Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Wednesday October 31, Pratt will have a complete herd dispersal for Morningstar Farms 200 Bred heifers and 600 Bred cows *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with front end kind selling up to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, in places 11.00 higher. An outstanding offering of local calves 300 lb to 500 lb selling up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good with good buyer attendance. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.70/cwt on 505 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −189.54 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$288.70

505 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

vs KS average

−10.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	294.58	1,641	405
Medium and Large 1-2	569	264.93	1,508	100

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale505 hd

288.70

—

KS average3 barns · 1,051 hd

290.74

−2.04

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−10.34

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−189.54

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	—	Average	1,874	149.95	2,810	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	125.09	1,695	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	114.27	1,401	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	103.18	1,160	44

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)	1,315	$1,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	400–450	443	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	231.66/cwt	230.50–233.00	1,981	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	369.23/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,425	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,037	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	304.00/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,462	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	958	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	384.14/cwt	379.00–390.00	1,421	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	239.45/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,643	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	332.93/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	299.09/cwt	293.00–314.00	1,576	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	224.97/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,732	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	839	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,240	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	262.14/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,649	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	261.36/cwt	254.50–263.25	2,318	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	232.72/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,762	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	353.32/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,572	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,607	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	268.48/cwt	256.00–286.00	1,418	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	288.20/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,663	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,297	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	263.33/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,548	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	653	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,855	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	336.73/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,455	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	257.03/cwt	247.00–263.50	1,750	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	242.01/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,752	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	280.11/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,331	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	275.30/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,685	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	395	315.29/cwt	311.00–322.50	1,245	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	280.15/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,516	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	788	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,072	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	572	269.79/cwt	264.50–275.00	1,543	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	271.48/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,398	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	311	353.49/cwt	351.00–355.00	1,099	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	621	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,577	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,357	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,627	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	124.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,670	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	133.09/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,934	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	114.27/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,401	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	103.18/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,160	44
Bulls	—	—	1,833	154.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,830	6
Bulls	—	—	1,843	139.53/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,572	7
Bulls	—	—	2,027	165.37/cwt	164.00–167.00	3,352	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	160.64/cwt	141.00–186.00	1,550	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	768	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	249.56/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,435	115
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	213.88/cwt	213.50–215.00	2,194	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	226.14/cwt	219.50–227.50	1,936	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	259.84/cwt	243.00–260.50	1,715	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	241.40/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,226	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	891	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	237.95/cwt	224.00–238.25	1,920	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	238.23/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,479	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	213.62/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,987	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	280.37/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,332	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	804	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	214.25/cwt	210.00–219.00	2,119	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	325.55/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,227	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	228.04/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,532	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	283.31/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,218	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	263.34/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,280	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,148	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	237.83/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,365	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	254.63/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,367	65
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,108	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,229	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	579	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,783	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	662	267.50/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,771	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	333.75/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,619	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	239.93/cwt	232.00–241.50	1,819	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	226.28/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	224.18/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	738	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	707	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,803	4

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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