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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 27

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,681 head

▼ 3,749 vs last sale 5,430▼ 1,951 vs year ago 3,632 · −53.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

289 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 453▼ 108 vs year ago 397 · −27.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 40▲ 9 vs year ago 18 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 500 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, however thin fleshed steer calves sold 10 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady. Heifer calves 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 500 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower.

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 $212.39/cwt on 1,105 head.

Average price

$212.39

1,105 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$59.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.66

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	791	214.31	1,696	1,034
Medium and Large 1-2	820	185.74	1,524	68
Large 1	1,076	155.00	1,668	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.31/cwt here — about $28 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 sale1,105 hd

212.39

—

KS average3 barns · 3,468 hd

218.05

−5.66

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	—	Low	1,929	114.21	2,203	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	99.42	1,305	176
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	84.45	963	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	75.01	788	4thin

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)	1,421	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,390	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,352	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,833	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$1,450	2thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	320	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	352	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,002	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	871	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	432	291.40/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,259	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	271.64/cwt	268.00–272.50	1,173	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,121	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	466	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,300	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	484	264.48/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,280	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	522	261.59/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,365	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,336	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,414	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	222.06/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,284	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	228.07/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,389	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	641	252.61/cwt	248.50–260.25	1,619	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	673	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,696	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,571	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	187.64/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,336	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	720	237.22/cwt	233.00–244.50	1,708	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	201.75/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,471	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,549	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	182.66/cwt	172.00–191.00	1,401	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	785	221.26/cwt	219.00–224.50	1,737	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	201.63/cwt	199.00–210.50	1,621	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	182.74/cwt	174.00–194.00	1,489	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	865	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,747	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	184.97/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,643	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	190.53/cwt	189.00–190.75	1,724	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	917	196.77/cwt	194.50–201.00	1,804	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	184.90/cwt	184.25–192.00	1,782	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	176.39/cwt	175.00–176.75	1,737	24
Steers	—	Large 1	1,076	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,668	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	357	274.14/cwt	272.00–276.00	979	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	237.40/cwt	230.00–240.00	862	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	889	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	434	240.86/cwt	239.00–242.50	1,045	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,030	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	472	232.09/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,095	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	523	230.30/cwt	224.00–233.50	1,204	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	220.22/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,189	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	194.46/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,108	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,094	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,007	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	616	215.50/cwt	206.00–216.50	1,327	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,118	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	659	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,476	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	190.29/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,277	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	183.68/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,343	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	736	201.25/cwt	196.50–203.25	1,481	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	167.03/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,308	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	179.67/cwt	173.00–182.50	1,457	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	177.06/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,551	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	914	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,641	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	148.75/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,360	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	162.19/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,484	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,531	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,006	148.25/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,491	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,551	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,127	142.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,608	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,590	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,035	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,646	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,070	150.43/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,610	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	104.38/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,741	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	115.22/cwt	111.00–119.50	2,264	21
Bulls	—	—	2,108	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.50	2,603	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	75.01/cwt	72.00–76.00	788	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	84.45/cwt	80.00–89.00	963	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,244	95.45/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,187	118
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	107.51/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,562	58
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,855.56/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,856	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,089	114.88/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,251	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,352	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,421	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,681Last week 5,430Year ago 3,632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 453Year ago 397

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 40Year ago 18

Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	767	172.00–191.00	182.66
24	—	985	175.00–176.75	176.39
14	—	815	174.00–194.00	182.74
1	—	410	212.50	212.50
15	—	712	186.00–192.00	187.64
6	—	585	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	785	219.00–224.50	221.26
88	—	917	194.50–201.00	196.77
13	—	484	259.00–267.00	264.48
10	—	673	252.00	252.00
118	—	865	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	888	180.00–187.00	184.97
28	—	609	225.00–232.50	228.07
11	—	729	196.00–205.00	201.75
6	—	387	259.00	259.00
10	—	432	268.00–272.50	271.64
80	—	804	199.00–210.50	201.63
104	—	905	189.00–190.75	190.53
2	—	465	241.00	241.00
16	—	750	206.50	206.50
151	—	964	184.25–192.00	184.90
6	—	578	220.00–224.00	222.06
17	—	680	231.00	231.00
3	—	543	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,076	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	720	233.00–244.50	237.22
19	—	432	289.00–294.00	291.40
3	—	466	279.00	279.00
1	—	320	308.00	308.00
42	—	522	258.00–266.00	261.59
73	—	641	248.50–260.25	252.61
4	—	550	257.00	257.00
2	—	352	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	671	180.00–191.00	190.29
1	—	1,055	147.00	147.00
22	—	731	183.00–184.00	183.68
4	—	951	161.00	161.00
4	—	442	233.00	233.00
11	—	915	156.00–166.00	162.19
2	—	570	190.00–199.00	194.46
2	—	380	234.00	234.00
80	—	876	172.00–180.00	177.06
23	—	540	220.00–221.00	220.22
30	—	811	173.00–182.50	179.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	357	272.00–276.00	274.14
24	—	523	224.00–233.50	230.30
55	—	659	224.00	224.00
13	—	434	239.00–242.50	240.86
27	—	472	223.00–236.00	232.09
42	—	616	206.00–216.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	192.00	192.00
4	—	1,006	147.00–152.00	148.25
3	—	1,127	140.00–148.00	142.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	914	179.50	179.50
5	—	363	230.00–240.00	237.40
37	—	736	196.50–203.25	201.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	148.00–151.00	148.75
2	—	783	165.00–169.00	167.03
1	—	545	161.00	161.00
1	—	880	155.00	155.00
3	—	635	176.00	176.00
2	—	680	165.00	165.00
4	—	572	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,070	143.00–158.00	150.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,244	90.00–102.50	95.45
58	—	1,453	103.00–111.00	107.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,140	80.00–89.00	84.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	72.00–76.00	75.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,668	98.00–109.00	104.38
21	—	1,965	111.00–119.50	115.22
3	—	2,108	122.00–125.50	123.49

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,200	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,855.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,089	109.00–117.00	114.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,352	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,421	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.