Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2023-11-30

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 30
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
634 head
505 vs last sale 1,139 3,168 vs year ago 3,802 · 83.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
400 head
79 vs last sale 479 361 vs year ago 761 · 47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
187 vs last sale 266 39 vs year ago 118 · 33.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last regular sale two weeks ago, feeder cattle overall sold on a light test, though a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Buyer attendance and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $241.12/cwt on 404 head.
Average price
$241.12
404 head · 838 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.51
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1838241.122,020404
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 sale404 hd
241.12
KS average3 barns · 1,836 hd
233.61
+7.51
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
BullsAverage1,780103.971,85016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,400100.771,411134
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22195.321,164149
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14190.721,03572

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,476$1,5934thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,336$1,38612
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,268$1,3575

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1812206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,67744
SteersMedium and Large 1877234.21/cwt231.50–238.252,054150
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574214.35/cwt213.00–216.001,2309
HeifersMedium and Large 1441251.44/cwt250.00–252.001,1097
HeifersMedium and Large 1910187.75/cwt187.75–187.751,70960
SteersMedium and Large 1849235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,99960
SteersMedium and Large 1420306.18/cwt305.00–307.001,2865
SteersMedium and Large 1664248.11/cwt246.00–250.001,64717
SteersMedium and Large 1579279.47/cwt279.00–281.001,61826
SteersMedium and Large 1920238.25/cwt238.00–238.502,192111
SteersMedium and Large 1758239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8125
SteersMedium and Large 1541281.50/cwt281.50–281.501,5234
SteersMedium and Large 1746245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,82826
HeifersMedium and Large 1715215.25/cwt215.25–215.251,53924
HeifersMedium and Large 1536239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,28115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2787195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,53514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530214.68/cwt214.00–215.001,1383
HeifersMedium and Large 1760199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,5168
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2945126.46/cwt120.00–144.001,19528
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,027107.00/cwt105.00–110.001,09920
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3361,385.62/head1,300.00–1,425.001,38612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2681,356.86/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3575
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4761,592.97/head1,575.00–1,625.001,5934
Bulls1,821106.24/cwt102.00–109.501,93511
Bulls2,165119.50/cwt119.50–119.502,5871
Bulls1,57093.84/cwt91.00–97.001,4734
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201100.26/cwt98.00–103.001,20433
CowsLean 85-90%1,14190.72/cwt85.00–94.001,03572
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22793.91/cwt90.00–97.001,152116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,400100.77/cwt95.00–106.251,411134

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.