Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. however in places 15.00 higher on thin fleshed steers. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with the most advance on thin fleshed heifers. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.51/cwt on 988 head.

Average price

$209.51

988 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.68

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	210.70	1,581	934
Medium and Large 1-2	730	188.99	1,380	54

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $201 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 sale988 hd

209.51

—

KS average3 barns · 4,174 hd

217.20

−7.68

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	—	High	1,926	110.14	2,121	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	96.79	1,271	152
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	87.92	1,027	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	75.24	804	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,451	$1,450	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,306	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$1,130	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,410	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	660	213.95/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,412	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	243.53/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,179	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	216.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,251	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	187.73/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	195.33/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,330	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	594	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,307	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	181.70/cwt	179.00–183.50	1,686	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	632	223.82/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,446	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	210.11/cwt	206.00–216.50	1,118	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	182.87/cwt	166.00–185.00	1,339	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	305	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	673	200.09/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,347	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	740	193.76/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,434	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	895	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	1,685	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	775	211.28/cwt	210.75–216.00	1,637	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,096	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	417	270.66/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,129	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	811	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,719	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	191.44/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,420	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	203.97/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,648	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	775	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,682	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	204.27/cwt	199.00–207.50	1,569	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	577	250.30/cwt	240.00–253.75	1,444	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	857	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,663	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	661	234.99/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,553	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	249.30/cwt	247.00–257.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	376	263.27/cwt	260.00–271.00	990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	612	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,493	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	713	219.63/cwt	211.50–223.50	1,566	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	470	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,283	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	246.24/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,271	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	180.50/cwt	176.00–184.25	1,601	143
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	202.96/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,005	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	872	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,063	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,605	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	102.90/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,496	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	87.92/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,027	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	72.88/cwt	67.00–79.00	843	7
Bulls	—	—	2,351	122.71/cwt	119.50–125.50	2,885	5
Bulls	—	—	1,947	112.19/cwt	107.00–117.00	2,184	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	95.70/cwt	90.50–99.50	1,233	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	966	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	753	6
Bulls	—	—	1,647	99.05/cwt	91.00–103.50	1,631	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	107.87/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,210	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	1,306.34/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,306	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,451	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	217.70/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,010	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	753	191.75/cwt	191.25–192.50	1,444	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	697	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,359	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	863	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	174.51/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	157.55/cwt	157.00–158.25	1,478	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	172.10/cwt	170.00–174.10	1,511	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,461	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,055	145.66/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	193.23/cwt	191.00–194.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	179.72/cwt	175.50–184.50	1,299	51
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,045	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,647	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	193.12/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,236	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	234.23/cwt	230.00–238.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	200.41/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,014	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	187.40/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,282	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	171.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	176.59/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,383	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	599	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,186	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	437	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	601	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	178.63/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,411	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	164.72/cwt	164.00–166.50	1,524	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	945	13

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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