Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, however load lots and fancy steers sold close to steady. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers 400 lb to 600 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.26/cwt on 1,390 head.

Average price

$248.26

1,390 head · 808 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	797	250.78	2,000	1,278
Medium and Large 1-2	784	229.34	1,798	40
Large 1	1,009	214.09	2,160	72

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale1,390 hd

248.26

—

KS average3 barns · 7,075 hd

252.88

−4.61

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	1,646	120.05	1,976	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	115.30	1,558	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	105.98	1,376	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,252	97.37	1,219	47

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)	995	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	484	262.77/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,272	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	542	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,534	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	484	310.78/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,504	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	272.11/cwt	267.50–278.00	1,850	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	907	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,150	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	340	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,816	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,781	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	236.69/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,957	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	277.83/cwt	271.00–283.00	1,728	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	601	269.51/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,620	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	223.27/cwt	220.50–230.00	1,974	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	276.61/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,615	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	245.56/cwt	236.50–250.50	1,942	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	294.48/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	812	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,034	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	223.21/cwt	215.00–225.25	2,089	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	256.41/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,851	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	497	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	533	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,786	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,009	214.09/cwt	209.00–215.25	2,160	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	441	372.58/cwt	357.00–380.00	1,643	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	724	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,890	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	358	385.32/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,379	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	231.18/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	216.33/cwt	213.00–216.75	2,088	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	295.91/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,411	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	887	196.43/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,742	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	123.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,617	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	114.18/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,549	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	97.37/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,219	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	105.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,376	54
Bulls	—	—	1,808	126.96/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,295	4
Bulls	—	—	1,537	118.08/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,815	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	112.13/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	136.44/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,590	33
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,183	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	617	250.58/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,546	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	229.59/cwt	219.00–233.75	1,642	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,002	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	225.54/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,369	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	231.51/cwt	222.50–235.50	1,595	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	205.76/cwt	201.50–209.00	1,891	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	215.36/cwt	205.00–219.50	1,787	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	211.23/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,419	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	187.33/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	300.09/cwt	287.50–305.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	255.77/cwt	245.50–259.00	1,512	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	433	329.06/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,425	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	218.57/cwt	210.00–219.50	1,703	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	203.46/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,799	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	284.63/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,480	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	891	234.19/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,087	180

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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