Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers and heifer not well tested, however a steady to lower undertone was noted. Demand was good for the front end kind. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.60/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −185.64 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$292.60

5 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.22

vs KS average

+1.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	292.60	1,618	5thin

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 sale5 hd

292.60

—

KS average3 barns · 159 hd

327.82

−35.22

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+1.51

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−185.64

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	1,697	163.39	2,772	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,242	136.98	1,701	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	126.11	1,490	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	113.43	1,259	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)	1,500	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,342	1
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	195.75/cwt	195.75–195.75	2,183	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,064	2
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,283	11
Bulls	—	—	1,446	151.06/cwt	140.50–156.00	2,184	7
Bulls	—	—	2,054	182.49/cwt	179.00–184.50	3,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	627	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,881	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	157.46/cwt	147.00–182.00	1,789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	709	247.13/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,752	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	207.69/cwt	205.00–209.00	2,108	3
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,144	192.71/cwt	191.00–205.00	2,205	8
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	202.16/cwt	200.25–209.00	2,173	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	250.99/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,945	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	984	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	261.19/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	217.49/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,394	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,266	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	209.81/cwt	198.00–211.50	2,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	322.03/cwt	321.00–324.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	251.14/cwt	242.00–252.25	2,218	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	221.73/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,922	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	254.99/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,558	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	135.53/cwt	130.50–143.50	1,659	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	147.61/cwt	147.00–150.50	2,025	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	125.94/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,535	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	977	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,241	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	113.43/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	164.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,836	11

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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