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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 22

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,035 head

▼ 1,740 vs last sale 3,775▲ 1,286 vs year ago 749 · +171.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

512 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 507▲ 360 vs year ago 152 · +236.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and Feeder Heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Demand was moderate to good.

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 $194.25/cwt on 912 head.

Average price

$194.25

912 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$508

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$43.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	200.02	1,139	726
Medium and Large 1-2	551	173.99	959	161
Large 1	1,049	157.00	1,647	25

One grade step is worth $43.02/cwt here — about −$508 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 sale912 hd

194.25

—

KS average3 barns · 3,017 hd

187.14

+7.11

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	86.52	1,193	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	75.22	854	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	59.47	615	175

Every lot

52 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	773	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	188.04/cwt	180.00–202.00	649	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	807	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	217.85/cwt	216.00–221.00	850	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	186.29/cwt	176.00–195.50	779	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	218.94/cwt	204.00–225.00	922	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	905	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	203.27/cwt	197.50–210.50	959	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	185.90/cwt	181.00–190.00	900	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	165.62/cwt	165.00–166.00	851	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	214.80/cwt	208.50–216.00	1,115	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	190.41/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,017	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	178.88/cwt	178.00–180.50	1,009	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	186.73/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,055	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	569	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,155	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	577	211.47/cwt	207.50–219.50	1,220	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	183.46/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,125	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,203	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	168.38/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,049	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	166.36/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,116	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,216	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	175.57/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,280	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	176.30/cwt	174.50–179.50	1,349	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	172.42/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,403	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,480	54
Steers	—	Large 1	1,049	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,647	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	197.34/cwt	194.00–200.00	620	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	630	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	165.51/cwt	162.50–168.50	642	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	177.11/cwt	172.50–181.50	756	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	160.98/cwt	155.00–167.00	741	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	175.69/cwt	174.50–176.50	833	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	494	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	948	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	512	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	942	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	832	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	174.16/cwt	170.00–175.00	923	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	171.85/cwt	164.00–179.00	983	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	601	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,076	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	169.15/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,044	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	158.45/cwt	157.00–161.00	979	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	166.17/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,128	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,031	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,156	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,173	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,276	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	153.52/cwt	147.50–158.50	1,274	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	152.87/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,350	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	53.60/cwt	47.00–57.00	524	82
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	64.65/cwt	58.00–69.50	701	93
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	75.22/cwt	70.00–79.50	854	82
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	86.52/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,193	11

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,035Last week 3,775Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 512Last week 507Year ago 152

Final

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and Feeder Heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	161.00	161.00
7	—	390	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	601	179.00	179.00
46	—	512	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	572	164.00–179.00	171.85
46	—	679	165.00–168.00	166.17
90	—	530	170.00–175.00	174.16
30	—	617	164.00–172.00	169.15
38	—	474	174.50–176.50	175.69
31	—	785	162.50	162.50
61	—	427	172.50–181.50	177.11
15	—	314	194.00–200.00	197.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	188.00	188.00
28	—	618	157.00–161.00	158.45
9	—	687	150.00	150.00
37	—	388	162.50–168.50	165.51
17	—	883	151.00–155.00	152.87
7	—	777	151.00	151.00
46	—	460	155.00–167.00	160.98
11	—	830	147.50–158.50	153.52
4	—	718	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	494	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,049	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	519	208.50–216.00	214.80
108	—	577	207.50–219.50	211.47
19	—	620	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	671	165.00–168.00	166.36
27	—	623	164.00–172.00	168.38
24	—	418	176.00–195.50	186.29
24	—	564	178.00–180.50	178.88
26	—	514	165.00–166.00	165.62
11	—	345	180.00–202.00	188.04
9	—	484	181.00–190.00	185.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	689	176.50	176.50
61	—	421	204.00–225.00	218.94
19	—	339	228.00	228.00
29	—	390	216.00–221.00	217.85
68	—	472	197.50–210.50	203.27
54	—	905	163.50	163.50
13	—	814	169.00–174.00	172.42
22	—	565	184.00–188.00	186.73
54	—	534	189.00–198.00	190.41
24	—	729	170.00–177.00	175.57
46	—	613	178.00–186.00	183.46
32	—	765	174.50–179.50	176.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	463	195.50	195.50
4	—	386	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,136	70.00–79.50	75.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	978	47.00–57.00	53.60
93	—	1,084	58.00–69.50	64.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,379	81.00–88.00	86.52

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.