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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 7

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,237 head

▲ 2,603 vs last sale 634▲ 1,100 vs year ago 2,137 · +51.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 400▼ 63 vs year ago 326 · −19.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 79▲ 19 vs year ago 12 · +158.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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No recent price comparison as the last test of feeder cattle were three weeks ago. The undertone to last week's limited run of feeders is lower. The CME Feeder Cattle contracts have lost around 20.00 in the last two weeks. Demand was moderate as order buyers are willing to take on cattle but at much lower prices. Best demand for thinner fleshed calves suitable for winter grazing.

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 $253.56/cwt on 1,555 head.

Average price

$253.56

1,555 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$35.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	259.24	1,679	1,306
Medium and Large 1-2	669	223.79	1,497	249

One grade step is worth $35.45/cwt here — about $182 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 sale1,555 hd

253.56

—

KS average4 barns · 6,323 hd

250.21

+3.35

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	1,633	104.56	1,708	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,326	96.26	1,276	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	92.34	1,091	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	76.21	757	32

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,264	$1,325	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,277	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,550	5

Every lot

73 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,168	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,201	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	332.77/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,434	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	451	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,637	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	306.54/cwt	296.00–325.00	1,481	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,362	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	311.50/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,582	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,543	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	269.81/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,470	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	302.90/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,681	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	258.05/cwt	241.00–268.00	1,486	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,405	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	248.60/cwt	240.00–258.50	1,551	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	235.84/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,481	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,621	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	214.89/cwt	209.50–223.00	1,453	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	232.18/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,595	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	233.29/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,661	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	210.63/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,502	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,408	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	761	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,492	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	220.96/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,710	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	209.94/cwt	190.00–215.75	1,633	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	205.09/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,708	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	205.34/cwt	205.00–205.50	1,821	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,793	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	190.09/cwt	190.00–190.50	1,853	72
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,010	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	418	305.88/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,279	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	419	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,299	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,231	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	272.89/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,283	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	482	286.59/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,381	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	252.17/cwt	238.00–261.00	1,324	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	531	230.89/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,226	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	535	265.72/cwt	265.50–268.00	1,422	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	234.23/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,337	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	215.59/cwt	198.00–221.75	1,259	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,046	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	213.66/cwt	204.50–220.00	1,312	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	619	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,275	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	627	251.55/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,577	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	201.49/cwt	195.50–207.00	1,298	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	209.39/cwt	208.50–209.50	1,418	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	191.32/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,312	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	698	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,347	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,346	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	197.36/cwt	192.00–209.25	1,453	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	738	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,417	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	183.91/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,422	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	201.87/cwt	192.00–204.50	1,562	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	788	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,544	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	184.99/cwt	184.50–187.50	1,508	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	187.84/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,644	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	189.57/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,735	109
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,081	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,632	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	107.65/cwt	98.00–115.50	1,973	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	46.77/cwt	46.00–48.00	381	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	607	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	82.72/cwt	76.50–89.50	856	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	91.62/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,080	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	94.49/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,123	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	93.61/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,233	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	85.26/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,142	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	104.95/cwt	99.50–110.00	1,414	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	1,277.30/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,277	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	5

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 Dec 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,237Last week 634Year ago 2,137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 400Year ago 326

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 79Year ago 12

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	788	196.00	196.00
20	—	738	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	242.00	242.00
14	—	608	172.00	172.00
9	—	720	187.00	187.00
61	—	686	190.00–193.00	191.32
54	—	584	198.00–221.75	215.59
28	—	773	177.00–188.00	183.91
6	—	381	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	644	195.50–207.00	201.49
15	—	698	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	774	192.00–204.50	201.87
97	—	677	208.50–209.50	209.39
97	—	614	204.50–220.00	213.66
88	—	571	222.00–244.00	234.23
109	—	915	189.00–190.00	189.57
121	—	736	192.00–209.25	197.36
148	—	875	181.00–190.00	187.84
71	—	525	238.00–261.00	252.17
6	—	432	285.00	285.00
50	—	470	256.00–279.00	272.89
38	—	815	184.50–187.50	184.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	627	251.00–252.00	251.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	535	265.50–268.00	265.72
14	—	419	310.00	310.00
23	—	482	286.00–288.00	286.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,081	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	531	228.00–239.00	230.89
9	—	418	300.00–311.00	305.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	288.00	288.00
5	—	499	273.00	273.00
47	—	713	204.00–212.00	210.63
56	—	676	209.50–223.00	214.89
59	—	628	210.00–243.00	235.84
43	—	778	190.00–215.75	209.94
33	—	598	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	651	249.00	249.00
194	—	555	294.00–305.00	302.90
33	—	508	296.00–315.00	311.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	712	222.00–240.00	233.29
18	—	545	261.00–281.00	269.81
190	—	624	240.00–258.50	248.60
27	—	939	191.00	191.00
21	—	431	327.00–335.00	332.77
47	—	833	201.00–208.00	205.09
7	—	378	309.00	309.00
72	—	975	190.00–190.50	190.09
49	—	774	214.00–225.00	220.96
217	—	687	225.00–242.00	232.18
24	—	887	205.00–205.50	205.34
31	—	483	296.00–325.00	306.54
79	—	576	241.00–268.00	258.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	600	275.00	275.00
94	—	451	363.00	363.00
14	—	532	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	761	196.00	196.00
13	—	720	195.50	195.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,189	91.00–97.50	94.49
63	—	1,179	85.50–94.00	91.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	920	66.00	66.00
3	—	815	46.00–48.00	46.77
23	—	1,035	76.50–89.50	82.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	84.00–86.50	85.26
31	—	1,317	90.00–100.50	93.61
12	—	1,347	99.50–110.00	104.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,833	98.00–115.50	107.65
2	—	1,607	87.50	87.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,264	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,254	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,277.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	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.