Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady on light receipts., however fancy heifers sold up to 5.00 higher. Not enough 400 lb to 600 lb steers and heifers for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Approximately 120 reputation steer and heifer calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.64/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −154.60 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$323.64

69 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$56.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs KS average

+13.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	327.75	1,797	64
Medium and Large 1-2	544	271.00	1,474	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.75/cwt here — about $323 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale69 hd

323.64

—

KS average3 barns · 359 hd

327.82

−4.18

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+13.93

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−154.60

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	1,738	150.14	2,610	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	134.52	1,791	296
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	126.05	1,511	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	117.01	1,342	17

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)	1,356	$2,450	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,321	$1,950	6

Every lot, as filed

66 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	700–750	744	242.57/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,805	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	235.94/cwt	228.00–247.00	1,508	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	302.45/cwt	289.00–308.00	1,781	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	257.51/cwt	252.50–267.00	1,705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	218.63/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,742	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	268.53/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,415	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	240.34/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,620	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	348	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,455	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,926	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	924	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,181	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	255.56/cwt	249.50–260.00	1,490	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	416	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,435	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	812	249.17/cwt	245.00–256.50	2,023	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	346	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,277	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	757	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,847	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,684	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	143.38/cwt	120.00–170.00	1,441	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	134.14/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,783	280
Bulls	—	—	1,877	152.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,864	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	126.05/cwt	121.00–129.50	1,511	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	117.01/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,342	17
Bulls	—	—	1,526	142.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,177	9
Bulls	—	—	1,773	161.96/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	582	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	641	297.10/cwt	292.00–304.00	1,904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,799	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	216.48/cwt	208.00–220.50	2,212	77
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,190	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	141.11/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,935	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	675	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,931	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	509	359.74/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,831	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	857	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	2,222	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	220.74/cwt	217.00–221.50	1,609	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,596	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	864	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,823	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	242.65/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,766	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,526	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	225.00/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	269.53/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,951	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	238.06/cwt	226.00–245.25	2,100	406
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	226.58/cwt	214.00–231.50	2,098	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	623	304.70/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,898	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	269.80/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	336.03/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	232.12/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,934	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	226.75/cwt	224.50–230.50	2,190	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	318.03/cwt	316.00–323.00	1,730	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	264.27/cwt	259.00–266.50	2,035	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	211.36/cwt	210.00–211.50	1,873	112

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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