Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher, however 7 wt steers sold up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 600 lb not well tested. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, however 1 high yielding cow weighing 1335 sold for 144.50. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.60/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −159.82 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.

Average price

$256.60

24 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.23

vs KS average

+17.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	256.60	1,423	24

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.94, low $364.26, median $416.42 across 27 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 sale24 hd

256.60

—

KS average3 barns · 256 hd

255.37

+1.23

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+17.99

This barn, trailing median27 sales

416.42

−159.82

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	—	High	1,594	149.53	2,383	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	129.30	1,722	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	121.96	1,501	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	113.70	1,373	7thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	969	$1,775	5

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	850–900	875	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	229.13/cwt	215.50–233.50	1,877	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	238.32/cwt	225.50–240.75	1,709	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	226.20/cwt	225.00–228.00	2,074	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	220.84/cwt	220.50–221.00	1,606	12
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,272	9
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	244.84/cwt	235.00–248.75	1,912	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	216.01/cwt	215.00–224.00	2,059	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,841	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	254.47/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,728	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	231.94/cwt	227.00–232.50	2,009	42
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	985	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,921	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,387	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	282.00/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,400	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,373	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	128.89/cwt	126.00–133.50	1,717	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	121.96/cwt	116.50–125.50	1,501	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	139.40/cwt	135.50–144.50	1,843	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	165.01/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,917	4
Bulls	—	—	1,619	152.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,473	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	141.23/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,126	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,097	156.34/cwt	146.00–183.00	1,715	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	908	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,789	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	793	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,630	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	215.65/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,900	91
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,030	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	294.50/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,104	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	218.96/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	239.65/cwt	231.50–243.00	1,615	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	210.61/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,950	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	251.37/cwt	236.00–252.85	1,611	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	225.90/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	255.32/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,427	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	225.43/cwt	219.00–234.50	1,718	62

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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