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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 17

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6,626 head

▲ 1,117 vs last sale 5,509▲ 3,537 vs year ago 3,089 · +114.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

315 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 163▲ 243 vs year ago 72 · +337.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 2▼ 8 vs year ago 18 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 925 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Approximately 200 fancy heifers weighing 500 lb sold for 200. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. One high yielding bull sold for 120

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.58/cwt on 3,063 head.

Average price

$150.58

3,063 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	726	151.28	1,098	2,886
Medium and Large 1-2	683	143.58	981	146
Large 1	1,070	118.70	1,270	31

One grade step is worth $32.58/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale3,063 hd

150.58

—

KS average3 barns · 6,752 hd

149.79

+0.79

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,894	104.27	1,975	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	89.28	1,200	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	83.02	1,081	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	75.42	891	33

Every lot

89 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	196.04/cwt	192.00–200.00	619	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	216.67/cwt	215.00–218.00	817	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	211.52/cwt	208.00–215.00	895	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	195.92/cwt	194.00–202.00	942	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	484	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,084	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	932	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	884	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	961	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	537	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,036	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,025	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	176.71/cwt	170.00–179.00	993	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	961	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	195.24/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,113	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	189.36/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,102	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,148	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,063	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	171.47/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,061	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	185.90/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,180	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,235	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	175.06/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,175	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	159.86/cwt	152.00–161.50	1,113	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	157.81/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,138	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	148.74/cwt	148.50–149.00	1,095	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	159.91/cwt	155.50–163.00	1,239	351
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	150.51/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,172	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	155.06/cwt	152.50–156.75	1,282	250
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	870	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,344	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	150.06/cwt	145.50–153.85	1,310	356
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	141.86/cwt	135.00–144.25	1,258	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	145.53/cwt	140.50–148.75	1,343	415
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	139.23/cwt	139.00–139.50	1,309	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,305	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	138.20/cwt	137.25–138.50	1,346	276
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	136.79/cwt	135.00–137.85	1,406	144
Steers	—	Large 1	1,123	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,463	52
Steers	—	Large 1	1,150	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,127	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	183.86/cwt	181.00–186.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	174.11/cwt	170.00–175.00	681	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	813	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	155.49/cwt	151.00–160.00	667	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	176.30/cwt	175.00–178.00	762	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	161.08/cwt	160.00–162.00	747	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	171.61/cwt	169.00–172.00	844	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	497	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	994	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	181.53/cwt	180.00–182.50	933	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	166.03/cwt	165.00–170.00	853	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	164.68/cwt	163.00–166.00	873	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	175.53/cwt	173.50–176.00	981	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	156.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	879	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	181.75/cwt	181.50–182.00	1,025	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	157.51/cwt	153.50–161.50	995	198
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	149.98/cwt	147.50–151.50	961	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	155.67/cwt	154.00–158.50	1,024	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	147.73/cwt	143.25–150.00	1,006	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	137.15/cwt	137.00–137.50	946	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	962	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	714	149.29/cwt	149.25–149.50	1,066	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	145.53/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,061	175
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	141.46/cwt	136.50–145.00	1,096	503
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,053	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	123.59/cwt	123.00–125.00	991	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	138.80/cwt	135.50–142.75	1,144	669
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	866	140.59/cwt	140.25–140.75	1,218	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	132.96/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,166	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	132.87/cwt	129.75–135.00	1,232	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	126.26/cwt	125.50–128.00	1,210	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,215	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,016	116.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,184	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,076	118.93/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,280	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	164.37/cwt	157.00–166.00	911	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	767	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,012	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,796	93.64/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,682	8
Bulls	—	—	1,854	104.22/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,932	25
Bulls	—	—	2,091	113.87/cwt	111.00–120.00	2,381	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	75.42/cwt	70.00–77.50	891	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	91.86/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,179	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	83.02/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,081	126
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	87.91/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,210	47
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,715	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	717.50/cwt	710.00–725.00	7,534	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,185	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	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 Mar 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,626Last week 5,509Year ago 3,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 163Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 18

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	559	173.50–176.00	175.53
13	—	958	125.50–128.00	126.26
187	—	877	130.00–138.50	132.96
146	—	927	129.75–135.00	132.87
22	—	492	169.00–172.00	171.61
36	—	391	170.00–175.00	174.11
102	—	681	143.25–150.00	147.73
669	—	824	135.50–142.75	138.80
503	—	775	136.50–145.00	141.46
175	—	729	140.00–147.50	145.53
5	—	315	181.00–186.00	183.86
198	—	632	153.50–161.50	157.51
26	—	514	180.00–182.50	181.53
16	—	432	175.00–178.00	176.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	151.00–160.00	155.49
20	—	464	160.00–162.00	161.08
71	—	530	163.00–166.00	164.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	866	140.25–140.75	140.59
30	—	428	190.00	190.00
97	—	714	149.25–149.50	149.29
16	—	658	154.00–158.50	155.67
146	—	564	181.50–182.00	181.75
105	—	497	200.00	200.00
105	—	500	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,008	120.50	120.50
40	—	641	147.50–151.50	149.98
17	—	690	137.00–137.50	137.15
6	—	789	133.50	133.50
4	—	930	125.00	125.00
10	—	701	137.25	137.25
25	—	514	165.00–170.00	166.03
24	—	802	123.00–125.00	123.59
12	—	562	155.00–158.00	156.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,076	118.00–119.00	118.93
3	—	1,016	110.00–120.00	116.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	537	193.00	193.00
10	—	750	165.00	165.00
6	—	870	154.50	154.50
31	—	484	224.00	224.00
5	—	657	188.00	188.00
12	—	570	189.00–198.00	195.24
59	—	604	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	168.00	168.00
17	—	940	139.00–139.50	139.23
15	—	736	148.50–149.00	148.74
2	—	967	135.00	135.00
168	—	887	135.00–144.25	141.86
72	—	779	144.00–152.00	150.51
8	—	562	170.00–179.00	176.71
47	—	619	164.00–177.00	171.47
23	—	696	152.00–161.50	159.86
6	—	462	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	721	152.00–161.00	157.81
1	—	545	188.00	188.00
107	—	671	170.00–178.00	175.06
53	—	481	194.00–202.00	195.92
10	—	316	192.00–200.00	196.04
28	—	582	184.00–193.00	189.36
351	—	775	155.50–163.00	159.91
276	—	974	137.25–138.50	138.20
356	—	873	145.50–153.85	150.06
7	—	377	215.00–218.00	216.67
250	—	827	152.50–156.75	155.06
41	—	423	208.00–215.00	211.52
415	—	923	140.50–148.75	145.53
154	—	635	184.00–190.00	185.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,028	135.00–137.85	136.79
1	—	1,150	98.00	98.00
52	—	1,123	130.25	130.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	562	171.00	171.00
9	—	618	172.00	172.00
47	—	528	182.00	182.00
19	—	493	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	554	157.00–166.00	164.37
4	—	767	132.00	132.00
2	—	632	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,302	78.00–86.50	83.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,182	70.00–77.50	75.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,283	90.00–95.50	91.86
47	—	1,376	87.00–89.00	87.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,854	100.00–108.50	104.22
8	—	1,796	88.00–99.00	93.64
9	—	2,091	111.00–120.00	113.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	710.00–725.00	717.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	635.00	635.00

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.