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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 28

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,516 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 2,607▼ 3,084 vs year ago 5,600 · −55.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 201▼ 237 vs year ago 355 · −66.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 800 lb sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Heifers 500 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate on feeders and good on calves. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $260.65/cwt on 1,794 head.

Average price

$260.65

1,794 head · 767 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$22.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

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	261.59	2,011	1,719
Medium and Large 1-2	735	239.22	1,757	75

One grade step is worth $22.37/cwt here — about $254 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 sale1,794 hd

260.65

—

KS average2 barns · 3,045 hd

260.71

−0.05

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	1,650	114.56	1,890	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,297	106.71	1,384	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	96.41	1,126	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	84.24	1,061	8thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	328	361.19/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,185	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	381	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,322	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	310.64/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,271	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	431	331.89/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,430	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	300.40/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,412	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	501	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,232	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,632	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	289.00/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,555	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	245.42/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,369	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	568	273.13/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,551	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	257.33/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,485	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	577	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,396	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	592	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,723	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	266.07/cwt	260.00–272.75	1,644	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,576	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	253.81/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,698	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	682	278.97/cwt	268.50–280.00	1,903	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	232.67/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,652	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	262.68/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,881	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	771	266.03/cwt	263.00–269.00	2,051	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	239.92/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,876	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	260.34/cwt	249.00–261.75	2,041	242
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	253.78/cwt	244.50–257.00	2,094	231
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	238.58/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,995	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	846	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,166	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	854	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,178	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	246.91/cwt	238.00–249.25	2,136	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	225.80/cwt	224.00–230.00	2,023	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	237.25/cwt	231.00–242.00	2,176	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	931	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,230	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	976	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,333	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,198	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,047	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	277.64/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,027	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	426	292.75/cwt	289.00–297.00	1,247	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	270.72/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,180	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	272.40/cwt	266.50–278.00	1,305	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	223.71/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,174	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	251.27/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,322	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	541	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,528	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,450	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	255.42/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,451	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	237.08/cwt	211.00–241.00	1,351	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	242.49/cwt	239.25–246.00	1,520	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	640	266.25/cwt	266.25–266.25	1,704	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,604	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	230.80/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,659	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	227.14/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,754	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	778	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,857	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	205.57/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,710	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	225.53/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,951	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,702	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	209.20/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,910	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	973	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	2,124	76
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,106	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,002	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	236.88/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,232	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	647	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	191.73/cwt	179.00–217.00	1,279	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	797	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,328	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	970	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,979	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,406	106.23/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,494	6
Bulls	—	—	1,480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,884	125.20/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,359	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	96.41/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,126	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,231	102.45/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,261	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	84.24/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,061	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	117.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,733	16

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 Sep 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,516Last week 2,607Year ago 5,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 201Year ago 355

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	219.00–226.00	223.71
3	—	715	213.00	213.00
12	—	896	190.00	190.00
8	—	570	211.00–241.00	237.08
6	—	832	201.00–215.00	205.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	865	222.00–227.00	225.53
59	—	568	248.00–260.00	255.42
38	—	627	239.25–246.00	242.49
37	—	772	221.00–235.00	227.14
17	—	436	260.00–278.00	270.72
20	—	479	266.50–278.00	272.40
20	—	913	205.00–213.00	209.20
16	—	719	221.00–236.00	230.80
3	—	370	272.50–280.00	277.64
2	—	322	325.00	325.00
28	—	526	246.00–261.00	251.27
26	—	663	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	289.00–297.00	292.75
7	—	560	259.00	259.00
76	—	973	218.25	218.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	778	238.75	238.75
43	—	640	266.25	266.25
33	—	541	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	782	220.00–244.00	239.92
12	—	558	245.00–246.00	245.42
11	—	710	220.00–234.00	232.67
10	—	896	224.00–230.00	225.80
4	—	836	231.00–241.00	238.58
7	—	628	251.00	251.00
3	—	666	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	977	225.00	225.00
21	—	577	256.00–258.00	257.33
15	—	669	250.00–259.00	253.81
75	—	618	260.00–272.75	266.07
67	—	716	250.00–267.00	262.68
41	—	538	284.00–295.00	289.00
24	—	470	295.00–307.50	300.40
231	—	825	244.50–257.00	253.78
88	—	917	231.00–242.00	237.25
6	—	409	300.00–317.50	310.64
242	—	784	249.00–261.75	260.34
115	—	865	238.00–249.25	246.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	854	255.00	255.00
126	—	846	256.00	256.00
46	—	931	239.50	239.50
24	—	568	272.50–274.00	273.13
3	—	465	315.00	315.00
146	—	682	268.50–280.00	278.97
196	—	771	263.00–269.00	266.03
63	—	976	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	501	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	518	315.00	315.00
10	—	328	358.00–370.00	361.19
7	—	381	347.00	347.00
4	—	431	330.00–332.50	331.89
29	—	592	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	204.00	204.00
1	—	825	161.00	161.00
2	—	647	184.00	184.00
3	—	667	179.00–217.00	191.73
2	—	797	227.00	227.00
2	—	520	233.00–241.00	236.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,260	79.00–89.00	84.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,470	115.00–120.00	117.88
42	—	1,231	100.00–109.00	102.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,168	91.00–99.00	96.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,406	100.00–112.00	106.23
1	—	1,480	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,884	121.00–129.00	125.20

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.