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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 4

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Dec 21Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,846 head

▼ 328 vs last sale 2,174▼ 1,630 vs year ago 3,476 · −46.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

370 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 348▼ 56 vs year ago 426 · −13.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 32▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final*

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Eight-weight and nine-weight feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Buyer attendance and demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.11/cwt on 1,365 head.

Average price

$225.11

1,365 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.93

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	844	226.25	1,911	1,261
Medium and Large 1-2	759	211.31	1,604	104

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,365 hd

225.11

—

KS average4 barns · 8,395 hd

240.04

−14.93

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	—	Average	1,671	101.01	1,687	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	96.19	1,399	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	92.29	1,131	189
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	84.81	913	48

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)	1,394	$1,729	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,392	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,291	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,382	$1,400	5

Every lot

40 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,417	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	308.16/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,501	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,556	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,419	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	252.86/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,585	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	239.62/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,653	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	231.07/cwt	229.75–236.50	1,701	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	206.06/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,572	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,762	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	226.69/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,888	454
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,724	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	223.20/cwt	211.00–227.75	1,964	379
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	220.83/cwt	209.00–226.00	2,014	186
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	200.19/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,988	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,076	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	247.29/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,288	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	241.26/cwt	233.50–249.00	1,366	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	189.34/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,306	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	200.15/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,463	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	208.03/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,625	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,540	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	196.19/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,705	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,622	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,041	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,775	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,639	100.12/cwt	88.00–110.50	1,641	22
Bulls	—	—	2,018	110.83/cwt	109.00–113.00	2,237	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	85.81/cwt	79.00–91.00	922	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	73.80/cwt	71.00–77.00	804	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	92.29/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,131	189
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	96.19/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,399	76
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,291	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,382	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,392	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,394	1,728.50/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,729	8

This sale against other markets

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Thu Jan 4, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,846Last week 2,174Year ago 3,476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 348Year ago 426

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 50

*Final*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	566	233.50–249.00	241.26
24	—	521	240.00–259.00	247.29
33	—	869	194.00–198.00	196.19
7	—	977	166.00	166.00
139	—	781	200.00–218.00	208.03
8	—	456	236.00	236.00
50	—	731	196.00–211.00	200.15
8	—	825	205.00	205.00
18	—	690	185.00–192.00	189.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	851	181.00	181.00
8	—	585	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,041	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
454	—	833	212.50–235.00	226.69
5	—	423	335.00	335.00
186	—	912	209.00–226.00	220.83
41	—	627	245.00–260.00	252.86
15	—	690	238.00–242.00	239.62
5	—	512	304.00	304.00
60	—	993	200.00–204.00	200.19
96	—	736	229.75–236.50	231.07
379	—	880	211.00–227.75	223.20
10	—	773	228.00	228.00
10	—	487	296.00–320.00	308.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	763	205.00–207.00	206.06
27	—	715	202.00	202.00
52	—	833	207.00	207.00
9	—	550	258.00	258.00
3	—	490	252.50	252.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,392	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,291	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,394	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,728.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,382	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,639	88.00–110.50	100.12
2	—	2,018	109.00–113.00	110.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,075	79.00–91.00	85.81
4	—	1,089	71.00–77.00	73.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	1,226	85.00–101.00	92.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,454	89.00–99.00	96.19

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.