Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower, however thin fleshed cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on thin fleshed cattle. Not enough 400 lb to 500 lb steer and heifer calves for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Compared to 2 weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.50/cwt on 916 head.

Average price

$206.50

916 head · 795 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$43.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.18

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	794	208.47	1,654	842
Medium and Large 1-2	764	187.70	1,435	62
Large 1	1,053	165.04	1,738	12thin

One grade step is worth $43.43/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale916 hd

206.50

—

KS average3 barns · 2,586 hd

211.68

−5.18

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	1,884	116.12	2,188	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	96.17	1,215	422
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	86.38	978	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	68.00	765	2thin

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)	1,215	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,847	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,278	$1,765	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,256	$1,750	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	427	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	374	251.43/cwt	242.50–256.00	940	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	456	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	580	231.49/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,343	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	173.13/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	252.24/cwt	242.50–256.00	1,087	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	269.12/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,238	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	859	199.45/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,713	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	728	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,609	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	248.85/cwt	242.50–252.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	186.06/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,470	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	967	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,837	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,365	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	251.06/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,190	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,709	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	201.58/cwt	197.50–205.50	1,653	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	189.33/cwt	188.25–195.25	1,674	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	203.10/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	260.64/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,131	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,053	165.04/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	193.12/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,408	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	461	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	215.41/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,458	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	211.23/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,525	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	360	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	484	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,416	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	578	242.74/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,403	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	188.49/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,042	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	94.75/cwt	90.00–99.75	1,173	344
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	765	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	102.42/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,409	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	86.38/cwt	82.00–89.50	978	61
Bulls	—	—	1,985	122.98/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,441	5
Bulls	—	—	1,793	107.85/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,934	5
Bulls	—	—	1,878	116.91/cwt	110.00–119.50	2,196	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	1,860.71/head	1,775.00–2,075.00	1,861	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	1,750.00/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,750	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	97.57/cwt	89.00–124.00	937	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	1,765.22/head	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,765	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	890	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	193.45/cwt	189.00–194.25	1,422	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	151.10/cwt	141.00–166.00	1,188	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	187.17/cwt	185.50–188.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	160.50/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,380	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,007	154.25/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	476	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,463	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	209.08/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,200	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	183.57/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,426	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	226.67/cwt	226.00–230.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	665	217.32/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,445	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	641	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,468	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	179.25/cwt	175.00–183.50	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	236.82/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,146	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	822	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,730	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	792	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	1,744	49

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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