Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 400 lb to 925 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Not enough heifers 350 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Thin fleshed and reputation cattle sold at a premium. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.67/cwt on 548 head.

Average price

$215.67

548 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$77.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.92

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	217.46	1,432	530
Medium and Large 1-2	812	169.98	1,381	9thin
Large 1	1,066	158.00	1,684	8thin
Medium 1	1,080	140.00	1,512	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.46/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale548 hd

215.67

—

KS average3 barns · 1,516 hd

206.75

+8.92

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	1,695	117.93	1,999	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	108.05	1,448	227
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	95.68	1,147	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	86.52	950	17

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	433	295.89/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,281	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	296.89/cwt	293.00–302.50	1,134	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	186.50/cwt	177.50–187.75	1,921	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	260.82/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	254.07/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	196.25/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	226.17/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,522	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	306	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	366	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,052	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	212.34/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,306	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	827	193.60/cwt	193.60–193.60	1,601	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	721	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,492	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	582	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	248.07/cwt	241.00–253.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	452	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	435	272.45/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,185	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	653	212.16/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,385	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,298	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,299	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	197.90/cwt	197.50–198.75	1,524	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,066	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	180.26/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,423	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	115.06/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,198	22
Bulls	—	—	1,531	116.71/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,787	30
Bulls	—	—	1,988	125.09/cwt	120.00–136.50	2,487	18
Bulls	—	—	1,624	99.45/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,615	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	95.68/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,147	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	105.93/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,377	139
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	111.40/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,564	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	86.52/cwt	84.00–89.00	950	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	705	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,544	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	374	333.90/cwt	327.00–339.00	1,249	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	548	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	931	198.67/cwt	195.50–199.10	1,850	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	883	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	1,804	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	272.29/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,549	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	489	282.30/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,380	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	809	207.28/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,677	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	187.90/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	180.34/cwt	170.50–180.75	1,616	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	195.74/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,403	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	484	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,195	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	537	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	1,271	31

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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