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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 12

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,336 head

▲ 1,378 vs last sale 958▲ 797 vs year ago 1,539 · +51.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 92▼ 244 vs year ago 417 · −58.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▼ 17 vs year ago 33 · −51.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady. Not enough feeder steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb, however a higher trend was noted especially on thin fleshed and weaned calves. Unweaned calves sold at a 20.00 discount. Not enough feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb , however a higher trend was noted, especially on weaned and thin fleshed heifers. Unweaned heifer calves sold at a 15.00 discount. Demand was moderate, however demand was good on weaned and thin fleshed calves. Outstanding offering of native calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 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 $266.12/cwt on 1,347 head.

Average price

$266.12

1,347 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	267.90	1,795	1,260
Medium and Large 1-2	653	240.20	1,568	87

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $228 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 sale1,347 hd

266.12

—

KS average3 barns · 3,955 hd

264.40

+1.72

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	—	High	1,584	109.10	1,729	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	106.84	1,417	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	97.04	1,139	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,216	80.86	983	10

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,295	$1,425	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,251	$1,260	7

Every lot

84 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	309.40/cwt	307.00–312.00	968	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	374	324.95/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,215	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	311.86/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,179	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,135	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	397	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,342	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,211	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	438	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,450	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	314.76/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,394	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	466	332.56/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,550	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,530	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	311.61/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,480	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	285.00/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,414	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	520	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,581	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,656	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	277.63/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,471	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	249.16/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,331	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	271.34/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,525	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	298.14/cwt	293.50–306.50	1,705	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,470	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	255.78/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,489	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	586	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,664	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	252.28/cwt	245.50–256.00	1,584	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	636	275.29/cwt	274.00–281.00	1,751	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	235.70/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,520	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	258.43/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,729	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	236.18/cwt	226.00–245.50	1,592	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	240.74/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,627	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	226.33/cwt	207.00–232.50	1,648	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	730	253.88/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,853	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	239.02/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,778	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	241.57/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,848	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,846	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	785	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,978	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800	247.75/cwt	247.75–247.75	1,982	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	239.61/cwt	237.00–244.50	2,003	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	235.15/cwt	225.50–239.25	2,034	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	884	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,183	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,123	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,293	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	316	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	869	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	274.11/cwt	268.00–278.00	907	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	368	302.53/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,113	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,039	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	396	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,041	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	407	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,205	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	949	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	291.00/cwt	289.50–296.00	1,245	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	274.47/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,202	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	265.26/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,233	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	283.31/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,349	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	251.80/cwt	245.00–255.50	1,209	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,223	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	234.74/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,221	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,268	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	533	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,492	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	258.81/cwt	254.50–262.00	1,390	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	555	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,562	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,311	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	228.22/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,308	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	232.17/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,349	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	614	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.50	1,612	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,417	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	239.27/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,493	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	220.55/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,480	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	714	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,685	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,593	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	220.29/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,709	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,029	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	219.59/cwt	202.50–231.00	1,045	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,440	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,353	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	754	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,538	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,258	95.46/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,201	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	119.12/cwt	117.50–122.00	1,969	3
Bulls	—	—	1,659	108.64/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,802	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	97.04/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,139	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	80.86/cwt	70.00–89.00	983	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,282	103.68/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,329	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	113.16/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,601	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	9

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,336Last week 958Year ago 1,539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 92Year ago 417

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 33

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	572	293.50–306.50	298.14
44	—	530	312.50	312.50
10	—	374	320.00–334.00	324.95
3	—	468	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	291.00	291.00
14	—	782	236.00	236.00
12	—	534	249.00–250.00	249.16
3	—	428	283.00	283.00
21	—	645	235.00–238.00	235.70
4	—	728	207.00–232.50	226.33
3	—	581	253.00	253.00
29	—	674	226.00–245.50	236.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	443	302.50–316.00	314.76
16	—	836	237.00–244.50	239.61
136	—	865	225.50–239.25	235.15
74	—	765	231.00–245.00	241.57
25	—	984	233.00	233.00
10	—	378	300.00–317.50	311.86
65	—	744	231.00–240.00	239.02
91	—	562	260.00–275.00	271.34
15	—	530	274.00–282.00	277.63
12	—	923	230.00	230.00
101	—	669	251.00–262.50	258.43
45	—	628	245.50–256.00	252.28
2	—	313	307.00–312.00	309.40
35	—	475	311.00–312.00	311.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	331.00	331.00
91	—	730	251.00–257.00	253.88
82	—	636	274.00–281.00	275.29
56	—	884	247.00	247.00
29	—	520	304.00	304.00
25	—	466	325.00–336.00	332.56
15	—	785	252.00	252.00
9	—	397	338.00	338.00
8	—	586	284.00	284.00
29	—	800	247.75	247.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	676	236.00–243.00	240.74
9	—	496	282.50–287.00	285.00
26	—	582	255.00–256.00	255.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	230.00	230.00
5	—	476	202.50–231.00	219.59
7	—	754	204.00	204.00
1	—	515	242.50	242.50
7	—	637	226.00	226.00
4	—	670	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	533	280.00	280.00
22	—	428	289.50–296.00	291.00
5	—	340	295.00	295.00
43	—	476	278.00–285.00	283.31
8	—	368	301.00–305.00	302.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	226.00	226.00
7	—	497	246.00	246.00
22	—	573	226.00–229.00	228.22
15	—	520	234.00–235.00	234.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	624	233.00–249.00	239.27
32	—	465	260.00–272.00	265.26
37	—	438	274.00–276.00	274.47
13	—	741	215.00	215.00
114	—	537	254.50–262.00	258.81
47	—	581	225.00–239.00	232.17
35	—	671	216.00–226.00	220.55
4	—	776	218.00–227.50	220.29
3	—	371	280.00	280.00
13	—	966	210.00	210.00
8	—	331	268.00–278.00	274.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	407	296.00	296.00
55	—	714	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	555	281.50	281.50
53	—	614	260.00–265.50	262.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	230.00	230.00
7	—	522	243.00	243.00
5	—	564	232.50	232.50
3	—	316	275.00	275.00
11	—	480	245.00–255.50	251.80
5	—	396	263.00	263.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,415	111.00–116.00	113.16
60	—	1,282	100.00–108.50	103.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,174	91.00–99.00	97.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,216	70.00–89.00	80.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	117.50–122.00	119.12
6	—	1,659	103.00–112.00	108.64
2	—	1,258	94.00–97.00	95.46

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,295	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,251	1,260.00	1,260.00

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.