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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 5

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

958 head

▼ 1,558 vs last sale 2,516▼ 721 vs year ago 1,679 · −42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 118▼ 633 vs year ago 725 · −87.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▼ 12 vs year ago 28 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday October 12

* Final Report*

Compared to last week, not enough steers 500 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves 500 lb to 700 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good on feeder heifers, moderate on all other classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $234.89/cwt on 582 head.

Average price

$234.89

582 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$16.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.11

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	783	236.31	1,851	533
Medium and Large 1-2	690	219.38	1,514	49

One grade step is worth $16.93/cwt here — about $337 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 sale582 hd

234.89

—

KS average3 barns · 1,716 hd

243.00

−8.11

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	1,922	116.02	2,230	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	110.79	1,449	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	93.86	1,093	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	84.44	958	12

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,550	2thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,345	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,348	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	451	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,457	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,370	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	308.18/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,612	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,307	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	193.86/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,111	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,452	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	257.18/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,638	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	252.34/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,686	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	244.90/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,773	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,562	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	243.02/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,871	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	238.54/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,987	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	875	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,183	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	236.49/cwt	233.00–239.00	2,095	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,973	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,092	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,007	223.73/cwt	210.00–224.00	2,253	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	835	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,006	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,103	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,124	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,277	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,132	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	243.34/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,319	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	226.59/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,287	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	586	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,465	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	228.19/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,426	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	223.44/cwt	223.00–223.50	1,488	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	687	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,666	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	209.75/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	243.07/cwt	235.00–245.75	1,753	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	217.74/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,659	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	241.39/cwt	239.00–241.50	1,892	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	238.08/cwt	230.25–241.25	1,969	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	227.05/cwt	220.00–233.50	1,959	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	192.73/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	213.95/cwt	212.00–219.50	1,956	31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,276	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	98.11/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	119.99/cwt	119.00–120.50	2,223	3
Bulls	—	—	2,223	127.99/cwt	127.50–128.50	2,845	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	84.44/cwt	78.00–89.00	958	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	93.86/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,093	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,279	104.09/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,331	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	119.92/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,617	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	929	86.55/cwt	82.00–90.00	804	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2

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 Oct 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 958Last week 2,516Year ago 1,679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 118Year ago 725

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 28

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday October 12

* Final Report*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	687	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	267.00	267.00
8	—	466	274.00	274.00
21	—	625	221.00–231.00	228.19
9	—	542	242.00–244.00	243.34
56	—	721	235.00–245.75	243.07
182	—	827	230.25–241.25	238.08
111	—	863	220.00–233.50	227.05
3	—	318	262.50	262.50
31	—	914	212.00–219.50	213.95
8	—	666	223.00–223.50	223.44
67	—	784	239.00–241.50	241.39
2	—	287	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	586	250.00	250.00
1	—	340	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	251.00	251.00
9	—	568	221.00–231.00	226.59
4	—	882	191.00–198.00	192.73
4	—	697	209.00–210.00	209.75
4	—	501	226.00	226.00
25	—	762	205.00–222.00	217.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	279.00	279.00
2	—	762	205.00	205.00
10	—	619	234.00–235.00	234.50
3	—	673	237.00	237.00
2	—	573	185.00–202.50	193.86
2	—	525	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	400	337.00	337.00
11	—	637	255.00–258.00	257.18
4	—	922	214.00	214.00
57	—	886	233.00–239.00	236.49
12	—	668	245.00–256.00	252.34
10	—	833	236.00–241.00	238.54
2	—	387	347.50	347.50
6	—	951	220.00	220.00
24	—	523	305.00–318.00	308.18
30	—	770	240.00–245.00	243.02
9	—	724	241.00–247.00	244.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	875	249.50	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,007	210.00–224.00	223.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	285.00	285.00
4	—	413	309.00	309.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,164	90.00–98.00	93.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,135	78.00–89.00	84.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,279	100.00–109.00	104.09
11	—	1,348	116.00–124.00	119.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	94.00–103.00	98.11
2	—	2,223	127.50–128.50	127.99
3	—	1,853	119.00–120.50	119.99

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	14	—	929	82.00–90.00	86.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.