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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 3

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6,348 head

▲ 3,302 vs last sale 3,046▼ 890 vs year ago 7,238 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

379 head

▲ 228 vs last sale 151▲ 181 vs year ago 198 · +91.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 11 vs year ago 18 · −61.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Steers 550 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifers 400 lb to 500 lb, however a steady trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $156.01/cwt on 3,773 head.

Average price

$156.01

3,773 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.39

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	806	157.37	1,268	3,105
Medium and Large 1-2	695	150.84	1,048	621
Large 1	1,052	135.13	1,421	47

One grade step is worth $22.23/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale3,773 hd

156.01

—

KS average3 barns · 10,523 hd

162.41

−6.39

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	1,907	108.06	2,061	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,341	92.58	1,241	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	83.51	1,077	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	77.87	858	113

Every lot

80 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	388	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	892	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	231.48/cwt	224.00–236.00	956	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	212.79/cwt	206.00–220.00	911	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	811	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	182.79/cwt	176.00–185.00	879	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	492	219.30/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,079	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	193.85/cwt	190.00–198.00	998	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	543	209.40/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,137	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	173.38/cwt	156.00–175.50	943	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	556	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	906	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	210.51/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,202	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	194.15/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,134	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	178.38/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,045	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	212.50/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,301	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	197.60/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,223	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,060	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	668	179.19/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,197	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	174.80/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,192	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	159.23/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,086	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	126.89/cwt	124.00–150.00	906	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	158.75/cwt	156.00–165.50	1,154	275
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	144.14/cwt	140.50–150.85	1,113	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	154.70/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,200	318
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	139.39/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,149	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	833	157.84/cwt	157.00–159.25	1,315	432
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	148.00/cwt	144.85–153.50	1,234	343
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	855	157.30/cwt	156.75–160.00	1,345	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	143.42/cwt	140.00–150.75	1,259	476
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	138.35/cwt	138.00–138.50	1,224	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	142.84/cwt	135.00–144.75	1,316	502
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	139.61/cwt	134.50–140.85	1,370	175
Steers	—	Large 1	1,026	134.08/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,376	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,059	135.55/cwt	134.25–137.00	1,435	33
Steers	—	Large 1	1,140	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,539	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	183.22/cwt	180.00–184.00	726	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	171.39/cwt	170.00–173.00	814	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	159.11/cwt	158.00–161.00	776	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	172.85/cwt	170.00–178.00	892	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	167.09/cwt	159.00–169.50	894	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	155.05/cwt	153.00–164.00	833	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	171.18/cwt	170.00–172.00	945	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	163.07/cwt	158.00–168.50	938	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	157.16/cwt	151.75–160.00	971	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	139.93/cwt	133.00–144.00	886	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	664	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	993	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	143.82/cwt	141.00–148.00	987	264
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	142.84/cwt	139.25–144.75	1,037	296
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	139.55/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,070	345
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,040	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	138.50/cwt	133.00–140.10	1,138	329
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	134.99/cwt	132.00–136.75	1,191	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,241	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,242	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,036	122.09/cwt	121.00–125.50	1,265	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,092	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,376	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,129	109.92/cwt	95.00–114.50	1,241	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	757	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	165.02/cwt	160.00–187.00	799	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	546	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	841	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	149.91/cwt	144.00–154.00	872	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	832	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,090	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,632	97.96/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,599	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	104.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	2,009	10
Bulls	—	—	2,021	115.75/cwt	112.00–119.00	2,339	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	77.87/cwt	70.00–79.00	858	113
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	83.51/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,077	123
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	95.15/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,265	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	90.92/cwt	89.50–92.50	1,226	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	1,125.81/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	13,014	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,288	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	2

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 Mar 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,348Last week 3,046Year ago 7,238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 379Last week 151Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 18

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	612	210.00–216.00	212.50
20	—	668	178.00–180.00	179.19
2	—	330	234.00	234.00
85	—	571	204.00–217.00	210.51
432	—	833	157.00–159.25	157.84
21	—	413	224.00–236.00	231.48
21	—	492	204.00–220.00	219.30
4	—	388	230.00	230.00
35	—	543	206.00–215.00	209.40
78	—	855	156.75–160.00	157.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	629	168.50	168.50
11	—	586	165.00–186.00	178.38
10	—	824	139.00–140.00	139.39
27	—	885	138.00–138.50	138.35
85	—	544	156.00–175.50	173.38
23	—	443	183.00	183.00
212	—	772	140.50–150.85	144.14
119	—	714	124.00–150.00	126.89
65	—	682	158.00–168.00	159.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	135.00	135.00
33	—	1,059	134.25–137.00	135.55
13	—	1,026	124.00–135.00	134.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	481	176.00–185.00	182.79
275	—	727	156.00–165.50	158.75
60	—	619	195.00–203.00	197.60
318	—	776	153.00–161.00	154.70
2	—	317	222.00	222.00
502	—	921	135.00–144.75	142.84
96	—	682	169.00–179.00	174.80
343	—	834	144.85–153.50	148.00
29	—	515	190.00–198.00	193.85
69	—	584	190.00–201.00	194.15
27	—	428	206.00–220.00	212.79
175	—	981	134.50–140.85	139.61
476	—	878	140.00–150.75	143.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	163.00	163.00
2	—	480	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	535	159.00–169.50	167.09
42	—	916	135.50	135.50
31	—	488	158.00–161.00	159.11
81	—	575	158.00–168.50	163.07
3	—	955	130.00	130.00
264	—	686	141.00–148.00	143.82
118	—	882	132.00–136.75	134.99
132	—	618	151.75–160.00	157.16
329	—	822	133.00–140.10	138.50
10	—	396	180.00–184.00	183.22
296	—	726	139.25–144.75	142.84
345	—	767	135.00–143.00	139.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	516	170.00–178.00	172.85
42	—	475	170.00–173.00	171.39
17	—	552	170.00–172.00	171.18
74	—	664	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	157.00	157.00
4	—	558	150.00	150.00
29	—	788	132.00	132.00
6	—	396	161.00	161.00
16	—	537	153.00–164.00	155.05
32	—	633	133.00–144.00	139.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,092	126.00	126.00
17	—	1,129	95.00–114.50	109.92
8	—	1,036	121.00–125.50	122.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	832	131.00	131.00
1	—	955	109.00	109.00
5	—	582	144.00–154.00	149.91
3	—	430	176.00	176.00
1	—	900	113.00	113.00
3	—	546	154.00	154.00
5	—	484	160.00–187.00	165.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,102	70.00–79.00	77.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,330	93.00–96.00	95.15
31	—	1,348	89.50–92.50	90.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,290	80.00–88.00	83.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,920	100.00–109.00	104.66
5	—	1,632	95.00–99.00	97.96
11	—	2,021	112.00–119.00	115.75

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,156	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,125.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	875.00	875.00

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.