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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 18

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,105 head

▼ 317 vs last sale 3,422▲ 837 vs year ago 2,268 · +36.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

312 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 319▼ 54 vs year ago 366 · −14.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. One high yielding cow sold for 94.00. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower.

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 $185.23/cwt on 1,816 head.

Average price

$185.23

1,816 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	782	186.48	1,458	1,696
Medium and Large 1-2	674	168.91	1,138	114
Large 1	1,067	143.50	1,531	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.98/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale1,816 hd

185.23

—

KS average3 barns · 4,379 hd

185.20

+0.03

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	—	High	1,708	97.94	1,672	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	84.75	1,159	127
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	75.82	942	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	65.77	760	46

Every lot

92 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	297	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	793	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	310	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	318	244.12/cwt	237.50–250.00	776	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	373	235.64/cwt	232.00–237.00	879	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	216.58/cwt	213.00–220.00	832	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	384	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	607	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	859	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	426	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	959	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	212.32/cwt	205.00–213.00	947	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,012	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	209.89/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,039	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	200.18/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,045	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	532	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,154	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	825	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	207.25/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,159	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	195.27/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,133	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	169.43/cwt	168.00–171.00	986	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	594	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,212	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,230	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	611	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,130	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	174.91/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,093	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	194.05/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,223	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	174.22/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,146	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	192.51/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,274	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	686	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,365	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,245	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	190.46/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,381	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	168.99/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,291	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	185.51/cwt	183.50–191.00	1,434	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	797	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,403	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	166.69/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,372	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	173.11/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,435	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	864	182.10/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,573	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	177.91/cwt	175.00–179.50	1,575	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	918	178.87/cwt	178.50–179.00	1,642	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	172.83/cwt	167.75–175.50	1,599	243
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,533	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	171.22/cwt	170.00–171.75	1,666	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,512	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,023	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,596	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,092	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,414	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,150	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	266	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	321	218.08/cwt	211.00–221.00	700	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	164.03/cwt	161.00–170.00	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	193.80/cwt	188.00–199.00	647	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	344	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	585	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	200.40/cwt	198.00–203.00	762	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	205.33/cwt	199.00–206.50	858	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	814	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	187.37/cwt	185.00–190.00	899	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	872	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	186.99/cwt	179.00–189.00	956	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,029	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	183.90/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,057	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	179.61/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,040	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	167.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	972	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	174.73/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,064	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	626	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,146	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	161.87/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,021	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	168.48/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,132	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	157.47/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,060	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	675	178.16/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,203	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	176.70/cwt	172.00–179.50	1,272	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	163.07/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,179	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	148.77/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,089	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	778	172.57/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,343	208
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	160.39/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,249	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	830	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,430	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	162.86/cwt	160.50–163.75	1,362	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,201	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	164.06/cwt	162.50–165.50	1,442	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	146.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,288	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,099	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,208	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	867	151.16/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,311	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,514	92.81/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,405	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	81.65/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,354	6
Bulls	—	—	1,778	104.79/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,863	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	65.77/cwt	61.50–68.00	760	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	75.82/cwt	71.00–79.00	942	68
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	83.58/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,103	89
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	87.49/cwt	86.25–94.00	1,292	38

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,105Last week 3,422Year ago 2,268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 312Last week 319Year ago 366

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	662	191.00–195.00	192.51
185	—	885	175.00–179.50	177.91
10	—	384	213.00–220.00	216.58
11	—	446	205.00–213.00	212.32
243	—	925	167.75–175.50	172.83
177	—	973	170.00–171.75	171.22
148	—	773	183.50–191.00	185.51
51	—	630	191.00–197.00	194.05
118	—	559	204.00–209.00	207.25
8	—	522	190.00–202.00	200.18
1	—	335	221.00	221.00
140	—	829	169.00–178.00	173.11
37	—	495	204.00–215.00	209.89
48	—	725	190.00–191.00	190.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	160.00	160.00
6	—	946	162.00	162.00
23	—	764	165.00–172.00	168.99
9	—	823	165.00–168.00	166.69
5	—	532	155.00	155.00
6	—	724	172.00	172.00
10	—	625	173.00–176.00	174.91
9	—	582	168.00–171.00	169.43
2	—	982	154.00	154.00
25	—	658	173.00–183.00	174.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	225.00	225.00
134	—	918	178.50–179.00	178.87
22	—	373	232.00–237.00	235.64
22	—	611	200.00–202.00	201.27
7	—	532	217.00	217.00
15	—	297	267.00	267.00
17	—	318	237.50–250.00	244.12
122	—	864	180.00–184.00	182.10
7	—	452	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	185.00	185.00
2	—	797	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,150	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,092	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
3	—	310	208.00	208.00
13	—	421	204.00	204.00
7	—	580	193.00–197.00	195.27
3	—	383	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	686	199.00	199.00
41	—	594	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	344	170.00	170.00
3	—	266	191.00	191.00
18	—	441	184.50	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	720	172.00–179.50	176.70
208	—	778	170.00–174.50	172.57
25	—	626	183.00	183.00
28	—	321	211.00–221.00	218.08
25	—	575	180.00–187.00	183.90
23	—	830	172.25	172.25
35	—	536	192.00	192.00
96	—	675	176.00–184.00	178.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	143.00	143.00
4	—	418	153.00	153.00
3	—	322	161.00–170.00	164.03
9	—	882	145.00–148.00	146.01
3	—	498	175.00	175.00
33	—	631	156.00–165.00	161.87
1	—	980	125.00	125.00
4	—	673	156.00–159.00	157.47
17	—	732	146.00–155.00	148.77
1	—	505	169.00	169.00
13	—	581	165.00–170.00	167.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	511	179.00–189.00	186.99
20	—	380	198.00–203.00	200.40
38	—	723	157.00–165.00	163.07
22	—	836	160.50–163.75	162.86
28	—	672	163.00–170.00	168.48
63	—	609	168.00–177.00	174.73
34	—	418	199.00–206.50	205.33
79	—	879	162.50–165.50	164.06
91	—	579	176.00–181.00	179.61
5	—	334	188.00–199.00	193.80
17	—	480	185.00–190.00	187.37
24	—	779	156.00–163.00	160.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	867	148.00–156.00	151.16
1	—	680	161.00	161.00
2	—	732	165.00	165.00
4	—	628	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,477	86.25–94.00	87.49
89	—	1,320	80.00–86.00	83.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,243	71.00–79.00	75.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,155	61.50–68.00	65.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,778	100.00–108.50	104.79
5	—	1,514	91.00–99.00	92.81
6	—	1,658	78.00–86.00	81.65

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.