Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday October 24 with 1500 head already consigned *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. A lower trend was noted on steer and heifer calves, as the majority were unweaned. Demand was good for big feeder steers and heifers.. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, however 1 high yielding cow weighing 1495 lb sold for 144. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.82/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −156.60 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.

Average price

$259.82

165 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

vs KS average

+2.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	260.43	1,441	156
Medium and Large 1-2	505	249.24	1,259	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale165 hd

259.82

—

KS average3 barns · 728 hd

257.78

+2.04

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

+2.01

This barn, trailing median27 sales

416.42

−156.60

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	1,734	156.45	2,713	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	127.16	1,663	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	117.23	1,454	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	106.25	1,143	16

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,303	$1,758	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1Fancy	400–450	405	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	595	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	443	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,307	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	302.80/cwt	298.00–312.50	1,562	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	249.24/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,259	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	337.25/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,366	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	242.87/cwt	239.50–244.00	1,860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	967	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,332	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	240.89/cwt	231.00–248.50	1,732	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,187	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	262.46/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,664	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	282.04/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,636	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	253.21/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,540	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	326.37/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,508	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	363.45/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,138	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,165	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	254.25/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,721	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	292	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,798	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	205.50/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	287.77/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,505	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	296.90/cwt	294.00–297.50	1,404	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	106.25/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,143	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	134.59/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,755	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	124.65/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,632	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	117.23/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,454	46
Bulls	—	—	1,245	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,904	164.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,135	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	153.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,603	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	162.62/cwt	151.00–178.00	1,652	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	1,757.87/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,758	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	733	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	243.04/cwt	241.00–244.50	1,798	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,734	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	810	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,037	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	534	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,482	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	572	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	235.40/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,481	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	282.79/cwt	276.00–292.50	1,326	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,025	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	253.99/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,483	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,007	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	305.37/cwt	303.00–317.00	1,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	325.89/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	231.17/cwt	227.00–234.25	1,863	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	263.02/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,381	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	233.64/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,561	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	297.05/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,221	14

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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