Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2023-03-30

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 30
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,660 head
▲ 1,235 vs last sale 2,425▲ 104 vs year ago 3,556 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
278 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 368▼ 43 vs year ago 321 · −13.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 40▲ 65 vs year ago 35 · +185.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, however thin fleshed and fancy steers sold up to 7.00 higher. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent comparison on 400 lb to 500 lb steers, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good on feeders and moderate on calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.62/cwt on 1,964 head.
Average price
$187.62
1,964 head · 716 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,343
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$79.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.99
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1716189.011,3521,856
Medium and Large 1-2671171.361,15094
Large 11,040135.501,4092thin
Large 1-21,035109.671,13512thin
One grade step is worth $79.34/cwt here — about $218 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 sale1,964 hd
187.62
—
KS average3 barns · 4,999 hd
186.63
+0.99
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—Low1,729108.741,88052
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32997.811,299146
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17087.221,02031
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12575.8485313

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,471$1,6507
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,454$1,64118
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,472$1,63118
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,196$1,2853thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$1,6388
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,263$1,42712

Every lot

109 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy318260.00/cwt260.00–260.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1340232.60/cwt231.00–234.0079110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350202.00/cwt202.00–202.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed351250.00/cwt250.00–250.008786
Steers—Medium and Large 1362245.10/cwt237.00–246.0088710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy428248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0614
Steers—Medium and Large 1430245.75/cwt240.00–247.001,05716
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed437264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1549
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned438231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,0144
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed468255.57/cwt253.00–258.001,19610
Steers—Medium and Large 1490225.96/cwt219.00–230.001,10716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490196.00/cwt196.00–196.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy495236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517192.41/cwt186.00–196.009956
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed528230.26/cwt226.00–237.001,21644
Steers—Medium and Large 1546208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1363
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy548216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,18411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed557255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,42012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned569201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1446
Steers—Medium and Large 1575213.14/cwt208.00–218.001,22622
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy585229.15/cwt226.00–237.001,34117
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed611226.77/cwt226.00–227.001,38648
Steers—Medium and Large 1623207.71/cwt203.00–213.001,29424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,1911
Steers—Medium and Large 1673204.69/cwt195.00–206.001,37887
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed688210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,44824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688194.19/cwt190.00–197.001,33613
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed719206.81/cwt203.00–208.501,48741
Steers—Medium and Large 1725198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766175.85/cwt168.00–184.001,3474
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy768200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,53625
Steers—Medium and Large 1776190.37/cwt189.75–195.501,477100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2806170.76/cwt169.00–176.001,3764
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy815194.30/cwt192.75–196.001,584116
Steers—Medium and Large 1828191.22/cwt186.50–192.001,58377
Steers—Medium and Large 1866186.84/cwt182.00–191.001,618168
Steers—Medium and Large 1926181.31/cwt176.00–184.351,679378
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy928189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,759139
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5996
Steers—Medium and Large 1985174.53/cwt169.00–175.251,71943
Steers—Large 11,022168.38/cwt158.50–170.001,7217
Steers—Large 11,070150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6051
Steers—Large 11,115145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed338231.00/cwt231.00–231.007819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381201.30/cwt198.00–203.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390221.00/cwt221.00–221.0086212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed407240.00/cwt240.00–240.009779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy417236.00/cwt236.00–236.0098411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435207.61/cwt198.00–210.0090311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,04680
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488201.74/cwt197.00–202.0098422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522205.84/cwt200.00–209.001,07468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed536207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,11019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543175.66/cwt171.00–178.009543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569181.09/cwt166.00–186.501,03014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed577211.22/cwt205.00–216.501,219147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577195.03/cwt191.00–201.001,12546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630186.80/cwt182.00–192.001,17762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2648174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy663205.07/cwt196.00–207.251,36086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667172.80/cwt165.50–175.501,15361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed679192.37/cwt190.50–192.751,306117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687181.43/cwt176.00–187.251,246105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723182.40/cwt178.00–185.001,31921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy724187.59/cwt186.50–188.001,35872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement760195.61/cwt190.75–197.001,48790
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy768185.32/cwt181.75–188.101,423346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1774180.85/cwt174.00–185.001,40026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823172.17/cwt165.00–175.351,41783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2827153.40/cwt141.00–161.001,2696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1874170.74/cwt167.35–172.501,492337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2891152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2912131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1913165.82/cwt160.00–167.001,51468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1958158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5146
Heifers—Large 11,025135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3841
Heifers—Large 1-21,032111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,14611
Heifers—Large 11,055136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4351
Heifers—Large 1-21,06595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470211.00/cwt211.00–211.009921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519186.00/cwt186.00–186.009657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557194.32/cwt186.00–200.001,0825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1637189.82/cwt183.00–191.001,20910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666183.33/cwt176.00–191.001,2216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1746172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1837141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1950150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4251
Bulls—Large 11,005156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,468105.44/cwt100.00–109.001,54820
Bulls——1,71692.85/cwt90.00–99.501,5937
Bulls——1,942115.83/cwt110.00–119.502,24925
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97177.49/cwt77.00–78.007524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17087.22/cwt83.00–90.001,02031
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19375.11/cwt70.00–79.008969
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29695.79/cwt91.00–99.501,24192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,384101.25/cwt100.00–104.501,40154
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1961,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4541,640.88/head1,575.00–1,660.001,64118
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4711,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4721,630.68/head1,375.00–1,710.001,63118
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2501,637.50/head1,475.00–1,800.001,6388
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4759
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,283.33/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2833
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,02498.00/cwt82.00–116.001,00430
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.