Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2023-10-26

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 26
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,624 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 1,324▼ 1,870 vs year ago 3,494 · −53.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 201▼ 176 vs year ago 423 · −41.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, however fancy and reputation steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Heifer calves 450 lb to 600 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Unweaned heifer calves sold 10.00 lower. Demand was good on fancy and reputation cattle, otherwise demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $246.67/cwt on 1,038 head.
Average price
$246.67
1,038 head · 723 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−6.52
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1723246.671,7821,038
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,038 hd
246.67
—
KS average3 barns · 2,667 hd
253.19
−6.52
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—Average1,67698.601,65210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26398.091,239181
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16084.6698233
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09576.008322thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—376230.38/cwt230.00–231.008665
HeifersMedium and Large 1—328265.00/cwt265.00–265.008694
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—434312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3565
SteersMedium and Large 1—812232.28/cwt228.00–238.001,88688
SteersMedium and Large 1—461267.72/cwt262.00–272.501,2349
SteersMedium and Large 1—918216.10/cwt215.00–218.001,9848
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—464262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,21819
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—409269.58/cwt269.00–271.001,1037
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—871244.57/cwt243.75–245.002,130238
SteersMedium and Large 1—702225.72/cwt225.00–228.001,58525
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—465308.49/cwt302.00–314.001,43419
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—558261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,45621
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—520271.10/cwt270.00–278.001,41014
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—748247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,84810
SteersMedium and Large 1—885228.64/cwt221.00–232.002,023116
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—232239.00/cwt239.00–239.005547
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—575243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3976
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—446275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2276
SteersMedium and Large 1—633240.81/cwt236.00–246.001,52459
SteersMedium and Large 1—414301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,24617
SteersMedium and Large 1—794236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,87855
SteersMedium and Large 1—681239.81/cwt236.00–242.001,63364
SteersMedium and Large 1—531253.68/cwt251.00–256.001,34762
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—606250.85/cwt250.00–251.001,52027
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471250.83/cwt246.00–254.001,18132
BullsMedium and Large 1—572231.30/cwt219.00–239.001,32317
BullsMedium and Large 1—465243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1307
BullsMedium and Large 1—863181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5625
BullsMedium and Large 1—628226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4194
BullsMedium and Large 1—368279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,0274
Bulls——1,679101.79/cwt95.00–106.001,7097
Bulls——1,56879.22/cwt72.00–85.001,2422
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16084.66/cwt80.00–89.5098233
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09576.00/cwt76.00–76.008322
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,342103.92/cwt100.00–108.501,39557
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,22795.41/cwt90.00–99.501,171124
Bulls——1,870115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,1511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—528247.39/cwt241.00–251.001,30686
HeifersMedium and Large 1—434256.66/cwt254.00–261.001,11413
HeifersMedium and Large 1—705217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5302
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570242.35/cwt235.00–247.001,38184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—531196.66/cwt189.00–207.001,0446
HeifersLarge 1—1,003199.50/cwt199.50–199.502,0017
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—622211.84/cwt206.00–217.001,31813
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—445237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0578
HeifersMedium and Large 1—614226.54/cwt219.00–228.001,39129
HeifersMedium and Large 1—955198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,89115
HeifersMedium and Large 1—826208.99/cwt206.00–210.001,72611
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—355327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,1635
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—508228.45/cwt221.00–237.001,16133
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—582218.59/cwt218.00–219.001,27214
HeifersMedium and Large 1—366270.00/cwt270.00–270.009884
HeifersLarge 1—1,070175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,87320
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—492247.09/cwt245.50–249.001,21620
SteersMedium and Large 1—573251.69/cwt247.00–257.001,44288
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—796243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,93458
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—485292.77/cwt284.00–298.001,42031
HeifersMedium and Large 1—679215.16/cwt211.00–219.001,46141

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.