Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Not enough 400 lb to 500 lb calves for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.71/cwt on 199 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −152.53 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$325.71

199 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$25.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs KS average

−0.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	327.36	1,818	186
Medium and Large 1-2	556	302.15	1,679	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.21/cwt here — about $138 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 sale199 hd

325.71

—

KS average3 barns · 519 hd

324.95

+0.77

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−0.92

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−152.53

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	147.60	2,699	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,271	123.11	1,564	217
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	117.05	1,439	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	104.52	1,230	28

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)	1,125	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,256	$2,050	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,912	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$1,901	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,655	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,403	$1,893	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,950	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,225	6

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1Unweaned	450–500	472	275.76/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,477	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	311.43/cwt	310.00–313.50	1,697	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	689	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,394	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	379.09/cwt	373.00–385.00	1,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,493	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	235.07/cwt	223.00–245.00	1,380	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	221.52/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,458	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	338.48/cwt	337.00–341.00	1,889	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	548	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,841	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	381	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	379.28/cwt	377.00–382.00	1,733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	298.15/cwt	287.00–302.00	1,902	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	275.75/cwt	263.00–279.00	2,043	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	300.32/cwt	297.00–306.00	1,571	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	255.71/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,897	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	393.96/cwt	389.00–400.00	1,678	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	320.50/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,801	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	268.45/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,820	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	312	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	255.65/cwt	251.50–264.00	2,245	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	367.12/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,733	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,408	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	329.44/cwt	321.00–342.50	1,594	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	678	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	2,003	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	673	264.80/cwt	260.50–269.00	1,782	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	352	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,586	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,684	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	104.52/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,230	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	131.57/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,622	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	123.03/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,564	215
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	117.05/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,439	111
Bulls	—	—	1,950	156.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	3,050	14
Bulls	—	—	1,764	146.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,578	15
Bulls	—	—	1,707	130.71/cwt	121.00–139.50	2,231	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,655	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	2,049.63/head	1,950.00–2,075.00	2,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,181	1,912.12/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,912	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	1,892.67/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,893	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	151.15/cwt	141.00–171.00	1,519	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	1,900.93/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,901	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	299.08/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,552	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	301.08/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,442	33
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	214.43/cwt	206.00–216.00	2,271	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	267.81/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,580	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	574	292.36/cwt	291.00–294.50	1,678	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,698	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	214.64/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,962	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	268.09/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,670	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,591	16
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	206.38/cwt	205.00–216.00	2,068	8
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,224	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	208.30/cwt	202.00–216.00	2,000	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,310	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	317.50/cwt	317.00–319.00	1,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	218.37/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	340.57/cwt	332.50–343.00	1,151	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	207.15/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	222.72/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,424	4

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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