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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 7

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,152 head

▲ 596 vs last sale 3,556▲ 20 vs year ago 4,132 · +0.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

216 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 321▲ 32 vs year ago 184 · +17.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 35▲ 42 vs year ago 19 · +221.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final*

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 550 lbs sold on a light test with a firm undertone noted; 550 to 750 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher; 750 to 900 lbs 7.00 to 8.00 higher; over 900 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Buyer attendance and 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 $159.00/cwt on 2,186 head.

Average price

$159.00

2,186 head · 811 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$207

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$9.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	665	167.23	1,112	338
Medium and Large 1	838	157.50	1,320	1,848

One grade step is worth $9.73/cwt here — about −$207 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 sale2,186 hd

159.00

—

KS average3 barns · 4,953 hd

161.01

−2.01

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	1,607	102.84	1,653	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	88.96	1,253	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	81.95	1,043	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	72.05	803	43

Every lot

64 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	626	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	775	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	228.93/cwt	228.00–229.00	808	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	215.72/cwt	215.00–216.50	790	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	768	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	213.07/cwt	212.00–218.00	906	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	198.26/cwt	197.00–205.00	888	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	200.27/cwt	197.00–203.00	941	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,052	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	187.11/cwt	183.00–189.00	992	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	195.78/cwt	192.00–196.25	1,092	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	182.21/cwt	181.00–182.50	1,040	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	574	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,162	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,010	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	181.38/cwt	179.50–186.00	1,155	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,233	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	166.38/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,113	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	168.62/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,190	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	156.14/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,141	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	160.93/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,244	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	149.14/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,178	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	160.54/cwt	157.75–164.75	1,312	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	839	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,238	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	139.20/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,168	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	156.32/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,344	344
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	142.96/cwt	141.00–144.75	1,239	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	148.11/cwt	147.10–149.00	1,300	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	920	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,392	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	144.89/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,353	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,260	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	140.62/cwt	136.00–142.10	1,363	592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	585	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	195.89/cwt	195.00–200.00	664	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	176.19/cwt	175.00–178.00	685	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	184.76/cwt	181.00–188.50	854	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	174.78/cwt	170.00–177.50	823	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	903	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	938	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	156.13/cwt	154.00–159.00	906	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	156.03/cwt	152.00–159.50	955	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	153.87/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,032	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	144.28/cwt	141.00–147.50	975	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	146.56/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,063	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	151.75/cwt	150.75–154.00	1,103	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,052	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	143.43/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,112	186
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	140.46/cwt	139.00–141.75	1,150	164
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	876	131.62/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,153	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	128.47/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,131	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.25	1,214	238
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	136.34/cwt	135.10–138.10	1,242	351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	941	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	975	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,199	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	92.21/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,261	7
Bulls	—	—	1,595	99.10/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,581	12
Bulls	—	—	1,747	112.01/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,957	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	66.95/cwt	64.00–69.00	726	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	74.03/cwt	71.00–77.00	834	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	81.95/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,043	54
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	87.61/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,220	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	91.65/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,320	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	954	108.55/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,036	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,576	1,671.35/cwt	1,650.00–1,750.00	26,340	26

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 Apr 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,152Last week 3,556Year ago 4,132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 321Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 35Year ago 19

*Final*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	168.00	168.00
5	—	975	123.00	123.00
9	—	750	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	197.00	197.00
5	—	313	200.00	200.00
30	—	867	141.00–144.75	142.96
16	—	470	197.00–203.00	200.27
25	—	448	197.00–205.00	198.26
12	—	612	165.00	165.00
55	—	669	163.00–171.00	166.38
40	—	790	147.00–152.00	149.14
20	—	944	133.50	133.50
10	—	839	138.00–141.00	139.20
47	—	731	150.00–159.00	156.14
16	—	571	181.00–182.50	182.21
56	—	530	183.00–189.00	187.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	706	167.00–169.00	168.62
592	—	969	136.00–142.10	140.62
27	—	663	186.00	186.00
173	—	773	159.00–167.00	160.93
120	—	817	157.75–164.75	160.54
15	—	353	228.00–229.00	228.93
81	—	558	192.00–196.25	195.78
9	—	327	237.00	237.00
110	—	934	139.00–146.00	144.89
20	—	501	210.00	210.00
43	—	425	212.00–218.00	213.07
344	—	860	154.00–158.00	156.32
30	—	637	179.50–186.00	181.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	920	151.25	151.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	574	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	366	215.00–216.50	215.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	878	147.10–149.00	148.11
21	—	839	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	775	141.00–148.00	143.43
22	—	531	170.00	170.00
351	—	911	135.10–138.10	136.34
238	—	889	135.00–138.25	136.56
15	—	339	195.00–200.00	195.89
11	—	570	164.50	164.50
26	—	462	181.00–188.50	184.76
22	—	671	150.00–155.50	153.87
35	—	612	152.00–159.50	156.03
132	—	727	150.75–154.00	151.75
164	—	819	139.00–141.75	140.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	185.00	185.00
82	—	880	128.00–129.50	128.47
20	—	389	175.00–178.00	176.19
14	—	762	138.00	138.00
83	—	725	146.00–149.00	146.56
19	—	471	170.00–177.50	174.78
14	—	676	141.00–147.50	144.28
14	—	580	154.00–159.00	156.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	876	131.00–132.50	131.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,126	71.00–77.00	74.03
12	—	1,085	64.00–69.00	66.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,273	78.00–85.50	81.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,440	90.00–93.00	91.65
26	—	1,393	86.00–89.50	87.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,595	95.00–104.00	99.10
7	—	1,368	91.00–93.50	92.21
13	—	1,747	108.00–117.00	112.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	954	107.00–115.00	108.55

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	26	—	1,576	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,671.35

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.