Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2023-08-03

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 3
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
802 head
▼ 284 vs last sale 1,086▼ 1,195 vs year ago 1,997 · −59.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 135▲ 11 vs year ago 194 · +5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers for a market test. However a higher trend was noted on 700 lb to 900 lb steers. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher on a very limited supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $244.58/cwt on 553 head.
Average price
$244.58
553 head · 813 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,988
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$46.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.88
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1810246.251,995529
Medium and Large 1-2759211.951,60816thin
Large 11,094199.752,1858thin
One grade step is worth $46.50/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale553 hd
244.58
—
KS average3 barns · 3,189 hd
253.47
−8.88
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,711133.592,2865thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,301121.321,578127
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,189107.281,27623
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12097.241,08925

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$1,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1—395261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0313
SteersMedium and Large 1—277272.50/cwt272.50–272.507552
SteersLarge 1—1,058212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,2435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—935204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,9071
SteersMedium and Large 1—891240.75/cwt240.75–240.752,14552
SteersMedium and Large 1—540234.75/cwt232.00–237.501,2682
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—667268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—807227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8322
SteersMedium and Large 1—658232.52/cwt226.00–239.001,5302
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—652236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5395
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—720221.59/cwt216.00–233.001,5957
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—563256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,44123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—866198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7154
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—735266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,9553
SteersLarge 1—1,170176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,0591
SteersLarge 1—1,145181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,0722
SteersMedium and Large 1—623223.89/cwt220.00–228.001,3952
SteersMedium and Large 1—761245.33/cwt241.00–252.001,86733
HeifersMedium and Large 1—402245.00/cwt245.00–245.009855
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365237.00/cwt237.00–237.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—851192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6343
HeifersMedium and Large 1—536227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,21723
HeifersMedium and Large 1—695218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5151
BullsMedium and Large 1—363256.00/cwt256.00–256.009293
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,222117.83/cwt113.00–121.001,44062
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,376124.65/cwt122.00–126.501,71565
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,189107.28/cwt102.00–111.001,27623
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12097.24/cwt88.00–101.501,08925
Bulls——1,640114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8701
Bulls——1,795139.98/cwt139.00–142.002,5133
Bulls——1,530134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—959191.00/cwt182.00–192.001,83210
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1—493250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2334
HeifersMedium and Large 1—641231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,48467
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—577166.00/cwt166.00–166.009584
HeifersMedium and Large 1—869213.85/cwt208.00–215.001,85812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—788214.29/cwt214.00–217.001,68910
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—680259.25/cwt259.25–259.251,76381
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—958231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,21352
HeifersMedium and Large 1—555207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1491
HeifersMedium and Large 1—814214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,74212
HeifersLarge 1—1,011206.50/cwt206.50–206.502,08811
SteersMedium and Large 1—465234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 1—928233.29/cwt223.00–237.002,16524
HeifersMedium and Large 1—733231.80/cwt231.00–233.001,69925
SteersMedium and Large 1—819244.38/cwt244.00–246.502,001105
SteersMedium and Large 1—740246.17/cwt245.00–248.001,82249
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—918248.94/cwt246.50–251.752,28593

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.