Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 3 weeks ago, no recent comparison on steers and heifers 600 lb to 950 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, however 2 high yielding cows sold for 160. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 194.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.30/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −197.94 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$280.30

10 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$621

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

$89.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.46

vs KS average

−22.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	307.00	1,833	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	218.00	1,212	3thin

One grade step is worth $89.00/cwt here — about $621 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

280.30

—

KS average3 barns · 170 hd

320.76

−40.46

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−22.61

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−197.94

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	1,738	174.07	3,026	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	146.95	1,917	140
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	134.95	1,595	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	120.97	1,282	2thin

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)	1,268	$2,036	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	800–850	816	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	259.74/cwt	250.00–264.00	2,145	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,160	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	230.41/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,575	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	152.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,030	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	185.34/cwt	181.00–194.00	3,475	10
Bulls	—	—	1,722	161.35/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,778	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,282	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	134.95/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,595	86
Bulls	—	—	1,681	174.76/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,938	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	145.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,890	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	235.30/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,697	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	148.07/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	2,035.70/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	249.87/cwt	239.50–251.00	1,912	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	216.92/cwt	216.00–217.00	2,091	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,074	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	255.66/cwt	254.50–256.00	1,595	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	256.24/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,776	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	636	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,701	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	256.65/cwt	250.00–264.50	2,241	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	241.40/cwt	230.50–242.50	2,105	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	256.48/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,890	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	223.57/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,836	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	255.88/cwt	250.00–262.50	2,354	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	239.08/cwt	233.00–244.00	2,321	381
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	822	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	713	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,982	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	616	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,965	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,516	35

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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