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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special weaned calf sale next Thursday December 19 *

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale a December 26 and January 2 for Christmas break *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, however 5 wt steers sold steady. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady on light receipts. Heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves were not near as attractive as last week. Demand was good on feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.16/cwt on 232 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −146.08 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$332.16

232 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$4.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

vs KS average

+7.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	332.26	1,848	227
Medium and Large 1-2	542	327.50	1,775	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.76/cwt here — about $73 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 sale232 hd

332.16

—

KS average3 barns · 993 hd

327.25

+4.91

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+7.81

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−146.08

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	1,829	144.39	2,642	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	122.41	1,700	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	116.58	1,441	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	99.95	1,138	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,060	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,443	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$1,936	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,177	$1,875	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$1,751	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,279	$1,690	28
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	972	$2,475	24
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	948	$2,400	5

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	800–850	810	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	225.00/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	240.29/cwt	239.00–245.50	2,115	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,775	5
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	420.43/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,778	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	284.50/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	267.51/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,538	45
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,472	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	246.64/cwt	246.50–247.50	1,961	35
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	228.68/cwt	220.00–230.25	2,344	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	588	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,911	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	328.35/cwt	319.00–336.00	1,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,850	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	634	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,934	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	874	262.47/cwt	259.75–263.50	2,294	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	974	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	213.16/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,950	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	265.89/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,641	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	252.20/cwt	246.00–258.75	2,320	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	341.34/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,823	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	369.50/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,755	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	298	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	843	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,263	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	288.06/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,867	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	283.13/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,857	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	257.45/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,887	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	219.19/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	308.77/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,812	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	997	239.50/cwt	239.00–240.00	2,388	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	308	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	344.86/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,642	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	400.09/cwt	394.00–412.50	1,500	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	99.95/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,138	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,963	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	121.94/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,688	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	116.58/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,441	137
Bulls	—	—	1,985	153.55/cwt	150.00–159.50	3,048	13
Bulls	—	—	1,750	132.62/cwt	122.00–138.00	2,321	11
Bulls	—	—	1,702	145.54/cwt	141.00–149.50	2,477	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	1,935.74/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,936	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	159.38/cwt	134.00–191.00	1,570	24
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	2,474.90/head	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,475	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,060.41/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,060	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,279	1,689.76/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,690	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,443	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,751.01/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,510	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	393	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,405	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	261.05/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	309.38/cwt	295.00–321.00	1,618	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	339.39/cwt	332.50–342.00	1,429	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	306.67/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,579	26
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,066	203.53/cwt	201.00–206.00	2,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	238.03/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,823	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	308.82/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,279	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	307.13/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,477	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	360.25/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,207	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	207.66/cwt	206.00–211.00	2,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	813	236.29/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,921	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	334	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,296	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	248.49/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	210.86/cwt	210.00–216.00	2,163	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	383.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,126	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	282.82/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,454	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	268.16/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,384	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	360.98/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,873	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	777	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,112	3

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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