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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 12

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,704 head

▲ 1,846 vs last sale 1,858▲ 965 vs year ago 2,739 · +35.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

568 head

▲ 262 vs last sale 306▲ 152 vs year ago 416 · +36.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 15▼ 19 vs year ago 53 · −35.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 850 lb to 1050 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher with the most advance on heifers over 850 lb. Not enough steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower.

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 $146.42/cwt on 2,274 head.

Average price

$146.42

2,274 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	804	147.84	1,188	2,045
Medium and Large 1-2	793	135.76	1,076	185
Large 1	1,033	125.25	1,294	44

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale2,274 hd

146.42

—

KS average3 barns · 4,150 hd

149.12

−2.70

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	2,003	95.99	1,923	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,318	76.45	1,008	322
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	66.22	798	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	55.53	621	15

Every lot

69 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	724	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	765	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	178.99/cwt	173.00–180.50	782	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	483	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	985	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	958	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	168.77/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,078	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	168.46/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,134	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,170	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,268	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	156.37/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,207	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	146.12/cwt	139.50–150.50	1,149	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	131.10/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,082	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	156.34/cwt	152.50–157.25	1,310	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	147.72/cwt	144.00–148.25	1,278	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,237	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,197	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	140.40/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,300	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	135.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,336	94
Steers	—	Large 1	1,036	131.55/cwt	123.00–132.50	1,363	132
Steers	—	Large 1	1,066	130.40/cwt	129.00–131.60	1,390	146
Steers	—	Large 1	1,158	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,436	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	175.38/cwt	171.00–181.00	666	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	158.59/cwt	156.00–160.00	742	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	147.49/cwt	146.00–149.00	749	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	144.54/cwt	141.00–145.50	847	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	590	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,021	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	151.81/cwt	140.50–159.00	931	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,114	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	169.99/cwt	164.00–170.50	1,095	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	666	170.02/cwt	169.00–170.50	1,132	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	140.94/cwt	136.00–146.00	939	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	163.03/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,100	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	159.70/cwt	158.50–162.00	1,156	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	135.66/cwt	132.50–139.00	993	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	733	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,169	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	755	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,202	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	145.15/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,128	242
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	128.13/cwt	125.00–135.50	1,014	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	133.21/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,107	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	142.99/cwt	141.00–144.25	1,191	436
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	140.37/cwt	137.00–142.10	1,207	436
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	132.19/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,182	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,141	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	132.19/cwt	131.85–132.60	1,244	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	132.56/cwt	131.85–133.35	1,269	199
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	123.14/cwt	115.50–125.00	1,194	27
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,033	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,294	44
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	647	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	954	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	947	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	846	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,134	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,214	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,929	95.92/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,850	18
Bulls	—	—	1,966	84.85/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,668	9
Bulls	—	—	2,101	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	2,142	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	55.53/cwt	50.00–59.00	621	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	66.22/cwt	60.00–69.50	798	84
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,277	75.64/cwt	70.00–79.50	966	274
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	81.06/cwt	80.50–84.00	1,260	48
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,117	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,729	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	1,035.60/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	12,769	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	800	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	1,094.38/cwt	1,090.00–1,125.00	11,907	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	1,235.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	15,067	5

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 May 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,704Last week 1,858Year ago 2,739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 568Last week 306Year ago 416

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 15Year ago 53

* 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
5	—	409	187.00	187.00
4	—	483	204.00	204.00
55	—	750	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	700	149.00	149.00
20	—	825	128.00–135.00	131.10
45	—	786	139.50–150.50	146.12
15	—	893	138.50	138.50
11	—	910	131.50	131.50
1	—	570	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	865	144.00–148.25	147.72
9	—	437	173.00–180.50	178.99
4	—	639	166.00–173.00	168.77
3	—	453	174.00	174.00
90	—	838	152.50–157.25	156.34
24	—	673	167.00–176.00	168.46
13	—	535	179.00	179.00
21	—	772	156.00–160.00	156.37
246	—	926	136.00–143.00	140.40
94	—	983	130.00–138.00	135.89
8	—	709	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	124.00	124.00
132	—	1,036	123.00–132.50	131.55
146	—	1,066	129.00–131.60	130.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	124.00	124.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
12	—	666	136.00–146.00	140.94
59	—	894	130.00–133.00	132.19
29	—	613	140.50–159.00	151.81
2	—	400	140.00	140.00
10	—	791	125.00–135.50	128.13
10	—	586	141.00–145.50	144.54
5	—	468	155.00	155.00
27	—	970	115.50–125.00	123.14
20	—	831	130.00–134.00	133.21
7	—	732	132.50–139.00	135.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	675	162.00–167.00	163.03
2	—	508	146.00–149.00	147.49
436	—	833	141.00–144.25	142.99
242	—	777	141.00–150.00	145.15
17	—	468	156.00–160.00	158.59
136	—	941	131.85–132.60	132.19
436	—	860	137.00–142.10	140.37
199	—	957	131.85–133.35	132.56
59	—	724	158.50–162.00	159.70
16	—	380	171.00–181.00	175.38
96	—	644	164.00–170.50	169.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	666	169.00–170.50	170.02
74	—	755	159.25	159.25
92	—	733	159.50	159.50
16	—	590	173.00	173.00
76	—	625	178.25	178.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,033	125.25	125.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	880	138.00	138.00
4	—	647	147.50	147.50
4	—	723	131.00	131.00
5	—	846	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,119	50.00–59.00	55.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,555	80.50–84.00	81.06
274	—	1,277	70.00–79.50	75.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,205	60.00–69.50	66.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,929	90.00–98.50	95.92
9	—	1,966	81.00–89.00	84.85
17	—	2,101	100.00–104.00	101.95

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	—	1,117	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,035.60

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	—	800	950.00	950.00

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	24	—	1,088	1,090.00–1,125.00	1,094.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,220	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,235.00

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.