Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb for a market test. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good on calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.44/cwt on 428 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −167.80 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$310.44

428 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$69.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

vs KS average

+8.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	312.38	1,711	416
Medium and Large 1-2	593	243.38	1,443	12thin

One grade step is worth $69.00/cwt here — about $268 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 sale428 hd

310.44

—

KS average4 barns · 1,056 hd

302.36

+8.08

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

+8.59

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−167.80

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	1,838	141.95	2,610	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,275	121.16	1,545	181
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	109.81	1,216	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	90.75	1,008	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,305	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,391	$1,800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,269	$1,683	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,800	5

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 1-2Fleshy	750–800	752	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,361	6
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	219.57/cwt	218.00–220.00	2,055	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	252.36/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,913	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	280.03/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,171	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	668	277.72/cwt	275.25–282.50	1,855	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	341.81/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,607	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	323.19/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,713	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	345.32/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,523	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	274.37/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,284	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	227.34/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	404	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,547	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	262.65/cwt	256.00–267.75	1,752	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	283.15/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,798	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	381.10/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,467	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	526	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,788	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	272.86/cwt	265.00–274.50	1,967	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	256.61/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	457	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,314	2
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	243.38/cwt	242.20–249.00	1,443	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	296.29/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,713	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	289.36/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	559	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	268.31/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,264	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,696	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	251.41/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	198.14/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	997	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	306.69/cwt	303.00–307.50	1,635	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	330.41/cwt	327.50–331.00	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	231.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,447	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	275.75/cwt	275.75–275.75	1,663	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	304.81/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,292	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	129.04/cwt	126.50–131.00	1,821	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	109.81/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,216	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	90.75/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,008	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	119.96/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,504	157
Bulls	—	—	1,632	130.18/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,125	6
Bulls	—	—	1,972	145.14/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,862	5
Bulls	—	—	1,981	155.63/cwt	154.00–158.00	3,083	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	971	163.65/cwt	141.00–185.00	1,589	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,269	1,683.06/head	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,683	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	249.02/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,432	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	243.03/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	264.40/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,539	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,059	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	320.02/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,693	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	313.01/cwt	311.00–314.00	1,747	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	641	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,955	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	303.26/cwt	293.00–304.50	1,453	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,469	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	249.96/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,572	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	587	276.18/cwt	275.50–281.00	1,621	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,783	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	219.98/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,056	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	545	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,605	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,459	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	269.81/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,395	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	220.16/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,697	13

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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