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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 5

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,476 head

▼ 1,195 vs last sale 4,671▼ 824 vs year ago 4,300 · −19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

426 head

▲ 206 vs last sale 220▲ 426 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 65▼ 150 vs year ago 200 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 3 weeks ago, feeder steers 750 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 lower. Steers 600 lb to 750 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, however reputation calves and thin fleshed calves sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 750 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, however 4 high yielding cows sold for 90. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 116.

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 $189.18/cwt on 2,069 head.

Average price

$189.18

2,069 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$379

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	191.05	1,367	1,869
Medium and Large 1-2	761	173.11	1,317	184
Large 1	1,128	154.75	1,746	16thin

One grade step is worth $36.30/cwt here — about −$379 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 sale2,069 hd

189.18

—

KS average4 barns · 9,166 hd

192.90

−3.72

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	1,834	99.84	1,831	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,311	78.98	1,036	297
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	66.84	761	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	51.98	596	3thin

Every lot

89 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 1Unweaned	243	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	626	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	896	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	691	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	361	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	854	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	411	245.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,011	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	426	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	988	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	210.33/cwt	209.00–215.00	909	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	456	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,126	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	198.22/cwt	197.00–203.00	916	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	495	225.64/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,117	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	220.62/cwt	212.00–225.50	1,169	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	199.01/cwt	188.50–202.00	1,055	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	979	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	193.24/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,115	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	578	204.02/cwt	199.25–209.00	1,179	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	181.24/cwt	170.00–185.50	1,071	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	174.80/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,072	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	619	200.42/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,241	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	191.70/cwt	186.00–195.50	1,223	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	654	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,375	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	187.86/cwt	183.50–190.50	1,261	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,134	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	180.76/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,294	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,256	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	170.72/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,306	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	768	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,505	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	183.40/cwt	179.00–185.75	1,420	298
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	175.32/cwt	170.00–179.50	1,432	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	827	188.14/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,556	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	181.88/cwt	177.25–186.00	1,577	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	172.31/cwt	163.50–173.00	1,518	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	174.45/cwt	173.50–175.85	1,579	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	163.04/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,484	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,578	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,010	157.34/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,589	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,090	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,700	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,120	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,770	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,181	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,795	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	297	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	189.46/cwt	182.00–190.00	623	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	217.42/cwt	212.50–220.00	798	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	735	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	201.96/cwt	194.00–204.00	794	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	432	196.90/cwt	196.00–198.00	851	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	169.13/cwt	161.00–174.00	793	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	931	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	184.61/cwt	179.00–186.00	879	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	984	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	185.61/cwt	181.00–187.00	967	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	170.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	928	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	171.60/cwt	166.00–175.50	978	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	181.62/cwt	176.00–186.50	1,039	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	175.41/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,103	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	162.79/cwt	160.50–165.00	1,035	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	644	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,158	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	172.47/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,149	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	158.34/cwt	155.50–162.00	1,148	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	169.64/cwt	163.00–173.50	1,252	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	171.57/cwt	164.00–174.25	1,301	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	826	171.77/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,419	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	159.43/cwt	156.00–162.50	1,318	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	168.80/cwt	167.50–169.75	1,472	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,346	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	887	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,510	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,500	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,199	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	149.04/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,465	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,026	141.42/cwt	136.00–145.50	1,451	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,066	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,460	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	536	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	976	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,739	92.75/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,613	8
Bulls	—	—	1,834	102.79/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,885	6
Bulls	—	—	2,085	112.87/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,353	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	66.84/cwt	61.00–69.00	761	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	51.98/cwt	51.00–53.00	596	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	75.40/cwt	70.00–79.00	939	151
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	82.69/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,141	146
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	84.59/cwt	74.00–106.00	864	50

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 Jan 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,476Last week 4,671Year ago 4,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 426Last week 220Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 65Year ago 200

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	156.00–159.00	157.34
8	—	1,181	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,090	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,120	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	267.50	267.50
3	—	361	242.50	242.50
8	—	426	232.00	232.00
72	—	654	210.25	210.25
24	—	495	216.00–227.00	225.64
49	—	619	200.00–201.00	200.42
95	—	530	212.00–225.50	220.62
73	—	827	186.00–189.00	188.14
70	—	578	199.25–209.00	204.02
44	—	768	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	159.00–167.00	163.04
2	—	450	184.00	184.00
20	—	613	170.00–184.00	174.80
4	—	815	165.00	165.00
63	—	881	163.50–173.00	172.31
56	—	765	162.00–172.00	170.72
5	—	671	169.00	169.00
22	—	591	170.00–185.50	181.24
1	—	535	183.00	183.00
9	—	720	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	671	183.50–190.50	187.86
1	—	980	161.00	161.00
58	—	577	187.00–198.00	193.24
212	—	638	186.00–195.50	191.70
298	—	774	179.00–185.75	183.40
32	—	530	188.50–202.00	199.01
13	—	432	209.00–215.00	210.33
1	—	390	219.00	219.00
98	—	817	170.00–179.50	175.32
98	—	716	178.00–187.50	180.76
2	—	342	202.00	202.00
174	—	905	173.50–175.85	174.45
229	—	867	177.25–186.00	181.88
5	—	462	197.00–203.00	198.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	340	195.00	195.00
3	—	416	197.00	197.00
6	—	243	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	247.00	247.00
25	—	411	240.00–250.00	245.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	826	171.00–172.00	171.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	644	179.75	179.75
34	—	887	170.25	170.25
14	—	367	212.50–220.00	217.42
40	—	432	196.00–198.00	196.90
43	—	475	196.00	196.00
31	—	506	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	393	194.00–204.00	201.96
6	—	415	185.00	185.00
136	—	738	163.00–173.50	169.64
23	—	872	167.50–169.75	168.80
6	—	275	207.50	207.50
19	—	901	166.50	166.50
86	—	666	167.00–175.00	172.47
149	—	758	164.00–174.25	171.57
52	—	476	179.00–186.00	184.61
14	—	329	182.00–190.00	189.46
25	—	521	181.00–187.00	185.61
4	—	983	143.00–154.00	149.04
96	—	629	168.00–177.00	175.41
155	—	572	176.00–186.50	181.62
23	—	827	156.00–162.50	159.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
9	—	725	155.50–162.00	158.34
2	—	975	123.00	123.00
5	—	570	166.00–175.50	171.60
18	—	544	170.00–175.00	170.65
4	—	880	153.00	153.00
20	—	636	160.50–165.00	162.79
16	—	469	161.00–174.00	169.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,026	136.00–145.50	141.42
7	—	1,066	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	392	187.50	187.50
2	—	297	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	162.00	162.00
2	—	900	150.00	150.00
1	—	850	152.00	152.00
3	—	536	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,834	100.00–108.00	102.79
8	—	1,739	87.00–99.00	92.75
3	—	2,085	110.00–116.00	112.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,138	61.00–69.00	66.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	51.00–53.00	51.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,380	80.00–90.00	82.69
151	—	1,245	70.00–79.00	75.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	50	—	1,021	74.00–106.00	84.59

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.