Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, while steer calves not well tested. No recent price comparison on feeder heifers or heifer calves, however a higher undertone noted. Supply was moderate on moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.23/cwt on 1,472 head.

Average price

$248.23

1,472 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$223

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	755	250.66	1,891	1,323
Medium and Large 1-2	672	244.04	1,641	75
Large 1	1,011	209.12	2,114	74

One grade step is worth $41.54/cwt here — about −$223 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 sale1,472 hd

248.23

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KS average4 barns · 6,865 hd

254.79

−6.56

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	1,891	120.68	2,282	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	112.44	1,639	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	107.36	1,340	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	96.07	989	26

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,346	$1,694	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,462	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	928	$1,450	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	242.29/cwt	234.00–251.50	1,873	153
Steers	Large 1	—	1,011	209.12/cwt	199.00–211.50	2,114	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,463	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	208.58/cwt	203.00–225.00	1,733	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	234.66/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,462	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,296	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	217.90/cwt	210.50–221.00	1,591	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	298.72/cwt	292.50–304.00	1,721	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	222.20/cwt	210.00–228.50	1,940	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	250.30/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,830	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	221.13/cwt	219.50–221.85	2,021	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	272.19/cwt	264.50–282.50	1,707	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	210.52/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,440	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	206.85/cwt	205.50–207.75	2,029	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	259.90/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,762	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	325.54/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,553	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	677	268.47/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,818	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	305.70/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,611	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	234.27/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,963	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,405	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	234.17/cwt	233.00–234.50	1,731	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,482	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	226.15/cwt	221.50–234.00	1,536	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	272.23/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,565	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	249.85/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,457	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	211.35/cwt	204.50–214.00	1,657	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	272.85/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,280	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	1,693.58/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,694	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,462.33/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,891	120.68/cwt	119.00–121.50	2,282	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	112.82/cwt	108.00–118.50	1,635	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	96.07/cwt	91.00–99.00	989	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	107.36/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,340	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,725	1

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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