Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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No recent price comparison as the last test of feeder cattle were three weeks ago. The undertone to last week's limited run of feeders is lower. The CME Feeder Cattle contracts have lost around 20.00 in the last two weeks. Demand was moderate as order buyers are willing to take on cattle but at much lower prices. Best demand for thinner fleshed calves suitable for winter grazing.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.56/cwt on 1,555 head.

Average price

$253.56

1,555 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$35.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

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	259.24	1,679	1,306
Medium and Large 1-2	669	223.79	1,497	249

One grade step is worth $35.45/cwt here — about $182 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 sale1,555 hd

253.56

—

KS average4 barns · 6,323 hd

250.21

+3.35

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	—	High	1,633	104.56	1,708	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,326	96.26	1,276	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	92.34	1,091	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	76.21	757	32

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,264	$1,325	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,277	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,550	5

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	788	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,544	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	651	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,621	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	302.90/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,681	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	233.29/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,661	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	619	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,275	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	201.49/cwt	195.50–207.00	1,298	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	269.81/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,470	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	248.60/cwt	240.00–258.50	1,551	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,793	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	210.63/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,502	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	214.89/cwt	209.50–223.00	1,453	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	332.77/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,434	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	205.09/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,708	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,168	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	190.09/cwt	190.00–190.50	1,853	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	220.96/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,710	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	232.18/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,595	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	205.34/cwt	205.00–205.50	1,821	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	235.84/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,481	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	209.94/cwt	190.00–215.75	1,633	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	306.54/cwt	296.00–325.00	1,481	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	258.05/cwt	241.00–268.00	1,486	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	761	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,492	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,408	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	451	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,637	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	201.87/cwt	192.00–204.50	1,562	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	209.39/cwt	208.50–209.50	1,418	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	213.66/cwt	204.50–220.00	1,312	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,046	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	234.23/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,337	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	251.55/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,577	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	94.49/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,123	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	607	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	85.26/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,142	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	93.61/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,233	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	91.62/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,080	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	46.77/cwt	46.00–48.00	381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	82.72/cwt	76.50–89.50	856	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	104.95/cwt	99.50–110.00	1,414	12
Bulls	—	—	1,360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	107.65/cwt	98.00–115.50	1,973	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,406	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,277.30/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,277	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	189.57/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,735	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	197.36/cwt	192.00–209.25	1,453	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	187.84/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,644	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	265.72/cwt	265.50–268.00	1,422	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	252.17/cwt	238.00–261.00	1,324	71
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,081	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,346	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	191.32/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,312	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	419	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,299	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	272.89/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,283	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	215.59/cwt	198.00–221.75	1,259	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	531	230.89/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,226	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	418	305.88/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	183.91/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,422	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	311.50/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,582	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	184.99/cwt	184.50–187.50	1,508	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	698	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,347	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	738	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,417	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	482	286.59/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,381	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,405	33

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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