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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 23

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,969 head

▲ 1,650 vs last sale 1,319▼ 77 vs year ago 3,046 · −2.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 90▲ 54 vs year ago 151 · +35.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, however one load of thin fleshed black steers weighing 818 sold for 195.10 which would be 14.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 to 13.00 higher.

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 $189.11/cwt on 1,640 head.

Average price

$189.11

1,640 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$260

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	806	189.43	1,526	1,615
Medium and Large 1-2	824	169.78	1,399	20
Large 1	1,111	160.80	1,786	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.63/cwt here — about −$260 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 sale1,640 hd

189.11

—

KS average3 barns · 4,858 hd

193.11

−4.00

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	1,844	120.48	2,221	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	100.52	1,403	149
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	91.96	1,052	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	79.13	892	8thin

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)	1,055	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	339	235.94/cwt	227.00–237.00	800	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	387	238.49/cwt	234.00–239.50	923	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	407	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,042	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	235.43/cwt	231.00–242.00	965	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	231.93/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,120	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	524	239.91/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,257	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	867	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	546	220.48/cwt	220.00–220.50	1,204	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	558	224.72/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,254	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	595	215.27/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,281	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	607	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,281	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	207.49/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,307	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	213.93/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,358	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	178.95/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,215	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	698	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,399	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	703	204.97/cwt	204.00–205.50	1,441	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	192.61/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,410	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,199	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	185.40/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,433	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	775	194.71/cwt	194.00–195.50	1,509	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	784	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,564	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	169.96/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,334	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	171.22/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,387	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	818	195.10/cwt	195.10–195.10	1,596	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	183.32/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,518	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	181.38/cwt	178.75–186.00	1,594	410
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	170.25/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,522	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	175.59/cwt	175.50–176.00	1,645	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	171.08/cwt	167.25–173.00	1,677	173
Steers	—	Large 1	1,015	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,665	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,135	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,816	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	247	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	209.99/cwt	207.00–214.00	771	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	826	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	434	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	916	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	454	209.16/cwt	206.00–209.50	950	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	879	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	520	203.32/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,057	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	168.68/cwt	165.00–171.00	894	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	574	201.44/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,156	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	590	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,139	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	187.94/cwt	187.50–188.00	1,118	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	170.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,035	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	615	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,255	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	187.30/cwt	185.75–191.00	1,165	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	665	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,250	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,134	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	179.77/cwt	178.00–180.50	1,237	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,162	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	707	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,278	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	176.74/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,283	186
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	745	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,348	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	173.52/cwt	170.00–176.50	1,327	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	152.22/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,193	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	171.67/cwt	167.00–172.50	1,413	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,158	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	168.36/cwt	167.00–170.50	1,482	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	150.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,333	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,478	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	155.34/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,533	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,034	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,499	54
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,087	143.53/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,560	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,645	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	867	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	959	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	974	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,209	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	106.72/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,652	6
Bulls	—	—	1,956	128.99/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,523	9
Bulls	—	—	1,971	121.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,394	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	79.13/cwt	71.00–82.00	892	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	91.96/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,052	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,398	76
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	97.97/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,407	73
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	123.16/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,207	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,969Last week 1,319Year ago 3,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 90Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 4

* 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
76	—	775	194.00–195.50	194.71
90	—	635	211.00–215.00	213.93
22	—	595	215.00–218.00	215.27
6	—	410	231.00–242.00	235.43
21	—	546	220.00–220.50	220.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	162.00	162.00
8	—	894	167.00–171.00	170.25
8	—	810	166.00–173.00	171.22
1	—	740	162.00	162.00
2	—	785	167.00–173.00	169.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	630	199.00–208.00	207.49
3	—	483	230.00–236.00	231.93
410	—	879	178.75–186.00	181.38
89	—	732	188.00–196.00	192.61
6	—	679	175.00–181.00	178.95
74	—	937	175.50–176.00	175.59
174	—	773	179.00–187.00	185.40
173	—	980	167.25–173.00	171.08
202	—	828	176.00–186.00	183.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,015	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	703	204.00–205.50	204.97
65	—	784	199.50	199.50
28	—	698	200.50	200.50
2	—	407	256.00	256.00
4	—	558	223.00–230.00	224.72
16	—	607	211.00	211.00
60	—	818	195.10	195.10
9	—	339	227.00–237.00	235.94
32	—	524	235.00–241.00	239.91
5	—	387	234.00–239.50	238.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	622	185.75–191.00	187.30
9	—	987	150.00–156.00	155.34
186	—	726	173.00–178.00	176.74
8	—	413	200.00	200.00
3	—	367	207.00–214.00	209.99
146	—	765	170.00–176.50	173.52
2	—	247	214.00	214.00
80	—	823	167.00–172.50	171.67
157	—	688	178.00–180.50	179.77
77	—	880	167.00–170.50	168.36
32	—	595	187.50–188.00	187.94
9	—	921	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	520	195.00–205.00	203.32
65	—	615	204.00	204.00
59	—	745	181.00	181.00
65	—	574	199.00–202.00	201.44
65	—	665	188.00	188.00
13	—	434	211.00	211.00
11	—	454	206.00–209.50	209.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	137.00	137.00
1	—	465	189.00	189.00
2	—	700	166.00	166.00
6	—	673	168.50	168.50
4	—	784	146.00–155.00	152.22
3	—	530	165.00–171.00	168.68
5	—	608	160.00–177.00	170.26
1	—	565	154.00	154.00
1	—	970	141.00	141.00
25	—	887	150.00–157.00	150.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	136.00–151.00	143.53
2	—	1,175	140.00	140.00
54	—	1,034	140.00–150.00	144.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	193.00	193.00
15	—	707	180.75	180.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	198.00	198.00
1	—	920	160.00	160.00
2	—	670	153.00	153.00
3	—	561	171.00	171.00
1	—	645	151.00	151.00
1	—	775	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,127	71.00–82.00	79.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,358	100.00–106.00	102.96
73	—	1,436	95.00–99.50	97.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,144	88.00–94.00	91.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,971	115.00–124.00	121.48
9	—	1,956	125.00–132.00	128.99
6	—	1,548	97.00–114.00	106.72

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	6	—	980	117.00–127.00	123.16

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)	1	—	1,055	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.