Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 1,050 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers 500 lb to 650 lb sold 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 1,000 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, with the most advance on heifers weighing over 900 lb. Not enough steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.12/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −153.30 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.

Average price

$263.12

24 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.08

vs KS average

+26.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	263.12	1,489	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

263.12

—

KS average3 barns · 355 hd

260.04

+3.08

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

+26.11

This barn, trailing median27 sales

416.42

−153.30

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	1,887	149.23	2,816	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	132.27	1,886	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	125.51	1,676	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,268	115.32	1,462	49

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)	1,282	$1,758	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	700–750	714	243.77/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,741	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	235.33/cwt	228.00–242.50	2,031	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	283.57/cwt	278.00–291.00	1,622	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	350.13/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,337	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	222.70/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	948	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,972	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	249.78/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,576	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	209.97/cwt	207.00–211.50	2,037	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	273.77/cwt	273.50–274.00	1,758	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	244.42/cwt	235.50–248.00	1,946	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	231.86/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	212.31/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	219.53/cwt	213.00–231.00	1,794	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	704	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,802	12
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	221.33/cwt	220.75–224.00	2,277	66
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	2,292	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	257.71/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,737	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	561	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	238.99/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,388	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	233.48/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,448	2
Bulls	—	—	2,038	159.05/cwt	150.00–164.50	3,241	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	115.32/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,462	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	132.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,886	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	125.51/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,676	97
Bulls	—	—	1,770	145.30/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,572	10
Bulls	—	—	1,943	134.48/cwt	132.00–137.00	2,613	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,094	165.22/cwt	136.00–190.00	1,808	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	1,758.29/head	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,246	8
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,043	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,149	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	260.03/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,282	11
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,101	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	220.13/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,997	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	214.62/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,678	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	237.05/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,591	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	309.00/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,190	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	237.00/cwt	224.00–238.25	1,832	454
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	243.28/cwt	235.75–248.50	1,737	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	232.32/cwt	232.00–232.50	1,914	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	232.26/cwt	226.35–237.00	2,169	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	230.84/cwt	229.50–231.00	1,828	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	263.12/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,489	24

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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