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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 21

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,174 head

▼ 342 vs last sale 4,516▲ 1,749 vs year ago 2,425 · +72.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 212▼ 195 vs year ago 368 · −53.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 54▼ 27 vs year ago 40 · −67.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers and heifers 400 lb to 700 lb , however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $287.53/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −109.25 against this barn's trailing median of $396.78.

Average price

$287.53

150 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$23.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

vs KS average

+10.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	288.97	1,572	141
Medium and Large 1-2	558	265.00	1,479	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale150 hd

287.53

—

KS average3 barns · 461 hd

289.17

−1.64

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+10.31

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.78

−109.25

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	1,831	144.76	2,651	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	138.47	1,936	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	126.42	1,612	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	115.50	1,344	21

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)	1,298	$2,059	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	310	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,248	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,378	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	362.38/cwt	361.00–371.00	1,576	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,537	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	309.79/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,459	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,661	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	555	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,843	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	292.59/cwt	282.50–301.00	1,677	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	597	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,869	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	312.46/cwt	311.00–313.00	1,937	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	296.69/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,845	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,801	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	293.67/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,962	102
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,762	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	281.55/cwt	277.00–292.00	2,072	142
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	264.31/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,948	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	259.16/cwt	251.25–269.50	1,998	225
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	235.77/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,837	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	815	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,103	59
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	246.06/cwt	236.00–252.00	2,060	139
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	865	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,145	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	239.85/cwt	226.00–245.75	2,099	426
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	224.19/cwt	221.00–224.85	1,968	18
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	231.03/cwt	219.00–234.50	2,139	86
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	225.02/cwt	215.50–231.00	2,174	265
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	970	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,950	6
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,014	219.96/cwt	214.00–222.50	2,230	99
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,073	204.75/cwt	204.00–205.00	2,197	32
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,130	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,288	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,137	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	316.21/cwt	312.00–329.00	1,167	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,108	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,393	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,319	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	456	331.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,513	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	262.11/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,237	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	312.66/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,523	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	280.10/cwt	276.00–292.50	1,417	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	536	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,589	58
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,479	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	289.37/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,620	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	277.26/cwt	267.50–284.00	1,594	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	264.72/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,641	204
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	621	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,664	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	237.24/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,478	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	252.65/cwt	247.50–257.00	1,708	87
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	243.41/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,650	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	231.81/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,657	91
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	245.20/cwt	236.00–253.50	1,800	171
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,683	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	43
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,749	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	237.85/cwt	229.85–246.00	1,877	310
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	226.46/cwt	215.00–231.50	1,877	345
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	216.66/cwt	206.00–224.50	1,894	266
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	216.86/cwt	216.25–218.00	2,002	125
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	204.67/cwt	204.50–206.00	1,948	35
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,016	203.01/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,063	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,491	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,649	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	121.69/cwt	105.00–139.00	2,103	7
Bulls	—	—	1,800	145.19/cwt	142.00–147.50	2,613	7
Bulls	—	—	1,903	156.96/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,987	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	115.50/cwt	107.00–119.50	1,344	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	126.42/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,612	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	137.68/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,899	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	143.46/cwt	142.50–148.50	2,179	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	173.90/cwt	148.00–183.00	1,661	10
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	2,058.57/head	1,725.00–2,350.00	2,059	2

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,174Last week 4,516Year ago 2,425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 212Year ago 368

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 54Year ago 40

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	362.50	362.50
7	400–450	435	361.00–371.00	362.38
12	450–500	471	307.00–315.00	309.79
12	500–550	505	329.00	329.00
36	550–600	573	282.50–301.00	292.59
56	600–650	622	295.00–306.00	296.69
102	650–700	668	277.00–297.00	293.67
142	700–750	736	277.00–292.00	281.55
225	750–800	771	251.25–269.50	259.16
139	800–850	837	236.00–252.00	246.06
426	850–900	875	226.00–245.75	239.85
86	900–950	926	219.00–234.50	231.03
265	950–1000	966	215.50–231.00	225.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	950–1000	970	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	1000–1050	1,014	214.00–222.50	219.96
32	1050–1100	1,073	204.00–205.00	204.75
22	1100–1150	1,130	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	597	313.00	313.00
18	600–650	620	311.00–313.00	312.46
59	800–850	815	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	648	278.00	278.00
4	650–700	675	261.00	261.00
22	700–750	737	254.00–268.00	264.31
12	750–800	779	234.00–241.00	235.77
18	850–900	878	221.00–224.85	224.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	402.50	402.50
13	550–600	555	332.00	332.00
27	850–900	865	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	352.00	352.00
8	400–450	430	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	369	312.00–329.00	316.21
9	400–450	434	304.00	304.00
37	450–500	487	312.00–314.00	312.66
22	500–550	506	276.00–292.50	280.10
22	550–600	575	267.50–284.00	277.26
204	600–650	620	256.00–275.00	264.72
87	650–700	676	247.50–257.00	252.65
171	700–750	734	236.00–253.50	245.20
310	750–800	789	229.85–246.00	237.85
345	800–850	829	215.00–231.50	226.46
266	850–900	874	206.00–224.50	216.66
125	900–950	923	216.25–218.00	216.86
35	950–1000	952	204.50–206.00	204.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
19	450–500	456	320.00–335.00	331.72
58	500–550	536	296.50	296.50
39	550–600	560	288.00–292.00	289.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	700–750	735	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	621	268.00	268.00
43	700–750	745	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	1000–1050	1,016	200.00–204.00	203.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	282.00	282.00
7	450–500	472	250.00–271.00	262.11
9	550–600	558	265.00	265.00
6	600–650	623	225.00–250.00	237.24
13	650–700	678	240.00–249.00	243.41
91	700–750	715	223.00–235.00	231.81
5	750–800	774	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	423	352.50	352.50
3	600–650	613	269.00	269.00

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	10	—	955	148.00–183.00	173.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	2	—	1,298	1,725.00–2,350.00	2,058.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,379	131.00–142.00	137.68
10	—	1,519	142.50–148.50	143.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,275	121.00–130.00	126.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,164	107.00–119.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,800	142.00–147.50	145.19
7	—	1,728	105.00–139.00	121.69
13	—	1,903	151.00–162.00	156.96

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.