Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special bred cow and bred heifer sale next Thursday November 21 *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 975 lb, however a definite higher trend was noted. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 10.00 higher., in places up to 20.00 higher on fancy weaned calves. Highlight of the day was 8 steers weighing 378 lb sold for 402. Also 63 steers weighing 916 lb sold for 267. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.60/cwt on 513 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −170.64 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$307.60

513 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$25.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs KS average

+2.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	311.39	1,719	436
Medium and Large 1-2	567	286.10	1,622	77

One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about $96 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 sale513 hd

307.60

—

KS average3 barns · 966 hd

307.77

−0.18

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+2.16

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−170.64

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	1,818	148.46	2,700	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	123.18	1,704	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	115.96	1,465	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	101.71	1,163	22

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)	1,290	$1,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	500–550	521	311.30/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,622	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	582	312.22/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,817	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	341.24/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,792	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	244.98/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,881	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,918	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	401.69/cwt	399.00–402.00	1,506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,222	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	293.86/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,701	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	271.28/cwt	265.00–272.75	2,238	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	771	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,981	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,378	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,433	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	244.41/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,638	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	292.96/cwt	289.00–296.00	1,570	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	311.68/cwt	307.50–313.00	1,889	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	208.70/cwt	200.00–210.50	2,060	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	916	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,446	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	889	267.95/cwt	267.00–269.25	2,382	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	235.98/cwt	233.50–237.00	1,923	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	265.79/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,802	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	280.38/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,663	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	341.15/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,610	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	667	286.46/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,911	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	382.25/cwt	375.00–394.00	1,445	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	312	330.68/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	251.51/cwt	239.00–266.00	1,574	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	357.40/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,533	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	240.72/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,745	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	326.42/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,567	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	257.19/cwt	250.00–263.50	1,849	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	283.98/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,769	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	366	329.33/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,205	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	539	305.47/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,646	94
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	252.33/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,514	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	115.96/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,465	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	101.71/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,163	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	126.22/cwt	126.00–127.00	2,059	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	122.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,657	82
Bulls	—	—	1,573	135.71/cwt	126.00–143.00	2,135	6
Bulls	—	—	2,015	156.65/cwt	155.00–162.00	3,156	8
Bulls	—	—	1,806	149.82/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,706	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	161.98/cwt	137.50–182.50	1,676	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,925.29/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	254.92/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,484	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	318.53/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,341	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	756	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,807	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	259.38/cwt	249.00–267.50	1,489	180
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	205.20/cwt	204.00–210.00	2,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	314.01/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,215	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	487	300.11/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,462	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	646	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,705	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	221.95/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	280.10/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,325	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	354.62/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,635	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	235.09/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	213.29/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	273.45/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,444	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	940	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	379.58/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,556	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,979	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	222.83/cwt	210.00–225.50	1,816	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	381	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,076	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	280.80/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,227	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	297.88/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,281	10
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,261	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,118	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	238.51/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,629	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	224.12/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,764	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	299.84/cwt	295.00–312.50	938	5
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	269.35/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,549	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	823	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,926	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	235.68/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,737	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	249.98/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,575	77

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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