Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers and heifers 400 lb to 700 lb , however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.53/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −128.89 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.

Average price

$287.53

150 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$23.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

vs KS average

+10.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	288.97	1,572	141
Medium and Large 1-2	558	265.00	1,479	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.94, low $364.26, median $416.42 across 27 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 sale150 hd

287.53

—

KS average3 barns · 461 hd

289.17

−1.64

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+10.31

This barn, trailing median27 sales

416.42

−128.89

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	1,831	144.76	2,651	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	138.47	1,936	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	126.42	1,612	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	115.50	1,344	21

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)	1,298	$2,059	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	600–650	622	296.69/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,845	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	362.38/cwt	361.00–371.00	1,576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	239.85/cwt	226.00–245.75	2,099	426
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	293.67/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,962	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	216.86/cwt	216.25–218.00	2,002	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	245.20/cwt	236.00–253.50	1,800	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	280.10/cwt	276.00–292.50	1,417	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,661	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	970	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	216.66/cwt	206.00–224.50	1,894	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	312.66/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,523	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	252.65/cwt	247.50–257.00	1,708	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	237.85/cwt	229.85–246.00	1,877	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	225.02/cwt	215.50–231.00	2,174	265
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,491	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	226.46/cwt	215.00–231.50	1,877	345
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	264.72/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,641	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,683	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	259.16/cwt	251.25–269.50	1,998	225
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	173.90/cwt	148.00–183.00	1,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	316.21/cwt	312.00–329.00	1,167	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,319	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	204.67/cwt	204.50–206.00	1,948	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	277.26/cwt	267.50–284.00	1,594	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	137.68/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,899	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	126.42/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,612	40
Bulls	—	—	1,800	145.19/cwt	142.00–147.50	2,613	7
Bulls	—	—	1,728	121.69/cwt	105.00–139.00	2,103	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	115.50/cwt	107.00–119.50	1,344	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	143.46/cwt	142.50–148.50	2,179	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	621	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,664	27
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,288	22
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	219.96/cwt	214.00–222.50	2,230	99
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	203.01/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,063	25
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	204.75/cwt	204.00–205.00	2,197	32
Bulls	—	—	1,903	156.96/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,987	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	312.46/cwt	311.00–313.00	1,937	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	597	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	815	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,103	59
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	2,058.57/head	1,725.00–2,350.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	262.11/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	235.77/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	243.41/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,650	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	264.31/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,948	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	237.24/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	289.37/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,620	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,393	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	448	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	231.81/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,657	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	281.55/cwt	277.00–292.00	2,072	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	246.06/cwt	236.00–252.00	2,060	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	224.19/cwt	221.00–224.85	1,968	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	865	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,145	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	292.59/cwt	282.50–301.00	1,677	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	536	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,589	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	231.03/cwt	219.00–234.50	2,139	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	456	331.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,513	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	309.79/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,459	12

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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