Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, in places 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 llb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 750 lb sold unevenly steady. however thin fleshed and fancy heifers sold 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Cattle carrying mud were discounted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, however, one high yielding bull weighing 2375 lb sold for 135

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.22/cwt on 1,423 head.

Average price

$253.22

1,423 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.06

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	794	254.92	2,024	1,323
Medium and Large 1-2	739	241.15	1,781	67
Large 1	1,030	209.82	2,161	33

One grade step is worth $45.10/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale1,423 hd

253.22

—

KS average4 barns · 4,712 hd

261.29

−8.06

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	—	Low	1,690	116.80	1,974	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,327	107.23	1,423	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	96.14	1,176	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	82.82	942	16

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,672	$2,000	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,725	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,685	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	527	327.42/cwt	325.50–337.50	1,726	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	813	251.88/cwt	251.00–252.75	2,048	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	305.06/cwt	303.00–306.00	1,846	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	314.04/cwt	308.00–324.00	1,837	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	240.71/cwt	231.00–245.60	1,613	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,361	37
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	209.82/cwt	198.00–213.00	2,161	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	276.34/cwt	269.50–286.00	1,865	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	855	247.75/cwt	247.50–248.00	2,118	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	262.08/cwt	237.00–279.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,927	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	236.56/cwt	226.00–240.00	2,077	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	254.20/cwt	245.00–260.50	1,947	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	270.58/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,943	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	221.42/cwt	214.00–223.85	2,161	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	293.24/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,824	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	314.73/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,486	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	279.55/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	250.33/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,870	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	229.74/cwt	221.00–236.00	2,127	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	238.95/cwt	232.00–245.50	1,974	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,795	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	218.77/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,877	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	263.43/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,602	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	240.34/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,615	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	83.67/cwt	78.50–89.00	942	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	96.14/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,176	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	112.10/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,522	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	105.56/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,389	93
Bulls	—	—	1,265	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,252	1
Bulls	—	—	2,056	125.28/cwt	120.00–135.50	2,576	4
Bulls	—	—	1,517	114.12/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,731	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,309	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,725	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,672	1,999.75/head	1,925.00–2,025.00	2,000	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	303.64/cwt	297.00–309.00	1,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	269.41/cwt	266.00–270.50	1,511	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	779	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,870	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	203.65/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,703	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	305.33/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,386	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	221.63/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,809	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,509	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	200.43/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,838	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	220.43/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	251.34/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,473	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	295.50/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	223.96/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,747	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	280.08/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,470	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	196.47/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	232.42/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,701	278
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	284.13/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	228.12/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,319	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	237.97/cwt	215.00–242.50	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	247.98/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,582	229

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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