Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, however plainer steers sold up to 15 lower. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 875 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Highlight of the day was 100 steers weighing 916 lb sold for 237.50. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.76/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −195.48 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$282.76

79 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$47.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs KS average

+13.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	292.32	1,613	63
Medium and Large 1-2	572	245.11	1,403	16thin

One grade step is worth $47.22/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale79 hd

282.76

—

KS average3 barns · 213 hd

285.55

−2.79

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+13.36

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−195.48

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	1,960	164.57	3,226	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	136.40	1,932	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	125.46	1,506	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	115.74	1,259	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,200	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,870	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$1,825	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	400–450	415	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	225.21/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,851	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	295.59/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	237.60/cwt	225.50–240.00	2,077	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	233.37/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,853	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	243.73/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	231.63/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,589	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	321.86/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,464	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	263.25/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,508	15
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,103	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	2,189	8
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,162	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	239.42/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,719	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	253.52/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,742	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	233.14/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,357	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	212.76/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	217.22/cwt	209.00–221.25	2,129	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	234.85/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,935	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	301.41/cwt	292.50–302.00	1,643	48
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	2,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	241.85/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,531	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	218.58/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,270	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	223.86/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,430	7
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,052	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,086	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,141	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	135.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,908	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	125.46/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,506	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	115.74/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,259	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	142.75/cwt	140.50–144.00	2,194	6
Bulls	—	—	1,940	155.28/cwt	150.50–159.50	3,012	8
Bulls	—	—	1,962	172.22/cwt	169.50–172.50	3,379	11
Bulls	—	—	1,995	162.13/cwt	160.00–163.50	3,234	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,109	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,258	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,489	64
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,995	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	218.49/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,376	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	249.93/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,565	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,273	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	233.84/cwt	230.50–237.00	1,688	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	231.48/cwt	227.00–232.25	1,785	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	211.62/cwt	210.00–215.75	1,843	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	241.89/cwt	236.50–243.50	1,650	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	210.13/cwt	205.50–213.00	1,723	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	200.71/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	231.84/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,319	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	212.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,587	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	916	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,176	100

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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