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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 20

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,378 head

▼ 1,576 vs last sale 3,954▲ 476 vs year ago 1,902 · +25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

283 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 389▲ 110 vs year ago 173 · +63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 81▲ 48 vs year ago 7 · +685.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, yearling steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 7.00 to 8,00 higher. Yearling heifers 550 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 1 high yielding bull sold for 103

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.35/cwt on 1,326 head.

Average price

$167.35

1,326 head · 760 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$24.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	763	167.87	1,281	1,270
Medium and Large 1-2	648	157.22	1,018	49
Large 1	1,056	143.85	1,519	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.02/cwt here — about −$238 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 sale1,326 hd

167.35

—

KS average3 barns · 5,207 hd

165.29

+2.06

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	—	Low	2,011	93.20	1,874	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	70.86	1,009	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	66.20	900	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	56.48	650	73

Every lot

62 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	595	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	220.49/cwt	219.00–222.00	814	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	220.51/cwt	218.00–221.00	946	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	202.59/cwt	199.00–206.00	968	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	930	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	204.07/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,057	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	195.08/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,040	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	850	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	183.13/cwt	179.50–184.00	1,049	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	167.48/cwt	160.00–171.00	968	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	178.18/cwt	172.50–180.50	1,117	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	854	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,171	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	978	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	170.94/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,147	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	166.10/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,188	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,111	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	162.14/cwt	158.00–165.50	1,248	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,194	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	159.05/cwt	156.00–160.35	1,293	226
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	155.69/cwt	148.00–157.10	1,361	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	897	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,480	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	153.94/cwt	151.25–155.60	1,419	250
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	149.07/cwt	149.00–149.10	1,483	35
Steers	—	Large 1	1,056	143.85/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,519	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	280	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	507	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	176.86/cwt	173.00–178.00	720	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	167.72/cwt	163.00–169.00	790	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	156.99/cwt	155.00–159.00	761	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	775	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	159.03/cwt	154.00–161.50	843	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	157.75/cwt	153.00–159.00	901	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	147.44/cwt	147.00–148.00	842	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	153.91/cwt	149.00–156.50	959	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	142.46/cwt	142.00–143.00	956	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	152.46/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,029	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	149.69/cwt	146.00–151.25	1,100	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	149.00/cwt	147.75–151.50	1,137	162
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,123	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	144.87/cwt	143.50–146.75	1,207	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	144.45/cwt	142.00–145.85	1,258	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,335	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,026	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,365	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,847	87.42/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,615	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,988	1
Bulls	—	—	2,106	94.46/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,989	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	56.48/cwt	48.00–59.75	650	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	66.20/cwt	60.00–68.75	900	103
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	73.39/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,017	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	70.11/cwt	69.00–71.25	1,007	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,068	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,185	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,585	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,186	974.26/cwt	710.00–1,060.00	11,555	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	865.06/cwt	850.00–870.00	11,116	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,359	890.56/cwt	820.00–940.00	12,103	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,200	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	983.55/cwt	970.00–1,010.00	9,668	18

This sale against other markets

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Thu Jan 20, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,378Last week 3,954Year ago 1,902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 389Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 81Year ago 7

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	833	143.50–146.75	144.87
8	—	996	134.00	134.00
31	—	735	146.00–151.25	149.69
29	—	471	163.00–169.00	167.72
57	—	623	149.00–156.50	153.91
162	—	763	147.75–151.50	149.00
132	—	530	154.00–161.50	159.03
40	—	871	142.00–145.85	144.45
39	—	571	153.00–159.00	157.75
29	—	407	173.00–178.00	176.86
109	—	675	150.00–153.50	152.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	671	142.00–143.00	142.46
4	—	826	136.00	136.00
12	—	485	155.00–159.00	156.99
9	—	571	147.00–148.00	147.44
4	—	527	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	280	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	717	155.00	155.00
4	—	628	136.00	136.00
18	—	578	160.00–171.00	167.48
6	—	538	158.00	158.00
8	—	796	150.00	150.00
2	—	670	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	369	219.00–222.00	220.49
250	—	922	151.25–155.60	153.94
161	—	627	172.50–180.50	178.18
2	—	330	216.00	216.00
47	—	671	169.00–175.00	170.94
117	—	715	163.00–168.00	166.10
69	—	874	148.00–157.10	155.69
49	—	533	191.00–201.00	195.08
4	—	262	227.00	227.00
35	—	995	149.00–149.10	149.07
226	—	813	156.00–160.35	159.05
74	—	770	158.00–165.50	162.14
23	—	429	218.00–221.00	220.51
22	—	478	199.00–206.00	202.59
38	—	573	179.50–184.00	183.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	518	203.00–207.00	204.07
8	—	658	178.00	178.00
102	—	897	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	137.00–145.00	143.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,150	48.00–59.75	56.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,386	72.00–74.00	73.39
34	—	1,436	69.00–71.25	70.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,360	60.00–68.75	66.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	86.00–88.00	87.42
1	—	1,930	103.00	103.00
6	—	2,106	91.00–98.00	94.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,186	710.00–1,060.00	974.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,359	820.00–940.00	890.56
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,285	850.00–870.00	865.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,400	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	983	970.00–1,010.00	983.55

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.