Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final*

Compared to last week, not enough of a comparison to make an accurate a market trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.40/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$218.40

278 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.89

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	829	218.40	1,810	278

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale278 hd

218.40

—

KS average3 barns · 1,572 hd

227.29

−8.89

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	1,884	117.70	2,217	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	102.55	1,422	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	99.31	1,181	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	94.96	1,013	32

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	609	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	205.26/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,392	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,693	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	234.55/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,546	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	235.50/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,493	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,969	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	225.83/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,759	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	212.85/cwt	209.00–215.50	1,886	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,844	14
Bulls	—	—	1,884	117.70/cwt	116.00–121.00	2,217	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	99.31/cwt	95.00–106.50	1,181	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	102.55/cwt	95.50–106.50	1,422	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	94.96/cwt	89.50–102.50	1,013	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,091	5

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →