Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have an auction next Thursday November 28 for Thanksgiving break *

* Note * On Thursday December 5, Pratt Livestock will have a special weaned calf sale *

* Final Report *

Not enough feeder steers and heifer 750 lb to 975 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher market was noted. Steer and heifer calves 450 lb to 750 lb sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher, however reputation and thin fleshed calves sold 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.04/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −152.20 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$326.04

93 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.17

vs KS average

+16.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	326.04	1,792	93

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale93 hd

326.04

—

KS average3 barns · 238 hd

316.88

+9.17

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+16.78

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−152.20

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	1,677	142.09	2,382	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	114.97	1,485	264
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	105.62	1,313	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	89.42	1,033	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,216	$3,109	45
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,323	$2,990	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,791	37
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$2,628	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,444	$2,423	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$2,264	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,272	$1,762	113
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,752	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,247	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,456	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,054	$2,687	28
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,126	$2,532	53
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,079	$2,032	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	850–900	897	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,982	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	310.26/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,312	10
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,116	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,254	19
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,034	215.72/cwt	204.00–217.50	2,231	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	263.08/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	241.26/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,788	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	219.97/cwt	217.00–223.00	2,149	25
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,270	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	825	273.37/cwt	273.00–273.75	2,255	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	853	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,320	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,866	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,192	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	576	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,803	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	328.74/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,798	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	281.76/cwt	277.00–282.50	1,851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	407.96/cwt	397.50–412.50	1,567	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	300.87/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	280.50/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	248.87/cwt	248.50–251.00	1,926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	304	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	1,423	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	258.42/cwt	254.00–260.00	2,091	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,126	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	258.25/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,875	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	384.15/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	499	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,602	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	298.19/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,162	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,960	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	123.30/cwt	121.50–126.00	1,856	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	114.91/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,482	262
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	105.62/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,313	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	974	84.06/cwt	80.00–90.00	819	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	94.77/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,266	11
Bulls	—	—	1,697	144.37/cwt	142.50–149.00	2,450	21
Bulls	—	—	1,662	130.85/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,175	9
Bulls	—	—	1,617	152.75/cwt	150.00–159.50	2,470	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	2,032.12/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	2,032	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	2,989.79/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,990	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	2,264.32/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,264	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,126	2,532.19/head	1,500.00–2,650.00	2,532	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,219	1,752.26/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,752	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	1,456.31/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,456	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	2,628.23/head	1,900.00–3,075.00	2,628	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	1,762.16/head	1,230.00–1,925.00	1,762	113
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	152.59/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,616	37
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	2,686.59/head	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,687	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,790.51/head	1,875.00–3,210.00	2,791	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	3,109.40/head	1,650.00–3,210.00	3,109	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,444	2,422.65/head	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,266	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	288.12/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,346	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	292.50/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,574	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	341.27/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	275.77/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,420	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	267.37/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,543	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	796	240.75/cwt	240.75–240.75	1,916	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,624	15
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,092	203.28/cwt	202.00–205.00	2,220	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	216.49/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,686	12

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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