Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, however thin fleshed steers sold steady. Not enough steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Not enough heifers for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.96/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −177.28 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$300.96

23 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.51

vs KS average

+30.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	300.96	1,680	23

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 sale23 hd

300.96

—

KS average3 barns · 110 hd

283.45

+17.51

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+30.46

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−177.28

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	1,739	154.38	2,685	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,276	135.01	1,723	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	125.35	1,591	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	106.53	1,172	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	950–1000	969	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,166	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	274.03/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	239.32/cwt	238.50–240.75	2,006	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	245.77/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,836	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	711	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,898	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	408	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	939	217.61/cwt	210.00–218.25	2,043	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	219.01/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,912	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	362	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,574	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	245.93/cwt	239.50–249.50	1,916	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	242.97/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,642	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	214.39/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,882	27
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,229	31
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,119	198.07/cwt	186.00–199.00	2,216	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	206.47/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,997	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	237.29/cwt	228.50–242.60	2,055	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,782	14
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	207.08/cwt	206.00–210.00	2,123	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	332.10/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,305	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	228.82/cwt	221.00–236.00	2,144	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,714	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	291.03/cwt	281.00–293.00	1,391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	270.71/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	226.62/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,636	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,203	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	851	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,115	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	344.30/cwt	344.00–345.00	1,178	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	911	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,376	3
Bulls	—	—	1,616	146.48/cwt	139.50–149.50	2,367	16
Bulls	—	—	1,790	154.93/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,773	16
Bulls	—	—	1,817	162.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,948	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	106.53/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,172	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	125.35/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,591	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	134.37/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,716	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	144.56/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,833	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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