Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final

*No sale next week December 28, 2023*

Compared to last week, not enough of a comparison on Feeder Cattle to make an accurate market trend, a higher undertone is noted. Buyer attendance and demand is good. Slaughter Cows sold steady and Bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.51/cwt on 1,280 head.

Average price

$270.51

1,280 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$96.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.72

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	271.18	1,787	1,194
Medium and Large 1-2	579	265.40	1,537	82
Large 1	1,071	175.00	1,874	4thin

One grade step is worth $96.18/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale1,280 hd

270.51

—

KS average3 barns · 2,437 hd

254.79

+15.72

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	1,634	103.50	1,691	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	101.52	1,394	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	92.60	1,095	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	86.50	928	48

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$2,215	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,825	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,850	5

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2	—	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	320.73/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,254	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,011	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	209.59/cwt	201.00–217.50	1,417	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	195.17/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,585	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	246.90/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,686	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	222.10/cwt	212.00–226.50	1,817	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	254.90/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,639	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	337.86/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,449	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	313.74/cwt	311.00–316.50	1,660	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	282.77/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,487	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	208.22/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,918	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	238.61/cwt	236.50–248.00	1,720	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	276.08/cwt	260.00–281.25	1,687	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	422	357.85/cwt	355.00–361.00	1,510	56
Steers	Large 1	—	1,071	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	424	309.01/cwt	300.00–314.50	1,310	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	484	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,128	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,697	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	276.33/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,174	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	632	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,715	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	92.60/cwt	81.00–100.00	1,095	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	671	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	86.83/cwt	79.00–92.00	934	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	100.62/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,355	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	107.86/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,676	12
Bulls	—	—	1,501	100.15/cwt	84.00–114.00	1,503	10
Bulls	—	—	2,077	114.66/cwt	114.00–116.00	2,381	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	2,215.40/head	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,215	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,825	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	247.81/cwt	238.00–261.00	1,435	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	257.60/cwt	244.00–267.75	1,350	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	300.80/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,444	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,642	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	290.82/cwt	278.00–296.00	1,277	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	289.25/cwt	289.25–289.25	1,764	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	324.90/cwt	320.50–327.00	1,706	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	208.79/cwt	204.50–225.00	1,497	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	263.73/cwt	260.50–268.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	246.40/cwt	229.00–251.00	1,506	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	211.25/cwt	211.25–211.25	2,102	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	232.88/cwt	222.00–235.50	1,782	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	266.47/cwt	249.00–272.00	1,551	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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