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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 3

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,760 head

▼ 734 vs last sale 3,494▲ 2,209 vs year ago 551 · +400.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

466 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 423▲ 47 vs year ago 419 · +11.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 59▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. One load of thin fleshed steers sold for 90.00. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, however high quality weaned calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower on light receipts.

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 $195.42/cwt on 1,719 head.

Average price

$195.42

1,719 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$478

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.27

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	199.00	1,152	1,535
Medium and Large 1-2	579	165.56	959	183
Large 1	1,000	163.00	1,630	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about −$478 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 sale1,719 hd

195.42

—

KS average4 barns · 6,525 hd

187.15

+8.27

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	1,549	81.58	1,264	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,328	73.50	976	128
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	65.49	781	216
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	57.41	626	39

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$992	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,100	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,170	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	283	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	676	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	214.83/cwt	209.00–219.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	344	242.90/cwt	225.00–245.00	836	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	346	205.01/cwt	202.00–206.00	709	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	701	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	398	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	999	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	233.74/cwt	216.00–237.50	975	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	189.18/cwt	186.00–190.00	802	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	193.79/cwt	190.00–198.00	826	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	195.46/cwt	191.00–197.00	915	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	184.48/cwt	177.00–187.00	878	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	479	223.34/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,070	230
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	170.65/cwt	168.00–179.00	826	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	180.84/cwt	178.50–184.50	930	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	165.63/cwt	163.00–169.00	863	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	173.90/cwt	171.00–176.00	911	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	533	208.06/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,109	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	166.43/cwt	155.00–180.00	947	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	203.11/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,158	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	187.14/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,087	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,185	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	164.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,033	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	179.98/cwt	171.00–181.50	1,145	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	157.25/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,047	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	180.75/cwt	174.00–183.50	1,211	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	165.06/cwt	162.00–166.50	1,212	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	773	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,388	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	166.43/cwt	161.00–170.50	1,308	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	167.16/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,366	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	172.11/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,687	66
Steers	—	Large 1	1,000	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,630	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	310	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	322	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	654	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	174.63/cwt	171.00–176.50	566	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	364	165.49/cwt	161.00–168.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	177.05/cwt	172.00–180.50	682	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	401	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	750	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	155.76/cwt	155.00–158.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	161.65/cwt	161.00–163.00	687	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	176.90/cwt	170.00–179.00	775	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	823	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	166.66/cwt	160.00–169.00	800	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	147.42/cwt	144.00–152.00	708	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	155.35/cwt	155.00–161.00	802	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	181.68/cwt	178.00–183.50	947	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	167.38/cwt	163.50–173.00	882	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	158.37/cwt	157.50–159.00	838	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	164.68/cwt	157.50–166.75	957	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	153.26/cwt	140.00–154.50	903	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	599	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,066	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	924	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	162.75/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,012	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	161.62/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,081	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	718	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,253	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	150.03/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,146	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	811	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,387	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	161.84/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,411	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	150.05/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,316	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	159.08/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,471	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,252	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	862	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	995	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,234	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	72.57/cwt	66.50–78.00	1,052	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	84.27/cwt	80.50–88.00	1,302	9
Bulls	—	—	1,818	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,673	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	57.41/cwt	51.00–60.00	626	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	65.49/cwt	60.50–69.50	781	216
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	72.15/cwt	70.00–76.50	950	104
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	79.35/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,091	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	991.87/head	975.00–1,000.00	992	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	941	86.31/cwt	75.50–113.00	812	18

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 Nov 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,760Last week 3,494Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 466Last week 423Year ago 419

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 59Year ago 30

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	636	171.00–181.50	179.98
2	—	355	213.00	213.00
82	—	670	174.00–183.50	180.75
25	—	426	190.00–198.00	193.79
32	—	514	178.50–184.50	180.84
18	—	734	162.00–166.50	165.06
66	—	980	167.00–173.00	172.11
54	—	468	191.00–197.00	195.46
188	—	581	184.00–193.00	187.14
53	—	817	161.00–169.00	167.16
5	—	331	209.00–219.00	214.83
25	—	786	161.00–170.50	166.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	185.00	185.00
5	—	401	177.00	177.00
1	—	945	162.00	162.00
33	—	666	154.00–165.00	157.25
54	—	569	155.00–180.00	166.43
47	—	628	160.00–170.00	164.47
17	—	484	168.00–179.00	170.65
19	—	521	163.00–169.00	165.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	200.00	200.00
5	—	424	186.00–190.00	189.18
16	—	524	171.00–176.00	173.90
57	—	476	177.00–187.00	184.48
8	—	346	202.00–206.00	205.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	283	239.00	239.00
101	—	533	197.00–213.00	208.06
56	—	344	225.00–245.00	242.90
230	—	479	211.00–226.00	223.34
102	—	570	198.00–206.00	203.11
20	—	611	194.00	194.00
17	—	398	251.00	251.00
62	—	773	179.50	179.50
100	—	417	216.00–237.50	233.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	890	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	157.50–159.00	158.37
2	—	310	173.00	173.00
13	—	425	161.00–163.00	161.65
6	—	364	161.00–168.00	165.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	438	170.00–179.00	176.90
122	—	581	157.50–166.75	164.68
9	—	324	171.00–176.50	174.63
47	—	385	172.00–180.50	177.05
36	—	669	159.00–164.00	161.62
34	—	480	160.00–169.00	166.66
46	—	925	151.00–161.00	159.08
44	—	527	163.50–173.00	167.38
27	—	622	157.00–166.00	162.75
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
36	—	872	159.00–163.00	161.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	322	203.00	203.00
42	—	521	178.00–183.50	181.68
20	—	401	187.00	187.00
22	—	599	178.00	178.00
59	—	453	181.75	181.75
55	—	811	171.00	171.00
55	—	718	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	155.00–158.00	155.76
24	—	516	155.00–161.00	155.35
3	—	606	152.50	152.50
18	—	480	144.00–152.00	147.42
12	—	877	143.00–153.00	150.05
21	—	589	140.00–154.50	153.26
2	—	382	155.00	155.00
9	—	764	140.00–158.00	150.03
4	—	978	125.00–131.00	128.01
1	—	675	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	149.00	149.00
1	—	995	124.00	124.00
2	—	670	135.00	135.00
3	—	562	150.00	150.00
5	—	616	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,091	51.00–60.00	57.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,375	77.00–84.00	79.35
104	—	1,317	70.00–76.50	72.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	1,192	60.50–69.50	65.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,545	80.50–88.00	84.27
5	—	1,450	66.50–78.00	72.57
2	—	1,818	91.00–93.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,138	975.00–1,000.00	991.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,170.00	1,170.00

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	2	—	1,300	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	941	75.50–113.00	86.31

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.