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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 25

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,311 head

▲ 1,268 vs last sale 1,043▲ 735 vs year ago 1,576 · +46.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

258 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 170▼ 46 vs year ago 304 · −15.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 28 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, while steer calves not well tested. No recent price comparison on feeder heifers or heifer calves, however a higher undertone noted. Supply was moderate on moderate to good demand.

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 $248.23/cwt on 1,472 head.

Average price

$248.23

1,472 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$223

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	755	250.66	1,891	1,323
Medium and Large 1-2	672	244.04	1,641	75
Large 1	1,011	209.12	2,114	74

One grade step is worth $41.54/cwt here — about −$223 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 sale1,472 hd

248.23

—

KS average4 barns · 6,865 hd

254.79

−6.56

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	1,891	120.68	2,282	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	112.44	1,639	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	107.36	1,340	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	96.07	989	26

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,346	$1,694	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,462	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	928	$1,450	4thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,541	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,396	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	325.54/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,553	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	305.70/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,611	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	272.23/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,565	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	298.72/cwt	292.50–304.00	1,721	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	272.19/cwt	264.50–282.50	1,707	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	677	268.47/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,818	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	259.90/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,762	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	210.52/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,440	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	250.30/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,830	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	234.17/cwt	233.00–234.50	1,731	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	242.29/cwt	234.00–251.50	1,873	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,733	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	234.27/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,963	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	222.20/cwt	210.00–228.50	1,940	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	221.13/cwt	219.50–221.85	2,021	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	206.85/cwt	205.50–207.75	2,029	118
Steers	—	Large 1	1,011	209.12/cwt	199.00–211.50	2,114	74
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,085	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,296	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	272.85/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,280	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,546	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,482	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,463	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	249.85/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,457	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,405	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	234.66/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,462	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,399	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	226.15/cwt	221.50–234.00	1,536	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	217.90/cwt	210.50–221.00	1,591	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,373	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	211.35/cwt	204.50–214.00	1,657	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	208.58/cwt	203.00–225.00	1,733	98
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,891	120.68/cwt	119.00–121.50	2,282	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	96.07/cwt	91.00–99.00	989	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	107.36/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,340	68
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	112.82/cwt	108.00–118.50	1,635	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,462.33/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,462	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	1,693.58/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,694	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,311Last week 1,043Year ago 1,576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 170Year ago 304

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 28

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	773	234.00–251.50	242.29
7	—	421	366.00	366.00
46	—	576	292.50–304.00	298.72
70	—	873	210.00–228.50	222.20
113	—	731	240.00–255.00	250.30
90	—	914	219.50–221.85	221.13
144	—	627	264.50–282.50	272.19
118	—	981	205.50–207.75	206.85
103	—	678	248.00–262.00	259.90
13	—	477	322.50–332.50	325.54
83	—	527	297.50–312.50	305.70
240	—	838	217.50–237.50	234.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,011	199.00–211.50	209.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	297.00	297.00
11	—	684	204.00–216.00	210.52
7	—	795	218.00	218.00
31	—	739	233.00–234.50	234.17
21	—	575	257.00–281.00	272.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	677	268.00–269.00	268.47
26	—	710	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	567	258.00	258.00
5	—	507	305.00	305.00
8	—	450	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	831	203.00–225.00	208.58
26	—	623	228.00–244.00	234.66
46	—	730	210.50–221.00	217.90
4	—	373	291.00	291.00
14	—	547	271.00	271.00
86	—	679	221.50–234.00	226.15
123	—	583	241.00–256.00	249.85
127	—	784	204.50–214.00	211.35
38	—	469	260.00–275.00	272.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	598	235.00	235.00
5	—	636	220.00	220.00
4	—	738	186.00	186.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,346	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,693.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,462.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	928	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,891	119.00–121.50	120.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,449	108.00–118.50	112.82
1	—	1,675	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,029	91.00–99.00	96.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,248	98.00–114.00	107.36

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.