher undertone was noted; over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 10.00 higher from 600 to 700 lbs. Feeder heifers under 850 lbs sold uneven, 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher; over 850 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Overall, buyer attendance and demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.47/cwt on 1,107 head.

Average price

$180.47

1,107 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$212

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

$3.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

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	605	183.74	1,112	125
Medium and Large 1	735	180.06	1,324	982

One grade step is worth $3.68/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale1,107 hd

180.47

—

KS average3 barns · 3,895 hd

191.60

−11.12

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	1,626	110.97	1,804	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	103.10	1,486	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	99.22	1,171	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	87.68	939	52

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	510	209.54/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,069	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	176.17/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,362	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	193.21/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,045	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	161.54/cwt	161.00–162.75	1,465	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	242.70/cwt	236.00–245.00	825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	241.15/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,218	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	183.44/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,495	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	248.29/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,160	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	281.27/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,080	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	177.83/cwt	173.75–183.00	1,620	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	191.08/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,280	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	198.66/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,460	114
Steers	Large 1	—	895	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,651	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	582	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,397	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	228.45/cwt	227.00–230.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	165.47/cwt	161.50–167.50	1,451	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,257	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,077	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,804	6
Steers	Large 1	—	781	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,554	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	217.43/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	210.73/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,437	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	185.44/cwt	178.00–194.00	1,064	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	270.76/cwt	270.00–271.00	864	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	218.41/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,269	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	85.55/cwt	81.00–88.50	928	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	103.10/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,486	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	91.04/cwt	90.00–92.00	981	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	94.83/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,069	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	100.49/cwt	97.00–104.50	1,201	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	77.12/cwt	76.00–78.00	796	9
Bulls	—	—	1,558	98.29/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,531	3
Bulls	—	—	1,881	120.09/cwt	118.00–123.50	2,259	4
Bulls	—	—	1,509	111.19/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,678	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	106.57/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,207	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	135.92/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,231	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	178.58/cwt	176.00–179.25	1,266	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	182.21/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,146	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	178.12/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,193	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	188.53/cwt	187.50–189.50	1,190	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	197.68/cwt	197.00–198.50	1,152	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	175.32/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,169	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	940	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	217.97/cwt	216.00–221.00	937	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	230.10/cwt	226.00–237.00	946	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	171.32/cwt	166.50–172.60	1,393	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	227.88/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,399	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	193.11/cwt	184.50–195.50	1,502	69

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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