Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower, however a few thin fleshed 7 wts sold steady. Not enough feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $285.02/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −130.79 against this barn's trailing median of $415.81.

Average price

$285.02

10 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.62

vs KS average

+12.13 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	285.02	1,741	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

26 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $464.92, low $366.15, median $415.81 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

285.02

—

KS average3 barns · 164 hd

292.64

−7.62

National average129 barns · 5,014 hd

272.89

+12.13

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.81

−130.79

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	1,755	162.73	2,856	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	142.91	2,085	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	129.00	1,619	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	115.96	1,198	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bulls	—	—	2,180	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,815	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	146.01/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,189	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	115.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,198	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	129.00/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,619	17
Bulls	—	—	2,120	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,774	2
Bulls	—	—	1,611	157.38/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	251.15/cwt	244.50–253.50	2,069	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	230.12/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	255.98/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,871	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	250.89/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,939	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	245.56/cwt	236.00–246.50	2,227	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	235.61/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	229.29/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	231.94/cwt	231.00–236.00	2,185	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	285.02/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,186	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	241.44/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,874	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	248.28/cwt	243.00–252.50	2,143	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	278.52/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,320	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	139.60/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,977	30
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,342	7
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	291.25/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	722	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,971	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,262	3

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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