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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 15

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,775 head

▲ 1,614 vs last sale 2,161▲ 2,974 vs year ago 801 · +371.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

507 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 595▲ 254 vs year ago 253 · +100.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Due to dry weather and early movement of calves, Monday special calf sales have been moved to Thursdays in conjunction with their regular Thursday sales. Calf sales will be held the next 8 Thursdays in a row.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady, however thin and fancy steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady, however thin fleshed and fancy heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on thin fleshed cattle, otherwise moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 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 $187.93/cwt on 1,754 head.

Average price

$187.93

1,754 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$351

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	190.62	1,198	1,552
Medium and Large 1-2	598	168.71	1,008	186
Large 1	1,034	149.77	1,549	16thin

One grade step is worth $40.85/cwt here — about −$351 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 sale1,754 hd

187.93

—

KS average3 barns · 4,885 hd

182.66

+5.26

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	1,750	99.90	1,748	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	84.58	1,160	132
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	74.38	870	256
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	66.40	760	44

Every lot

96 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	728	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	308	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	755	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	227.96/cwt	227.50–228.00	743	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	331	239.52/cwt	236.00–245.00	793	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	558	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	372	236.27/cwt	221.00–244.00	879	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	217.16/cwt	217.00–218.00	832	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	202.61/cwt	201.00–210.00	839	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	743	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	219.50/cwt	214.00–223.50	924	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	213.50/cwt	213.00–215.00	965	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	187.32/cwt	186.00–190.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	198.70/cwt	196.00–206.00	938	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	936	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	209.22/cwt	199.50–216.00	1,082	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	183.51/cwt	182.00–184.00	963	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	190.66/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,005	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	171.44/cwt	160.00–180.00	912	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	579	205.62/cwt	199.00–208.50	1,191	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	172.35/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,000	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	184.39/cwt	182.75–192.25	1,075	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,131	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	177.88/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,114	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	170.31/cwt	163.50–172.00	1,080	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	174.21/cwt	166.00–177.50	1,171	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	160.10/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,084	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	157.83/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,113	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	718	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,332	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	174.71/cwt	173.00–175.25	1,272	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	174.89/cwt	173.00–177.50	1,359	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	157.71/cwt	149.00–160.50	1,235	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	804	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,467	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	174.47/cwt	169.00–179.50	1,443	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,253	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,272	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	168.76/cwt	167.75–169.75	1,488	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,380	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,512	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	158.11/cwt	157.75–160.50	1,535	69
Steers	—	Large 1	1,034	149.77/cwt	149.50–154.00	1,549	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	296	172.69/cwt	161.00–175.00	511	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	297	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	175.44/cwt	173.00–181.00	561	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	342	196.91/cwt	185.00–199.00	673	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	621	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	179.75/cwt	177.00–181.00	697	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	410	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	623	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	766	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	174.52/cwt	169.00–179.00	736	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	156.38/cwt	153.00–161.00	730	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	175.57/cwt	167.00–178.00	852	218
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	490	181.25/cwt	181.25–181.25	888	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	925	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	171.50/cwt	167.00–176.00	894	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	158.70/cwt	155.00–161.00	854	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	171.16/cwt	170.50–172.50	962	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	155.13/cwt	151.00–157.00	897	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	164.14/cwt	159.00–168.50	962	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	161.69/cwt	157.00–166.50	993	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	621	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,146	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	143.39/cwt	140.00–155.50	916	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	162.21/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,090	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	157.45/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,071	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	685	179.00/cwt	178.00–179.25	1,226	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	705	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,294	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	158.43/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,149	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	170.02/cwt	165.50–172.50	1,251	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	153.81/cwt	144.00–158.50	1,184	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	168.32/cwt	164.75–169.00	1,315	163
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	168.39/cwt	166.25–170.00	1,386	206
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,289	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	167.11/cwt	161.50–169.00	1,452	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,227	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,054	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,501	24
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,010	145.47/cwt	144.50–153.00	1,469	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,072	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,576	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,068	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	866	138.80/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,202	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	920	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,371	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,599	96.18/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,538	9
Bulls	—	—	1,810	82.88/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,500	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	105.53/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,929	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	66.40/cwt	58.00–69.00	760	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	74.38/cwt	70.00–79.00	870	256
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	83.61/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,130	104
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	88.16/cwt	87.50–90.00	1,275	28

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 Sep 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,775Last week 2,161Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 507Last week 595Year ago 253

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	167.00	167.00
5	—	297	181.00	181.00
6	—	425	164.00	164.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	562	170.50–172.50	171.16
13	—	342	185.00–199.00	196.91
23	—	490	181.25	181.25
15	—	508	182.00	182.00
26	—	421	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,072	147.00	147.00
9	—	1,010	144.50–153.00	145.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	538	155.00–161.00	158.70
15	—	680	152.00–161.00	157.45
15	—	467	153.00–161.00	156.38
9	—	639	140.00–155.50	143.39
18	—	296	161.00–175.00	172.69
23	—	363	171.00	171.00
10	—	440	168.00	168.00
9	—	770	144.00–158.50	153.81
8	—	848	152.00	152.00
6	—	909	116.00	116.00
31	—	578	151.00–157.00	155.13
10	—	725	153.00–160.00	158.43
4	—	870	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	672	156.00–165.00	162.21
44	—	388	177.00–181.00	179.75
163	—	781	164.75–169.00	168.32
109	—	521	167.00–176.00	171.50
129	—	869	161.50–169.00	167.11
135	—	736	165.50–172.50	170.02
108	—	586	159.00–168.50	164.14
24	—	965	155.50	155.50
21	—	320	173.00–181.00	175.44
218	—	485	167.00–178.00	175.57
61	—	422	169.00–179.00	174.52
77	—	614	157.00–166.50	161.69
206	—	823	166.25–170.00	168.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	621	184.50	184.50
52	—	705	183.50	183.50
19	—	685	178.00–179.25	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	147.00	147.00
2	—	905	152.00–153.00	152.50
2	—	415	179.00	179.00
1	—	830	151.00	151.00
7	—	677	155.00–164.00	160.10
6	—	332	168.00	168.00
4	—	783	149.00–160.50	157.71
1	—	390	167.00	167.00
3	—	460	186.00–190.00	187.32
40	—	532	160.00–180.00	171.44
52	—	580	160.00–179.00	172.35
40	—	634	163.50–172.00	170.31
24	—	705	157.00–158.00	157.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	421	214.00–223.50	219.50
79	—	579	199.00–208.50	205.62
60	—	452	213.00–215.00	213.50
154	—	517	199.50–216.00	209.22
45	—	372	221.00–244.00	236.27
4	—	600	188.50	188.50
8	—	331	236.00–245.00	239.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,034	149.50–154.00	149.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	583	182.75–192.25	184.39
69	—	971	157.75–160.50	158.11
30	—	527	188.00–195.00	190.66
45	—	472	196.00–206.00	198.70
126	—	827	169.00–179.50	174.47
124	—	626	174.00–185.00	177.88
36	—	728	173.00–175.25	174.71
16	—	297	245.00	245.00
5	—	919	164.50	164.50
116	—	882	167.75–169.75	168.76
49	—	672	166.00–177.50	174.21
12	—	326	227.50–228.00	227.96
6	—	383	217.00–218.00	217.16
115	—	777	173.00–177.50	174.89
50	—	414	201.00–210.00	202.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	804	182.50	182.50
20	—	718	185.50	185.50
15	—	308	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	525	182.00–184.00	183.51
8	—	445	190.00	190.00
4	—	495	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	866	127.00–145.00	138.80
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
1	—	920	149.00	149.00
12	—	655	163.00	163.00
8	—	460	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,145	58.00–69.00	66.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,446	87.50–90.00	88.16
104	—	1,351	80.00–86.50	83.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	1,169	70.00–79.00	74.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,828	101.00–110.00	105.53
9	—	1,599	92.00–100.00	96.18
3	—	1,810	80.00–86.00	82.88

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.