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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 2

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,116 head

▼ 460 vs last sale 1,576▼ 1,793 vs year ago 2,909 · −61.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 304▲ 67 vs year ago 185 · +36.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 28▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers 400 lb to 950 for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however. one high yielding bull sold for 120.50

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 $191.94/cwt on 695 head.

Average price

$191.94

695 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$21.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	721	193.24	1,393	653
Medium and Large 1-2	786	171.71	1,349	42

One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $45 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 sale695 hd

191.94

—

KS average3 barns · 3,450 hd

189.55

+2.39

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	—	High	1,781	108.29	1,928	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	86.15	1,163	193
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	76.28	900	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	65.45	705	8thin

Every lot

57 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 1Unweaned	335	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	724	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	885	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	958	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	944	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	448	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,098	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,074	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	227.75/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,198	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,130	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	236.95/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,315	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,225	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	595	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	1,316	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	216.31/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,326	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	198.81/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,247	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	191.10/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,298	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	681	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,328	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,158	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	183.14/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,341	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	178.87/cwt	174.50–181.75	1,390	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	171.64/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,349	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,394	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	175.85/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,467	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	175.95/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,534	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	968	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,588	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	312	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	671	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	189.65/cwt	188.00–193.00	812	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	184.99/cwt	181.00–187.00	964	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	185.06/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,060	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	162.52/cwt	161.00–167.00	947	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	181.38/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,117	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	157.84/cwt	148.00–164.00	979	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	166.42/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,135	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	172.42/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,245	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	796	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,425	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	166.97/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,352	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,346	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,329	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	982	150.42/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,477	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,369	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,030	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,504	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	797	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	91.06/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	107.02/cwt	103.50–109.00	1,942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,958	117.85/cwt	117.00–120.50	2,308	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	652	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	973	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	730	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	64.27/cwt	52.00–69.00	720	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	76.43/cwt	70.00–79.50	920	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,287	91.49/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,177	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	85.60/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,162	175
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	98.80/cwt	84.00–110.50	944	12

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 Feb 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,116Last week 1,576Year ago 2,909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 304Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 28Year ago 12

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	555	236.00–239.00	236.95
47	—	613	209.00–222.00	216.31
1	—	475	226.00	226.00
4	—	410	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	732	180.00–187.00	183.14
81	—	679	188.00–193.00	191.10
67	—	627	191.00–201.00	198.81
3	—	343	258.00	258.00
8	—	526	224.00–229.00	227.75
4	—	575	213.00	213.00
60	—	777	174.50–181.75	178.87
31	—	834	171.00–177.00	175.85
2	—	370	259.00	259.00
109	—	872	173.00–179.00	175.95
2	—	405	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	786	170.00–172.50	171.64
1	—	685	169.00	169.00
4	—	806	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	448	245.00	245.00
31	—	681	195.00	195.00
3	—	485	235.00	235.00
18	—	595	221.25	221.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	216.00	216.00
2	—	660	180.00	180.00
4	—	533	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	968	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	181.00–187.00	184.99
2	—	337	194.00	194.00
17	—	682	165.00–167.00	166.42
14	—	982	149.00–151.00	150.42
3	—	428	188.00–193.00	189.65
3	—	881	162.00	162.00
80	—	722	169.00–174.00	172.42
92	—	616	179.00–185.00	181.38
32	—	573	182.00–189.00	185.06
14	—	810	165.00–167.50	166.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	161.00–167.00	162.52
1	—	820	145.00	145.00
8	—	620	148.00–164.00	157.84
14	—	920	144.50	144.50
1	—	985	139.00	139.00
1	—	880	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	312	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	796	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	182.00	182.00
2	—	495	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,357	80.00–89.50	85.60
18	—	1,287	90.00–98.00	91.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,204	70.00–79.50	76.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,121	52.00–69.00	64.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,958	117.00–120.50	117.85
3	—	1,815	103.50–109.00	107.02
2	—	1,375	86.00–97.00	91.06

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	12	—	955	84.00–110.50	98.80

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.