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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 19

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,748 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 3,704▼ 388 vs year ago 4,136 · −9.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

451 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 568▲ 153 vs year ago 298 · +51.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 34▲ 23 vs year ago 13 · +176.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 850 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steers 950 lb to 1075 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 700 to 850 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Not enough steers and heifers 400 lb to 500 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

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 $139.52/cwt on 1,955 head.

Average price

$139.52

1,955 head · 790 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	788	140.59	1,108	1,749
Medium and Large 1-2	734	134.01	983	159
Large 1	1,055	118.36	1,249	47

One grade step is worth $22.23/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale1,955 hd

139.52

—

KS average3 barns · 3,213 hd

140.50

−0.98

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	1,925	99.01	1,906	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,283	76.54	982	321
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	66.25	762	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	55.91	638	4thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	204.24/cwt	202.00–208.00	674	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	197.16/cwt	196.00–200.00	773	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	189.63/cwt	185.00–194.00	815	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	788	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	909	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	171.80/cwt	171.00–174.00	837	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	179.17/cwt	174.00–180.00	926	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	174.40/cwt	172.00–181.50	973	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	169.82/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,049	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	159.53/cwt	159.00–163.00	991	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	167.89/cwt	166.50–173.50	1,153	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	160.74/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,111	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,028	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	156.41/cwt	151.00–156.50	1,167	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	758	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,201	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	138.75/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,088	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	153.91/cwt	151.50–154.10	1,216	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	818	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,268	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	139.87/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,155	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	857	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,309	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	147.65/cwt	144.00–150.75	1,283	320
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	138.34/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,209	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	906	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,325	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,153	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	140.01/cwt	136.00–144.75	1,306	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	139.19/cwt	137.50–143.00	1,349	142
Steers	—	Large 1	1,020	135.85/cwt	135.85–135.85	1,386	50
Steers	—	Large 1	1,068	131.12/cwt	129.00–131.25	1,400	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	170.97/cwt	165.00–174.00	646	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	149.84/cwt	145.00–153.00	718	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	153.51/cwt	152.00–156.00	788	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	162.79/cwt	162.50–164.00	946	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	143.42/cwt	142.00–145.00	839	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	838	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	158.86/cwt	158.00–159.00	988	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	670	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,062	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	149.53/cwt	147.25–155.50	1,018	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	143.74/cwt	136.00–146.00	995	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	121.89/cwt	119.00–131.00	867	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	733	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,083	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	143.96/cwt	139.75–146.25	1,073	181
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	140.19/cwt	138.50–141.75	1,095	416
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	132.38/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,035	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	135.90/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,113	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	129.39/cwt	122.00–131.50	1,070	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	834	141.65/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,181	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	862	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,174	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	109.45/cwt	109.00–111.00	951	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	131.67/cwt	128.00–134.50	1,148	367
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	128.75/cwt	127.00–130.10	1,181	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	126.62/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,233	21
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,036	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,243	32
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,088	115.59/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,258	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,101	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,261	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,047	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,789	84.15/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,505	7
Bulls	—	—	1,925	101.29/cwt	81.00–105.50	1,950	10
Bulls	—	—	2,044	109.15/cwt	106.00–110.50	2,231	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	55.91/cwt	51.00–59.50	638	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	66.25/cwt	61.00–69.50	762	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,249	74.63/cwt	70.00–79.50	932	241
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	82.30/cwt	80.00–84.75	1,140	80
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	860.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,600	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	1,112.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	11,403	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,575	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	1,375.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	16,046	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,635.00/cwt	1,635.00–1,635.00	19,620	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,346	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	14,604	4

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,748Last week 3,704Year ago 4,136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 451Last week 568Year ago 298

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 34Year ago 13

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	166.00	166.00
16	—	784	138.00–139.00	138.75
5	—	729	141.00	141.00
5	—	448	176.00	176.00
1	—	590	152.00	152.00
11	—	922	125.00	125.00
124	—	874	133.00–141.00	138.34
45	—	691	159.00–161.00	160.74
22	—	621	159.00–163.00	159.53
4	—	482	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	857	152.75	152.75
61	—	758	158.50	158.50
58	—	818	155.00	155.00
29	—	906	146.25	146.25
11	—	459	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	969	137.50–143.00	139.19
7	—	392	196.00–200.00	197.16
320	—	869	144.00–150.75	147.65
81	—	790	151.50–154.10	153.91
4	—	558	172.00–181.50	174.40
212	—	933	136.00–144.75	140.01
58	—	826	136.00–143.00	139.87
11	—	487	171.00–174.00	171.80
4	—	430	185.00–194.00	189.63
41	—	687	166.50–173.50	167.89
29	—	517	174.00–180.00	179.17
11	—	330	202.00–208.00	204.24
30	—	618	164.00–173.00	169.82
62	—	746	151.00–156.50	156.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,020	135.85	135.85
35	—	1,068	129.00–131.25	131.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	513	152.00–156.00	153.51
367	—	872	128.00–134.50	131.67
100	—	681	147.25–155.50	149.53
416	—	781	138.50–141.75	140.19
109	—	917	127.00–130.10	128.75
15	—	581	162.50–164.00	162.79
15	—	378	165.00–174.00	170.97
181	—	745	139.75–146.25	143.96
21	—	974	125.00–127.00	126.62
5	—	428	157.00	157.00
77	—	819	131.00–138.00	135.90
44	—	622	158.00–159.00	158.86
16	—	479	145.00–153.00	149.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	692	136.00–146.00	143.74
23	—	782	130.00–133.50	132.38
3	—	541	145.00	145.00
19	—	585	142.00–145.00	143.42
9	—	869	109.00–111.00	109.45
3	—	621	135.00	135.00
13	—	711	119.00–131.00	121.89
9	—	965	105.00	105.00
22	—	827	122.00–131.50	129.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	114.50	114.50
32	—	1,036	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,088	112.00–118.00	115.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	862	136.25	136.25
67	—	733	147.75	147.75
81	—	670	158.50	158.50
151	—	834	141.00–142.00	141.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	121.00	121.00
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
2	—	620	151.00	151.00
3	—	520	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,141	51.00–59.50	55.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,385	80.00–84.75	82.30
241	—	1,249	70.00–79.50	74.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,150	61.00–69.50	66.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,925	81.00–105.50	101.29
7	—	1,789	78.00–92.00	84.15
8	—	2,044	106.00–110.50	109.15

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	850.00–900.00	860.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,635.00	1,635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,346	1,085.00	1,085.00

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.