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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 28

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,771 head

▼ 2,403 vs last sale 4,174▼ 1,889 vs year ago 3,660 · −51.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 173▼ 63 vs year ago 278 · −22.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 13▼ 25 vs year ago 100 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, however 3 loads of fancy steers weighing 850 lb to 875 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 500 lb to 825 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate, however demand was good on fancy feeder steers. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. One high yielding bull sold for 179

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 $296.96/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −166.20 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$296.96

38 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.61

vs KS average

−13.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	296.96	1,679	38

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

296.96

—

KS average3 barns · 287 hd

328.57

−31.61

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−13.30

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−166.20

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	1,778	153.26	2,725	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	138.36	1,953	121
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	125.01	1,609	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	113.89	1,290	7thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$2,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$3,504	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$3,400	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,223	$3,058	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,540	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	321.36/cwt	304.00–333.00	1,224	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	451	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,588	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	324.41/cwt	321.00–338.00	1,528	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,767	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	293.02/cwt	287.00–301.00	1,664	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	280.77/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,752	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	283.41/cwt	280.00–285.50	1,896	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	272.67/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,952	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	233.54/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,707	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,751	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	251.27/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,983	135
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	250.28/cwt	237.00–255.00	2,035	76
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	864	254.37/cwt	250.35–258.75	2,198	150
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	235.41/cwt	227.50–242.00	2,046	233
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	901	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,117	41
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	216.64/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,997	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	217.49/cwt	211.00–223.75	2,131	246
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,074	206.25/cwt	206.25–206.25	2,215	68
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,115	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	2,277	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	324.32/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,041	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	422	322.09/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,359	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,208	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	283.33/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,363	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	304.94/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,549	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,436	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,420	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	262.94/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,551	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	599	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,698	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,390	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	629	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,720	56
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	251.24/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,590	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	244.34/cwt	241.75–254.00	1,674	79
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,569	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	222.41/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,592	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	240.94/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,846	62
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	213.94/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,731	42
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,928	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,896	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	153.92/cwt	149.50–159.00	2,586	12
Bulls	—	—	1,785	139.10/cwt	131.00–147.00	2,483	9
Bulls	—	—	1,963	173.17/cwt	169.00–179.00	3,399	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	113.89/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,290	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	125.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,609	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	135.41/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,911	85
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	145.31/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,052	36
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	169.47/cwt	147.00–182.00	1,796	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,171	3,400.00/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,400	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	2,540.00/head	2,450.00–2,675.00	2,540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	3,057.69/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	3,058	13
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,771Last week 4,174Year ago 3,660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 173Year ago 278

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 13Year ago 100

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	304.00–333.00	321.36
10	450–500	471	321.00–338.00	324.41
5	500–550	547	323.00	323.00
33	550–600	568	287.00–301.00	293.02
30	600–650	624	269.00–288.00	280.77
18	650–700	669	280.00–285.50	283.41
28	700–750	716	260.00–279.00	272.67
135	750–800	789	241.00–264.00	251.27
76	800–850	813	237.00–255.00	250.28
233	850–900	869	227.50–242.00	235.41
26	900–950	922	210.00–217.50	216.64
246	950–1000	980	211.00–223.75	217.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	451	352.00	352.00
150	850–900	864	250.35–258.75	254.37
41	900–950	901	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	1050–1100	1,074	206.25	206.25
25	1100–1150	1,115	204.25	204.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	731	233.00–235.00	233.54
11	750–800	778	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	281.00	281.00
4	550–600	557	255.00	255.00
4	600–650	607	229.00	229.00
5	650–700	691	227.00	227.00
16	700–750	716	219.00–224.00	222.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	324.00–325.00	324.32
4	400–450	436	277.00	277.00
8	450–500	481	277.00–287.00	283.33
21	500–550	508	300.00–307.00	304.94
49	550–600	590	260.00–275.00	262.94
21	600–650	633	245.00–257.00	251.24
79	650–700	685	241.75–254.00	244.34
62	750–800	766	235.00–244.00	240.94
42	800–850	809	204.00–215.00	213.94
2	900–950	945	204.00	204.00
4	950–1000	953	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	605	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	422	318.00–325.00	322.09
12	550–600	599	283.50	283.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	600–650	629	273.50	273.50

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	27	—	1,060	147.00–182.00	169.47

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	—	1,265	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,223	2,400.00–3,200.00	3,057.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,150	3,725.00	3,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,171	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,220	2,450.00–2,675.00	2,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	—	1,000	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,380	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,411	130.00–142.00	135.41
36	—	1,412	143.00–149.00	145.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,287	120.00–129.00	125.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,133	106.00–118.00	113.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,963	169.00–179.00	173.17
12	—	1,680	149.50–159.00	153.92
9	—	1,785	131.00–147.00	139.10

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.