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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 26

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,624 head

▲ 300 vs last sale 1,324▼ 1,870 vs year ago 3,494 · −53.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

247 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 201▼ 176 vs year ago 423 · −41.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, however fancy and reputation steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Heifer calves 450 lb to 600 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Unweaned heifer calves sold 10.00 lower. Demand was good on fancy and reputation cattle, otherwise demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 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 $246.67/cwt on 1,038 head.

Average price

$246.67

1,038 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.52

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	723	246.67	1,782	1,038

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,038 hd

246.67

—

KS average3 barns · 2,667 hd

253.19

−6.52

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	1,676	98.60	1,652	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,263	98.09	1,239	181
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	84.66	982	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	76.00	832	2thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	232	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	554	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,163	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,246	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	434	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,356	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,227	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	267.72/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,234	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	308.49/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,434	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	292.77/cwt	284.00–298.00	1,420	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	271.10/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,410	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	253.68/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,347	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	558	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,456	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	251.69/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,442	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,397	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	606	250.85/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,520	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	240.81/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,524	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	239.81/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,633	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	225.72/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,585	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	748	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,848	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,878	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	796	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,934	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	232.28/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,886	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	871	244.57/cwt	243.75–245.00	2,130	238
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	228.64/cwt	221.00–232.00	2,023	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	216.10/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,984	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	869	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	988	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	230.38/cwt	230.00–231.00	866	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	409	269.58/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,103	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	256.66/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,114	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	464	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,218	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	250.83/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,181	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	247.09/cwt	245.50–249.00	1,216	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	228.45/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,161	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	247.39/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,306	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	196.66/cwt	189.00–207.00	1,044	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	242.35/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,381	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	218.59/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,272	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	226.54/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,391	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	211.84/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,318	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	215.16/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,461	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	208.99/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,726	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,891	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,003	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,001	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,070	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,873	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,027	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,130	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	231.30/cwt	219.00–239.00	1,323	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,419	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	863	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,562	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	79.22/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	101.79/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,709	7
Bulls	—	—	1,870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,151	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	832	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	84.66/cwt	80.00–89.50	982	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,227	95.41/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,171	124
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	103.92/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,395	57

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,624Last week 1,324Year ago 3,494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 201Year ago 423

* 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
5	—	376	230.00–231.00	230.38
13	—	622	206.00–217.00	211.84
8	—	445	237.50	237.50
33	—	508	221.00–237.00	228.45
14	—	582	218.00–219.00	218.59
20	—	492	245.50–249.00	247.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	265.00	265.00
32	—	471	246.00–254.00	250.83
86	—	528	241.00–251.00	247.39
13	—	434	254.00–261.00	256.66
2	—	705	217.00	217.00
84	—	570	235.00–247.00	242.35
29	—	614	219.00–228.00	226.54
15	—	955	198.00	198.00
11	—	826	206.00–210.00	208.99
4	—	366	270.00	270.00
41	—	679	211.00–219.00	215.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	464	262.50	262.50
7	—	409	269.00–271.00	269.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	189.00–207.00	196.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	199.50	199.50
20	—	1,070	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	312.50	312.50
238	—	871	243.75–245.00	244.57
14	—	520	270.00–278.00	271.10
10	—	748	247.00	247.00
5	—	355	327.50	327.50
58	—	796	243.00	243.00
31	—	485	284.00–298.00	292.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	812	228.00–238.00	232.28
9	—	461	262.00–272.50	267.72
8	—	918	215.00–218.00	216.10
25	—	702	225.00–228.00	225.72
116	—	885	221.00–232.00	228.64
59	—	633	236.00–246.00	240.81
17	—	414	301.00	301.00
55	—	794	236.50	236.50
64	—	681	236.00–242.00	239.81
62	—	531	251.00–256.00	253.68
88	—	573	247.00–257.00	251.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	465	302.00–314.00	308.49
21	—	558	261.00	261.00
27	—	606	250.00–251.00	250.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	232	239.00	239.00
6	—	575	243.00	243.00
6	—	446	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	572	219.00–239.00	231.30
7	—	465	243.00	243.00
5	—	863	181.00	181.00
4	—	628	226.00	226.00
4	—	368	279.00	279.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,679	95.00–106.00	101.79
2	—	1,568	72.00–85.00	79.22
1	—	1,870	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,160	80.00–89.50	84.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,342	100.00–108.50	103.92
124	—	1,227	90.00–99.50	95.41

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.