Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers 500 lb to 925 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Not enough heifers for a market test. Demand was good on the steers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $232.88/cwt on 386 head.

Average price

$232.88

386 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$314

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.79

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	243.34	1,876	278
Medium and Large 1-2	742	216.57	1,606	35
Large 1	1,091	200.86	2,191	73

One grade step is worth $42.48/cwt here — about −$314 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 sale386 hd

232.88

—

KS average3 barns · 2,093 hd

245.66

−12.79

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	1,884	128.52	2,422	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	117.32	1,590	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	107.45	1,243	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	97.32	1,098	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,700	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,314	$1,566	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,320	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	831	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,637	5
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,104	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	2,233	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	644	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	676	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,724	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	955	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	225.00/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,627	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	203.01/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	189.98/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,542	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,075	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,161	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	240.53/cwt	238.00–241.50	2,059	80
Steers	Large 1	—	1,120	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,829	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	97.32/cwt	97.00–97.50	1,098	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	121.38/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,594	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	116.42/cwt	111.50–119.00	1,589	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.50	1,243	14
Bulls	—	—	1,928	120.03/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,314	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	136.69/cwt	132.50–140.50	2,659	5
Bulls	—	—	1,832	128.68/cwt	123.00–131.50	2,357	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	1,566.44/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,552	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	708	260.26/cwt	253.00–261.50	1,843	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	939	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	2,200	42
Steers	Large 1	—	1,175	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,512	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,112	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	226.36/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,870	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,989	6

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →