Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Thursday November 9, Pratt Livestock in Pratt will have a special calf sale *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher on light receipts. Steers 650 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady, however thin fleshed steers sold 5.00 higher. Steer calves 450 lb to 650 lb sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher, however thin fleshed and vaccinated calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 850 lb sold unevenly steady, while thin fleshed and vaccinated heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Unweaned and unvaccinated heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good on thin fleshed and vaccinated cattle, otherwise moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.62/cwt on 1,652 head.

Average price

$257.62

1,652 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$667

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	259.52	1,682	1,538
Medium and Large 1-2	586	240.66	1,411	57
Large 1	1,052	223.25	2,349	57

One grade step is worth $36.27/cwt here — about −$667 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 sale1,652 hd

257.62

—

KS average4 barns · 5,055 hd

263.25

−5.64

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	1,722	109.57	1,886	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,279	104.91	1,341	291
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	96.46	1,140	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	85.06	986	22

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$1,475	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	461	307.53/cwt	307.00–309.00	1,418	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	250.33/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,582	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	270.72/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,586	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,356	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	472	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	328.61/cwt	328.00–329.00	1,413	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	561	285.35/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,601	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	602	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,505	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,052	223.25/cwt	223.25–223.25	2,349	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	237.54/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,592	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	223.28/cwt	223.00–225.00	2,081	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	231.06/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,666	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	692	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,758	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	496	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,637	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	275.23/cwt	267.00–278.50	1,437	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	300.82/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,263	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	236.49/cwt	226.50–239.75	2,088	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	223.39/cwt	222.00–225.50	1,827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	257.84/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,369	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	284.46/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,334	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,468	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	324.12/cwt	318.00–332.00	1,650	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,271	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	939	232.25/cwt	232.25–232.25	2,181	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	259.36/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,535	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	447	318.41/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,423	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	266.27/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,177	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	711	243.80/cwt	240.50–248.00	1,733	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	271.84/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,193	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	732	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,757	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	276.07/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,314	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	198.42/cwt	180.00–221.00	1,161	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,298	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	103.55/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,310	244
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	111.95/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,510	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	96.46/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,140	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	85.06/cwt	80.00–89.00	986	22
Bulls	—	—	1,545	106.18/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,640	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	98.20/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,517	4
Bulls	—	—	1,898	116.95/cwt	114.00–118.50	2,220	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	956	122.64/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,172	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,329	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	280.74/cwt	280.00–281.50	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	233.07/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,352	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	238.20/cwt	230.00–249.50	1,262	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	202.29/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	216.51/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,461	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	632	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	249.35/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,182	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	281.43/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,041	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	226.60/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	233.03/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,107	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	483	264.84/cwt	261.00–276.50	1,279	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	224.88/cwt	220.00–228.50	1,408	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	320	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	805	230.37/cwt	230.00–230.50	1,854	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	404	296.68/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,199	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	296.39/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,598	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	602	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,680	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,861	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	264.20/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	240.10/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,429	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	539	252.71/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,362	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	305.53/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	840	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	2,003	27

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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