Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a Special Cow Sale next Thursday November 16

* Final Report *

Compare to last week , not enough feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Steers and heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, some places up to 20.00 lower on unweaned calves. Reputation and thin fleshed calves sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate. 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 $250.25/cwt on 2,229 head.

Average price

$250.25

2,229 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$507

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$48.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	252.27	1,581	2,129
Medium and Large 1-2	672	212.38	1,428	40
Large 1	1,025	203.81	2,089	60

One grade step is worth $48.46/cwt here — about −$507 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 sale2,229 hd

250.25

—

KS average4 barns · 5,967 hd

249.88

+0.36

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	1,744	99.39	1,734	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,267	93.51	1,185	347
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	86.08	1,044	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	75.41	823	7thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	—	699	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,447	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	228.04/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	726	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,634	55
Steers	Large 1	—	1,016	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,108	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	232.32/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,573	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	243.90/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,522	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	263.06/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,423	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,003	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	875	231.10/cwt	231.10–231.10	2,022	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	230.80/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,803	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	276.50/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,189	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	208.71/cwt	205.75–214.00	1,991	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	290.90/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,056	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	298.04/cwt	295.00–306.00	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	223.00/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,606	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,572	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	221.08/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,934	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	255.36/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,481	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	284.55/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,374	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	222.03/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,409	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	561	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,492	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	317	337.52/cwt	332.50–343.00	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	391	326.86/cwt	317.50–334.00	1,278	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	314.67/cwt	301.00–324.00	1,300	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,231	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	231.73/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,321	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	217.25/cwt	215.50–220.00	1,477	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	212.62/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,318	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	743	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	645	258.84/cwt	256.50–259.50	1,670	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	250.54/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,325	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	250.80/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,186	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,037	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	214.03/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	190.12/cwt	160.00–221.00	1,192	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	869	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	92.85/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,167	323
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	102.37/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,433	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	86.08/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,044	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	75.41/cwt	74.00–77.00	823	7
Bulls	—	—	1,508	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,267	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	105.26/cwt	101.00–113.50	2,035	13
Bulls	—	—	1,564	95.26/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,337	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	272.83/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,020	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	201.18/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	236.41/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,241	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	279.16/cwt	272.00–284.00	888	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	179.31/cwt	161.00–187.00	1,910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	186.39/cwt	181.00–194.50	1,284	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	193.22/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,780	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	199.49/cwt	192.00–209.50	1,432	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	245.44/cwt	235.50–254.00	1,193	97
Steers	Large 1	—	1,091	175.84/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	192.12/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,260	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	374	342.97/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,283	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,630	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	624	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,591	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	449	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,504	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	282.66/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,461	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	385	278.78/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,073	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	203.90/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,179	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	255.17/cwt	254.00–257.00	944	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	207.25/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,088	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	228.83/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,094	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	203.11/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,343	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	224.34/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,283	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	681	215.55/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,468	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,254	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,161	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	628	223.66/cwt	218.50–226.00	1,405	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	211.78/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,660	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	267.95/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,155	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	204.24/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,295	58

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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