Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, however thin fleshed and fancy steers sold up to 7.00 higher. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent comparison on 400 lb to 500 lb steers, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good on feeders and moderate on calves. Slaughter cows and 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 $187.62/cwt on 1,964 head.

Average price

$187.62

1,964 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$79.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	716	189.01	1,352	1,856
Medium and Large 1-2	671	171.36	1,150	94
Large 1	1,040	135.50	1,409	2thin
Large 1-2	1,035	109.67	1,135	12thin

One grade step is worth $79.34/cwt here — about $218 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 sale1,964 hd

187.62

—

KS average3 barns · 4,999 hd

186.63

+0.99

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	1,729	108.74	1,880	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	97.81	1,299	146
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	87.22	1,020	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	75.84	853	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,471	$1,650	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,454	$1,641	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,472	$1,631	18
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,196	$1,285	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,638	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,427	12

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	340	232.60/cwt	231.00–234.00	791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	245.10/cwt	237.00–246.00	887	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	181.31/cwt	176.00–184.35	1,679	378
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	245.75/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,057	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,070	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	174.53/cwt	169.00–175.25	1,719	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	191.22/cwt	186.50–192.00	1,583	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	928	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,759	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	229.15/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,341	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	192.41/cwt	186.00–196.00	995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	679	192.37/cwt	190.50–192.75	1,306	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	318	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	548	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,184	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	204.69/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,378	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	338	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,046	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	536	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,110	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	977	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	175.85/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	437	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,154	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	186.84/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,618	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	207.71/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,294	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	213.14/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,226	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	170.76/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	255.57/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,196	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	190.37/cwt	189.75–195.50	1,477	100
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	168.38/cwt	158.50–170.00	1,721	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,115	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	225.96/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,107	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	611	226.77/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,386	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	351	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	528	230.26/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,216	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	719	206.81/cwt	203.00–208.50	1,487	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	688	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,448	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,420	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	837	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	746	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,283	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	101.25/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,401	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	95.79/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,241	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	87.22/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,020	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	971	77.49/cwt	77.00–78.00	752	4
Bulls	—	—	1,716	92.85/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,593	7
Bulls	—	—	1,942	115.83/cwt	110.00–119.50	2,249	25
Bulls	—	—	1,468	105.44/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,548	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	75.11/cwt	70.00–79.00	896	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,472	1,630.68/head	1,375.00–1,710.00	1,631	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,471	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,454	1,640.88/head	1,575.00–1,660.00	1,641	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,637.50/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,638	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	98.00/cwt	82.00–116.00	1,004	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,283.33/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,065	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	194.32/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	207.61/cwt	198.00–210.00	903	11
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,005	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	183.33/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,221	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	189.82/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,209	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,032	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,146	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	205.84/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,074	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	768	185.32/cwt	181.75–188.10	1,423	346
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	984	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	390	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	862	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	194.19/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,336	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	182.40/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,319	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	201.74/cwt	197.00–202.00	984	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,055	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	165.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,514	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	172.17/cwt	165.00–175.35	1,417	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	815	194.30/cwt	192.75–196.00	1,584	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	180.85/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,400	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	201.30/cwt	198.00–203.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	195.03/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,125	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	186.80/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,177	62
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,025	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	577	211.22/cwt	205.00–216.50	1,219	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	153.40/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	181.43/cwt	176.00–187.25	1,246	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	170.74/cwt	167.35–172.50	1,492	337
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	760	195.61/cwt	190.75–197.00	1,487	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	175.66/cwt	171.00–178.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	181.09/cwt	166.00–186.50	1,030	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	172.80/cwt	165.50–175.50	1,153	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	205.07/cwt	196.00–207.25	1,360	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	724	187.59/cwt	186.50–188.00	1,358	72

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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