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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,174 head

▲ 1,414 vs last sale 760▼ 2,497 vs year ago 4,671 · −53.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

348 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 453▲ 128 vs year ago 220 · +58.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 753 vs last sale 785▼ 33 vs year ago 65 · −50.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final

*No sale next week December 28, 2023*

Compared to last week, not enough of a comparison on Feeder Cattle to make an accurate market trend, a higher undertone is noted. Buyer attendance and demand is good. Slaughter Cows sold steady and Bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $270.51/cwt on 1,280 head.

Average price

$270.51

1,280 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$96.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.72

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	271.18	1,787	1,194
Medium and Large 1-2	579	265.40	1,537	82
Large 1	1,071	175.00	1,874	4thin

One grade step is worth $96.18/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale1,280 hd

270.51

—

KS average3 barns · 2,437 hd

254.79

+15.72

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	—	Average	1,634	103.50	1,691	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	101.52	1,394	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	92.60	1,095	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	86.50	928	48

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$2,215	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,825	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,850	5

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,128	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	422	357.85/cwt	355.00–361.00	1,510	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	276.33/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,174	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	337.86/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,449	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,398	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	324.90/cwt	320.50–327.00	1,706	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	282.77/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,487	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	313.74/cwt	311.00–316.50	1,660	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,697	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	266.47/cwt	249.00–272.00	1,551	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	289.25/cwt	289.25–289.25	1,764	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	276.08/cwt	260.00–281.25	1,687	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	254.90/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,639	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	246.90/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,686	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	238.61/cwt	236.50–248.00	1,720	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	232.88/cwt	222.00–235.50	1,782	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	222.10/cwt	212.00–226.50	1,817	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,804	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	208.22/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,918	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	211.25/cwt	211.25–211.25	2,102	29
Steers	—	Large 1	1,071	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,874	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	242	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	632	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	320.73/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,254	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	424	309.01/cwt	300.00–314.50	1,310	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	290.82/cwt	278.00–296.00	1,277	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,184	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	300.80/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,444	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	484	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,544	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	263.73/cwt	260.50–268.00	1,279	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	257.60/cwt	244.00–267.75	1,350	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	247.81/cwt	238.00–261.00	1,435	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,348	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	246.40/cwt	229.00–251.00	1,506	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	209.59/cwt	201.00–217.50	1,417	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	208.79/cwt	204.50–225.00	1,497	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,642	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	195.17/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,585	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,715	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,011	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,911	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,501	100.15/cwt	84.00–114.00	1,503	10
Bulls	—	—	2,077	114.66/cwt	114.00–116.00	2,381	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	671	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	86.83/cwt	79.00–92.00	934	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	92.60/cwt	81.00–100.00	1,095	142
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	100.62/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,355	84
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	107.86/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,676	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	2,215.40/head	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,215	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,825	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,174Last week 760Year ago 4,671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 348Last week 453Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 785Year ago 65

Final

*No sale next week December 28, 2023*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	225	230.00	230.00
4	—	598	225.50	225.50
2	—	780	181.00	181.00
4	—	445	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	391	314.00–324.00	320.73
27	—	676	201.00–217.50	209.59
43	—	812	190.00–197.50	195.17
11	—	242	261.00	261.00
11	—	862	199.00	199.00
50	—	579	238.00–261.00	247.81
52	—	524	244.00–267.75	257.60
59	—	795	206.50	206.50
23	—	439	278.00–296.00	290.82
75	—	717	204.50–225.00	208.79
9	—	485	260.50–268.00	263.73
103	—	611	229.00–251.00	246.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,011	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	424	300.00–314.50	309.01
7	—	484	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	480	293.00–302.00	300.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	683	238.00–260.00	246.90
6	—	855	211.00	211.00
131	—	818	212.00–226.50	222.10
17	—	429	329.00–339.00	337.86
90	—	529	311.00–316.50	313.74
84	—	921	205.00–213.00	208.22
109	—	721	236.50–248.00	238.61
135	—	611	260.00–281.25	276.08
12	—	343	329.00	329.00
6	—	466	300.00	300.00
12	—	562	302.00	302.00
29	—	995	211.25	211.25
76	—	765	222.00–235.50	232.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	643	254.00–256.00	254.90
12	—	526	276.00–289.00	282.77
10	—	425	265.00–281.00	276.33
27	—	582	249.00–272.00	266.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	422	355.00–361.00	357.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	610	289.25	289.25
200	—	525	320.50–327.00	324.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,183	81.00–100.00	92.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	71.00	71.00
47	—	1,076	79.00–92.00	86.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,347	89.00–107.00	100.62
12	—	1,554	105.00–108.50	107.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,501	84.00–114.00	100.15
3	—	2,077	114.00–116.00	114.66

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,053	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,215.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,825	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,118	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.