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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 31

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 17Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,564 head

▲ 1,914 vs last sale 650▼ 728 vs year ago 3,292 · −22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

228 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 50▼ 68 vs year ago 296 · −23.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 7 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, with most advance on thin fleshed or fancy steers. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, however thin fleshed heifers sold steady. Not enough steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test. Demand was good on thin fleshed cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, however 3 high yielding cows weighing 1321 lb sold for 127. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 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 $231.52/cwt on 1,225 head.

Average price

$231.52

1,225 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$38.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.03

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	769	232.26	1,787	1,201
Medium and Large 1-2	708	194.17	1,375	24

One grade step is worth $38.09/cwt here — about $412 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 sale1,225 hd

231.52

—

KS average3 barns · 2,701 hd

240.55

−9.03

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	1,779	126.28	2,246	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	120.61	1,635	128
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	106.24	1,271	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	93.53	1,026	10

Every lot

69 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 1	358	308.62/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,105	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	292.59/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,308	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	275.44/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,256	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	462	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,340	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,182	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,220	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	571	279.86/cwt	278.00–283.00	1,598	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	257.71/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,495	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	632	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,808	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,711	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	268.38/cwt	268.00–268.50	1,785	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	670	281.75/cwt	281.75–281.75	1,888	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	255.24/cwt	250.50–256.00	1,889	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	760	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,044	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	259.02/cwt	255.00–262.00	2,020	231
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	234.31/cwt	234.00–234.50	1,896	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	816	254.64/cwt	251.50–256.00	2,078	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	857	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,185	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	228.81/cwt	228.75–229.00	2,020	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	2,185	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,844	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	936	240.98/cwt	234.50–247.00	2,256	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	222.15/cwt	220.50–230.00	2,093	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	970	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,367	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,195	36
Steers	—	Large 1	1,088	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	2,323	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	271.98/cwt	270.00–276.00	960	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	983	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	431	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,151	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	246.50/cwt	243.00–252.50	1,200	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,020	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	262.53/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,339	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,378	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	196.41/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,212	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	618	244.45/cwt	241.00–249.50	1,511	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	238.57/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,515	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	223.33/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,512	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	683	242.61/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,657	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	732	243.88/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,785	196
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	229.46/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,705	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,340	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	788	241.62/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,904	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	225.98/cwt	221.00–228.50	1,788	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	814	234.22/cwt	231.00–239.50	1,907	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	218.53/cwt	208.50–223.00	1,779	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	884	215.25/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,903	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	215.16/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,913	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	218.41/cwt	209.00–220.50	2,025	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,867	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	208.45/cwt	204.50–212.50	2,032	36
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	396	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,109	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	261.02/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,154	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,374	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	206.33/cwt	190.00–240.00	1,368	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,587	110.45/cwt	96.00–117.00	1,753	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	126.67/cwt	120.50–129.00	2,208	21
Bulls	—	—	1,935	132.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,568	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	93.53/cwt	81.00–99.50	1,026	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	106.24/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,271	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	115.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,452	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	122.96/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,718	89
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	918	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,203	4

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,564Last week 650Year ago 3,292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 50Year ago 296

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 7

* Final Report *

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,260	110.00–119.00	115.25
89	—	1,397	120.00–127.00	122.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,196	102.00–109.00	106.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,097	81.00–99.50	93.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,743	120.50–129.00	126.67
5	—	1,587	96.00–117.00	110.45
11	—	1,935	130.00–135.00	132.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	268.00–280.00	275.44
4	—	501	236.00	236.00
114	—	665	268.00–268.50	268.38
12	—	447	288.00–293.00	292.59
52	—	740	250.50–256.00	255.24
37	—	809	234.00–234.50	234.31
40	—	942	220.50–230.00	222.15
61	—	883	228.75–229.00	228.81
18	—	580	251.00–261.00	257.71
6	—	636	269.00	269.00
5	—	358	305.00–311.00	308.62
36	—	993	221.00	221.00
231	—	780	255.00–262.00	259.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	970	244.00	244.00
125	—	936	234.50–247.00	240.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	231.00	231.00
1	—	715	200.00	200.00
10	—	922	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	670	281.75	281.75
53	—	900	242.75	242.75
40	—	816	251.50–256.00	254.64
13	—	571	278.00–283.00	279.86
17	—	632	286.00	286.00
4	—	462	290.00	290.00
77	—	760	269.00	269.00
60	—	857	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,088	213.50	213.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	927	209.00–220.50	218.41
8	—	422	233.00	233.00
111	—	814	208.50–223.00	218.53
50	—	510	260.00–266.00	262.53
1	—	325	260.00	260.00
36	—	975	204.50–212.50	208.45
21	—	635	238.00–239.00	238.57
74	—	791	221.00–228.50	225.98
10	—	677	218.00–229.00	223.33
3	—	353	270.00–276.00	271.98
104	—	743	223.00–232.00	229.46
84	—	889	209.00–221.00	215.16
12	—	487	243.00–252.50	246.50
7	—	558	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	683	239.00–246.00	242.61
4	—	431	267.00	267.00
31	—	618	241.00–249.50	244.45
196	—	732	237.00–247.50	243.88
188	—	814	231.00–239.50	234.22
78	—	788	236.00–242.00	241.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	193.00	193.00
4	—	955	195.50	195.50
2	—	727	198.00	198.00
1	—	825	185.00	185.00
3	—	495	206.00	206.00
3	—	770	174.00	174.00
10	—	617	191.00–202.00	196.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	884	208.00–216.00	215.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	190.00–240.00	206.33
3	—	396	280.00	280.00
1	—	450	266.00	266.00
1	—	300	275.00	275.00
2	—	570	241.00	241.00
14	—	442	259.00–273.00	261.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	918	131.00	131.00

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.