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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 20

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

469 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 584▼ 2,530 vs year ago 2,999 · −84.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 333 vs last sale 429▼ 198 vs year ago 294 · −67.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers 500 lb to 925 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Not enough heifers for a market test. Demand was good on the steers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $232.88/cwt on 386 head.

Average price

$232.88

386 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$314

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.79

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	243.34	1,876	278
Medium and Large 1-2	742	216.57	1,606	35
Large 1	1,091	200.86	2,191	73

One grade step is worth $42.48/cwt here — about −$314 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 sale386 hd

232.88

—

KS average3 barns · 2,093 hd

245.66

−12.79

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	1,884	128.52	2,422	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	117.32	1,590	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	107.45	1,243	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	97.32	1,098	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,700	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,314	$1,566	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,320	1thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,107	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,112	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	540	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,415	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,265	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,440	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,512	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	644	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,597	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	676	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,724	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	203.01/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,393	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	708	260.26/cwt	253.00–261.50	1,843	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	225.00/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,627	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,542	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	226.36/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,870	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	240.53/cwt	238.00–241.50	2,059	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,989	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,125	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	189.98/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,757	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	939	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	2,200	42
Steers	—	Large 1	1,075	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,161	39
Steers	—	Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,104	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	2,233	31
Steers	—	Large 1	1,120	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,061	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,175	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,174	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	984	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,143	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	552	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,413	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,375	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,540	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,552	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	955	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,020	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,748	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,832	128.68/cwt	123.00–131.50	2,357	10
Bulls	—	—	1,928	120.03/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,314	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	136.69/cwt	132.50–140.50	2,659	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	97.32/cwt	97.00–97.50	1,098	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.50	1,243	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	121.38/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,594	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	116.42/cwt	111.50–119.00	1,589	36
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,314	1,566.44/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,566	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	8

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 Jul 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 584Year ago 2,999

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 429Year ago 294

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	831	197.00	197.00
3	—	678	220.00	220.00
5	—	723	213.00	213.00
4	—	573	240.00	240.00
8	—	389	253.00	253.00
12	—	786	197.50	197.50
1	—	450	254.00	254.00
2	—	965	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,104	202.25	202.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	248.00	248.00
19	—	676	255.00	255.00
5	—	540	262.00	262.00
36	—	708	253.00–261.50	260.26
42	—	939	234.25	234.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	726	249.00	249.00
4	—	583	247.00	247.00
6	—	543	233.00	233.00
3	—	698	241.00	241.00
80	—	856	238.00–241.50	240.53
1	—	920	231.00	231.00
3	—	775	236.00	236.00
18	—	612	247.00	247.00
8	—	443	251.00	251.00
39	—	826	221.00–231.00	226.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	210.00	210.00
18	—	723	215.00–232.00	225.00
3	—	686	195.00–207.00	203.01
2	—	925	188.00–192.00	189.98
3	—	816	189.00	189.00
2	—	392	201.00	201.00
6	—	876	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,075	201.00	201.00
1	—	1,120	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,175	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	198.00	198.00
1	—	925	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,128	97.00–97.50	97.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	120.00–123.00	121.38
36	—	1,365	111.50–119.00	116.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,157	105.00–110.50	107.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,928	119.00–122.00	120.03
5	—	1,945	132.50–140.50	136.69
10	—	1,832	123.00–131.50	128.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,355	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,320.00	1,320.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,314	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,566.44

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.