Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady. Not enough feeder steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb, however a higher trend was noted especially on thin fleshed and weaned calves. Unweaned calves sold at a 20.00 discount. Not enough feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb , however a higher trend was noted, especially on weaned and thin fleshed heifers. Unweaned heifer calves sold at a 15.00 discount. Demand was moderate, however demand was good on weaned and thin fleshed calves. Outstanding offering of native calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $266.12/cwt on 1,347 head.

Average price

$266.12

1,347 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	267.90	1,795	1,260
Medium and Large 1-2	653	240.20	1,568	87

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $228 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 sale1,347 hd

266.12

—

KS average3 barns · 3,955 hd

264.40

+1.72

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	—	High	1,584	109.10	1,729	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	106.84	1,417	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	97.04	1,139	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,216	80.86	983	10

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,295	$1,425	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,251	$1,260	7

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1Fancy	—	572	298.14/cwt	293.50–306.50	1,705	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,656	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	374	324.95/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	249.16/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,331	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	314.76/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,394	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	239.61/cwt	237.00–244.50	2,003	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	235.70/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,520	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	226.33/cwt	207.00–232.50	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	235.15/cwt	225.50–239.25	2,034	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	241.57/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,848	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	236.18/cwt	226.00–245.50	1,592	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,293	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	311.86/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	239.02/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,778	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	271.34/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,525	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	277.63/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,471	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,123	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	438	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	730	253.88/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,853	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	636	275.29/cwt	274.00–281.00	1,751	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	884	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,183	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	258.43/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,729	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	252.28/cwt	245.50–256.00	1,584	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,581	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	466	332.56/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,550	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	785	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,978	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	397	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	586	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	800	247.75/cwt	247.75–247.75	1,982	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	240.74/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	285.00/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,414	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	255.78/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,489	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	219.59/cwt	202.50–231.00	1,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	754	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,440	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,353	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	113.16/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,601	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	103.68/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,329	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	97.04/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,139	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	80.86/cwt	70.00–89.00	983	10
Bulls	—	—	1,653	119.12/cwt	117.50–122.00	1,969	3
Bulls	—	—	1,659	108.64/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,802	6
Bulls	—	—	1,258	95.46/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,201	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	533	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,492	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	291.00/cwt	289.50–296.00	1,245	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	283.31/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,349	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	302.53/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	239.27/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,493	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	265.26/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,233	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	274.47/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,202	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	228.22/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,308	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	234.74/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,221	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	258.81/cwt	254.50–262.00	1,390	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	232.17/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,349	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	220.55/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,480	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	220.29/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,205	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	714	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,685	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	555	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,562	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	614	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.50	1,612	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,029	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	274.11/cwt	268.00–278.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	316	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	251.80/cwt	245.00–255.50	1,209	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	396	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	309.40/cwt	307.00–312.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	311.61/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,480	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,530	3

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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