Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 1075 lb sold unevenly steady, however thin fleshed and fancy steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 750 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 775 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 600 lb to 775 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, up to 20 higher on fancy and thin fleshed heifers. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.11/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −173.13 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$305.11

101 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$17.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.99

vs KS average

+0.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	307.54	1,652	87
Medium and Large 1-2	516	290.00	1,496	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.54/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale101 hd

305.11

—

KS average3 barns · 391 hd

317.10

−11.99

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

+0.72

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−173.13

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	—	Low	1,958	145.90	2,856	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	131.22	1,809	134
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	123.58	1,542	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,204	113.66	1,368	21

Every lot, as filed

75 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	650–700	678	267.36/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,813	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	628	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,746	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	286.97/cwt	283.00–298.00	1,627	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	230.48/cwt	225.85–238.00	1,991	475
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	224.85/cwt	215.50–233.00	1,752	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	271.93/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,743	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	318.98/cwt	317.50–321.00	1,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	199.55/cwt	196.25–200.50	1,976	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	280.46/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,349	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	268.28/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,425	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	217.12/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,783	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	337.28/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,612	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	308.02/cwt	289.00–313.00	1,608	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	627	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	207.15/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,802	418
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	258.91/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	302.28/cwt	299.00–314.00	1,248	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	819	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,097	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	962	225.85/cwt	225.50–226.00	2,173	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	252.14/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,543	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	216.81/cwt	208.50–219.25	2,123	828
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	262.64/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,492	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	352.87/cwt	351.00–356.00	1,464	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	205.47/cwt	198.00–208.25	1,915	218
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,590	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,691	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	136.65/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,033	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,542	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	113.66/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,368	21
Bulls	—	—	2,105	153.32/cwt	150.50–156.00	3,227	3
Bulls	—	—	2,199	147.27/cwt	146.00–148.50	3,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	882	247.65/cwt	246.00–248.50	2,184	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	766	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,999	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	210.47/cwt	205.85–215.00	2,162	313
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	211.52/cwt	207.00–216.00	2,272	367
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	131.03/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,812	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	247.00/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,423	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	231.73/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	215.05/cwt	210.50–225.00	1,899	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	238.07/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,752	63
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	961	142.31/cwt	133.00–166.00	1,368	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	907	232.96/cwt	229.50–233.50	2,113	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	210.99/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,736	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	242.57/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,625	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	240.28/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,735	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	214.87/cwt	208.00–217.50	1,639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,496	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	998	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	216.09/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	778	268.25/cwt	266.50–280.00	2,087	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,937	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	542	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,569	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	521	324.52/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,691	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	714	278.37/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,988	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	824	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,031	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	873	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,012	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	325.37/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,194	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	777	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,876	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	217.31/cwt	212.25–227.50	2,023	528
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	239.91/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,862	31

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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