Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs no recent test to compare with, over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs not well tested, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.16/cwt on 1,445 head.

Average price

$209.16

1,445 head · 810 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	781	214.32	1,673	1,240
Medium and Large 1-2	733	191.27	1,401	63
Large 1	1,095	172.03	1,883	142

One grade step is worth $42.29/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale1,445 hd

209.16

—

KS average3 barns · 3,660 hd

212.95

−3.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	668	239.63/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,601	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	556	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,368	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	276.72/cwt	272.50–278.00	1,278	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	213.60/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	752	229.05/cwt	223.00–229.50	1,722	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	199.40/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,655	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	241.40/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,381	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	438	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,369	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	501	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,338	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,022	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,067	149.07/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	198.11/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,161	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	202.93/cwt	199.25–205.00	1,447	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	192.33/cwt	192.00–192.50	1,471	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	236.67/cwt	236.00–239.00	966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	182.29/cwt	176.00–184.50	1,495	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	183.59/cwt	174.00–197.00	1,158	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,337	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	812	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,778	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	661	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,395	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	217.44/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,274	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	163.70/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	303.86/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,112	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	216.41/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,705	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	220.56/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,489	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,419	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	195.69/cwt	185.00–196.50	1,697	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	187.45/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,708	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	235.40/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,109	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	202.79/cwt	200.00–208.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,566	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	202.29/cwt	198.00–216.00	1,248	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	171.72/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,585	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	224.98/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,181	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	368	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,089	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,100	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	1,889	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	866	198.81/cwt	198.00–199.50	1,722	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	215.75/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,241	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	264.70/cwt	261.00–272.50	858	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	592	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	1,437	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	612	230.69/cwt	219.00–234.00	1,412	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	186.78/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	181.40/cwt	178.50–183.00	1,785	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	181.84/cwt	176.50–187.25	1,409	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	194.00/cwt	192.25–200.00	1,333	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	182.84/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,311	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,092	172.17/cwt	171.85–172.50	1,880	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	247	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	719	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	283.08/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,234	14

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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