Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Not enough steers and heifers 400 lb to 800 lb for a market test.. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.83/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −202.41 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$275.83

22 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.84

vs KS average

−33.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	275.83	1,586	22

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 sale22 hd

275.83

—

KS average2 barns · 49 hd

294.68

−18.84

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−33.33

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−202.41

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	—	High	1,821	163.17	2,971	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	143.11	1,982	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	130.97	1,531	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	117.68	1,373	7thin

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)	1,445	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bulls	—	—	2,108	183.20/cwt	181.00–185.00	3,862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,664	154.12/cwt	148.00–166.00	2,565	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	117.68/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,373	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	130.97/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,531	38
Bulls	—	—	1,988	171.45/cwt	170.00–173.00	3,408	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	141.55/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,941	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	252.87/cwt	243.00–256.75	2,192	444
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	156.38/cwt	144.00–171.00	1,659	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,857	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	240.63/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,788	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	234.68/cwt	230.50–238.00	1,913	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	240.27/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,749	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	244.11/cwt	243.00–245.50	2,341	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	269.52/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,569	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,472	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	278.22/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,939	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	240.16/cwt	230.50–246.00	2,221	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	250.67/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,928	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	224.23/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,973	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	213.95/cwt	210.50–215.50	1,774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	238.65/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,861	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	215.46/cwt	213.50–215.75	1,838	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	252.66/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,718	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	195.52/cwt	189.00–202.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	218.23/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,984	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	228.58/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,922	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	208.52/cwt	202.50–211.60	1,933	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	266.96/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,516	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	242.98/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,988	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,901	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,489	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	147.70/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,108	30
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,043	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,919	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	226.63/cwt	225.50–227.75	2,323	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	763	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,114	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	712	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,656	5

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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