Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, those under 700 lbs no recent price comparison, however a sharply higher undertone noted. All weights of heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.68/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −170.56 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$307.68

71 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$46.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.29

vs KS average

−0.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	325.85	1,746	43
Medium and Large 1-2	591	279.79	1,655	28

One grade step is worth $46.06/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale71 hd

307.68

—

KS average3 barns · 363 hd

322.97

−15.29

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−0.93

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−170.56

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	1,753	151.28	2,652	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	134.02	1,922	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	131.08	1,624	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	116.28	1,279	54

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Large 1	1150–1200	1,152	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	2,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	208.98/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,739	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	221.31/cwt	212.00–227.50	2,147	734
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	227.76/cwt	219.75–234.00	2,123	453
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	234.01/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,659	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,449	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	255.38/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,491	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	240.87/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,609	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	237.93/cwt	233.25–247.00	2,089	559
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,049	160.42/cwt	140.50–186.00	1,683	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	260.01/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,999	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	226.79/cwt	219.00–229.50	1,991	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	250.96/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,832	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	213.98/cwt	210.50–217.00	2,044	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,766	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	223.97/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,747	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	104.36/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,105	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	134.02/cwt	127.00–149.00	1,922	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	141.03/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,760	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	129.80/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,607	101
Bulls	—	—	1,625	138.80/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	152.28/cwt	135.00–165.50	2,685	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	228.00/cwt	225.00–243.50	1,888	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,596	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	211.33/cwt	202.00–217.00	2,160	206
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	205.23/cwt	201.00–209.00	2,212	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	118.66/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,315	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,992	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	271.65/cwt	263.00–282.50	1,434	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	341.02/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,347	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	234.42/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,857	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	278.92/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,665	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,033	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	331.65/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	854	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,178	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	306.63/cwt	293.00–313.00	1,723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	238.00/cwt	229.50–242.00	1,959	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	380.05/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,471	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	272.49/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,937	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	305.59/cwt	299.00–318.00	1,253	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	207.65/cwt	204.75–209.50	1,788	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	315.93/cwt	293.00–318.00	1,978	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	331.67/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,751	33

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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