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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 10

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,658 head

▲ 1,856 vs last sale 802▼ 764 vs year ago 3,422 · −22.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 205▼ 49 vs year ago 319 · −15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers 700 lb to 1,000 lb, however a steady trend was noted. Steer calves 500 lb to 700 lb sold at a higher trend on light receipts. No recent comparison on feeder heifers 500 lb to 975 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was moderate on feeder steers and good on heifers and steer calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower

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 $246.17/cwt on 1,659 head.

Average price

$246.17

1,659 head · 841 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$37.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	841	247.23	2,079	1,612
Medium and Large 1-2	826	209.74	1,733	47

One grade step is worth $37.49/cwt here — about $347 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 sale1,659 hd

246.17

—

KS average3 barns · 5,219 hd

249.45

−3.28

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	1,675	126.70	2,122	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	118.18	1,609	112
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	104.52	1,268	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	94.52	1,047	52

Every lot

64 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,011	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	341.58/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,110	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	388	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	980	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,248	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,256	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	485	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,392	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	256.37/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,310	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,453	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,458	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	619	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,770	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,618	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,646	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	722	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,931	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	729	255.65/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,864	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,321	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	225.83/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,685	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	768	249.26/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,914	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	235.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,831	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	824	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,072	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	247.88/cwt	238.50–250.50	2,052	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	829	253.85/cwt	253.85–253.85	2,104	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,994	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	863	250.43/cwt	250.00–251.00	2,161	243
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	240.17/cwt	234.75–246.50	2,135	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	909	246.50/cwt	244.25–248.35	2,241	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	234.72/cwt	230.00–239.50	2,181	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	209.32/cwt	206.00–211.00	2,005	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	230.00/cwt	225.50–233.85	2,275	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	998	230.75/cwt	230.75–230.75	2,303	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	258.28/cwt	252.50–262.50	832	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	349	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,021	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,061	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	260.27/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,187	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	238.93/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,135	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,139	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,321	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	568	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,500	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	229.69/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,410	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	677	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,618	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	694	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,721	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	226.67/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	766	246.74/cwt	246.25–247.75	1,890	212
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,797	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	834	232.75/cwt	232.00–233.25	1,941	162
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	230.08/cwt	228.50–231.00	1,921	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	852	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,977	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	228.41/cwt	228.00–228.50	1,960	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	217.08/cwt	216.50–219.00	1,988	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,105	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,123	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,937	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	546	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,324	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,172	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,572	1
Bulls	—	—	1,684	131.78/cwt	130.50–133.00	2,219	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	125.91/cwt	122.00–129.50	2,122	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	94.52/cwt	85.00–98.50	1,047	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	104.52/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,268	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,296	116.16/cwt	111.50–119.50	1,505	79
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,867	33

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 Aug 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,658Last week 802Year ago 3,422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 205Year ago 319

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	778	235.00–240.00	235.33
15	—	325	340.00–342.50	341.58
14	—	583	250.00	250.00
8	—	472	266.00	266.00
6	—	746	225.00–230.00	225.83
240	—	929	230.00–239.50	234.72
172	—	989	225.50–233.85	230.00
2	—	435	287.00	287.00
6	—	291	347.50	347.50
11	—	511	253.00–262.00	256.37
131	—	889	234.75–246.50	240.17
26	—	661	249.00	249.00
107	—	828	238.50–250.50	247.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	305.00	305.00
48	—	824	251.50	251.50
9	—	400	305.00	305.00
5	—	620	261.00	261.00
47	—	722	267.50	267.50
16	—	536	271.00	271.00
47	—	998	230.75	230.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	230.00	230.00
1	—	670	208.00	208.00
17	—	845	236.00	236.00
12	—	958	206.00–211.00	209.32
16	—	730	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	909	244.25–248.35	246.50
80	—	829	253.85	253.85
243	—	863	250.00–251.00	250.43
10	—	485	287.00	287.00
63	—	768	248.00–250.00	249.26
18	—	619	286.00	286.00
109	—	729	250.00–265.00	255.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	694	248.00	248.00
12	—	568	264.00	264.00
212	—	766	246.25–247.75	246.74
162	—	834	232.00–233.25	232.75
65	—	852	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	349	292.50	292.50
11	—	456	260.00–263.00	260.27
27	—	677	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	916	216.50–219.00	217.08
5	—	562	235.00	235.00
10	—	979	215.00	215.00
74	—	858	228.00–228.50	228.41
8	—	475	236.00–247.50	238.93
3	—	393	270.00	270.00
38	—	835	228.50–231.00	230.08
26	—	614	226.00–230.00	229.69
22	—	795	226.00	226.00
5	—	322	252.50–262.50	258.28
3	—	731	220.00–230.00	226.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,123	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	190.00	190.00
1	—	595	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	546	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,108	85.00–98.50	94.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,518	120.00–125.00	123.02
79	—	1,296	111.50–119.50	116.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,213	100.00–109.50	104.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	116.00	116.00
6	—	1,684	130.50–133.00	131.78
25	—	1,685	122.00–129.50	125.91

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.