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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 15

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,555 head

▼ 221 vs last sale 2,776▲ 1,236 vs year ago 1,319 · +93.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

234 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 209▲ 144 vs year ago 90 · +160.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 24▲ 31 vs year ago 10 · +310.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, however load lots and fancy steers sold close to steady. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers 400 lb to 600 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $248.26/cwt on 1,390 head.

Average price

$248.26

1,390 head · 808 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	797	250.78	2,000	1,278
Medium and Large 1-2	784	229.34	1,798	40
Large 1	1,009	214.09	2,160	72

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale1,390 hd

248.26

—

KS average3 barns · 7,075 hd

252.88

−4.61

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	1,646	120.05	1,976	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	115.30	1,558	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	105.98	1,376	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,252	97.37	1,219	47

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)	995	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	358	385.32/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,379	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,242	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	441	372.58/cwt	357.00–380.00	1,643	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	497	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,609	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	294.48/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,558	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	533	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,786	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	276.61/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,615	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	622	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,816	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	277.83/cwt	271.00–283.00	1,728	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	272.11/cwt	267.50–278.00	1,850	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,755	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	256.41/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,851	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	724	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,890	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	231.18/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	245.56/cwt	236.50–250.50	1,942	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	812	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,034	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	236.69/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,957	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,781	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	223.27/cwt	220.50–230.00	1,974	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	891	234.19/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,087	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	907	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,150	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,834	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	223.21/cwt	215.00–225.25	2,089	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	216.33/cwt	213.00–216.75	2,088	63
Steers	—	Large 1	1,009	214.09/cwt	209.00–215.25	2,160	72
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	877	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	300.09/cwt	287.50–305.00	918	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	340	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,097	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,047	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,156	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	433	329.06/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,425	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,124	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	477	295.91/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,411	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,102	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	484	310.78/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,504	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	262.77/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,272	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,490	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	284.63/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,480	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	542	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,534	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	555	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,576	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,183	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	255.77/cwt	245.50–259.00	1,512	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	601	269.51/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,620	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	225.54/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,369	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	617	250.58/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,546	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	211.23/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,419	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	231.51/cwt	222.50–235.50	1,595	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	229.59/cwt	219.00–233.75	1,642	224
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	218.57/cwt	210.00–219.50	1,703	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	215.36/cwt	205.00–219.50	1,787	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	203.46/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,799	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	205.76/cwt	201.50–209.00	1,891	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	187.33/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,723	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,002	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,914	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,536	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	887	196.43/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,742	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,537	118.08/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,815	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	112.13/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	126.96/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,295	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	97.37/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,219	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	105.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,376	54
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	123.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,617	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	114.18/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,549	91
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	136.44/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,590	33
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1

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 Feb 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,555Last week 2,776Year ago 1,319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 209Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 24Year ago 10

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	484	256.00–271.00	262.77
3	—	290	302.50	302.50
224	—	715	219.00–233.75	229.59
3	—	413	280.00	280.00
15	—	607	222.00–229.00	225.54
85	—	689	222.50–235.50	231.51
23	—	919	201.50–209.00	205.76
57	—	830	205.00–219.50	215.36
7	—	306	287.50–305.00	300.09
66	—	591	245.50–259.00	255.77
75	—	779	210.00–219.50	218.57
25	—	884	198.00–207.00	203.46
13	—	520	284.00–285.00	284.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	542	283.00	283.00
46	—	484	297.00–312.00	310.78
5	—	340	322.50	322.50
73	—	601	269.00–270.00	269.51
71	—	433	320.00–337.50	329.06
11	—	555	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	252.50	252.50
9	—	558	212.00	212.00
35	—	672	200.00–219.00	211.23
3	—	920	180.00–191.00	187.33
2	—	477	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	320.00	320.00
34	—	477	280.00–298.00	295.91
8	—	512	291.00	291.00
31	—	617	247.00–254.00	250.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,002	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	680	267.50–278.00	272.11
120	—	827	226.00–240.00	236.69
45	—	622	271.00–283.00	277.83
111	—	884	220.50–230.00	223.27
18	—	584	270.00–279.00	276.61
149	—	791	236.50–250.50	245.56
2	—	385	322.50	322.50
10	—	529	290.00–302.50	294.48
2	—	460	302.00	302.00
159	—	936	215.00–225.25	223.21
55	—	722	254.00–259.00	256.41
63	—	965	213.00–216.75	216.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	907	237.00	237.00
13	—	622	292.00	292.00
33	—	812	250.50	250.50
9	—	514	313.00	313.00
180	—	891	230.00–240.00	234.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	691	254.00	254.00
12	—	869	205.00	205.00
8	—	776	225.00–235.00	231.18
4	—	917	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	330.00	330.00
23	—	533	335.00	335.00
41	—	441	357.00–380.00	372.58
32	—	724	260.00–262.00	261.00
16	—	358	377.50–395.00	385.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,009	209.00–215.25	214.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	887	192.00–199.00	196.43
5	—	665	231.00	231.00
5	—	625	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,313	120.00–127.00	123.15
91	—	1,357	110.00–119.00	114.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,252	93.00–99.00	97.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,298	100.00–109.00	105.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,808	126.00–128.00	126.96
6	—	1,537	114.00–122.00	118.08
2	—	1,650	110.00–114.00	112.13

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,165	130.00–157.00	136.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.