Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 875 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady. Not enough steers 400 lb to 875 lb for a market test, however the trend was definitely higher. Not enough heifers 800 lb to 975 lb for a market trend. Not enough heifers 400 lb to 800 lb for a market test, however a definitely higher trend was noted. 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 $329.04/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −149.20 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$329.04

65 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.61

vs KS average

+14.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	329.04	1,849	65

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 sale65 hd

329.04

—

KS average3 barns · 240 hd

329.65

−0.61

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+14.94

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−149.20

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	1,849	156.66	2,897	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,306	136.24	1,780	244
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	126.24	1,596	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	115.21	1,374	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,401	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	450–500	499	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	383.99/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,828	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,285	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	246.02/cwt	239.50–250.00	2,258	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	231.45/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,757	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,946	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,401	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	614	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,756	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	258.67/cwt	257.50–260.00	2,134	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	228.81/cwt	223.00–229.75	2,046	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	849	223.51/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,898	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,471	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,673	6
Bulls	—	—	1,810	154.67/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,800	13
Bulls	—	—	1,616	147.49/cwt	144.00–149.50	2,383	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	115.21/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,374	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	134.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,736	185
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	141.09/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,920	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	126.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,596	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	231.75/cwt	231.75–231.75	2,130	60
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	216.98/cwt	212.25–230.50	2,215	205
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,161	3
Bulls	—	—	1,962	161.41/cwt	160.00–167.00	3,167	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	213.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,949	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	267.18/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,697	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	276.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	437	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,696	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	231.97/cwt	218.00–240.75	2,262	364
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	283.21/cwt	281.00–284.00	2,008	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	784	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,121	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,482	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,709	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,896	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	374.18/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	243.75/cwt	234.50–247.00	1,872	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	331.76/cwt	326.00–347.00	1,725	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	247.98/cwt	240.00–250.50	2,214	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	226.88/cwt	209.00–228.50	1,872	142

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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