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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 14

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,663 head

▲ 511 vs last sale 4,152▲ 912 vs year ago 3,751 · +24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

378 head

▲ 162 vs last sale 216▲ 34 vs year ago 344 · +9.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 61▼ 9 vs year ago 71 · −12.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 875 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. This included about 800 fancy steers weighing 950 that sold for 148. Steers 775 lb to 875 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers 675 lb to 775 lb sold unevenly steady. No recent comparison on steers 400 lb to 675 lb, however a lower trend was noted. Yearling heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifers 400 lb to 600 lb , however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $154.96/cwt on 2,616 head.

Average price

$154.96

2,616 head · 867 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$226

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	866	155.33	1,345	2,488
Medium and Large 1-2	770	153.35	1,181	90
Large 1	1,163	135.07	1,571	38

One grade step is worth $20.26/cwt here — about −$226 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 sale2,616 hd

154.96

—

KS average3 barns · 5,298 hd

161.52

−6.55

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	1,879	102.33	1,922	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	84.26	1,107	172
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	76.98	935	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	63.58	707	22

Every lot

87 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	210.71/cwt	207.00–216.00	714	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	762	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	357	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	718	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	207.17/cwt	206.00–209.00	756	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	193.95/cwt	185.00–196.00	844	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	900	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	210.33/cwt	200.00–220.00	965	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	186.63/cwt	180.00–188.00	898	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	182.01/cwt	181.00–183.00	934	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	196.32/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,039	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	208.00/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,115	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	200.02/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,136	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,061	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,180	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	170.77/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,067	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,177	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	178.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,216	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,150	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	715	178.40/cwt	178.25–178.50	1,276	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,055	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,239	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	163.63/cwt	158.00–166.50	1,257	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,132	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	152.17/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,261	199
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	144.25/cwt	142.50–146.00	1,210	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	875	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,387	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	151.90/cwt	149.75–156.50	1,332	249
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	144.81/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,286	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	923	154.85/cwt	154.85–154.85	1,429	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	140.87/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,306	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	149.11/cwt	145.25–153.50	1,385	798
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	144.43/cwt	139.25–148.00	1,405	675
Steers	—	Large 1	1,147	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,566	31
Steers	—	Large 1	1,195	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,482	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,241	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,607	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	180.04/cwt	177.00–183.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	176.07/cwt	170.00–179.00	653	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	407	164.45/cwt	159.00–166.00	669	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	671	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	167.81/cwt	166.00–174.00	730	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	167.92/cwt	165.00–172.00	791	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	477	177.10/cwt	175.00–183.00	845	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	164.56/cwt	161.00–166.00	879	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	173.49/cwt	172.50–177.00	992	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	164.74/cwt	161.00–166.00	944	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	147.52/cwt	143.00–156.00	856	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	944	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	160.92/cwt	155.00–163.50	1,007	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	144.62/cwt	142.00–148.00	968	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	155.25/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,068	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	148.25/cwt	144.75–153.00	1,076	212
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,088	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	144.89/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,137	356
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	141.02/cwt	134.50–142.35	1,168	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	137.88/cwt	134.50–142.50	1,190	369
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,143	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	135.65/cwt	130.50–138.00	1,244	24
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,020	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,173	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,236	102.39/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,266	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	954	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	879	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,103	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,612	86.53/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,395	9
Bulls	—	—	1,859	105.54/cwt	101.50–109.00	1,962	7
Bulls	—	—	2,132	114.29/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,437	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	63.58/cwt	57.00–69.00	707	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	76.98/cwt	70.00–79.75	935	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	88.62/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,141	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,321	83.15/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,098	137
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	20,000	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,875.00/cwt	1,875.00–1,875.00	18,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	1,011.82/cwt	1,000.00–1,020.00	11,727	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,892	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,753	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,337	1,061.08/cwt	885.00–1,170.00	14,187	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,674	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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,663Last week 4,152Year ago 3,751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 378Last week 216Year ago 344

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 61Year ago 71

* 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
25	—	568	196.00–201.00	200.02
6	—	650	181.00	181.00
51	—	923	154.85	154.85
40	—	875	158.50	158.50
12	—	618	191.00	191.00
12	—	536	207.00–209.00	208.00
8	—	345	221.00	221.00
23	—	715	178.25–178.50	178.40
29	—	459	200.00–220.00	210.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	129.50	129.50
1	—	1,195	124.00	124.00
31	—	1,147	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	147.00	147.00
3	—	640	144.00	144.00
2	—	450	178.00	178.00
8	—	513	181.00–183.00	182.01
12	—	839	142.50–146.00	144.25
10	—	927	136.00–143.00	140.87
4	—	596	158.00	158.00
25	—	888	143.00–148.00	144.81
19	—	695	165.50	165.50
4	—	781	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	481	180.00–188.00	186.63
5	—	448	201.00	201.00
249	—	877	149.75–156.50	151.90
5	—	365	206.00–209.00	207.17
29	—	731	169.50	169.50
96	—	768	158.00–166.50	163.63
199	—	829	148.00–157.00	152.17
798	—	929	145.25–153.50	149.11
66	—	680	175.00–180.00	178.76
4	—	339	207.00–216.00	210.71
60	—	529	192.00–198.00	196.32
31	—	625	170.00–178.00	170.77
675	—	973	139.25–148.00	144.43
11	—	598	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	205.00	205.00
36	—	435	185.00–196.00	193.95
4	—	357	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	573	161.00–166.00	164.74
19	—	435	166.00–174.00	167.81
369	—	863	134.50–142.50	137.88
212	—	726	144.75–153.00	148.25
95	—	626	155.00–163.50	160.92
38	—	471	165.00–172.00	167.92
2	—	295	180.00	180.00
19	—	371	170.00–179.00	176.07
112	—	688	150.00–156.00	155.25
356	—	785	140.00–147.00	144.89
24	—	917	130.50–138.00	135.65
4	—	342	177.00–183.00	180.04
69	—	534	161.00–166.00	164.56
179	—	828	134.50–142.35	141.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,236	102.00–104.00	102.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	572	172.50–177.00	173.49
23	—	477	175.00–183.00	177.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	151.00	151.00
10	—	580	143.00–156.00	147.52
7	—	745	146.00	146.00
2	—	765	132.00	132.00
5	—	511	145.00	145.00
6	—	433	155.00	155.00
9	—	669	142.00–148.00	144.62
7	—	879	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	166.00	166.00
9	—	407	159.00–166.00	164.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	142.00	142.00
5	—	535	140.00	140.00
8	—	879	125.50	125.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,288	86.00–94.00	88.62
137	—	1,321	80.00–85.50	83.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,215	70.00–79.75	76.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,112	57.00–69.00	63.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,612	80.00–95.00	86.53
10	—	2,132	110.00–119.00	114.29
7	—	1,859	101.50–109.00	105.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,159	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,011.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	936	950.00	950.00

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)	11	—	1,337	885.00–1,170.00	1,061.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.