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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 14

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,516 head

▼ 1,014 vs last sale 5,530▲ 2,269 vs year ago 2,247 · +101.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 390▼ 78 vs year ago 290 · −26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 5▲ 22 vs year ago 32 · +68.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, 875 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 875 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, however thin fleshed and reputation cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifers 500 lb to 750 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, however thin fleshed heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, however 4 high yielding cows sold for 143. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 165.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.31/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −117.47 against this barn's trailing median of $396.78.

Average price

$279.31

129 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$60.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs KS average

+3.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	283.03	1,553	121
Medium and Large 1-2	576	223.00	1,284	8thin

One grade step is worth $60.03/cwt here — about $269 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 sale129 hd

279.31

—

KS average3 barns · 659 hd

281.71

−2.40

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

+3.14

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.78

−117.47

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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.80, low $364.26, median $396.78 across 28 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	—	Average	1,838	145.92	2,681	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	127.70	1,922	143
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	114.67	1,412	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	107.52	1,229	13

Every lot

70 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,176	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	353.10/cwt	344.00–360.00	1,670	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	326.44/cwt	323.00–332.00	1,704	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	288.10/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,510	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	275.30/cwt	263.00–295.00	1,605	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	589	343.85/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,025	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	606	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,994	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,822	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	317.38/cwt	309.00–322.00	2,003	62
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,994	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	288.35/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,964	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,839	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	683	303.75/cwt	303.75–303.75	2,075	77
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	711	286.52/cwt	285.50–288.00	2,037	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	272.94/cwt	265.00–279.00	2,001	135
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	256.51/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,911	39
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	754	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,074	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	254.66/cwt	248.50–269.00	1,969	217
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	246.02/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,919	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	795	266.75/cwt	266.75–266.75	2,121	93
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,899	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	248.80/cwt	239.00–258.00	2,043	204
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	237.56/cwt	225.25–246.00	2,074	469
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	228.57/cwt	210.00–231.00	2,103	160
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	218.59/cwt	213.00–226.00	2,138	260
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	212.18/cwt	207.00–222.00	2,185	81
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,075	204.75/cwt	204.75–204.75	2,201	9
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,129	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,292	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,235	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	294.19/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,392	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	477	314.39/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,500	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,331	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,344	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	278.24/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,475	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	534	296.85/cwt	288.00–305.50	1,585	54
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	564	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,602	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,284	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	278.03/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,626	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,351	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,499	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	605	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,742	166
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	267.92/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,621	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	256.06/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,639	49
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	670	268.97/cwt	265.50–270.50	1,802	106
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	673	276.24/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,859	160
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	259.87/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,762	106
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	237.40/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,624	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	232.29/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,682	91
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	741	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,853	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,698	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	759	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,860	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	230.29/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,792	245
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,815	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	224.82/cwt	217.50–231.00	1,841	297
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,766	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	217.19/cwt	210.00–219.75	1,877	383
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	209.13/cwt	200.50–211.60	1,922	200
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	198.75/cwt	197.00–200.50	1,928	24
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	203.75/cwt	203.75–203.75	2,074	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	264.34/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,515	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,774	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,643	134.23/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,205	3
Bulls	—	—	1,839	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,649	7
Bulls	—	—	1,981	157.99/cwt	152.00–165.00	3,130	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	107.52/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,229	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	114.67/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,412	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,311	134.79/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,767	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	126.61/cwt	121.00–129.50	1,943	124
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,143	145.84/cwt	131.00–171.00	1,667	51

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,516Last week 5,530Year ago 2,247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 390Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 5Year ago 32

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	477	308.00–316.00	314.39
54	500–550	534	288.00–305.50	296.85
19	550–600	564	284.00	284.00
166	600–650	605	288.00	288.00
160	650–700	673	275.00–277.50	276.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	290.00	290.00
23	450–500	473	280.00–301.00	294.19
15	500–550	530	275.00–281.00	278.24
18	550–600	585	275.00–280.00	278.03
49	600–650	640	251.00–263.00	256.06
106	650–700	678	245.00–264.00	259.87
91	700–750	724	227.00–241.00	232.29
245	750–800	778	224.00–240.00	230.29
297	800–850	819	217.50–231.00	224.82
383	850–900	864	210.00–219.75	217.19
200	900–950	919	200.50–211.60	209.13
24	950–1000	970	197.00–200.50	198.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	595	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	605	266.00–271.00	267.92
106	650–700	670	265.50–270.50	268.97
45	700–750	741	250.00	250.00
8	750–800	759	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,018	203.75	203.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	491	271.00	271.00
8	550–600	576	223.00	223.00
3	600–650	602	249.00	249.00
31	650–700	684	229.00–249.00	237.40
12	700–750	748	227.00	227.00
8	750–800	796	228.00	228.00
4	800–850	841	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	341.00	341.00
17	450–500	473	344.00–360.00	353.10
11	500–550	522	323.00–332.00	326.44
62	600–650	631	309.00–322.00	317.38
30	650–700	681	283.00–292.00	288.35
135	700–750	733	265.00–279.00	272.94
217	750–800	773	248.50–269.00	254.66
204	800–850	821	239.00–258.00	248.80
469	850–900	873	225.25–246.00	237.56
160	900–950	920	210.00–231.00	228.57
260	950–1000	978	213.00–226.00	218.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	589	340.00–346.00	343.85
77	650–700	683	303.75	303.75
93	750–800	795	266.75	266.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	606	329.00	329.00
18	650–700	656	304.00	304.00
35	700–750	711	285.50–288.00	286.52
42	750–800	754	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	1000–1050	1,030	207.00–222.00	212.18
9	1050–1100	1,075	204.75	204.75
52	1100–1150	1,129	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	524	287.00–290.00	288.10
5	550–600	583	263.00–295.00	275.30
7	600–650	626	291.00	291.00
4	650–700	681	270.00	270.00
39	700–750	745	252.00–257.00	256.51
26	750–800	780	245.00–249.00	246.02
4	800–850	808	235.00	235.00
7	900–950	915	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	573	255.00–277.00	264.34
5	750–800	785	226.00	226.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,143	131.00–171.00	145.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,839	140.00–148.00	144.04
3	—	1,643	128.00–139.00	134.23
4	—	1,981	152.00–165.00	157.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,143	101.00–109.00	107.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,311	130.00–143.00	134.79
124	—	1,535	121.00–129.50	126.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,231	111.00–119.50	114.67

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.