Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 1,000 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Not enough steers under 500 lb for a market test. Feeder heifer 600 lb to 800 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifers 800 lb to 1,000 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Heifer calves 450 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady, however 7 high yielding cows sold for 121. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 138.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $264.47/cwt on 2,416 head.

Average price

$264.47

2,416 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$93.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	721	268.21	1,934	2,159
Medium and Large 1-2	700	241.69	1,693	224
Large 1	1,188	174.52	2,073	33

One grade step is worth $93.69/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale2,416 hd

264.47

—

KS average3 barns · 7,483 hd

263.27

+1.20

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	1,846	114.55	2,115	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,280	108.95	1,395	170
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	97.67	1,144	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	76.48	841	4thin

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)	1,193	$2,396	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,375	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$1,921	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,674	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1Fancy	—	475	342.25/cwt	333.00–353.00	1,626	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	825	246.93/cwt	246.00–248.00	2,037	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	683	281.46/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,922	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	356	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	444	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,585	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	304.84/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,869	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	339.77/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,777	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	773	255.47/cwt	252.75–259.00	1,975	89
Steers	Large 1	—	1,216	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,067	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	228.72/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,693	68
Steers	Large 1	—	1,032	199.82/cwt	198.00–201.00	2,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	242.92/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,907	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	314.01/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	239.28/cwt	229.00–242.50	1,960	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	307.58/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,270	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	327.26/cwt	321.00–336.00	1,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	227.91/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,996	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	224.82/cwt	210.00–230.00	2,071	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	274.01/cwt	267.00–286.00	1,734	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	261.40/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,772	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	226.29/cwt	211.00–230.50	1,763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	246.19/cwt	243.50–259.00	1,787	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	308.84/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,621	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	217.91/cwt	211.00–220.50	2,146	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	292.15/cwt	269.00–297.50	1,674	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	342	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	487	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,619	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	286.61/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,502	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	256.64/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,619	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	221.46/cwt	220.50–223.50	1,845	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	248.49/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,662	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,586	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,419	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,565	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	709	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	406	315.62/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	988	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	536	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,458	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,392	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,515	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	293.29/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,249	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	654	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,612	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	82.95/cwt	77.00–89.00	946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	742	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	114.17/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,572	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	104.08/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,239	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	97.67/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,144	53
Bulls	—	—	1,882	121.33/cwt	115.00–138.00	2,283	14
Bulls	—	—	1,625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	93.20/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,654	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,186	1,921.42/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,921	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	1,673.92/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,674	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,396.37/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,396	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	214.14/cwt	205.50–215.00	1,531	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,692	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	215.84/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,450	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	975	187.75/cwt	187.75–187.75	1,831	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	816	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	279.83/cwt	270.00–289.50	1,360	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	208.42/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,807	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	211.57/cwt	206.75–215.00	1,913	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	265.74/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,911	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	1,787	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	255.04/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,242	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	228.38/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,334	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	409	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,305	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	477	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	635	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,635	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,328	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	275.85/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,479	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	256.59/cwt	251.00–259.50	1,506	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	224.27/cwt	216.00–233.50	1,747	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,150	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	250.54/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,596	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	234.31/cwt	222.00–238.25	1,701	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	220.20/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,830	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	236.93/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,500	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	259.67/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	287.93/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	287.03/cwt	275.00–290.00	950	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,012	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	229.57/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,573	95

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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