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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 6

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,818 head

▼ 1,842 vs last sale 3,660▼ 2,334 vs year ago 4,152 · −56.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 278▲ 14 vs year ago 216 · +6.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 100▼ 7 vs year ago 61 · −11.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. however in places 15.00 higher on thin fleshed steers. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with the most advance on thin fleshed heifers. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 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 $209.51/cwt on 988 head.

Average price

$209.51

988 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.68

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	210.70	1,581	934
Medium and Large 1-2	730	188.99	1,380	54

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $201 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 sale988 hd

209.51

—

KS average3 barns · 4,174 hd

217.20

−7.68

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	1,926	110.14	2,121	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	96.79	1,271	152
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	87.92	1,027	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	75.24	804	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,451	$1,450	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,306	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$1,130	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,410	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	376	263.27/cwt	260.00–271.00	990	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	249.30/cwt	247.00–257.00	950	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	417	270.66/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,129	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,096	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,283	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	243.53/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,179	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,134	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	516	246.24/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,271	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	970	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	577	250.30/cwt	240.00–253.75	1,444	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	216.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,251	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	612	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,493	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	187.73/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,151	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	632	223.82/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,415	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,149	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	213.95/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,412	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	661	234.99/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,553	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	195.33/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,330	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,446	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	713	219.63/cwt	211.50–223.50	1,566	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	182.87/cwt	166.00–185.00	1,339	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	191.44/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,420	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	204.27/cwt	199.00–207.50	1,569	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	775	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,682	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	775	211.28/cwt	210.75–216.00	1,637	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,515	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	203.97/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,648	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	811	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,719	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,587	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	857	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,663	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,383	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	180.50/cwt	176.00–184.25	1,601	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	895	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	1,685	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	181.70/cwt	179.00–183.50	1,686	124
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	305	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	234.23/cwt	230.00–238.00	897	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	945	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	437	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,071	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	217.70/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,010	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	193.23/cwt	191.00–194.00	922	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	200.41/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,014	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	210.11/cwt	206.00–216.50	1,118	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,041	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	594	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,307	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	171.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,021	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	599	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,186	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	601	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,277	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,096	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	193.12/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,236	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	673	200.09/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,347	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	187.40/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,282	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	174.51/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,213	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	697	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,359	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	179.72/cwt	175.50–184.50	1,299	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,080	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	740	193.76/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,434	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	753	191.75/cwt	191.25–192.50	1,444	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	176.59/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,383	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	178.63/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,411	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,461	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	863	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	172.10/cwt	170.00–174.10	1,511	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	164.72/cwt	164.00–166.50	1,524	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	157.55/cwt	157.00–158.25	1,478	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,414	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,647	61
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,045	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,526	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,055	145.66/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,537	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	202.96/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,183	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,090	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,320	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	872	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,517	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,005	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,608	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,063	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,605	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,647	99.05/cwt	91.00–103.50	1,631	9
Bulls	—	—	1,947	112.19/cwt	107.00–117.00	2,184	18
Bulls	—	—	2,351	122.71/cwt	119.50–125.50	2,885	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	966	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	753	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	72.88/cwt	67.00–79.00	843	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	87.92/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,027	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	95.70/cwt	90.50–99.50	1,233	129
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	102.90/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,496	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	107.87/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,210	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,096	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	1,306.34/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,306	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,451	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3

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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,818Last week 3,660Year ago 4,152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 278Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 100Year ago 61

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	660	207.00–218.00	213.95
29	—	484	240.00–246.00	243.53
16	—	578	215.00–220.00	216.50
3	—	613	186.00–191.00	187.73
4	—	511	222.00	222.00
124	—	928	179.00–183.50	181.70
8	—	420	261.00	261.00
22	—	742	190.00–198.00	191.44
76	—	808	200.00–205.00	203.97
34	—	768	199.00–207.50	204.27
4	—	381	247.00–257.00	249.30
143	—	887	176.00–184.25	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	834	190.25	190.25
18	—	681	188.00–203.00	195.33
5	—	635	181.00	181.00
6	—	785	193.00	193.00
1	—	870	159.00	159.00
2	—	545	178.00	178.00
10	—	732	166.00–185.00	182.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632	217.00–226.00	223.82
16	—	700	206.50	206.50
18	—	895	188.25	188.25
39	—	775	210.75–216.00	211.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	269.00–272.00	270.66
26	—	811	212.00	212.00
16	—	775	217.00	217.00
71	—	577	240.00–253.75	250.30
47	—	857	194.00	194.00
119	—	661	226.00–238.00	234.99
7	—	376	260.00–271.00	263.27
12	—	612	244.00	244.00
41	—	713	211.50–223.50	219.63
11	—	470	273.00	273.00
10	—	516	245.00–248.00	246.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	594	220.00	220.00
34	—	532	206.00–216.50	210.11
128	—	673	196.00–203.00	200.09
27	—	740	193.00–195.00	193.76
7	—	437	245.00	245.00
6	—	601	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	155.00	155.00
1	—	730	148.00	148.00
1	—	545	191.00	191.00
4	—	695	170.00–176.00	174.51
2	—	962	147.00	147.00
25	—	938	157.00–158.25	157.55
6	—	595	170.00–175.00	171.65
12	—	783	164.00–179.00	176.59
5	—	630	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	464	207.00–220.00	217.70
38	—	753	191.25–192.50	191.75
15	—	697	195.00	195.00
1	—	275	245.00	245.00
4	—	863	186.50	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	878	170.00–174.10	172.10
7	—	813	179.75	179.75
4	—	477	191.00–194.00	193.23
1	—	270	227.00	227.00
51	—	723	175.50–184.50	179.72
61	—	966	170.50	170.50
19	—	640	185.00–199.00	193.12
11	—	383	230.00–238.00	234.23
9	—	506	196.00–201.00	200.41
15	—	684	187.00–189.00	187.40
6	—	599	198.00	198.00
60	—	790	173.00–183.00	178.63
45	—	925	164.00–166.50	164.72
13	—	422	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	143.00–147.00	145.66
6	—	1,045	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	163.00	163.00
2	—	583	200.00–206.00	202.96
2	—	872	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	151.00	151.00
2	—	752	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,063	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,454	101.00–104.00	102.90
129	—	1,288	90.50–99.50	95.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,168	86.00–89.50	87.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	67.00–79.00	72.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	966	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,351	119.50–125.50	122.71
18	—	1,947	107.00–117.00	112.19
9	—	1,647	91.00–103.50	99.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,300	1,410.00	1,410.00

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	—	1,122	106.00–111.00	107.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,096	1,130.00	1,130.00

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)	2	—	1,153	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,306.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,451	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.