Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers 500 lb to 800 lb, however a lower trend was noted. However 93 fancy steers weighing 769 lb sold for 270, which would be 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.34/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −175.90 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$302.34

48 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$45.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.35

vs KS average

−8.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	306.10	1,712	44
Medium and Large 1-2	593	261.00	1,548	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.10/cwt here — about $164 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 sale48 hd

302.34

—

KS average3 barns · 629 hd

330.69

−28.35

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−8.42

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−175.90

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	1,833	161.32	2,957	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	143.52	2,093	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	135.85	1,815	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	124.95	1,518	20

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)	1,169	$1,990	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,725	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,675	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	650–700	663	245.55/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,628	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	236.43/cwt	235.50–237.00	1,669	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	314.03/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,636	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	357.88/cwt	357.50–358.00	1,557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	222.46/cwt	220.75–223.60	2,158	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,290	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	332.13/cwt	329.00–342.50	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	758	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,842	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	214.75/cwt	208.50–221.00	1,785	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	540	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	273.60/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,587	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	258.97/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,632	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	277.70/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,411	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	748	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	286.51/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,390	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,655	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	199.60/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,922	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	161.54/cwt	146.00–176.00	1,725	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	854	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,079	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	769	270.40/cwt	270.00–270.50	2,079	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	149.56/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,025	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	161.94/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,936	25
Bulls	—	—	1,720	152.01/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,615	14
Bulls	—	—	2,092	175.69/cwt	171.00–183.00	3,675	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	142.97/cwt	139.50–147.00	2,099	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	124.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,518	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,913	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	1,989.96/head	1,775.00–2,200.00	1,990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	801	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,027	28
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	205.92/cwt	201.50–207.00	2,107	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	211.75/cwt	211.75–211.75	2,270	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	135.85/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,815	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	232.29/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,889	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	679	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,030	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,931	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	258.87/cwt	256.75–264.00	1,993	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	302.40/cwt	287.00–307.00	1,745	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	264.60/cwt	262.50–267.00	1,672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	274.09/cwt	269.50–276.00	1,850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	323.17/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	742	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	236.63/cwt	224.00–239.00	2,087	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	223.98/cwt	218.50–229.00	2,087	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	213.42/cwt	209.25–217.00	1,889	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	276.33/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,710	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	233.63/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,813	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	253.65/cwt	245.00–264.50	1,844	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	235.32/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,956	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	201.46/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,874	24

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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