Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2023-11-16

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 16
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,139 head
▼ 2,445 vs last sale 3,584▼ 2,073 vs year ago 3,212 · −64.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
479 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 496▼ 261 vs year ago 740 · −35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 266 vs last sale 0▲ 125 vs year ago 141 · +88.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have an auction next Thursday November 23 due to Thanksgiving break.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, however thin fleshed and fancy steers sold steady. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady on light receipts. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. by

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $231.96/cwt on 824 head.
Average price
$231.96
824 head · 756 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$432
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$29.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.93
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1758232.571,764807
Medium and Large 1-2657202.811,33217thin
One grade step is worth $29.76/cwt here — about $432 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 sale824 hd
231.96
—
KS average4 barns · 3,747 hd
240.88
−8.93
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—Average1,81293.041,68622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29794.131,221264
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16586.901,012142
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19372.738686thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,273$2,03610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,232$1,97023
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,7963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,379$1,57725
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,291$1,53210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,4708
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,302$1,46281
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,388$1,4133thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,228$1,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,283$1,27682
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,283$1,1892thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,1832thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,241$1,1105
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,183$2,55010

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1—413261.71/cwt257.50–269.001,0818
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324272.30/cwt265.00–277.508825
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624208.12/cwt200.00–210.501,29930
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—903192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,7343
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—719237.25/cwt237.25–237.251,70672
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—818233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,90656
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—503272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3685
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—410232.00/cwt232.00–232.009514
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—592204.99/cwt202.00–208.001,2146
SteersMedium and Large 1—766227.03/cwt217.00–228.501,739117
SteersMedium and Large 1—692219.75/cwt219.00–221.001,52132
SteersMedium and Large 1—486276.22/cwt272.00–282.001,34212
SteersMedium and Large 1—579248.80/cwt243.00–253.001,44128
SteersMedium and Large 1—934209.46/cwt205.50–211.001,95614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—604205.13/cwt194.00–206.001,23914
SteersMedium and Large 1—440297.65/cwt287.00–300.001,3107
SteersMedium and Large 1—325312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0164
SteersMedium and Large 1—390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2092
SteersMedium and Large 1—841226.78/cwt218.50–228.501,90770
SteersMedium and Large 1—882218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,92739
SteersMedium and Large 1—633223.17/cwt220.00–225.501,41330
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—595229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3634
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—459298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,3687
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—825231.98/cwt229.50–235.001,914240
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—677236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,59837
SteersMedium and Large 1—537258.35/cwt257.00–260.001,3879
SteersMedium and Large 1—721202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4568
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—716190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3606
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—533219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1674
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—496244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2104
BullsMedium and Large 1—755199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5021
BullsMedium and Large 1—427290.14/cwt289.00–292.001,2395
BullsMedium and Large 1—578196.94/cwt186.00–206.001,1383
BullsMedium and Large 1—662167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1092
BullsMedium and Large 1—614184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1306
BullsMedium and Large 1—505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
CowsLean 85-90%—1,19372.73/cwt69.00–78.008686
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,489102.07/cwt93.50–106.001,52042
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,26192.63/cwt90.00–98.501,168222
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16586.90/cwt80.00–89.501,012142
Bulls——1,88392.70/cwt90.00–98.001,74610
Bulls——1,68482.59/cwt71.00–89.001,3916
Bulls——1,823104.05/cwt101.00–109.501,8976
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2831,275.52/head1,160.00–1,375.001,27682
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2281,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2732,035.71/head1,450.00–2,150.002,03610
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566226.21/cwt217.00–230.001,28023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2331,796.49/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7963
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2831,188.63/head1,135.00–1,240.001,1892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2321,969.60/head1,075.00–2,200.001,97023
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,1832,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,55010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2411,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1105
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0601,182.97/head1,110.00–1,250.001,1832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3881,412.52/head1,275.00–1,525.001,4133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2911,531.95/head1,250.00–1,600.001,53210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3021,462.15/head1,110.00–1,625.001,46281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0851,469.83/head1,175.00–1,725.001,4708
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3791,576.60/head1,225.00–1,850.001,57725
HeifersMedium and Large 1—650197.58/cwt197.00–208.001,28419
HeifersLarge 1—1,033166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,7203
HeifersMedium and Large 1—741210.00/cwt208.00–211.001,5563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—600193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—695197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3691
BullsMedium and Large 1—740176.66/cwt172.00–179.001,3078
HeifersMedium and Large 1—905198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,79212
HeifersMedium and Large 1—761200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,52210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—534227.64/cwt226.00–234.001,21623
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460238.27/cwt233.00–242.001,09620
HeifersMedium and Large 1—844200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,6928
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—362280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0147
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—497251.80/cwt251.00–253.001,25110
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—664212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4115

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.