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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 7

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 29Mar 7Mar 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5,530 head

▲ 1,743 vs last sale 3,787▲ 3,722 vs year ago 1,808 · +205.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

390 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 384▲ 170 vs year ago 220 · +77.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 1000 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, however reputation steers sold up to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was good Slaughter cows sold steady. No recent comparison on slaughter bulls, however a higher trend was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.14/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −142.03 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$321.14

161 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$42.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs KS average

+8.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	328.98	1,813	131
Medium and Large 1-2	571	286.89	1,638	30

One grade step is worth $42.09/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale161 hd

321.14

—

KS average3 barns · 510 hd

318.98

+2.16

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+8.14

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−142.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.87, low $396.12, median $463.16 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,844	135.16	2,493	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	124.47	1,779	210
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	114.74	1,455	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	106.00	1,188	54

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)	1,370	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,167	$1,714	3thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	384	416.72/cwt	416.00–417.50	1,600	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,390	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,477	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	439	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,646	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	466	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,689	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	337.50/cwt	323.00–347.50	1,610	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	333.99/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,723	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,534	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	318.40/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,793	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,939	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	289.08/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,691	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	297.12/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,842	125
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	646	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,016	93
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,992	92
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	285.22/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,920	231
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	263.31/cwt	241.00–271.00	1,796	59
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	717	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,051	126
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	280.80/cwt	270.00–283.00	2,013	156
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	258.72/cwt	246.00–262.25	1,889	51
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	253.95/cwt	244.00–264.50	1,978	379
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	246.63/cwt	230.00–252.00	2,045	253
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	243.00/cwt	231.00–251.00	2,112	390
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,000	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	213.46/cwt	201.00–217.50	1,960	42
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	231.67/cwt	226.50–238.00	2,138	518
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	225.08/cwt	209.00–233.50	2,168	49
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,037	216.35/cwt	216.35–216.35	2,244	67
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,051	212.78/cwt	212.75–213.00	2,236	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	221	220.75/cwt	220.75–220.75	488	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,169	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	353.01/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,324	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	329.42/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,407	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	300.35/cwt	291.00–319.00	1,403	81
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	305.33/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,551	87
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	253.54/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,336	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	285.03/cwt	270.00–290.50	1,628	150
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	263.03/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,510	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	239.76/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,479	58
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	266.52/cwt	251.00–278.00	1,655	304
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	255.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,741	337
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	228.84/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,565	60
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	243.44/cwt	228.00–249.50	1,765	237
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	221.93/cwt	216.00–223.50	1,647	47
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	233.59/cwt	223.00–246.00	1,813	289
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	816	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,926	26
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	224.50/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,834	173
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,718	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	213.84/cwt	203.00–224.50	1,875	274
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	886	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,714	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	209.83/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,943	39
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	954	190.93/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,821	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,032	28
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,075	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,989	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	262.37/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,611	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	235.71/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,596	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	240.21/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,698	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,622	117.04/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,898	3
Bulls	—	—	1,641	130.70/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,145	6
Bulls	—	—	2,054	144.17/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,961	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	95.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,056	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	107.37/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,205	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,657	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	114.74/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,455	88
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	124.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,780	208
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	1,714.43/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,714	3

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 Mar 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,530Last week 3,787Year ago 1,808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 384Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year 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
23	350–400	375	347.50–365.00	353.01
33	400–450	427	324.00–333.00	329.42
81	450–500	467	291.00–319.00	300.35
87	500–550	508	297.00–308.00	305.33
150	550–600	571	270.00–290.50	285.03
304	600–650	621	251.00–278.00	266.52
337	650–700	682	240.00–260.00	255.23
237	700–750	725	228.00–249.50	243.44
289	750–800	776	223.00–246.00	233.59
173	800–850	817	217.00–228.00	224.50
274	850–900	877	203.00–224.50	213.84
39	900–950	926	196.00–216.00	209.83
28	950–1000	991	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	220.75	220.75
33	500–550	527	240.00–269.00	253.54
51	550–600	574	261.00–264.00	263.03
58	600–650	617	238.00–241.00	239.76
60	650–700	684	220.00–237.50	228.84
47	700–750	742	216.00–223.50	221.93
7	800–850	826	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	886	193.50	193.50
15	950–1000	954	190.00–192.00	190.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1050–1100	1,075	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	800–850	816	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	543	282.50	282.50
20	550–600	585	278.00–294.00	289.08
59	650–700	682	241.00–271.00	263.31
51	700–750	730	246.00–262.25	258.72
7	850–900	893	224.00	224.00
42	900–950	918	201.00–217.50	213.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	397	350.00	350.00
12	400–450	425	347.50	347.50
36	450–500	477	323.00–347.50	337.50
40	500–550	516	320.00–341.00	333.99
54	550–600	563	300.00–327.50	318.40
125	600–650	620	287.00–305.00	297.12
231	650–700	673	279.00–296.00	285.22
156	700–750	717	270.00–283.00	280.80
379	750–800	779	244.00–264.50	253.95
253	800–850	829	230.00–252.00	246.63
390	850–900	869	231.00–251.00	243.00
518	900–950	923	226.50–238.00	231.67
49	950–1000	963	209.00–233.50	225.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	384	416.00–417.50	416.72
12	400–450	439	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	466	362.50	362.50
37	550–600	572	339.00	339.00
93	600–650	646	312.00	312.00
92	650–700	651	306.00	306.00
126	700–750	717	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	1000–1050	1,037	216.35	216.35
65	1050–1100	1,051	212.75–213.00	212.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	614	255.00–265.00	262.37
11	650–700	677	230.00–248.00	235.71
5	700–750	707	239.00–245.00	240.21

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,100.00	2,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,714.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,054	138.00–152.00	144.17
6	—	1,641	126.00–136.00	130.70
3	—	1,622	114.00–119.00	117.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,111	90.00–98.00	95.02
48	—	1,122	104.00–109.00	107.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	131.00	131.00
208	—	1,431	120.00–129.00	124.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,268	110.00–119.00	114.74

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.