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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 22

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 15Feb 22Feb 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,449 head

▲ 894 vs last sale 2,555▲ 480 vs year ago 2,969 · +16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

240 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 234▲ 35 vs year ago 205 · +17.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 41▲ 101 vs year ago 9 · +1,122.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*FINAL REPORT*

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher on limited comparisons with last week; yearling steers under 900 lbs were 6.00 to 9.00 higher; Over 900 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. while yearling heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand good to very good on all classes of cattle today as buyers were very bullish today wanting cattle for both turnout and for the feedyard ahead of an anticipated bullish cattle on feed report tomorrow. Supply moderate to heavy.

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 $249.22/cwt on 2,304 head.

Average price

$249.22

2,304 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$421

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

$40.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	694	257.67	1,789	67
Medium and Large 1	798	251.17	2,004	2,090
Large 1	1,016	217.53	2,210	147

One grade step is worth $40.14/cwt here — about −$421 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 sale2,304 hd

249.22

—

KS average3 barns · 5,513 hd

255.01

−5.79

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	1,818	128.71	2,340	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	121.67	1,694	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	117.57	1,437	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	101.69	1,133	53

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,313	$2,453	48
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,864	30

Every lot

59 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	336.99/cwt	332.00–347.50	1,136	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,427	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	364.17/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,606	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	333.14/cwt	322.00–346.00	1,592	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	326.37/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,642	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	313.23/cwt	312.50–314.00	1,613	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,515	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564

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 Feb 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,449Last week 2,555Year ago 2,969

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 234Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 41Year ago 9

*FINAL REPORT*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	983	214.10–224.50	216.21
19	—	503	315.00–330.00	326.37
432	—	874	227.75–244.50	234.96
244	—	918	221.00–233.50	228.17
406	—	833	233.00–246.50	240.18
112	—	672	269.00–288.00	276.70
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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 22

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 15Feb 22Feb 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,449 head

▲ 894 vs last sale 2,555▲ 480 vs year ago 2,969 · +16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

240 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 234▲ 35 vs year ago 205 · +17.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 41▲ 101 vs year ago 9 · +1,122.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*FINAL REPORT*

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 $249.22/cwt on 2,304 head.

Average price

$249.22

2,304 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$421

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

$40.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	694	257.67	1,789	67
Medium and Large 1	798	251.17	2,004	2,090
Large 1	1,016	217.53	2,210	147

One grade step is worth $40.14/cwt here — about −$421 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 sale2,304 hd

249.22

—

KS average3 barns · 5,513 hd

255.01

−5.79

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	1,818	128.71	2,340	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	121.67	1,694	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	117.57	1,437	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	101.69	1,133	53

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,313	$2,453	48
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,864	30

Every lot

59 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	336.99/cwt	332.00–347.50	1,136	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,427	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	364.17/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,606	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	333.14/cwt	322.00–346.00	1,592	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	326.37/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,642	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	313.23/cwt	312.50–314.00	1,613	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,515	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564

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 Feb 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,449Last week 2,555Year ago 2,969

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 234Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 41Year ago 9

*FINAL REPORT*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	983	214.10–224.50	216.21
19	—	503	315.00–330.00	326.37
432	—	874	227.75–244.50	234.96
244	—	918	221.00–233.50	228.17
406	—	833	233.00–246.50	240.18
112	—	672	269.00–288.00	276.70
76

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	324.30/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,099	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	316.63/cwt	311.00–319.00	1,162	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	304.86/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,293	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	295.63/cwt	279.00–301.00	1,449	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	300.76/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,567	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	282.41/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,615	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	260.32/cwt	248.25–266.50	1,637	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	226.94/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,527	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	244.73/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,672	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	233.75/cwt	223.50–236.25	1,669	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	230.12/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,772	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,659	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	215.31/cwt	210.50–221.00	1,772	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,783	19

Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,172	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,451	5

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	110.80/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	128.76/cwt	123.00–138.00	2,271	11
Bulls	—	—	2,129	137.52/cwt	134.00–139.50	2,928	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	810	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	713	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	713	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	91.08/cwt	88.00–96.00	913	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	112.35/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,286	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	104.28/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,224	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,476	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	115.80/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,421	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,272	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,704	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	121.20/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,693	52

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	153.62/cwt	128.00–171.00	1,751	15

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	2,453.32/head	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,453	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,863.73/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,864	30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	211.00	211.00
8	—	805	225.50–230.00	228.31
9	—	975	205.00–212.00	207.33
8	—	515	312.50–314.00	313.23
9	—	606	255.00–257.00	256.33
3	—	555	273.00	273.00
17	—	784	239.00	239.00
9	—	337	332.00–347.50	336.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	690	250.00	250.00
45	—	740	238.00	238.00
16	—	875	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,016	211.75–218.85	217.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	714	223.50–236.25	233.75
26	—	521	290.00–305.00	300.76
48	—	490	279.00–301.00	295.63
14	—	424	302.00–306.00	304.86
158	—	770	224.00–232.50	230.12
96	—	683	233.00–249.00	244.73
21	—	367	311.00–319.00	316.63
122	—	629	248.25–266.50	260.32
7	—	339	320.00–327.50	324.30
52	—	823	210.50–221.00	215.31
19	—	874	204.00	204.00
74	—	572	274.00–290.00	282.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	218.00	218.00
4	—	560	269.00	269.00
23	—	673	226.00–229.00	226.94
10	—	813	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	733	198.00	198.00
4	—	378	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,397	117.00–125.00	121.20
2	—	1,272	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	82.00	82.00
1	—	810	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,227	111.00–120.00	115.80
24	—	1,210	120.00–124.00	121.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,002	88.00–96.00	91.08
9	—	1,145	112.00–115.00	112.35
29	—	1,174	98.00–111.00	104.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,129	134.00–139.50	137.52
11	—	1,764	123.00–138.00	128.76
2	—	1,495	108.00–114.00	110.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,140	128.00–171.00	153.62

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	—	1,313	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,453.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,350	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,863.73