Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1050 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 6.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, however thin fleshed calves sold up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough heifers 400 lb to 800 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.80/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −182.44 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$295.80

35 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.14

vs KS average

−9.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	295.80	1,672	35

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale35 hd

295.80

—

KS average3 barns · 445 hd

312.94

−17.14

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−9.67

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−182.44

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	1,736	151.13	2,623	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	133.13	1,771	134
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	126.27	1,621	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	114.87	1,350	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	897	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	700–750	734	247.18/cwt	241.00–251.25	1,814	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	599	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	325.08/cwt	312.50–338.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	304.43/cwt	294.00–307.00	1,726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	224.66/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,764	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	247.57/cwt	235.00–250.10	1,961	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	247.30/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	230.03/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,461	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	241.20/cwt	229.00–243.00	2,009	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,493	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	258.78/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,755	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	312.59/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,325	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	383.24/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,460	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	275.83/cwt	270.00–288.50	1,349	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	150.91/cwt	141.00–168.00	1,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	205.16/cwt	195.00–206.75	1,894	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	216.18/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,563	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	223.92/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,538	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	443	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,639	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	133.13/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,771	134
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	126.27/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,621	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	114.87/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,350	21
Bulls	—	—	1,960	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,174	7
Bulls	—	—	1,809	154.20/cwt	151.00–159.50	2,789	17
Bulls	—	—	1,588	144.39/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,293	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	802	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,796	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	763	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,831	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,691	13
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	214.25/cwt	213.50–215.50	2,275	104
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,116	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,148	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	219.14/cwt	218.00–220.35	2,222	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	239.82/cwt	229.00–246.00	2,101	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	300.88/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	212.04/cwt	208.00–215.50	1,771	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	336.37/cwt	322.50–352.00	1,618	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	212.01/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,760	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	229.02/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,719	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	216.09/cwt	204.25–224.00	1,863	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	349.16/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,453	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	356	343.29/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	346	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	303.65/cwt	296.00–323.00	1,606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	234.89/cwt	232.60–236.00	2,147	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	225.14/cwt	218.50–230.75	2,188	177

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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