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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 28

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,753 head

▲ 754 vs last sale 2,999▲ 1,158 vs year ago 2,595 · +44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

364 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 294▲ 55 vs year ago 309 · +17.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Special Hall of Fame Auction

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 800 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Outstanding offering of steers. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $174.15/cwt on 2,761 head.

Average price

$174.15

2,761 head · 833 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	834	175.42	1,463	2,558
Medium and Large 1-2	754	159.92	1,205	159
Large 1	1,053	151.86	1,599	44

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale2,761 hd

174.15

—

KS average3 barns · 5,148 hd

176.11

−1.96

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	1,646	97.78	1,610	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	81.92	1,105	162
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	75.69	929	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	65.12	743	23

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,750	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	636	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	303	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	679	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	223.20/cwt	221.00–224.00	886	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	200.14/cwt	200.00–201.00	875	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	918	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	490	211.78/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,038	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	206.65/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,066	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	180.69/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,052	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	203.65/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,189	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	154.94/cwt	153.00–157.00	971	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	629	184.76/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,162	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	169.72/cwt	169.00–173.50	1,076	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	166.13/cwt	162.75–169.00	1,116	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	681	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,263	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	158.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,083	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	718	185.41/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,331	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	171.05/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,242	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	160.09/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,170	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	173.01/cwt	168.00–175.50	1,318	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	773	180.08/cwt	178.50–181.50	1,392	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	154.27/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,206	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,262	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	174.77/cwt	172.50–176.25	1,454	243
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	841	176.60/cwt	176.60–176.60	1,485	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	863	175.09/cwt	173.75–176.75	1,511	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	162.39/cwt	159.00–163.75	1,414	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	169.12/cwt	168.50–174.50	1,488	510
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	916	173.06/cwt	172.00–175.50	1,585	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,511	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,367	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	962	170.50/cwt	166.00–172.25	1,640	456
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	157.43/cwt	156.10–159.50	1,529	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	139.65/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,373	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,012	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,488	4
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,056	153.35/cwt	153.35–153.35	1,619	38
Steers	—	Large 1	1,083	133.24/cwt	132.50–134.00	1,443	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	284	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	557	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	823	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	786	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	899	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	169.82/cwt	161.00–177.00	808	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	183.83/cwt	179.00–186.00	899	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	893	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	188.10/cwt	185.00–189.00	969	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	175.58/cwt	171.50–178.00	981	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	162.83/cwt	161.00–165.00	922	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	590	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,133	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	169.43/cwt	166.50–172.00	1,035	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,129	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	159.35/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,007	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	144.91/cwt	138.00–150.00	984	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	688	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	1,223	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	158.80/cwt	156.50–163.00	1,147	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	146.26/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,060	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	746	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,276	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	790	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,298	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	143.57/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,134	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,204	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	150.13/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,287	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,059	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	928	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,441	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	142.78/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,325	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,366	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,208	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,005	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,216	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,097	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,152	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	761	145.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,111	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,090	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,166	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,115	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,104	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	85.30/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,163	6
Bulls	—	—	1,465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,480	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	1,485	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	105.36/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,930	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	65.12/cwt	55.00–68.50	743	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	75.69/cwt	70.00–78.50	929	145
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	80.56/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,067	123
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	86.20/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,227	39
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

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 Jul 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,753Last week 2,999Year ago 2,595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 364Last week 294Year ago 309

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Special Hall of Fame Auction

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	916	172.00–175.50	173.06
55	—	681	185.50	185.50
176	—	718	177.00–187.00	185.41
139	—	773	178.50–181.50	180.08
35	—	490	211.00–212.00	211.78
456	—	962	166.00–172.25	170.50
183	—	863	173.75–176.75	175.09
65	—	841	176.60	176.60
28	—	629	182.00–192.00	184.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	634	169.00–173.50	169.72
6	—	927	163.00	163.00
243	—	832	172.50–176.25	174.77
129	—	762	168.00–175.50	173.01
510	—	880	168.50–174.50	169.12
99	—	971	156.10–159.50	157.43
15	—	397	221.00–224.00	223.20
9	—	672	162.75–169.00	166.13
16	—	288	221.00	221.00
60	—	726	169.00–172.50	171.05
49	—	584	197.00–206.00	203.65
33	—	516	206.00–207.00	206.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	582	177.00–189.00	180.69
31	—	731	148.00–161.00	160.09
2	—	325	196.00	196.00
1	—	930	147.00	147.00
8	—	983	134.00–142.00	139.65
4	—	627	153.00–157.00	154.94
31	—	871	159.00–163.75	162.39
11	—	814	155.00	155.00
21	—	782	146.00–156.00	154.27
38	—	681	157.00–160.00	158.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,012	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,083	132.50–134.00	133.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	224.00	224.00
7	—	437	200.00–201.00	200.14
3	—	466	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,056	153.35	153.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	284	196.00	196.00
4	—	387	192.00	192.00
8	—	955	143.00	143.00
97	—	928	139.00–145.00	142.78
20	—	792	152.00	152.00
15	—	512	174.50	174.50
13	—	611	166.50–172.00	169.43
61	—	722	156.50–163.00	158.80
34	—	559	171.50–178.00	175.58
78	—	857	149.00–152.50	150.13
10	—	439	179.00	179.00
13	—	489	179.00–186.00	183.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	515	185.00–189.00	188.10
18	—	746	171.00	171.00
36	—	615	183.50	183.50
35	—	688	177.75	177.75
82	—	928	155.25	155.25
80	—	790	164.25	164.25
6	—	420	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	161.00–165.00	162.83
9	—	790	140.00–144.00	143.57
1	—	875	121.00	121.00
8	—	679	138.00–150.00	144.91
3	—	998	121.00	121.00
11	—	632	159.00–161.00	159.35
16	—	725	142.00–155.00	146.26
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
6	—	476	161.00–177.00	169.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	121.00	121.00
7	—	1,097	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	590	192.00	192.00
31	—	460	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,090	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	154.00	154.00
1	—	870	142.00	142.00
4	—	761	144.00–150.00	145.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,141	55.00–68.50	65.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,423	83.50–88.00	86.20
123	—	1,325	79.00–83.50	80.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,228	70.00–78.50	75.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	101.00	101.00
6	—	1,363	82.00–86.50	85.30
11	—	1,832	102.00–107.00	105.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,100	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.