Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday October 12

* Final Report*

Compared to last week, not enough steers 500 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves 500 lb to 700 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good on feeder heifers, moderate on all other classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.89/cwt on 582 head.

Average price

$234.89

582 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$16.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.11

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	783	236.31	1,851	533
Medium and Large 1-2	690	219.38	1,514	49

One grade step is worth $16.93/cwt here — about $337 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 sale582 hd

234.89

—

KS average3 barns · 1,716 hd

243.00

−8.11

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	1,922	116.02	2,230	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	110.79	1,449	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	93.86	1,093	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	84.44	958	12

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	687	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,666	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,277	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,452	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	875	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,183	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	257.18/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,638	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	236.49/cwt	233.00–239.00	2,095	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	451	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	252.34/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,686	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	238.54/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	193.86/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,307	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,007	223.73/cwt	210.00–224.00	2,253	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	228.19/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,426	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	243.34/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,319	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	586	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,276	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	93.86/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,093	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	84.44/cwt	78.00–89.00	958	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	104.09/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,331	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	119.92/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,617	11
Bulls	—	—	1,725	98.11/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,692	2
Bulls	—	—	2,223	127.99/cwt	127.50–128.50	2,845	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	119.99/cwt	119.00–120.50	2,223	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	929	86.55/cwt	82.00–90.00	804	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	243.07/cwt	235.00–245.75	1,753	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	238.08/cwt	230.25–241.25	1,969	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	227.05/cwt	220.00–233.50	1,959	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	213.95/cwt	212.00–219.50	1,956	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	223.44/cwt	223.00–223.50	1,488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	241.39/cwt	239.00–241.50	1,892	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	226.59/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,287	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	192.73/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	209.75/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	308.18/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,612	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	243.02/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,871	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	244.90/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	217.74/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,659	25

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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