Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 3 weeks ago, feeder steers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher on very light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.50/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −154.74 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$323.50

16 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.93

vs KS average

−18.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	337.00	1,921	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	310.00	1,724	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale16 hd

323.50

—

KS average3 barns · 313 hd

354.43

−30.93

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−18.58

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−154.74

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	1,884	145.09	2,733	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,239	126.92	1,573	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	116.07	1,670	11

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,775	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	895	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,050	7
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	242.50/cwt	242.00–245.00	2,236	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,596	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,420	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	738	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,162	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	258.41/cwt	256.00–268.00	2,328	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	248.91/cwt	245.50–254.25	2,444	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	276.18/cwt	273.00–282.00	2,030	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	806	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,999	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	858	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,317	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	279.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,137	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	296.03/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,883	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	237.02/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,726	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	239.73/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,990	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,048	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	314.52/cwt	311.00–318.00	1,623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	245.87/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	276.78/cwt	275.00–277.00	2,308	36
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	193.38/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	235.80/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,641	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	173.35/cwt	139.00–188.00	1,609	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	155.53/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,835	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	131.77/cwt	130.00–133.50	2,415	2
Bulls	—	—	1,939	146.53/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,841	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	134.86/cwt	130.50–137.50	1,973	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	116.07/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,670	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,217	126.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,535	81

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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