Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final*

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Eight-weight and nine-weight feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Buyer attendance and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.11/cwt on 1,365 head.

Average price

$225.11

1,365 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.93

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	844	226.25	1,911	1,261
Medium and Large 1-2	759	211.31	1,604	104

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $306 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 sale1,365 hd

225.11

—

KS average4 barns · 8,395 hd

240.04

−14.93

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	1,671	101.01	1,687	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	96.19	1,399	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	92.29	1,131	189
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	84.81	913	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,394	$1,729	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,392	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,291	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,382	$1,400	5

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	241.26/cwt	233.50–249.00	1,366	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	247.29/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,288	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	196.19/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,705	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	208.03/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,625	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	226.69/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,888	454
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	206.06/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,572	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	220.83/cwt	209.00–226.00	2,014	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	252.86/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,585	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	239.62/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,653	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	200.19/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,988	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,724	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	231.07/cwt	229.75–236.50	1,701	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,419	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	223.20/cwt	211.00–227.75	1,964	379
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,041	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,076	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	200.15/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,463	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	189.34/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,306	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	308.16/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,501	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,392	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,394	1,728.50/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,729	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,382	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Bulls	—	—	1,639	100.12/cwt	88.00–110.50	1,641	22
Bulls	—	—	2,018	110.83/cwt	109.00–113.00	2,237	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	85.81/cwt	79.00–91.00	922	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	73.80/cwt	71.00–77.00	804	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	92.29/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,131	189
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	96.19/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,399	76

How this sale compares

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.

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