Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2023-01-19

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 19
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,379 head
▼ 2,715 vs last sale 4,094▼ 999 vs year ago 2,378 · −42.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 277▼ 103 vs year ago 283 · −36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 19▼ 31 vs year ago 55 · −56.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower on light receipts. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $182.31/cwt on 683 head.
Average price
$182.31
683 head · 726 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,324
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$18.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.91
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1728182.921,331660
Medium and Large 1-2687164.891,13223
One grade step is worth $18.02/cwt here — about $199 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 sale683 hd
182.31
—
KS average3 barns · 3,439 hd
186.21
−3.91
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—Average1,815104.501,89610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29779.771,034148
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10665.467244thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15854.726343thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,1047
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$1,0254thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$1,0004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$9613thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,185$8001thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy327256.00/cwt256.00–256.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned363191.00/cwt191.00–191.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy380224.27/cwt220.00–237.008525
Steers—Medium and Large 1388205.72/cwt204.00–211.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy448239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,07110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy476221.23/cwt215.00–228.001,05340
Steers—Medium and Large 1478201.27/cwt200.00–204.0096216
Steers—Medium and Large 1520203.53/cwt202.00–207.001,05810
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy567202.91/cwt199.00–208.001,15055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573168.38/cwt163.00–177.5196512
Steers—Medium and Large 1579185.75/cwt184.50–188.001,07512
Steers—Medium and Large 1625179.76/cwt175.00–182.501,12460
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy633189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,2007
Steers—Medium and Large 1659179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,18020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1923
Steers—Medium and Large 1724177.84/cwt174.00–182.001,28854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2393
Steers—Medium and Large 1767172.76/cwt170.00–173.751,32582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3611
Steers—Medium and Large 1827175.43/cwt171.50–179.001,45137
Steers—Medium and Large 1863172.46/cwt168.75–177.001,488217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 1915166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2926151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3983
Steers—Medium and Large 1997168.60/cwt168.60–168.601,68123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329202.89/cwt198.00–207.0066814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy401203.00/cwt203.00–203.0081424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned425181.00/cwt181.00–181.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426190.63/cwt185.00–194.0081228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428162.64/cwt161.00–166.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478185.44/cwt182.00–191.0088618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492177.59/cwt175.00–178.0087421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy502196.00/cwt196.00–196.0098426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523179.49/cwt174.00–183.0093962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530162.00/cwt162.00–162.008594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy563179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585169.43/cwt165.00–173.0099167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627166.63/cwt160.00–170.251,04584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645141.00/cwt141.00–141.009093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy653177.75/cwt177.75–177.751,16133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,0627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674168.86/cwt166.50–170.501,13840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710167.49/cwt165.00–171.751,18957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728159.14/cwt150.00–161.501,15910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775166.09/cwt165.00–167.001,28737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1819162.07/cwt155.00–162.501,32735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1918142.72/cwt141.00–146.001,3103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2121
Heifers—Large 11,043138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445206.00/cwt206.00–206.009174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1637158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0661
Bulls——1,880107.37/cwt101.00–109.002,0198
Bulls——1,88099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,8611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10665.46/cwt63.00–67.007244
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15854.72/cwt52.00–58.006343
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22074.57/cwt70.00–79.0091058
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34683.12/cwt80.00–87.001,11990
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,07193.32/cwt92.00–95.009995
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,185800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,250960.82/head875.00–1,000.009613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3351,104.46/head1,000.00–1,175.001,1047

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.