Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers 400 lb to 1,000 lb , however a higher trend was noted especially on thin fleshed steers. No recent comparison on feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb, however a higher trend was noted especially on thin fleshed heifers. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.86/cwt on 1,345 head.

Average price

$248.86

1,345 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$21.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	249.87	1,819	1,283
Medium and Large 1-2	757	228.00	1,727	62

One grade step is worth $21.86/cwt here — about $92 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 sale1,345 hd

248.86

—

KS average3 barns · 2,973 hd

246.40

+2.45

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	1,591	125.79	2,002	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,264	116.97	1,479	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	105.85	1,275	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	93.02	1,081	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	427	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	775	253.36/cwt	252.50–254.00	1,964	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	199.80/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,854	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,050	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	240.01/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,966	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	243.02/cwt	238.00–249.50	2,100	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	242.13/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,918	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	818	255.79/cwt	253.50–258.75	2,092	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	992	239.09/cwt	237.00–239.50	2,372	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	242.82/cwt	238.00–247.60	2,217	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	261.87/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	237.56/cwt	231.00–241.00	874	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	218.56/cwt	212.00–225.00	2,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	722	269.20/cwt	265.25–273.50	1,944	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	424	341.98/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,450	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	266.93/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,700	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	659	279.74/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,843	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	467	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,560	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	779	263.28/cwt	261.85–266.00	2,051	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	250.45/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,803	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	618	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	307.89/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,607	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,439	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,501	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	122.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,656	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	93.02/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,081	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	114.67/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,401	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	105.85/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,275	36
Bulls	—	—	1,317	112.22/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,478	3
Bulls	—	—	2,082	134.02/cwt	132.50–138.00	2,790	5
Bulls	—	—	1,466	125.76/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,844	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	241.95/cwt	231.00–244.25	1,735	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	219.86/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,922	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	240.84/cwt	234.00–243.25	1,975	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	247.53/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,515	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	253.10/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,460	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	246.57/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,921	321
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	242.10/cwt	236.00–249.50	1,629	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	565	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,605	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,471	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	234.95/cwt	227.00–236.10	2,129	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	680	257.35/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,750	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	264.55/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,349	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	291.61/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,242	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	260.32/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	681	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	238.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,071	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	457	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,289	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	731	252.14/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,843	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	613	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,600	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	310.64/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,528	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	812	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	2,004	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,612	5

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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