Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt livestock in Pratt will have a special calf sale next Thursday October 26

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 400 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Not enough feeder heifers 450 lb to 850 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Thin fleshed, fancy, and reputation steers and heifers sold steady on very low supply. Demand was good on reputation cattle, otherwise moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $266.59/cwt on 642 head.

Average price

$266.59

642 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$47.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	269.27	1,759	606
Medium and Large 1-2	722	221.55	1,600	36

One grade step is worth $47.72/cwt here — about $159 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 sale642 hd

266.59

—

KS average3 barns · 2,969 hd

264.84

+1.75

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	—	Average	1,901	112.04	2,130	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	108.60	1,499	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	95.59	1,162	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	84.35	898	8thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$1,757	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,305	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,290	$1,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	518	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,357	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,785	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	225.31/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,559	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	272.31/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,770	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,414	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	243.78/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	218.82/cwt	215.50–230.00	2,094	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	264.16/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,503	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	313.43/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,367	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	238.02/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,569	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	231.01/cwt	230.00–238.00	2,063	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	248.45/cwt	244.00–253.00	1,928	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	244.75/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,525	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	523	297.28/cwt	289.00–303.00	1,555	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	315.61/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,161	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	256.13/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,334	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	439	324.28/cwt	322.00–329.00	1,424	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	273.93/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,550	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	224.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,865	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	548	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,397	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,446	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	95.59/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,162	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	84.35/cwt	76.00–88.00	898	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	114.25/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,563	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	105.78/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,467	56
Bulls	—	—	1,878	109.52/cwt	108.00–113.00	2,057	8
Bulls	—	—	1,835	91.50/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	118.17/cwt	114.00–121.50	2,284	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	1,757.35/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,757	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	131.20/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,396	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,453	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,316	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,313	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	274.88/cwt	274.00–275.00	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	780	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,868	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	237.60/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,701	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	221.43/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,395	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	238.80/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,280	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	222.00/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	228.33/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	217.50/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,927	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	257.05/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,265	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	278.02/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,198	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,098	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,042	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	451	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,443	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	572	300.09/cwt	292.00–303.50	1,717	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	791	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,970	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	731	245.11/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,792	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	880	233.58/cwt	231.50–236.50	2,056	71

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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