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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 18

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 11May 18May 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,706 head

▲ 149 vs last sale 1,557▼ 2,042 vs year ago 3,748 · −54.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

361 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 526▼ 90 vs year ago 451 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 95▲ 22 vs year ago 36 · +61.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, however thin fleshed and fancy steers sold up to 12.00 higher. Approximately 5 loads of fancy 850 lb steers sold for 219.75 which would be 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 825 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher, however thin fleshed heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 500 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. One high yielding bull sold for 143.

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 $216.73/cwt on 1,003 head.

Average price

$216.73

1,003 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$134

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	776	218.63	1,696	950
Medium and Large 1-2	679	201.08	1,366	13thin
Large 1	1,037	176.46	1,830	40

One grade step is worth $42.17/cwt here — about −$134 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 sale1,003 hd

216.73

—

KS average3 barns · 2,511 hd

217.94

−1.22

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	1,857	122.30	2,271	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	105.81	1,396	211
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	92.43	1,048	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	73.00	803	1thin

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)	1,147	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$1,233	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	3thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	340	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,081	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	365	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	989	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,104	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	245.08/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,037	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	495	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,275	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,017	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	535	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,439	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,285	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	568	244.39/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,388	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,291	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	232.41/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,357	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	617	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,580	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	222.19/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,393	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	632	239.76/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,515	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,369	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	678	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,600	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	217.61/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,495	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	211.83/cwt	208.00–212.50	1,504	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,486	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	736	237.71/cwt	234.00–245.25	1,750	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,317	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	207.55/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,602	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,652	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	844	219.37/cwt	219.00–219.75	1,851	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	856	218.60/cwt	217.50–219.75	1,871	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	200.46/cwt	195.00–206.50	1,752	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	189.48/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,741	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,719	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	176.46/cwt	175.00–176.50	1,830	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	340	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	893	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	878	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	889	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	886	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	441	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,014	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	221.35/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,065	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	210.30/cwt	207.50–213.00	1,083	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	517	235.90/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,220	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	219.04/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,154	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	556	231.80/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,289	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,114	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	214.98/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,219	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,220	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	206.08/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,269	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	619	222.64/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,378	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	663	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,389	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	188.21/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,366	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	759	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,472	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	765	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,549	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	192.66/cwt	191.00–193.50	1,476	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	184.24/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,535	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	155.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,496	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	498	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,165	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	716	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,378	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	834	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,501	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,511	108.99/cwt	96.00–115.00	1,647	7
Bulls	—	—	1,842	121.89/cwt	117.00–126.00	2,245	15
Bulls	—	—	2,152	133.32/cwt	127.00–143.00	2,869	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	803	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	92.43/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,048	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,297	104.65/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,357	175
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	111.43/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,592	36
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,800.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	883	121.54/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,073	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,317	1,233.11/head	1,175.00–1,260.00	1,233	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 May 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,706Last week 1,557Year ago 3,748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 526Year ago 451

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 95Year ago 36

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	243.00–249.00	245.08
13	—	540	238.00	238.00
68	—	919	188.00–194.00	189.48
14	—	710	208.00–212.50	211.83
20	—	687	213.00–218.00	217.61
16	—	818	202.00	202.00
180	—	874	195.00–206.50	200.46
22	—	627	215.00–229.00	222.19
99	—	772	205.00–214.00	207.55
5	—	985	174.50	174.50
4	—	584	228.00–237.00	232.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	844	219.00–219.75	219.37
123	—	736	234.00–245.25	237.71
112	—	856	217.50–219.75	218.60
11	—	617	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	215.00	215.00
2	—	757	174.00	174.00
9	—	671	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	535	269.00	269.00
9	—	495	257.50	257.50
27	—	568	243.00–245.00	244.39
2	—	415	266.00	266.00
59	—	632	235.00–244.00	239.76
11	—	678	236.00	236.00
2	—	365	271.00	271.00
6	—	340	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	718	207.00	207.00
4	—	496	205.00	205.00
3	—	580	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,037	175.00–176.50	176.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	256.00	256.00
31	—	527	217.00–224.00	219.04
10	—	726	181.00–191.00	188.21
12	—	481	220.00–224.00	221.35
16	—	616	204.00–213.00	206.08
73	—	766	191.00–193.50	192.66
16	—	567	208.00–219.00	214.98
3	—	360	247.00	247.00
117	—	833	179.00–186.00	184.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	598	204.00	204.00
2	—	420	211.00	211.00
4	—	515	207.50–213.00	210.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	228.00–238.00	235.90
3	—	340	262.50	262.50
102	—	619	216.00–225.00	222.64
6	—	441	230.00	230.00
22	—	556	225.00–232.50	231.80
53	—	765	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	663	209.50	209.50
12	—	759	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	155.00	155.00
1	—	855	167.00	167.00
3	—	793	177.00	177.00
2	—	930	153.00–157.00	155.01
2	—	560	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	234.00	234.00
12	—	834	180.00	180.00
7	—	716	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,134	85.00–97.00	92.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,429	109.00–116.00	111.43
175	—	1,297	98.00–109.00	104.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,511	96.00–115.00	108.99
9	—	2,152	127.00–143.00	133.32
15	—	1,842	117.00–126.00	121.89

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	19	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	883	111.00–129.00	121.54

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,317	1,175.00–1,260.00	1,233.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,147	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.