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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 11

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,422 head

▲ 1,425 vs last sale 1,997▲ 1,630 vs year ago 1,792 · +91.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

319 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 194▲ 65 vs year ago 254 · +25.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher, however thin fleshed cattle and fancy steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Not enough steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test. Heifers 400 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good on the steers and moderate on the heifers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 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 $181.63/cwt on 2,083 head.

Average price

$181.63

2,083 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$136

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	803	185.40	1,489	1,769
Medium and Large 1-2	787	165.65	1,303	132
Large 1	1,038	156.58	1,625	182

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about −$136 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 sale2,083 hd

181.63

—

KS average3 barns · 6,334 hd

183.93

−2.30

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	1,899	107.35	2,038	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	84.87	1,160	115
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	75.74	901	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	64.98	747	23

Every lot

87 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	782	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	214.32/cwt	210.00–223.00	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	193.19/cwt	193.00–194.00	782	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	198.32/cwt	197.00–200.00	829	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	427	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	952	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	922	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	187.21/cwt	186.00–188.00	968	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	168.25/cwt	168.00–169.00	888	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	591	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,099	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,029	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	183.49/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,139	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	172.44/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,081	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	170.59/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,151	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	182.95/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,242	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	688	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,348	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	166.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,171	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	727	195.86/cwt	188.50–200.50	1,424	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	182.14/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,328	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	782	193.31/cwt	191.00–195.50	1,512	348
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	172.18/cwt	169.00–180.50	1,359	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,433	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	825	191.55/cwt	188.85–194.00	1,580	249
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	159.70/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,319	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	873	183.96/cwt	178.00–188.85	1,606	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	174.88/cwt	172.75–175.50	1,532	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	164.00/cwt	160.50–165.50	1,448	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,571	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,433	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	174.22/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,603	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	929	180.10/cwt	180.10–180.10	1,673	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	171.98/cwt	165.00–172.25	1,646	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	974	173.53/cwt	173.35–173.75	1,690	163
Steers	—	Large 1	1,026	156.98/cwt	150.00–161.75	1,611	160
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,056	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,795	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,065	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,566	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,186	139.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,654	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	685	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	182.59/cwt	180.00–189.00	679	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	690	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	177.33/cwt	175.00–184.00	748	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	442	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	842	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	164.76/cwt	160.00–166.00	771	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	162.99/cwt	160.00–169.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	166.47/cwt	164.00–172.00	872	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	546	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,026	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	163.42/cwt	160.00–166.00	914	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	163.04/cwt	161.00–164.00	942	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	171.32/cwt	169.00–176.00	994	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,083	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	167.65/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,038	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	647	189.36/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,225	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	166.63/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,113	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	148.12/cwt	146.00–154.00	998	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	679	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,175	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	152.32/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,107	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,192	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	742	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,261	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	756	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,319	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	166.14/cwt	164.00–168.50	1,279	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	159.20/cwt	154.50–161.75	1,239	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,179	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,327	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	153.34/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,352	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	898	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,455	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	912	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,450	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,267	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	988	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,531	32
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,025	143.07/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,466	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	596	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	948	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	693	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,137	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	712	149.70/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,066	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,209	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	93.15/cwt	85.00–99.50	1,470	3
Bulls	—	—	1,931	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.50	2,194	9
Bulls	—	—	2,011	105.05/cwt	102.00–108.00	2,113	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	64.98/cwt	61.00–67.50	747	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	75.74/cwt	70.00–79.50	901	138
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,312	82.90/cwt	80.00–85.25	1,088	61
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	87.09/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,244	54

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 Aug 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,422Last week 1,997Year ago 1,792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 319Last week 194Year ago 254

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	223.00	223.00
163	—	974	173.35–173.75	173.53
100	—	900	174.50	174.50
11	—	688	196.00	196.00
4	—	591	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	197.00–200.00	198.32
71	—	876	172.75–175.50	174.88
98	—	789	169.00–180.50	172.18
63	—	957	165.00–172.25	171.98
9	—	379	210.00–223.00	214.32
15	—	517	186.00–188.00	187.21
14	—	480	192.00	192.00
2	—	333	230.00–240.00	234.96
52	—	679	177.00–185.00	182.95
33	—	920	172.50–175.00	174.22
30	—	621	183.00–185.00	183.49
44	—	805	178.00	178.00
83	—	729	179.00–185.00	182.14
11	—	595	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	675	165.00–173.00	170.59
58	—	883	160.50–165.50	164.00
13	—	826	154.00–165.00	159.70
7	—	627	169.00–175.00	172.44
4	—	528	168.00–169.00	168.25
1	—	780	165.00	165.00
1	—	460	171.00	171.00
11	—	703	160.00–168.00	166.52
6	—	913	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	873	178.00–188.85	183.96
196	—	727	188.50–200.50	195.86
348	—	782	191.00–195.50	193.31
249	—	825	188.85–194.00	191.55
26	—	929	180.10	180.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	405	193.00–194.00	193.19
4	—	466	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	147.00	147.00
160	—	1,026	150.00–161.75	156.98
11	—	1,186	134.00–140.00	139.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,056	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	176.00	176.00
53	—	578	161.00–164.00	163.04
3	—	450	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	756	174.50	174.50
33	—	546	188.00	188.00
47	—	442	190.50	190.50
11	—	679	173.00	173.00
13	—	898	162.00	162.00
86	—	647	186.00–190.00	189.36
32	—	988	155.00	155.00
11	—	912	159.00	159.00
53	—	742	170.00	170.00
21	—	595	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	524	164.00–172.00	166.47
7	—	372	180.00–189.00	182.59
18	—	731	163.00	163.00
10	—	962	131.75	131.75
3	—	481	160.00–169.00	162.99
26	—	668	162.00–168.00	166.63
64	—	580	169.00–176.00	171.32
3	—	882	152.00–154.00	153.34
92	—	422	175.00–184.00	177.33
2	—	285	214.00	214.00
132	—	770	164.00–168.50	166.14
32	—	619	161.00–171.00	167.65
52	—	845	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	605	159.00	159.00
24	—	674	146.00–154.00	148.12
75	—	778	154.50–161.75	159.20
12	—	355	193.00	193.00
61	—	468	160.00–166.00	164.76
5	—	813	145.00	145.00
3	—	727	151.00–154.00	152.32
7	—	559	160.00–166.00	163.42
22	—	406	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,025	138.00–147.00	143.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	156.00	156.00
8	—	693	164.00	164.00
5	—	712	149.00–152.50	149.70
13	—	596	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,312	80.00–85.25	82.90
54	—	1,428	85.50–90.00	87.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,190	70.00–79.50	75.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,149	61.00–67.50	64.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,011	102.00–108.00	105.05
3	—	1,578	85.00–99.50	93.15
9	—	1,931	110.00–117.50	113.61

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.