Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady, however front end kind of steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, with most advance on heifers over 800 lb. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −172.24 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$306.00

6 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.83

vs KS average

+37.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	306.00	1,600	6thin

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 sale6 hd

306.00

—

KS average3 barns · 116 hd

304.17

+1.83

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

+37.45

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−172.24

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	1,825	152.61	2,785	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,277	128.78	1,644	181
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	114.85	1,266	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,275	112.00	1,428	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)	1,200	$2,250	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,659	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,956	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	225.06/cwt	219.00–225.50	1,976	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	323.08/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,396	12
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,119	215.87/cwt	215.75–216.00	2,416	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	237.77/cwt	233.00–241.75	2,031	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	266.59/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,813	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	260.60/cwt	256.00–261.50	1,869	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	206.35/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	252.25/cwt	252.25–252.25	2,063	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	998	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	227.80/cwt	220.00–228.50	1,895	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	221.20/cwt	216.50–230.00	2,154	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	778	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,836	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	227.63/cwt	226.50–232.50	2,078	21
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	216.01/cwt	215.85–216.25	2,318	103
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	231.81/cwt	222.00–233.50	1,824	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,128	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	201.17/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	832	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,897	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,914	154.86/cwt	151.00–158.50	2,964	9
Bulls	—	—	1,808	164.40/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,972	7
Bulls	—	—	1,768	144.04/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,547	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	114.85/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,266	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	128.08/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,609	164
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	135.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,003	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,428	2

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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