Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Thursday November 7th, Pratt will have a special calf sale. 1,000 consigned with more coming *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 475 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher, in places 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher on light receipts. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold up to 20.00 higher on very light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, however 1 high yielding cow sold for 133. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 167.50 An outstanding offering of bred cows and heifers sold from 2600 to 3250

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.11/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −193.13 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$285.11

56 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$72.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.73

vs KS average

−15.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	290.32	1,614	52
Medium and Large 1-2	590	217.50	1,283	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.82/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd

285.11

—

KS average4 barns · 1,216 hd

298.84

−13.73

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−15.58

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−193.13

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	1,803	145.60	2,625	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,230	116.71	1,436	213
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	105.25	1,225	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	83.79	923	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$3,111	218
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,202	$2,900	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,791	147
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,575	97
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,141	$2,277	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,274	$2,257	77
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$1,796	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,779	110
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,231	$1,773	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,575	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,084	$2,837	208
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,101	$2,798	53
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1Unweaned	300–350	325	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	253.50/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,407	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,051	10
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	2,272	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	230.14/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,636	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	224.56/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	269.50/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,280	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,227	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	828	275.10/cwt	275.10–275.10	2,278	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	257.18/cwt	255.25–259.00	2,286	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	255.25/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,925	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	304.99/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	242.13/cwt	238.00–243.35	2,225	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	333.12/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,582	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	377.41/cwt	371.00–383.00	1,472	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	263.07/cwt	255.85–267.00	2,170	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	598	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	289.72/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,643	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,349	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,057	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	246.53/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,548	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	263.78/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,746	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	2,196	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	231.73/cwt	215.00–234.00	2,021	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	215.53/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,690	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	216.49/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,377	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,194	114.88/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,372	172
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	105.25/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,225	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	83.79/cwt	80.00–97.00	923	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	124.39/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,718	41
Bulls	—	—	1,995	158.01/cwt	150.00–167.50	3,152	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	145.37/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,697	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	133.49/cwt	123.00–139.00	2,062	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	1,772.97/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,773	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	994	142.31/cwt	131.00–170.00	1,415	39
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	2,797.96/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,798	53
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	2,837.06/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,837	208
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	1,795.87/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,796	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	2,257.45/head	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,257	77
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	3,111.02/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,111	218
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,224	2,791.22/head	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,791	147
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	1,778.81/head	1,050.00–1,800.00	1,779	110
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,141	2,277.10/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,277	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	2,574.51/head	1,575.00–2,750.00	2,575	97
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	260.01/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,154	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	237.43/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,444	12
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	203.49/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	258.52/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,344	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	235.02/cwt	223.00–241.00	1,918	59
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	924	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,361	6
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,180	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	323.99/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	223.28/cwt	209.00–225.00	2,202	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	237.71/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,828	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	235.22/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,567	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,632	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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