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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jun 22

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jun 15Jun 22Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

467 head

▼ 841 vs last sale 1,308▼ 1,021 vs year ago 1,488 · −68.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 299▼ 4 vs year ago 187 · −2.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale on Thursday June 29 or July 6, 2023 due to harvest and holiday break.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers or heifers for a market test, however a steady trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

* Report will not be published June 29 and July 6, 2023 due to harvest and holiday break *

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 $229.07/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$229.07

271 head · 865 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	847	233.29	1,976	240
Medium and Large 1-2	485	205.50	997	2thin
Large 1	1,044	195.71	2,043	29

One grade step is worth $37.58/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale271 hd

229.07

—

KS average2 barns · 735 hd

225.07

+3.99

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	1,765	124.41	2,195	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,216	109.79	1,335	121
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	96.82	1,060	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	85.97	901	3thin

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)	1,000	$1,850	2thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,123	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	948	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,301	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,392	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	268.91/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,608	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,668	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,700	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,760	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	825	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,889	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	214.65/cwt	201.00–217.50	1,964	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	917	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,137	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	988	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	2,201	50
Steers	—	Large 1	1,044	195.71/cwt	191.00–197.50	2,043	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	943	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	242.16/cwt	242.00–242.50	920	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,138	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,010	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	523	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,438	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	608	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,523	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,309	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	682	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,535	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	826	217.77/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,799	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,658	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,494	115.07/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,719	4
Bulls	—	—	1,776	124.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,215	13
Bulls	—	—	1,998	132.75/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,652	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	85.97/cwt	84.00–89.00	901	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	96.82/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,060	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,151	104.43/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,202	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,287	115.61/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,488	58
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,165	6

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.

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