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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 20
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
← Aug 13Aug 20latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▼ 444 vs last sale 780▼ 1,444 vs year ago 1,780 · −81.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 209▲ 45 vs year ago 142 · +31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 0▲ 17 vs year ago 10 · +170.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note* Next Thursday August 27th, Pratt Livestock will have their first calf sale of the season *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers 650 lb to 950 lb for a market test. Good demand for steers and heifers under 600 lb. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $393.00/cwt on 1 head, down $83.62 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −85.24 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.
Average price
$393.00
▼ 83.62 vs prior sale
1 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,279
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−32.91
vs KS average
+4.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1580393.002,2791thin
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
542500458416median 478.2412/1802/1203/2605/0708/06
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 sale1 hd
393.00
—
KS average3 barns · 168 hd
425.91
−32.91
National average109 barns · 4,104 hd
388.41
+4.59
This barn, trailing median25 sales
478.24
−85.24
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,675195.983,28212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,459173.552,532123
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,404162.982,28827
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,163148.971,73322

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,258$4,1007
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,365$3,81812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,655$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$4,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,6501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)950$4,2002thin

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,6552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
SteersLarge 11350–14001,370220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,0143
SteersLarge 11000–10501,001306.00/cwt306.00–306.003,06354
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,036284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,9423
SteersLarge 11050–11001,050282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,9612
Bulls——1,667207.76/cwt204.00–217.503,4633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700652290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345494.00/cwt494.00–494.001,7042
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650605424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,5657
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3653,817.84/head2,950.00–4,150.003,81812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2584,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1007
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718342.88/cwt330.00–346.002,4625
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,58815
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550527376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,9825
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,36610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0457
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,6493
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850826330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7268
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700692316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,1872
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723306.63/cwt301.00–315.002,21710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850817283.81/cwt281.00–288.002,3195
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785281.12/cwt277.00–294.002,2074
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800791329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,60224
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485496.69/cwt492.00–502.002,4098
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515401.43/cwt398.00–408.002,0673
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000952304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,8949
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950935305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8521
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,2791
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850833292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,43211
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000998290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,89419
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700652371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4195
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800773334.56/cwt332.00–345.002,58610
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900895315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,81910
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620385.75/cwt367.50–395.002,3923
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7115
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900863320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7629
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455445.33/cwt436.00–450.002,0263
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500462496.34/cwt490.00–498.002,2935
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,2482
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy800–850801317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5394
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550506420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1253
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350332553.80/cwt528.00–567.501,8393
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550531474.00/cwt474.00–474.002,5176
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500455520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3662
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,1657
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650640340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1762
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,3251
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,382175.09/cwt175.00–176.002,42025
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,531170.38/cwt167.00–174.002,60986
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,404162.98/cwt160.00–165.002,28827
Bulls——1,677192.05/cwt183.00–200.003,2219
CowsLean 85-90%—1,163148.97/cwt130.00–157.001,73322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed—1,105193.07/cwt182.50–240.002,13312
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1—9504,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1003

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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