Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2023-08-31

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 31
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,564 head
▲ 1,914 vs last sale 650▼ 728 vs year ago 3,292 · −22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 178 vs last sale 50▼ 68 vs year ago 296 · −23.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 7 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, with most advance on thin fleshed or fancy steers. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, however thin fleshed heifers sold steady. Not enough steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test. Demand was good on thin fleshed cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, however 3 high yielding cows weighing 1321 lb sold for 127. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.52/cwt on 1,225 head.
Average price
$231.52
1,225 head · 768 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$412
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$38.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.03
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1769232.261,7871,201
Medium and Large 1-2708194.171,37524
One grade step is worth $38.09/cwt here — about $412 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 sale1,225 hd
231.52
—
KS average3 barns · 2,701 hd
240.55
−9.03
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—Average1,779126.282,24637
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,355120.611,635128
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,196106.241,27129
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09793.531,02610

Every lot, as filed

69 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,260115.25/cwt110.00–119.001,45239
SteersMedium and Large 1—456275.44/cwt268.00–280.001,2567
HeifersMedium and Large 1—927218.41/cwt209.00–220.502,02511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422233.00/cwt233.00–233.009838
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—970244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,36765
SteersMedium and Large 1—501236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1824
SteersMedium and Large 1—665268.38/cwt268.00–268.501,785114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—528231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2203
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—683242.61/cwt239.00–246.001,65765
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—431267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,1514
SteersMedium and Large 1—447292.59/cwt288.00–293.001,30812
SteersMedium and Large 1—740255.24/cwt250.50–256.001,88952
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—670281.75/cwt281.75–281.751,88887
SteersMedium and Large 1—809234.31/cwt234.00–234.501,89637
SteersLarge 1—1,088213.50/cwt213.50–213.502,32319
SteersMedium and Large 1—942222.15/cwt220.50–230.002,09340
SteersMedium and Large 1—883228.81/cwt228.75–229.002,02061
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—900242.75/cwt242.75–242.752,18553
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—816254.64/cwt251.50–256.002,07840
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—571279.86/cwt278.00–283.001,59813
SteersMedium and Large 1—580257.71/cwt251.00–261.001,49518
SteersMedium and Large 1—636269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,7116
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—632286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,80817
SteersMedium and Large 1—358308.62/cwt305.00–311.001,1055
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—462290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3404
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—760269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,04477
SteersMedium and Large 1—993221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,19536
SteersMedium and Large 1—780259.02/cwt255.00–262.002,020231
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—857255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,18560
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—935193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,8051
BullsMedium and Large 1—663206.33/cwt190.00–240.001,3683
BullsMedium and Large 1—396280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1093
BullsMedium and Large 1—450266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,1971
BullsMedium and Large 1—300275.00/cwt275.00–275.008251
BullsMedium and Large 1—570241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3742
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,397122.96/cwt120.00–127.001,71889
Bulls——1,743126.67/cwt120.50–129.002,20821
Bulls——1,587110.45/cwt96.00–117.001,7535
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,196106.24/cwt102.00–109.001,27129
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09793.53/cwt81.00–99.501,02610
Bulls——1,935132.72/cwt130.00–135.002,56811
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—918131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—955195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,8674
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—727198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4392
HeifersMedium and Large 1—814218.53/cwt208.50–223.001,779111
BullsMedium and Large 1—442261.02/cwt259.00–273.001,15414
HeifersMedium and Large 1—510262.53/cwt260.00–266.001,33950
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—825185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—495206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0203
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 1—975208.45/cwt204.50–212.502,03236
HeifersMedium and Large 1—635238.57/cwt238.00–239.001,51521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—791225.98/cwt221.00–228.501,78874
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—884215.25/cwt208.00–216.001,903107
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—770174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3403
HeifersMedium and Large 1—677223.33/cwt218.00–229.001,51210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—353271.98/cwt270.00–276.009603
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—618244.45/cwt241.00–249.501,51131
HeifersMedium and Large 1—743229.46/cwt223.00–232.001,705104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—617196.41/cwt191.00–202.001,21210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—889215.16/cwt209.00–221.001,91384
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—936240.98/cwt234.50–247.002,256125
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—732243.88/cwt237.00–247.501,785196
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—814234.22/cwt231.00–239.501,907188
HeifersMedium and Large 1—487246.50/cwt243.00–252.501,20012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—558247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3787
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—788241.62/cwt236.00–242.001,90478
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—922200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,84410

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.