Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2022-06-02

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jun 2
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,932 head
▲ 1,002 vs last sale 1,930▲ 932 vs year ago 2,000 · +46.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
407 head
▲ 197 vs last sale 210▲ 64 vs year ago 343 · +18.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 13▲ 38 vs year ago 37 · +102.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 650 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Outstanding offering of weaned and vaccinated steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.46/cwt on 1,998 head.
Average price
$169.46
1,998 head · 810 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,373
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$52.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.51
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1806171.971,3851,766
Medium and Large 1-2834151.341,262225
Large 11,157119.001,3777thin
One grade step is worth $52.97/cwt here — about $8 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 sale1,998 hd
169.46
—
KS average2 barns · 2,525 hd
166.95
+2.51
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,773102.251,81332
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31982.801,092194
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15775.29871113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15165.4675313

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,27513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,9757
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,062$1,91829
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$1,4503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,264$1,44022

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1337206.00/cwt206.00–206.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 1358233.00/cwt233.00–233.008344
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy380248.44/cwt244.00–251.50944147
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned440189.00/cwt189.00–189.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy458218.51/cwt218.00–219.001,00178
Steers—Medium and Large 1518183.00/cwt183.00–183.0094814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533161.00/cwt161.00–161.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy547200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553161.50/cwt161.50–161.5089312
Steers—Medium and Large 1578178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,02923
Steers—Medium and Large 1640175.78/cwt174.00–179.001,12522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,0804
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy653185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,20813
Steers—Medium and Large 1658177.47/cwt174.50–178.251,16824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692162.14/cwt155.00–168.001,12229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,17922
Steers—Medium and Large 1770164.57/cwt164.00–164.751,26787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777154.09/cwt152.25–158.001,19740
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy792168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3318
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy839171.71/cwt171.00–172.601,441248
Steers—Medium and Large 1839159.41/cwt157.00–162.501,337181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860143.60/cwt132.50–149.001,23524
Steers—Medium and Large 1870155.78/cwt150.00–158.751,355173
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy881163.92/cwt159.75–167.251,444195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2922145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3374
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy929160.26/cwt159.75–161.001,489126
Steers—Medium and Large 1934156.65/cwt154.25–157.601,463156
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy952159.25/cwt159.25–159.251,51646
Steers—Medium and Large 1966151.96/cwt148.50–154.501,468211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2979144.18/cwt144.00–144.751,41287
Steers—Large 11,040123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2791
Steers—Large 11,065110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1721
Steers—Large 11,125110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2381
Steers—Large 11,218122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,4924
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned323186.00/cwt186.00–186.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy340214.00/cwt214.00–214.0072860
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389177.00/cwt177.00–177.006896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy395215.00/cwt215.00–215.0084983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy408200.00/cwt200.00–200.0081626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436170.00/cwt170.00–170.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445158.00/cwt158.00–158.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484178.58/cwt174.00–179.5086428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515144.00/cwt144.00–144.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583148.80/cwt145.00–151.5086811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628154.09/cwt151.75–155.5096865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640140.00/cwt140.00–140.008962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678149.13/cwt146.50–152.501,0119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687142.00/cwt142.00–142.0097612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708136.00/cwt136.00–136.009636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716146.87/cwt144.00–149.001,05243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1779144.06/cwt142.60–145.001,122108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2832119.59/cwt118.00–125.0099527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1844142.32/cwt140.00–142.601,20170
Heifers—Medium and Large 1877139.34/cwt136.50–141.001,22293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1925123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1953126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2014
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1965128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2352
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67296.44/cwt92.00–99.001,61211
Bulls——1,804103.46/cwt100.00–109.001,86616
Bulls——1,897111.17/cwt110.00–114.002,1095
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15165.46/cwt60.00–69.0075313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15775.29/cwt70.00–79.00871113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30182.19/cwt80.00–85.001,069167
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43086.54/cwt85.50–90.001,23827
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0431,644.64/head1,350.00–1,775.001,64514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0862,260.71/head1,725.00–2,350.002,26114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,27513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9757
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2641,439.77/head1,300.00–1,475.001,44022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.