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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 9

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,584 head

▲ 563 vs last sale 3,021▲ 1,501 vs year ago 2,083 · +72.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

496 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 484▼ 149 vs year ago 645 · −23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a Special Cow Sale next Thursday November 16

* Final Report *

Compare to last week , not enough feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Steers and heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, some places up to 20.00 lower on unweaned calves. Reputation and thin fleshed calves sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate. 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 $250.25/cwt on 2,229 head.

Average price

$250.25

2,229 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$507

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$48.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	252.27	1,581	2,129
Medium and Large 1-2	672	212.38	1,428	40
Large 1	1,025	203.81	2,089	60

One grade step is worth $48.46/cwt here — about −$507 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 sale2,229 hd

250.25

—

KS average4 barns · 5,967 hd

249.88

+0.36

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	1,744	99.39	1,734	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,267	93.51	1,185	347
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	86.08	1,044	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	75.41	823	7thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	317	337.52/cwt	332.50–343.00	1,070	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	298.04/cwt	295.00–306.00	995	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	290.90/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,056	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	374	342.97/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,283	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	391	326.86/cwt	317.50–334.00	1,278	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	413	314.67/cwt	301.00–324.00	1,300	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	276.50/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,189	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	449	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,504	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	468	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,409	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,231	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	284.55/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,374	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	228.04/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,149	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	282.66/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,461	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	250.54/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,325	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	263.06/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,423	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	561	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,492	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	231.73/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,321	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,630	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	255.36/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,481	264
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,444	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	212.62/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,318	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	624	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,591	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	243.90/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,522	255
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	645	258.84/cwt	256.50–259.50	1,670	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	659	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,634	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	232.32/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,573	301
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	217.25/cwt	215.50–220.00	1,477	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,447	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,339	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	223.00/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,606	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	726	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,445	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	743	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,441	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	230.80/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,803	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,572	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	222.03/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,821	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	875	231.10/cwt	231.10–231.10	2,022	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	221.08/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,934	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,003	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	208.71/cwt	205.75–214.00	1,991	25
Steers	—	Large 1	1,016	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,108	53
Steers	—	Large 1	1,091	175.84/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,918	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	279.16/cwt	272.00–284.00	888	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	255.17/cwt	254.00–257.00	944	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	272.83/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,020	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	278.78/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,073	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	413	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,161	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	267.95/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,155	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	461	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,254	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	228.83/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,094	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	245.44/cwt	235.50–254.00	1,193	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	236.41/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,241	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	207.25/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,088	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	224.34/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,283	298
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	203.90/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,179	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	628	223.66/cwt	218.50–226.00	1,405	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,235	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	204.24/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,295	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	192.12/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,260	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	203.11/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,343	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,337	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	681	215.55/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,468	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	186.39/cwt	181.00–194.50	1,284	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	199.49/cwt	192.00–209.50	1,432	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	211.78/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,660	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	201.18/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,630	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	193.22/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,780	29
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,037	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,815	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,065	179.31/cwt	161.00–187.00	1,910	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	869	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,046	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	250.80/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,186	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	214.03/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,107	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	190.12/cwt	160.00–221.00	1,192	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,175	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,337	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	822	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,636	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,267	2
Bulls	—	—	1,564	95.26/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,490	11
Bulls	—	—	1,933	105.26/cwt	101.00–113.50	2,035	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	75.41/cwt	74.00–77.00	823	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	86.08/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,044	67
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,257	92.85/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,167	323
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	102.37/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,433	24

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 Nov 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,584Last week 3,021Year ago 2,083

Slaughter CattleReceipts 496Last week 484Year ago 645

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a Special Cow Sale next Thursday November 16

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	699	207.00	207.00
8	—	504	219.00–237.00	228.04
4	—	712	188.00	188.00
5	—	587	246.00	246.00
12	—	782	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	726	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	659	248.00	248.00
55	—	875	231.10	231.10
30	—	374	340.00–347.00	342.97
101	—	571	285.50	285.50
19	—	624	255.00	255.00
28	—	449	335.00	335.00
52	—	517	274.00–287.00	282.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,016	207.50	207.50
7	—	1,091	175.00–181.00	175.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
301	—	677	224.00–241.00	232.32
255	—	624	232.00–250.00	243.90
60	—	541	258.00–270.00	263.06
56	—	925	216.50	216.50
49	—	781	220.00–237.00	230.80
40	—	430	271.00–285.00	276.50
25	—	954	205.75–214.00	208.71
16	—	363	286.00–298.00	290.90
6	—	334	295.00–306.00	298.04
200	—	720	212.00–229.00	223.00
36	—	875	217.00–224.00	221.08
264	—	580	250.00–262.00	255.36
47	—	483	281.00–290.00	284.55
5	—	820	220.00–229.00	222.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	301.00	301.00
8	—	561	266.00	266.00
8	—	317	332.50–343.00	337.52
42	—	510	310.00	310.00
22	—	391	317.50–334.00	326.86
25	—	413	301.00–324.00	314.67
134	—	645	256.50–259.50	258.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	258.00	258.00
24	—	570	226.00–239.00	231.73
26	—	680	215.50–220.00	217.25
11	—	620	211.00–214.00	212.62
3	—	743	194.00	194.00
78	—	529	249.00–256.00	250.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	822	199.00	199.00
6	—	473	243.00–255.00	250.80
4	—	517	211.00–215.00	214.03
11	—	627	160.00–221.00	190.12
6	—	715	187.00	187.00
3	—	425	246.00	246.00
9	—	695	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,037	175.00	175.00
14	—	1,065	161.00–187.00	179.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	675	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	374	267.00–280.00	272.83
6	—	810	197.00–206.00	201.18
56	—	525	232.50–242.50	236.41
8	—	318	272.00–284.00	279.16
29	—	921	190.00–197.00	193.22
19	—	718	192.00–209.50	199.49
97	—	486	235.50–254.00	245.44
60	—	661	199.00–206.00	203.11
298	—	572	215.00–234.00	224.34
20	—	784	209.00–216.00	211.78
44	—	431	259.00–276.00	267.95
58	—	634	199.00–210.00	204.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	689	181.00–194.50	186.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	656	189.00–193.00	192.12
7	—	630	196.00	196.00
21	—	578	198.00–214.00	203.90
13	—	370	254.00–257.00	255.17
15	—	525	205.00–210.00	207.25
32	—	478	226.00–231.00	228.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	385	278.00–280.00	278.78
36	—	681	213.00–232.00	215.55
6	—	461	272.00	272.00
21	—	413	281.00	281.00
116	—	628	218.50–226.00	223.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
323	—	1,257	90.00–99.50	92.85
24	—	1,400	100.00–106.00	102.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,213	81.00–89.50	86.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,092	74.00–77.00	75.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	84.00	84.00
13	—	1,933	101.00–113.50	105.26
11	—	1,564	92.00–97.00	95.26

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.