Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale on Thursday June 29 or Thursday July 6

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, however thin fleshed steers sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, however fancy and thin fleshed heifers sold 4.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was moderate ,however demand was good on thin fleshed and fancy cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.61/cwt on 636 head.

Average price

$244.61

636 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$73.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	755	246.53	1,861	612
Large 1	1,030	199.00	2,050	21
Medium and Large 1-2	912	173.00	1,577	3thin

One grade step is worth $73.53/cwt here — about $283 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 sale636 hd

244.61

—

KS average2 barns · 1,312 hd

237.35

+7.26

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	1,727	119.88	2,070	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	108.84	1,461	157
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	95.65	1,109	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	87.53	953	18

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2	—	955	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	409	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	295.09/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,903	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	389	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,255	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	299	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,049	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	195.21/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	800	227.35/cwt	227.35–227.35	1,819	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	866	228.63/cwt	228.25–229.00	1,980	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	255.96/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,380	34
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,050	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	334.36/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	564	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	542	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,599	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	366	323.87/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,185	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	296.33/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,099	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	910	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,371	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	273.51/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,165	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	716	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,840	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	665	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	762	241.56/cwt	241.00–243.50	1,841	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	633	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	785	219.17/cwt	219.00–219.35	1,720	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	711	222.85/cwt	211.50–226.00	1,584	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,166	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	95.65/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,109	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	87.53/cwt	77.00–89.00	953	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,631	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	105.24/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,331	87
Bulls	—	—	1,922	127.22/cwt	125.50–130.50	2,445	10
Bulls	—	—	1,732	120.62/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,089	13
Bulls	—	—	1,437	108.00/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	908	168.02/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,017	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	179.58/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	222.55/cwt	216.50–226.00	1,291	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	256.83/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,104	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	819	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,802	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	851	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	200.72/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	207.77/cwt	203.50–209.50	1,619	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	225.29/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,199	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	308.00/cwt	302.00–312.50	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	324	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,037	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	371	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,076	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	189.02/cwt	185.00–190.50	1,624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	237.31/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,514	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	569	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	930	233.86/cwt	232.50–235.10	2,175	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,925	4

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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