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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 25

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,086 head

▼ 620 vs last sale 1,706▼ 844 vs year ago 1,930 · −43.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

401 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 361▲ 191 vs year ago 210 · +91.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 58▲ 11 vs year ago 13 · +84.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 400 lb to 925 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Not enough heifers 350 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Thin fleshed and reputation cattle sold at a premium. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.67/cwt on 548 head.

Average price

$215.67

548 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$77.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.92

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	217.46	1,432	530
Medium and Large 1-2	812	169.98	1,381	9thin
Large 1	1,066	158.00	1,684	8thin
Medium 1	1,080	140.00	1,512	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.46/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale548 hd

215.67

—

KS average3 barns · 1,516 hd

206.75

+8.92

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	—	Average	1,695	117.93	1,999	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	108.05	1,448	227
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	95.68	1,147	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	86.52	950	17

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,250	2thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	374	333.90/cwt	327.00–339.00	1,249	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	296.89/cwt	293.00–302.50	1,134	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	295.89/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,281	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	260.82/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,273	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	489	282.30/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,380	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	548	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	569	272.29/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,549	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	254.07/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,451	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,423	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	226.17/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,522	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	705	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,544	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	196.25/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,456	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	809	207.28/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,677	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,529	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	883	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	1,804	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	931	198.67/cwt	195.50–199.10	1,850	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,680	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,030	186.50/cwt	177.50–187.75	1,921	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	306	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	890	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	248.07/cwt	241.00–253.00	905	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	366	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,052	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,071	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	435	272.45/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,185	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	452	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,198	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	484	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,195	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,114	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,298	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,277	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	537	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	1,271	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	582	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,353	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,299	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	615	212.34/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,306	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	187.90/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,171	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	653	212.16/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,385	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,365	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,213	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	195.74/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,403	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	721	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,492	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	180.26/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,320	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	197.90/cwt	197.50–198.75	1,524	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	827	193.60/cwt	193.60–193.60	1,601	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	180.34/cwt	170.50–180.75	1,616	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,066	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,684	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,531	116.71/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,787	30
Bulls	—	—	1,624	99.45/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,615	5
Bulls	—	—	1,988	125.09/cwt	120.00–136.50	2,487	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	86.52/cwt	84.00–89.00	950	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	95.68/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,147	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	105.93/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,377	139
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	111.40/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,564	88
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	115.06/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,198	22

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,086Last week 1,706Year ago 1,930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 401Last week 361Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 58Year ago 13

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	282.50–300.00	295.89
7	—	382	293.00–302.50	296.89
4	—	762	210.00	210.00
6	—	488	260.00–265.00	260.82
6	—	571	252.00–256.00	254.07
4	—	742	196.00–197.00	196.25
3	—	971	173.00	173.00
5	—	809	189.00	189.00
48	—	673	225.00–233.00	226.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,030	177.50–187.75	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	215.00	215.00
3	—	790	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	705	219.00	219.00
45	—	374	327.00–339.00	333.90
3	—	548	270.00	270.00
65	—	931	195.50–199.10	198.67
61	—	883	204.25	204.25
54	—	569	267.00–277.00	272.29
12	—	489	281.00–285.00	282.30
35	—	435	330.00	330.00
28	—	809	204.00–208.00	207.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	306	291.00	291.00
22	—	366	287.50	287.50
27	—	615	210.00–213.00	212.34
69	—	827	193.60	193.60
74	—	721	207.00	207.00
2	—	582	232.50	232.50
4	—	452	265.00	265.00
36	—	435	271.00–276.00	272.45
62	—	653	211.00–213.00	212.16
12	—	515	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	240.00	240.00
5	—	365	241.00–253.00	248.07
19	—	593	219.00	219.00
34	—	770	197.50–198.75	197.90
7	—	653	209.00	209.00
6	—	493	226.00	226.00
2	—	623	183.00–193.00	187.90
3	—	425	252.00	252.00
46	—	896	170.50–180.75	180.34
39	—	717	188.00–200.00	195.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	181.00	181.00
1	—	955	145.00	145.00
1	—	920	170.00	170.00
3	—	732	170.00–188.00	180.26
1	—	875	157.00	157.00
2	—	847	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,066	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	484	247.00	247.00
31	—	537	236.75	236.75

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	2	—	1,150	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,041	111.00–123.00	115.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,531	111.00–119.50	116.71
18	—	1,988	120.00–136.50	125.09
5	—	1,624	92.00–104.00	99.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,199	91.00–99.50	95.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,300	100.00–109.50	105.93
88	—	1,404	110.00–114.00	111.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,098	84.00–89.00	86.52

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.