Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2022-07-14

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 14
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,530 head
▲ 430 vs last sale 1,100▼ 634 vs year ago 2,164 · −29.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
578 head
▲ 383 vs last sale 195▲ 373 vs year ago 205 · +182.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 9 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Yearling steers 525 lb to 800 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 525 lb , however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 675 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher on light receipts. No recent comparison on heifers 400 lb to 675 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. One high yielding cow sold for 92. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. One high yielding bull sold for 117.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.84/cwt on 1,069 head.
Average price
$173.84
1,069 head · 849 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,476
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$31.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.07
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1840176.591,484944
Medium and Large 1-2752161.071,21162
Large 11,080145.111,56763
One grade step is worth $31.48/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale1,069 hd
173.84
—
KS average3 barns · 2,975 hd
173.90
−0.07
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—Average1,80498.541,77847
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35883.041,127207
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22370.05857249
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11060.3367040

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,101$1,05317
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,218$9994thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned333216.12/cwt212.50–217.0072010
Steers—Medium and Large 1382221.16/cwt217.00–224.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned417220.57/cwt216.00–221.0092012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422190.28/cwt177.00–197.008036
Steers—Medium and Large 1474213.82/cwt206.00–216.001,0149
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned477220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,04914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510161.00/cwt161.00–161.008211
Steers—Medium and Large 1534191.70/cwt186.00–195.001,02429
Steers—Medium and Large 1585186.97/cwt184.00–189.001,09444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588167.88/cwt164.00–173.009877
Steers—Medium and Large 1611182.60/cwt179.00–184.001,11638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1048
Steers—Medium and Large 1671181.04/cwt177.00–185.001,21518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740160.86/cwt152.50–167.001,19012
Steers—Medium and Large 1767171.08/cwt169.00–177.001,31233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1671
Steers—Medium and Large 1827168.08/cwt168.00–169.001,39012
Steers—Medium and Large 1872173.02/cwt169.25–174.751,509138
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy875177.52/cwt175.50–179.501,553113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2891150.33/cwt150.00–151.001,3396
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy920175.80/cwt174.50–177.001,617130
Steers—Medium and Large 1924170.52/cwt168.25–172.001,576167
Steers—Medium and Large 1971167.85/cwt160.00–168.351,630172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2983143.13/cwt143.00–143.501,40715
Steers—Large 11,020126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,28511
Steers—Large 11,087150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,63638
Steers—Large 11,107145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,61114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1344182.00/cwt182.00–182.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1359174.42/cwt167.00–176.0062611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy413180.00/cwt180.00–180.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437160.00/cwt160.00–160.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned475161.00/cwt161.00–161.007657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485171.14/cwt170.00–174.0083014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy495184.39/cwt182.00–185.0091324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512159.00/cwt159.00–159.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540177.61/cwt172.00–179.0095925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582161.41/cwt158.00–167.0093941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1602153.00/cwt153.00–153.009217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy634175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,11038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675162.33/cwt162.00–163.001,0969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682141.00/cwt141.00–141.009625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732154.48/cwt151.00–157.501,13125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,20318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,18514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1819155.39/cwt155.00–155.501,27326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy855164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,40624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1937138.89/cwt138.50–140.501,30130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1970135.30/cwt130.50–136.501,31215
Heifers—Large 11,031130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,34516
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550141.00/cwt141.00–141.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622150.00/cwt150.00–150.009332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655152.00/cwt152.00–152.009967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735151.96/cwt142.00–157.001,1173
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51985.32/cwt75.00–88.001,2969
Bulls——1,71594.37/cwt91.00–98.001,61811
Bulls——1,936104.65/cwt100.00–117.002,02627
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11060.33/cwt53.00–65.0067040
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22370.05/cwt66.50–76.50857249
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29780.03/cwt75.00–85.751,038132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46488.34/cwt86.00–92.001,29375
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1011,053.41/head1,025.00–1,075.001,05317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,218998.51/head950.00–1,025.009994

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.