Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, not enough feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 975 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, however reputation and thin fleshed calves sold up to 45.00 higher. Demand was good. An outstanding offering of weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.67/cwt on 646 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −122.57 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$355.67

646 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$92.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.39

vs KS average

+30.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	359.41	1,938	620
Medium and Large 1-2	570	266.63	1,519	26

One grade step is worth $92.78/cwt here — about $419 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 sale646 hd

355.67

—

KS average4 barns · 1,903 hd

336.29

+19.39

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+30.30

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−122.57

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	1,833	144.66	2,652	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	124.34	1,662	122
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	115.21	1,385	194
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	99.95	1,085	57

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)	1,322	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,997	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$1,842	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$1,810	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$1,810	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,800	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,228	$1,705	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$1,510	16
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$1,433	52
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,744	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	867	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	491	399.08/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,959	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	264.77/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,774	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	278.39/cwt	271.00–292.00	1,865	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	421.67/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,948	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	268.36/cwt	264.25–277.00	2,058	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	290.95/cwt	284.00–299.00	1,813	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,277	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	619	312.92/cwt	312.50–313.00	1,937	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	280.75/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,772	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	423.21/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	268.92/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,552	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	309.27/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,497	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,471	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	764	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,101	21
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	652	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,930	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	242.14/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,559	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	289	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,257	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	558	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,981	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	461	347.86/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,604	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	239.62/cwt	233.00–247.50	2,075	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	429.31/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,885	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	330.09/cwt	327.50–339.00	1,766	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,412	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	754	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,115	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	278.67/cwt	264.00–285.50	2,020	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	246.97/cwt	236.50–249.75	2,079	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	521	367.57/cwt	348.00–379.00	1,915	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	614	325.80/cwt	305.00–331.50	2,000	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	493.20/cwt	480.00–497.50	1,613	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	566	351.72/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,991	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	374	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	1,735	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,924	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,754	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	368.71/cwt	357.50–390.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,173	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,900	4
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,088	217.61/cwt	201.00–220.00	2,368	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	285.48/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	379.61/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,587	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,359	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,657	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	123.84/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,662	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	115.59/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,417	178
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	939	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,042	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	102.56/cwt	89.00–109.00	1,141	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	808	9
Bulls	—	—	1,896	154.60/cwt	151.00–158.50	2,931	7
Bulls	—	—	1,801	142.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,562	7
Bulls	—	—	1,791	134.08/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,401	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,510.20/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,510	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	908	147.90/cwt	131.00–177.00	1,343	24
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	1,744.39/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,322	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	1,704.62/head	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,705	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,996.86/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	1,997	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	991	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,276	1,842.22/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,842	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	1,433.11/head	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,433	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	942	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	307.83/cwt	306.00–309.50	1,825	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,746	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	279.48/cwt	264.00–295.00	1,613	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	365.78/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,397	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	529	371.64/cwt	364.00–375.50	1,966	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	219.28/cwt	206.00–228.00	1,908	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	303.58/cwt	297.00–314.00	1,588	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	225.59/cwt	214.50–226.00	2,055	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	326.83/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,523	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	384	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,546	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	257.49/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,735	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	207.94/cwt	205.50–215.00	2,115	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	388.57/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,112	201.41/cwt	192.00–211.00	2,240	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	334.96/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	271.42/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,669	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	303.50/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,675	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	372	388.74/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,446	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	501	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,638	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	846	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	236.09/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,702	38

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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