Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2024-02-22

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 22
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,449 head
894 vs last sale 2,555 480 vs year ago 2,969 · +16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
6 vs last sale 234 35 vs year ago 205 · +17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
69 vs last sale 41 101 vs year ago 9 · +1,122.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*FINAL REPORT*

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher on limited comparisons with last week; yearling steers under 900 lbs were 6.00 to 9.00 higher; Over 900 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. while yearling heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand good to very good on all classes of cattle today as buyers were very bullish today wanting cattle for both turnout and for the feedyard ahead of an anticipated bullish cattle on feed report tomorrow. Supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.22/cwt on 2,304 head.
Average price
$249.22
2,304 head · 809 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,015
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$421
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$40.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.79
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2694257.671,78967
Medium and Large 1798251.172,0042,090
Large 11,016217.532,210147
One grade step is worth $40.14/cwt here — about −$421 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 sale2,304 hd
249.22
KS average3 barns · 5,513 hd
255.01
−5.79
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
BullsHigh1,818128.712,34017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,392121.671,69454
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222117.571,43784
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,114101.691,13353

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,313$2,45348
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$1,86430

Every lot, as filed

59 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
SteersMedium and Large 1983216.21/cwt214.10–224.502,125130
SteersMedium and Large 1-2925211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,9524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805228.31/cwt225.50–230.001,8388
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy690250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7256
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy740238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,76145
SteersMedium and Large 1503326.37/cwt315.00–330.001,64219
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy564326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,83911
SteersMedium and Large 1874234.96/cwt227.75–244.502,054432
SteersMedium and Large 1918228.17/cwt221.00–233.502,095244
SteersMedium and Large 1833240.18/cwt233.00–246.502,001406
SteersMedium and Large 1672276.70/cwt269.00–288.001,859112
SteersMedium and Large 1580304.56/cwt297.00–318.001,76676
SteersMedium and Large 1-2975207.33/cwt205.00–212.002,0219
SteersMedium and Large 1763254.19/cwt240.00–258.001,939327
SteersMedium and Large 1729264.19/cwt261.50–268.001,926110
SteersMedium and Large 1478333.14/cwt322.00–346.001,59232
SteersLarge 11,016217.53/cwt211.75–218.852,210147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515313.23/cwt312.50–314.001,6138
SteersMedium and Large 1346412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,4276
SteersMedium and Large 1-2606256.33/cwt255.00–257.001,5539
SteersMedium and Large 1623288.41/cwt276.00–295.001,79777
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,5153
SteersMedium and Large 1441364.17/cwt340.00–375.001,60641
HeifersMedium and Large 1714233.75/cwt223.50–236.251,669119
HeifersMedium and Large 1521300.76/cwt290.00–305.001,56726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6575
HeifersMedium and Large 1490295.63/cwt279.00–301.001,44948
BullsMedium and Large 1-2733198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1724
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,397121.20/cwt117.00–125.001,69352
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87082.00/cwt82.00–82.007131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,272134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227115.80/cwt111.00–120.001,42160
CowsLean 85-90%1,00291.08/cwt88.00–96.0091313
CowsLean 85-90%1,145112.35/cwt112.00–115.001,2869
CowsLean 85-90%1,174104.28/cwt98.00–111.001,22429
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight81088.00/cwt88.00–88.007131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210121.99/cwt120.00–124.001,47624
Bulls2,129137.52/cwt134.00–139.502,9284
Bulls1,764128.76/cwt123.00–138.002,27111
Bulls1,495110.80/cwt108.00–114.001,6562
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140153.62/cwt128.00–171.001,75115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3132,453.32/head2,300.00–2,675.002,45348
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,863.73/head1,800.00–2,000.001,86430
HeifersMedium and Large 1424304.86/cwt302.00–306.001,29314
HeifersMedium and Large 1770230.12/cwt224.00–232.501,772158
HeifersMedium and Large 1683244.73/cwt233.00–249.001,67296
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5064
HeifersMedium and Large 1367316.63/cwt311.00–319.001,16221
HeifersMedium and Large 1629260.32/cwt248.25–266.501,637122
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy875223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,95116
HeifersMedium and Large 1339324.30/cwt320.00–327.501,0997
HeifersMedium and Large 1823215.31/cwt210.50–221.001,77252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673226.94/cwt226.00–229.001,52723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2813204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,65910
HeifersMedium and Large 1874204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,78319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2784239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,87417
HeifersMedium and Large 1572282.41/cwt274.00–290.001,61574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2337336.99/cwt332.00–347.501,1369

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.