Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2022-12-01

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 1
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,802 head
▲ 3,802 vs last sale 0▲ 3,802 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
761 head
▲ 761 vs last sale 0▲ 761 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 0▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a commercial Angus female sale on Saturday December 3

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, not enough feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher, however fancy weaned steers sold up to 10.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. High quality weaned heifer calves sold up to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $203.21/cwt on 2,025 head.
Average price
$203.21
2,025 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,197
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$347
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$55.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.05
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1585205.161,2011,909
Medium and Large 1-2625172.701,079108
Large 11,031150.121,5488thin
One grade step is worth $55.04/cwt here — about −$347 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 sale2,025 hd
203.21
—
KS average3 barns · 4,988 hd
196.17
+7.05
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,72391.441,57646
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30874.30972312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17066.16774312
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17755.9965911

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,386$1,2278
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,1855
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,053$1,0612thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,05213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,182$9502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,095$1,6006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,68010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,155$1,52711
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,1752thin

Every lot

118 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy269258.65/cwt242.50–260.0069612
Steers—Medium and Large 1297219.00/cwt219.00–219.006505
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned305191.00/cwt191.00–191.005834
Steers—Medium and Large 1313203.71/cwt203.00–205.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed340235.00/cwt235.00–235.0079930
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy342244.33/cwt225.00–245.0083630
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy356218.12/cwt216.00–222.0077732
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed386238.00/cwt238.00–238.0091976
Steers—Medium and Large 1386200.50/cwt196.00–206.007749
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy409217.62/cwt210.00–227.0089042
Steers—Medium and Large 1437196.98/cwt196.00–200.0086125
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned437180.75/cwt180.00–182.007908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441180.00/cwt180.00–180.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned452193.00/cwt193.00–193.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1465206.53/cwt203.00–208.0096029
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy475223.12/cwt211.50–231.001,060156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490162.97/cwt161.00–165.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned513190.79/cwt188.00–194.0097942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514172.59/cwt170.00–183.0088710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy517223.19/cwt210.00–230.001,154162
Steers—Medium and Large 1541200.25/cwt194.00–208.001,083117
Steers—Medium and Large 1567190.87/cwt186.00–196.001,08265
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned574179.25/cwt175.50–181.001,02961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0467
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy579217.50/cwt204.25–224.501,259182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614174.42/cwt166.00–178.001,07133
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy624204.45/cwt198.00–214.001,276138
Steers—Medium and Large 1633179.72/cwt179.00–183.001,138146
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy653208.53/cwt207.50–209.501,362157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666174.03/cwt165.00–179.001,15925
Steers—Medium and Large 1671193.19/cwt189.00–197.501,29659
Steers—Medium and Large 1706186.49/cwt186.00–188.001,31725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710168.89/cwt160.00–174.001,19923
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy739197.46/cwt194.50–200.001,45995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1777179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3915
Steers—Medium and Large 1809176.83/cwt175.00–177.601,43145
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy816189.85/cwt189.85–189.851,54971
Steers—Medium and Large 1874171.66/cwt166.00–173.501,50010
Steers—Medium and Large 1980170.37/cwt170.00–171.501,67032
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy985179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,76333
Steers—Large 11,031150.12/cwt142.00–155.001,5488
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy291213.00/cwt205.00–227.0062032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1294188.51/cwt187.00–190.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed318207.00/cwt207.00–207.0065829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned318189.00/cwt189.00–189.0060114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343170.00/cwt170.00–170.0058311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned374174.95/cwt173.00–176.0065443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy377208.61/cwt196.00–225.0078647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379185.32/cwt177.50–188.0070235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy413206.29/cwt197.00–209.008529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413179.30/cwt179.00–181.0074113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415164.58/cwt164.00–165.006837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned421182.00/cwt182.00–182.0076647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy462190.30/cwt186.00–191.0087969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475167.25/cwt161.00–171.0079425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477178.89/cwt175.00–181.5085327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned480168.22/cwt161.00–173.5080781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned504160.50/cwt160.50–160.5080931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523165.66/cwt161.00–169.0086624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528176.10/cwt171.50–181.00930252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy543188.11/cwt182.00–189.001,02181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy555178.00/cwt178.00–178.0098843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555161.00/cwt161.00–161.008941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned567163.79/cwt160.50–168.5092992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568171.93/cwt166.00–176.00977100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625171.63/cwt164.00–175.501,07384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy627186.10/cwt186.10–186.101,16727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635158.74/cwt155.00–162.001,00816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650152.00/cwt152.00–152.009884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661170.48/cwt164.00–172.001,12792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723143.92/cwt141.00–148.001,0417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724162.80/cwt149.00–165.501,17946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy738173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,27714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759163.41/cwt155.00–165.001,24019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2857139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1868159.80/cwt156.00–162.001,38711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915151.51/cwt149.00–154.501,38613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930108.94/cwt100.00–119.001,01313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy963156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,50231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2973121.73/cwt118.00–133.001,1848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1977149.49/cwt145.00–151.501,46113
Heifers—Large 11,011134.00/cwt109.00–150.001,35525
Heifers—Large 1Fancy1,020155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5818
Heifers—Large 11,065137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4591
Heifers—Large 11,121132.05/cwt126.00–144.001,4803
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1498151.00/cwt151.00–151.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610151.98/cwt151.00–153.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655140.25/cwt139.00–144.009194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1743159.50/cwt159.00–160.001,1852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1783157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1841163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1966146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4103
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56080.58/cwt65.00–87.001,25715
Bulls——1,76895.83/cwt91.00–99.501,69427
Bulls——2,033102.55/cwt100.00–105.002,0854
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight94461.00/cwt61.00–61.005766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17466.26/cwt60.00–69.50778306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17755.99/cwt51.00–58.5065911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30074.01/cwt70.00–79.00962300
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51881.43/cwt80.00–86.001,23612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1551,527.27/head1,400.00–1,650.001,52711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1601,680.00/head1,650.00–1,700.001,68010
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 195393.54/cwt76.00–125.0089156
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6006
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0531,061.16/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,182950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2701,052.36/head950.00–1,080.001,05213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3301,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3861,226.87/head1,125.00–1,275.001,2278

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.