Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 1000 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, however reputation steers sold up to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was good Slaughter cows sold steady. No recent comparison on slaughter bulls, however a higher trend was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.14/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −157.10 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$321.14

161 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$42.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs KS average

+8.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	328.98	1,813	131
Medium and Large 1-2	571	286.89	1,638	30

One grade step is worth $42.09/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.69, low $429.50, median $478.24 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale161 hd

321.14

—

KS average3 barns · 510 hd

318.98

+2.16

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+8.14

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−157.10

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	1,844	135.16	2,493	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	124.47	1,779	210
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	114.74	1,455	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	106.00	1,188	54

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)	1,370	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,167	$1,714	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	209.83/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,943	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	213.46/cwt	201.00–217.50	1,960	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	266.52/cwt	251.00–278.00	1,655	304
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	991	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,032	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	333.99/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,723	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	285.22/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,920	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	374	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	646	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,016	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	224.50/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,834	173
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	235.71/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	233.59/cwt	223.00–246.00	1,813	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	318.40/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,793	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	297.12/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,842	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	213.84/cwt	203.00–224.50	1,875	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	954	190.93/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,821	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	300.35/cwt	291.00–319.00	1,403	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	255.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,741	337
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	353.01/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,324	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	651	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,992	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	572	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,939	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	329.42/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,407	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	262.37/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	285.03/cwt	270.00–290.50	1,628	150
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	240.21/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	886	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	6
Bulls	—	—	2,054	144.17/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,961	9
Bulls	—	—	1,641	130.70/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,145	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	95.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,056	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	107.37/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,205	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,657	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	124.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,780	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	384	416.72/cwt	416.00–417.50	1,600	18
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	216.35/cwt	216.35–216.35	2,244	67
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,051	212.78/cwt	212.75–213.00	2,236	65
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,989	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	114.74/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,455	88
Bulls	—	—	1,622	117.04/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	221	220.75/cwt	220.75–220.75	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	439	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,646	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	1,714.43/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	717	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,051	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	263.03/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,510	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	258.72/cwt	246.00–262.25	1,889	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	263.31/cwt	241.00–271.00	1,796	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	221.93/cwt	216.00–223.50	1,647	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	289.08/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,691	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	239.76/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,479	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	246.63/cwt	230.00–252.00	2,045	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	280.80/cwt	270.00–283.00	2,013	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,390	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	228.84/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,565	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	816	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,926	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,477	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	225.08/cwt	209.00–233.50	2,168	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	305.33/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,551	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	337.50/cwt	323.00–347.50	1,610	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	253.54/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,336	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	231.67/cwt	226.50–238.00	2,138	518
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	243.00/cwt	231.00–251.00	2,112	390
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	253.95/cwt	244.00–264.50	1,978	379
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	243.44/cwt	228.00–249.50	1,765	237

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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