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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 24

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,046 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 2,876▼ 1,485 vs year ago 4,531 · −32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 274▼ 150 vs year ago 301 · −49.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 108 vs year ago 112 · −96.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers weighing 1000 lb to 1100 lb sold 5.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 850 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate.

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 $158.50/cwt on 2,272 head.

Average price

$158.50

2,272 head · 811 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	792	161.05	1,275	1,757
Medium and Large 1-2	764	153.44	1,173	305
Large 1	1,037	144.55	1,499	210

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about −$224 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 sale2,272 hd

158.50

—

KS average3 barns · 4,465 hd

161.02

−2.52

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	1,881	107.00	2,013	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	89.05	1,182	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	76.04	871	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	65.22	721	9thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	217.92/cwt	214.00–222.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	384	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	899	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	215.43/cwt	209.00–219.00	929	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	228.44/cwt	226.00–235.00	996	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	494	226.55/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,119	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	969	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	213.79/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,144	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	203.97/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,099	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	203.21/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,148	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	192.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,127	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	185.12/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,138	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	166.25/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,041	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,117	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	170.11/cwt	167.50–176.00	1,162	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	714	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,196	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	160.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,165	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	154.99/cwt	149.00–159.50	1,127	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	765	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,297	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	153.05/cwt	151.75–157.50	1,177	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	147.59/cwt	147.25–152.00	1,170	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	799	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,151	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	152.28/cwt	148.85–156.25	1,244	274
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,244	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	861	158.35/cwt	156.25–160.25	1,363	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	150.55/cwt	148.50–153.00	1,310	332
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,303	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	153.24/cwt	149.25–155.75	1,405	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	144.39/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,336	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	992	143.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,428	87
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	144.91/cwt	143.85–146.00	1,481	137
Steers	—	Large 1	1,053	145.65/cwt	133.00–145.85	1,534	67
Steers	—	Large 1	1,100	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,364	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,177	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,518	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,243	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,504	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	202.85/cwt	198.00–208.00	649	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	179.82/cwt	179.00–180.00	788	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	176.02/cwt	173.00–179.00	862	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	164.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	858	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	158.06/cwt	154.00–160.00	885	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	156.18/cwt	152.00–158.00	982	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	150.72/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,025	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	149.92/cwt	147.00–151.50	1,088	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	146.57/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,130	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	775	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,172	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	139.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,211	19
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,083	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,256	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	879	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	963	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,058	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	98.83/cwt	95.50–102.50	1,564	3
Bulls	—	—	2,009	110.50/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,220	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	65.22/cwt	65.00–67.00	721	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	76.04/cwt	73.50–79.50	871	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	92.91/cwt	91.50–97.00	1,229	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	87.32/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,160	49
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,213.24/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	15,469	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	14,896	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,445	1

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 Feb 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,046Last week 2,876Year ago 4,531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 274Year ago 301

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 112

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,243	121.00	121.00
137	—	1,022	143.85–146.00	144.91
67	—	1,053	133.00–145.85	145.65
2	—	1,177	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	610	194.00	194.00
71	—	765	169.50	169.50
12	—	535	211.00–216.00	213.79
12	—	384	234.00	234.00
109	—	861	156.25–160.25	158.35
33	—	436	226.00–235.00	228.44
15	—	565	201.00–204.00	203.21
36	—	494	221.00–230.00	226.55
31	—	714	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	209.00–219.00	215.43
332	—	870	148.50–153.00	150.55
87	—	992	138.00–144.00	143.93
274	—	817	148.85–156.25	152.28
11	—	539	202.00–208.00	203.97
239	—	726	155.00–165.00	160.48
191	—	917	149.25–155.75	153.24
28	—	683	167.50–176.00	170.11
57	—	615	181.00–191.00	185.12
25	—	585	190.00–195.00	192.63
99	—	769	151.75–157.50	153.05
2	—	378	214.00–222.00	217.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	626	163.00–171.00	166.25
53	—	891	146.25	146.25
65	—	793	147.25–152.00	147.59
12	—	681	164.00	164.00
10	—	925	139.00–145.00	144.39
7	—	521	186.00	186.00
111	—	727	149.00–159.50	154.99
14	—	849	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	799	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	775	151.25	151.25
13	—	320	198.00–208.00	202.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	771	144.00–148.00	146.57
19	—	868	137.00–140.00	139.52
39	—	560	154.00–160.00	158.06
54	—	629	152.00–158.00	156.18
17	—	520	160.00–166.00	164.92
63	—	680	147.00–153.00	150.72
8	—	490	173.00–179.00	176.02
127	—	726	147.00–151.50	149.92
11	—	438	179.00–180.00	179.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	191.00	191.00
1	—	720	147.00	147.00
7	—	625	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,329	85.00–90.50	87.32
22	—	1,323	91.50–97.00	92.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,106	65.00–67.00	65.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,145	73.50–79.50	76.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,009	105.00–115.00	110.50
3	—	1,583	95.50–102.50	98.83

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,213.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,120.00	1,120.00

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.