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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 21

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5,669 head

▲ 1,006 vs last sale 4,663▲ 598 vs year ago 5,071 · +11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

375 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 378▲ 8 vs year ago 367 · +2.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 62▼ 7 vs year ago 17 · −41.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Sold approximately 450 steers over 1000 lb that sold from 136 to 144. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady. Steers 500 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 1000 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 750 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

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 $158.72/cwt on 3,766 head.

Average price

$158.72

3,766 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	827	162.21	1,341	3,025
Medium and Large 1-2	782	151.82	1,187	253
Large 1	1,063	140.66	1,495	488

One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale3,766 hd

158.72

—

KS average3 barns · 6,878 hd

161.47

−2.76

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	1,830	101.35	1,854	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	82.58	1,168	150
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	75.56	926	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	66.42	782	46

Every lot

91 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	759	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	228.45/cwt	223.00–231.00	761	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	714	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	222.35/cwt	217.00–226.00	854	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	828	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	401	232.51/cwt	226.00–240.00	932	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	407	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	879	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	220.76/cwt	219.00–226.00	956	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	457	218.37/cwt	216.00–219.00	998	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	174.69/cwt	171.00–183.00	818	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	194.72/cwt	192.00–200.00	915	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	212.31/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,096	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	183.69/cwt	183.00–184.00	975	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	199.12/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,059	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	190.30/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,073	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	181.51/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,055	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,029	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	601	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,076	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	608	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,131	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	178.48/cwt	174.00–182.50	1,123	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,131	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	156.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,062	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	685	182.29/cwt	179.75–184.00	1,249	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	172.17/cwt	169.50–177.00	1,193	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,260	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	145.27/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,036	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,111	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	765	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,316	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	163.62/cwt	160.50–168.00	1,284	262
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	156.35/cwt	150.50–158.10	1,263	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	813	166.12/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,351	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,155	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	148.78/cwt	148.50–149.10	1,294	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	156.92/cwt	154.50–158.00	1,379	1,026
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,233	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	149.14/cwt	145.25–151.75	1,374	491
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	135.48/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,305	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	144.61/cwt	142.50–147.75	1,403	492
Steers	—	Large 1	1,036	141.53/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,466	167
Steers	—	Large 1	1,056	140.95/cwt	139.25–144.00	1,488	245
Steers	—	Large 1	1,145	138.00/cwt	137.50–138.50	1,580	74
Steers	—	Large 1	1,168	130.93/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,529	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	194.49/cwt	191.00–198.00	554	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	316	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	645	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	185.58/cwt	185.00–186.00	607	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	185.77/cwt	183.00–188.00	711	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	422	183.20/cwt	182.00–185.00	773	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	169.59/cwt	169.00–170.00	728	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	177.14/cwt	172.00–181.00	779	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	837	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	172.48/cwt	167.00–176.50	837	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	161.70/cwt	161.50–162.00	784	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	757	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	166.44/cwt	166.00–170.00	846	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	526	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	910	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	785	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	164.98/cwt	159.00–166.00	944	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	146.78/cwt	140.00–149.00	870	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	153.68/cwt	151.00–157.00	973	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	919	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	158.47/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,051	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	146.67/cwt	138.00–152.50	990	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	144.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,037	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	748	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,152	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	148.97/cwt	146.75–150.25	1,132	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	770	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,186	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	139.66/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,089	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	143.33/cwt	140.25–146.00	1,185	501
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,135	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	140.74/cwt	140.50–141.00	1,243	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,176	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	140.40/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,279	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,097	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,103	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,257	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,167	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,062	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,292	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,680	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	143.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	904	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	141.25/cwt	132.00–146.00	958	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	965	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,216	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	92.37/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,543	10
Bulls	—	—	1,912	106.37/cwt	101.00–110.00	2,034	13
Bulls	—	—	2,093	113.59/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,377	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	66.42/cwt	60.00–68.50	782	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	75.56/cwt	70.00–79.50	926	88
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	81.98/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,143	130
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	86.48/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,335	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,883	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,259	1,084.62/cwt	950.00–1,120.00	13,655	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,283	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 Apr 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,669Last week 4,663Year ago 5,071

Slaughter CattleReceipts 375Last week 378Year ago 367

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 62Year ago 17

* Final Report *

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,259	950.00–1,120.00	1,084.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	633	151.00–157.00	153.68
48	—	440	172.00–181.00	177.14
5	—	327	185.00–186.00	185.58
501	—	827	140.25–146.00	143.33
73	—	485	167.00–176.50	172.48
62	—	572	159.00–166.00	164.98
95	—	760	146.75–150.25	148.97
9	—	508	166.00–170.00	166.44
64	—	911	137.50–141.00	140.40
103	—	883	140.50–141.00	140.74
68	—	663	154.00–161.00	158.47
13	—	990	130.00	130.00
12	—	717	142.00–147.00	144.62
104	—	383	183.00–188.00	185.77
21	—	285	191.00–198.00	194.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	748	154.00	154.00
18	—	422	182.00–185.00	183.20
20	—	316	204.00	204.00
5	—	526	173.00	173.00
87	—	770	154.00	154.00
10	—	470	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	593	140.00–149.00	146.78
7	—	429	169.00–170.00	169.59
9	—	841	135.00	135.00
12	—	485	161.50–162.00	161.70
18	—	780	137.00–143.00	139.66
3	—	501	151.00	151.00
21	—	675	138.00–152.50	146.67
3	—	638	144.00	144.00
3	—	898	131.00	131.00
4	—	971	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,167	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,103	114.00	114.00
18	—	1,292	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
492	—	970	142.50–147.75	144.61
11	—	581	178.00–186.00	181.51
6	—	470	192.00–200.00	194.72
12	—	384	217.00–226.00	222.35
1,026	—	879	154.50–158.00	156.92
37	—	433	219.00–226.00	220.76
62	—	693	169.50–177.00	172.17
31	—	532	197.00–202.00	199.12
15	—	708	178.00	178.00
491	—	921	145.25–151.75	149.14
36	—	629	174.00–182.50	178.48
262	—	785	160.50–168.00	163.62
21	—	333	223.00–231.00	228.45
171	—	808	150.50–158.10	156.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	756	147.00	147.00
20	—	678	155.00–160.00	156.57
5	—	374	191.00	191.00
8	—	913	135.00	135.00
16	—	531	183.00–184.00	183.69
101	—	870	148.50–149.10	148.78
12	—	819	141.00	141.00
24	—	963	132.00–136.00	135.48
13	—	468	171.00–183.00	174.69
14	—	713	141.00–156.00	145.27
5	—	639	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,145	137.50–138.50	138.00
245	—	1,056	139.25–144.00	140.95
2	—	1,168	126.00–136.00	130.93
167	—	1,036	136.50–143.50	141.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	401	226.00–240.00	232.51
13	—	300	253.00	253.00
34	—	516	206.00–214.00	212.31
19	—	564	188.00–199.00	190.30
42	—	608	186.00	186.00
19	—	457	216.00–219.00	218.37
44	—	685	179.75–184.00	182.29
49	—	813	165.00–168.00	166.12
6	—	765	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	189.00	189.00
9	—	601	179.00	179.00
6	—	407	216.00	216.00
12	—	588	175.00	175.00
7	—	398	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	132.00–146.00	141.25
9	—	629	142.00–150.00	143.73
1	—	965	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,544	86.00–87.00	86.48
130	—	1,394	80.00–85.50	81.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,225	70.00–79.50	75.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,178	60.00–68.50	66.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,093	112.00–115.00	113.59
13	—	1,912	101.00–110.00	106.37
10	—	1,670	84.00–98.00	92.37

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.