Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2023-05-11

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 11
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,557 head
▼ 1,298 vs last sale 2,855▼ 2,147 vs year ago 3,704 · −58.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
526 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 620▼ 42 vs year ago 568 · −7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 0▲ 61 vs year ago 34 · +179.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower, however thin fleshed cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on thin fleshed cattle. Not enough 400 lb to 500 lb steer and heifer calves for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Compared to 2 weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $206.50/cwt on 916 head.
Average price
$206.50
916 head · 795 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$43.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.18
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1794208.471,654842
Medium and Large 1-2764187.701,43562
Large 11,053165.041,73812thin
One grade step is worth $43.43/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale916 hd
206.50
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KS average3 barns · 2,586 hd
211.68
−5.18
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—High1,884116.122,18819
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26496.171,215422
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13286.3897861
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12568.007652thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,2503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,002$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,8479
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,278$1,76523
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,256$1,7509
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,5002thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1349275.00/cwt275.00–275.009606
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1254
Steers—Medium and Large 1424242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0285
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed434260.64/cwt258.00–275.001,1316
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy460269.12/cwt262.50–270.001,23813
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned461230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0603
Steers—Medium and Large 1474251.06/cwt250.00–253.001,19013
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed484292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,41613
Steers—Medium and Large 1533248.85/cwt242.50–252.001,3263
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed578242.74/cwt240.00–247.001,40322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580203.10/cwt200.00–212.501,1784
Steers—Medium and Large 1596229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,36518
Steers—Medium and Large 1623219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 1677215.41/cwt210.00–219.001,45872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1722211.23/cwt207.00–213.001,52540
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy728221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,60946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729193.12/cwt185.00–198.001,40814
Steers—Medium and Large 1755209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790186.06/cwt180.00–191.001,47035
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy792220.25/cwt220.25–220.251,74449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2806189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5233
Steers—Medium and Large 1820201.58/cwt197.50–205.501,65343
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy822210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,73065
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy859199.45/cwt199.00–200.001,713140
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868173.13/cwt166.00–179.001,5034
Steers—Medium and Large 1884189.33/cwt188.25–195.251,674106
Steers—Medium and Large 1919186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,70986
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy967190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,83779
Steers—Large 11,053165.04/cwt160.00–165.501,73812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325247.50/cwt247.50–247.508044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371226.67/cwt226.00–230.008416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed374251.43/cwt242.50–256.0094018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427217.50/cwt217.50–217.509292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed431252.24/cwt242.50–256.001,08713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned456202.50/cwt202.50–202.509233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed476234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484236.82/cwt229.00–240.001,14624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486171.00/cwt171.00–171.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505188.00/cwt188.00–188.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574209.08/cwt202.50–219.001,20020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed580231.49/cwt227.00–236.001,34360
Heifers—Medium and Large 1639216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,38010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed641229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,46862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed665217.32/cwt215.00–220.001,44539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685187.17/cwt185.50–188.001,2826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705179.25/cwt175.00–183.501,2642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy735193.45/cwt189.00–194.251,42297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777183.57/cwt181.00–184.001,42614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786151.10/cwt141.00–166.001,18815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2801164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1806181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,46345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy890167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1956160.50/cwt159.00–161.001,5344
Heifers—Large 11,007154.25/cwt149.00–160.001,5534
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned560186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1693188.49/cwt187.00–190.001,3062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1858162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3944
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,793107.85/cwt105.00–109.001,9345
Bulls——1,878116.91/cwt110.00–119.502,1969
Bulls——1,985122.98/cwt121.00–126.002,4415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12568.00/cwt68.00–68.007652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13286.38/cwt82.00–89.5097861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23894.75/cwt90.00–99.751,173344
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376102.42/cwt100.00–108.001,40978
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2561,750.00/head1,350.00–1,800.001,7509
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2571,860.71/head1,775.00–2,075.001,8617
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2781,765.22/head1,400.00–2,025.001,76523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 196097.57/cwt89.00–124.0093746
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0021,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1631,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.