Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Calf Sale*

Compared to last week, not enough of a comparison for a true market trend but a higher undertone is noted for Feeder Steers and Heifers. On the Slaughter cows, Boning sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.93/cwt on 368 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −176.31 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$301.93

368 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$42.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs KS average

+7.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	305.70	1,665	335
Medium and Large 1-2	562	263.64	1,481	33

One grade step is worth $42.06/cwt here — about $183 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 sale368 hd

301.93

—

KS average3 barns · 614 hd

294.76

+7.17

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

+7.62

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−176.31

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	1,765	147.50	2,603	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	125.08	1,714	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	122.16	1,584	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	117.38	1,212	22

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	800–850	822	222.24/cwt	211.00–222.65	1,827	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	250.43/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,337	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	245.38/cwt	233.50–252.00	2,029	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	240.67/cwt	227.00–244.75	1,868	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	293.90/cwt	288.00–309.00	1,713	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	243.76/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,633	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	255.73/cwt	242.00–267.50	1,486	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	254.85/cwt	253.50–256.25	2,322	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	224.67/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	248.86/cwt	231.00–254.50	1,754	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,328	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	181.35/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.77/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,692	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	281.49/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,452	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	339.41/cwt	333.00–343.00	1,585	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	376.35/cwt	367.50–381.00	1,581	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	255.66/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,736	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	241.19/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,594	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	335.39/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,295	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	319.81/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,202	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	216.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,662	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	254.11/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,227	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	223.11/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	238.91/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,383	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	251.18/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	349.54/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,461	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	84.98/cwt	83.00–87.00	841	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	102.93/cwt	102.00–104.00	974	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	125.08/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,714	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	123.18/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,625	25
Bulls	—	—	1,698	136.94/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,325	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	166.49/cwt	163.00–170.00	3,505	2
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,117	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,044	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	111.08/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,415	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	148.13/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,622	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	145.92/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,400	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	145.31/cwt	130.00–152.50	1,418	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	118.42/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	296.74/cwt	282.00–320.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	268.27/cwt	261.00–277.50	1,247	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	274.37/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,471	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	712	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	236.86/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,694	31
Bulls	Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	711	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,834	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	679	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	719	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,934	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	325.99/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,421	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	218.58/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	764	258.63/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,976	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,326	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	325.76/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,668	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	648	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,863	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	362.58/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,139	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	366.61/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,220	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	249.51/cwt	245.00–263.50	1,804	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	694	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,915	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	231.68/cwt	227.50–240.50	1,925	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	243.43/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,521	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	304.14/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,609	131
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	234.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	311.30/cwt	292.50–316.00	1,289	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	268.01/cwt	253.00–277.00	1,549	91

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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