Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, however thin fleshed 7wts suitable for grazing sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, however reputation heifers sold up to 20.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 650 lb not well tested. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 177

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.12/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −182.12 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$296.12

26 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$56.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

vs KS average

−9.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	320.07	1,823	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	263.45	1,458	11thin

One grade step is worth $56.61/cwt here — about $365 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 sale26 hd

296.12

—

KS average2 barns · 75 hd

291.82

+4.29

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−9.02

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−182.12

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	1,701	157.74	2,683	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	139.49	1,921	294
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	124.02	1,545	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	114.90	1,265	4thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,968	24

Every lot, as filed

61 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	400–450	436	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	248.94/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	291.45/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,976	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,905	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,085	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,285	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	252.79/cwt	245.50–256.50	2,060	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	236.07/cwt	233.75–243.00	1,704	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	212.67/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	283.84/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,621	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	238.30/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	248.26/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,683	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	279.50/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	233.52/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,793	199
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	158.80/cwt	137.00–168.00	1,683	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	758	257.75/cwt	257.75–257.75	1,954	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	141.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,027	136
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	124.02/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,545	15
Bulls	—	—	1,462	142.05/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,077	5
Bulls	—	—	1,845	165.81/cwt	161.00–177.00	3,059	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	114.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,265	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	137.56/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,832	158
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	2,016.82/head	1,800.00–2,085.00	2,017	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,000	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	397.82/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,603	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	911	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,214	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	730	254.51/cwt	252.50–256.50	1,858	168
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	219.75/cwt	218.25–221.00	2,215	103
Bulls	—	—	1,620	156.98/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	224.77/cwt	211.00–225.85	1,881	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,579	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	638	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,010	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	866	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,234	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,209	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	228.33/cwt	223.50–231.25	2,215	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	225.23/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,996	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,470	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	771	276.03/cwt	272.50–283.00	2,128	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	231.66/cwt	225.50–235.00	2,129	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	222.27/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	256.85/cwt	256.00–258.00	2,070	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	256.95/cwt	246.00–265.00	2,004	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	747	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	965	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	390.18/cwt	372.50–397.50	1,221	10

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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