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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 26

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,930 head

▼ 1,818 vs last sale 3,748▼ 1,479 vs year ago 3,409 · −43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 241 vs last sale 451▼ 15 vs year ago 225 · −6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 36▼ 15 vs year ago 28 · −53.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 600 lb to 750 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test. 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 $157.53/cwt on 1,222 head.

Average price

$157.53

1,222 head · 864 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	869	158.23	1,374	1,094
Medium and Large 1-2	768	154.85	1,189	97
Large 1	1,016	141.15	1,434	31

One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale1,222 hd

157.53

—

KS average3 barns · 2,969 hd

157.18

+0.36

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	1,904	103.34	1,968	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	78.33	1,078	129
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	67.41	754	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	53.32	648	3thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	719	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	796	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	810	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	172.21/cwt	169.50–174.00	1,104	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,082	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	167.32/cwt	165.25–169.00	1,208	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,256	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,172	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,242	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	159.07/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,311	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	841	168.35/cwt	168.35–168.35	1,416	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	867	163.35/cwt	163.10–163.60	1,416	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	144.55/cwt	141.00–145.50	1,253	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	154.86/cwt	151.00–156.75	1,375	278
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	916	155.83/cwt	155.25–156.00	1,427	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	150.01/cwt	146.10–152.50	1,376	277
Steers	—	Large 1	1,012	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,435	30
Steers	—	Large 1	1,145	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,408	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	173.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	744	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	777	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	159.61/cwt	159.50–160.00	980	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	146.47/cwt	140.00–147.35	992	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	139.41/cwt	138.00–141.00	993	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	143.83/cwt	138.00–144.85	1,093	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	138.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,121	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	134.46/cwt	133.85–138.00	1,191	222
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,210	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,264	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	141.00/cwt	131.00–143.00	998	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,631	95.49/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,557	9
Bulls	—	—	1,648	81.96/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,994	106.77/cwt	101.00–112.50	2,129	33
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	67.41/cwt	62.00–69.50	754	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	53.32/cwt	50.00–59.00	648	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	76.34/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,018	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	80.92/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,159	56
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,182	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	12,884	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,272	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,720	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	16,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	1,167.86/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	14,353	7

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,930Last week 3,748Year ago 3,409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 451Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 36Year ago 28

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,012	141.75	141.75
1	—	1,145	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
278	—	888	151.00–156.75	154.86
5	—	430	195.00	195.00
5	—	641	169.50–174.00	172.21
1	—	335	204.00	204.00
11	—	371	214.50	214.50
20	—	766	164.00	164.00
51	—	824	154.00–160.00	159.07
30	—	722	165.25–169.00	167.32
277	—	917	146.10–152.50	150.01
3	—	656	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	365	197.00	197.00
34	—	867	141.00–145.50	144.55
18	—	772	151.75	151.75
3	—	740	150.00	150.00
30	—	817	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	841	168.35	168.35
140	—	916	155.25–156.00	155.83
139	—	867	163.10–163.60	163.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	906	133.00–134.00	133.50
23	—	429	170.00–175.00	173.42
10	—	712	138.00–141.00	139.41
77	—	760	138.00–144.85	143.83
82	—	812	138.00–140.00	138.03
222	—	886	133.85–138.00	134.46
40	—	677	140.00–147.35	146.47
19	—	614	159.50–160.00	159.61
5	—	993	127.25	127.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	551	141.00	141.00
2	—	745	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	131.00–143.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,333	70.00–79.50	76.34
56	—	1,432	80.00–85.50	80.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,118	62.00–69.50	67.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	50.00–59.00	53.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,631	90.00–99.00	95.49
2	—	1,648	79.00–85.50	81.96
33	—	1,994	101.00–112.50	106.77

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,182	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,272	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	7	—	1,229	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,167.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.