Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 1025 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, however fancy steers and reputation steers sold up to 12.00 higher. Not enough steers under 500 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 775 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Not enough heifers 500 lb to 775 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good for feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 165.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.01/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −181.23 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$297.01

36 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$34.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.87

vs KS average

−12.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	301.77	1,599	31
Medium and Large 1-2	558	267.50	1,493	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.27/cwt here — about $106 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale36 hd

297.01

—

KS average3 barns · 340 hd

319.88

−22.87

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−12.54

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−181.23

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	1,749	146.00	2,554	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	134.81	1,840	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	125.59	1,557	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	115.18	1,360	30

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,050	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	274.26/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,879	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	218.37/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,679	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	202.27/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,877	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	906	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,948	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	773	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,824	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	268.47/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,415	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	286.36/cwt	280.50–295.00	1,781	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	234.42/cwt	228.00–243.50	2,072	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	237.90/cwt	229.00–242.10	1,994	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	266.04/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,918	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	229.01/cwt	218.50–234.00	1,672	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	210.29/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,857	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	849	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,012	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	218.78/cwt	214.00–225.10	2,129	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	294.25/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	203.44/cwt	201.25–207.50	1,965	149
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	254.69/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,444	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	828	256.44/cwt	251.00–258.25	2,123	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	298.95/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,369	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	216.64/cwt	204.00–221.50	1,781	172
Bulls	—	—	1,816	145.30/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,639	15
Bulls	—	—	1,531	136.77/cwt	134.50–139.00	2,094	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	115.18/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,360	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	133.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,821	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	140.69/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,951	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	125.59/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,557	95
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,047	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	2,057	7
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,136	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,249	83
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	214.05/cwt	205.25–223.00	2,181	729
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	204.74/cwt	204.00–205.00	2,064	8
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,263	31
Bulls	—	—	1,823	154.45/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,816	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	161.67/cwt	141.00–182.00	1,533	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,790	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	904	246.00/cwt	245.50–246.50	2,224	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,599	7
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,087	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,098	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	209.54/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	215.80/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,780	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	239.44/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,626	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	205.09/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,618	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	219.80/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	245.51/cwt	243.00–247.50	1,915	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	708	285.51/cwt	284.00–287.00	2,021	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	286.01/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,453	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,206	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	259.86/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,593	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	226.82/cwt	215.00–233.00	2,112	657

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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