Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower, however reputation thin fleshed calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.24/cwt on 2,946 head.

Average price

$195.24

2,946 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$64.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.83

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	196.13	1,446	2,828
Medium and Large 1-2	724	175.51	1,271	114
Large 1	1,050	132.00	1,386	4thin

One grade step is worth $64.13/cwt here — about $60 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 sale2,946 hd

195.24

—

KS average3 barns · 5,613 hd

197.07

−1.83

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	1,700	112.63	1,914	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	95.83	1,268	266
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	87.07	1,003	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	78.00	987	1thin

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)	1,330	$1,549	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	958	$1,238	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,225	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,367	$1,904	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	523	216.50/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,132	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	183.96/cwt	180.00–188.50	1,416	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	177.95/cwt	175.00–179.25	1,731	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	184.58/cwt	177.00–186.50	1,624	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	217.21/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,275	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	179.91/cwt	172.00–183.50	1,637	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	196.67/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	182.51/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,449	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	964	187.15/cwt	186.25–188.75	1,804	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	215.53/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,343	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	242.51/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,273	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	166.07/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,564	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	724	194.81/cwt	193.00–197.75	1,410	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	182.73/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,508	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	364	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	892	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,846	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	941	190.32/cwt	188.75–191.75	1,791	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	220.56/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,255	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	402	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	763	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,671	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	219.20/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,151	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	750	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,466	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	486	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,154	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	175.35/cwt	172.50–178.00	1,524	362
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	257.52/cwt	252.50–262.00	1,200	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	206.09/cwt	199.00–211.00	1,401	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	194.04/cwt	190.00–197.10	1,723	237
Steers	Large 1	—	1,053	176.62/cwt	170.00–179.85	1,860	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	197.16/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,666	84
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,048	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	195.27/cwt	191.50–198.00	1,519	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	194.76/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,420	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	241.57/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,162	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	582	238.50/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,388	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	265.13/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,021	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	258.80/cwt	257.50–265.00	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,359	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	252.14/cwt	251.00–253.50	1,067	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,032	179.05/cwt	170.25–179.60	1,848	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	635	224.72/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,427	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	507	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	742	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,083	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	358	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,160	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	676	222.07/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,501	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	308	280.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	863	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	248.81/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,306	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	958	166.95/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	207.48/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,230	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,130	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,060	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,590	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	102.29/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,508	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	94.26/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,213	214
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	87.07/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,003	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	987	1
Bulls	—	—	1,574	97.43/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,534	11
Bulls	—	—	1,601	113.09/cwt	105.00–118.50	1,811	12
Bulls	—	—	1,933	127.33/cwt	119.00–136.00	2,461	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,549.34/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,549	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,367	1,904.17/head	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,904	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	111.90/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,138	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	1,238.19/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,238	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	160.39/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,177	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,247	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,016	169.40/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,721	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	245.13/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	648	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,341	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	591	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,171	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	831	207.75/cwt	207.75–207.75	1,726	58
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	640	228.70/cwt	223.50–229.50	1,464	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	329	280.83/cwt	267.00–282.00	924	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	176.46/cwt	173.00–177.75	1,620	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	402	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,099	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	692	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,471	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	186.89/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,381	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	177.56/cwt	173.50–181.50	1,484	874
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,035	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	232.44/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,039	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	219.98/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,058	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	195.08/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,026	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	198.70/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,137	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	246.20/cwt	246.00–247.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	230.83/cwt	227.00–234.00	866	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	167.14/cwt	160.00–170.50	1,611	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	155.21/cwt	122.00–172.50	1,346	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	712	209.75/cwt	209.75–209.75	1,493	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	194.33/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,331	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	192.40/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,203	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	167.30/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,367	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	888	2

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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