Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher; over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold on a light test though a higher undertone was noted; 500 to 700 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher; over 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers 4.00 to 5.00 lower, boners and leans steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls overall sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand overall was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.49/cwt on 2,037 head.

Average price

$215.49

2,037 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	753	221.30	1,666	1,448
Medium and Large 1-2	673	213.57	1,437	234
Large 1	937	193.07	1,808	355

One grade step is worth $28.23/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale2,037 hd

215.49

—

KS average3 barns · 6,218 hd

212.50

+3.00

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	1,693	109.12	1,848	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	96.78	1,297	133
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	89.02	1,041	218
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	85.10	909	96

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,249	$1,282	33
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,556	40

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	616	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,574	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	222.13/cwt	219.50–226.00	1,177	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	197.32/cwt	193.25–200.75	1,788	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	228.83/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,076	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	187.92/cwt	185.50–191.00	1,173	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	218.81/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,698	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	233.95/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,661	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	198.75/cwt	198.50–199.00	1,344	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,662	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	195.97/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,505	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	191.94/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,374	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	265.01/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,251	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	262.17/cwt	252.50–267.00	1,088	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	201.22/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,779	472
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	285.07/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,197	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	212.72/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,321	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	246.62/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,208	64
Steers	Large 1	—	900	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,809	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	215.96/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,440	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	248.03/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,302	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	246.05/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,370	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	201.59/cwt	193.00–211.00	1,681	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	670	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,333	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	259	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	834	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	230.17/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,234	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,080	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,809	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	179.25/cwt	179.00–179.50	1,832	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	276.70/cwt	276.00–278.00	982	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,636	46
Steers	Large 1	—	888	200.27/cwt	197.50–204.00	1,778	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	394	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,152	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	943	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,671	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	274.16/cwt	271.00–281.00	855	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	276.57/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,076	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,249	9
Bulls	—	—	1,523	112.35/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,711	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	91.37/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,178	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	101.79/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,413	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	89.02/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,041	218
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	85.10/cwt	79.00–87.00	909	96
Bulls	—	—	1,817	92.18/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,675	8
Bulls	—	—	2,014	119.69/cwt	116.00–128.00	2,411	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	101.25/cwt	91.00–117.00	1,035	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	976	126.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,233	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	142.71/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,514	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	976	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	35
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,355.43/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,355	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,112.50/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	227.12/cwt	226.00–228.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	222.21/cwt	214.00–226.50	1,300	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	188.20/cwt	186.75–190.00	1,351	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	194.00/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,286	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	170.30/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,412	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	243.83/cwt	243.00–244.00	831	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	723	219.89/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,590	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	198.68/cwt	187.00–207.50	1,438	304
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	204.05/cwt	201.00–204.50	1,410	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	224.92/cwt	223.50–227.00	1,370	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	238.82/cwt	235.00–245.00	893	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	202.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,287	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	237.84/cwt	235.00–242.50	987	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	808	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,467	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	248.45/cwt	244.00–251.00	666	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	177.68/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,656	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	813	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,447	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	184.15/cwt	182.25–186.50	1,433	306
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	233.57/cwt	231.00–235.00	981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	457	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,147	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	184.37/cwt	182.00–190.50	1,519	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,585	9

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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