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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 11

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,124 head

▲ 262 vs last sale 1,862▼ 2,217 vs year ago 4,341 · −51.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 171▼ 401 vs year ago 695 · −57.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 32▼ 94 vs year ago 105 · −89.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1050 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 6.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, however thin fleshed calves sold up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough heifers 400 lb to 800 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

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 $295.80/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −167.36 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$295.80

35 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.14

vs KS average

−9.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	295.80	1,672	35

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 sale35 hd

295.80

—

KS average3 barns · 445 hd

312.94

−17.14

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−9.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−167.36

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	1,736	151.13	2,623	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	133.13	1,771	134
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	126.27	1,621	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	114.87	1,350	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	897	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,750	2thin

Every lot

65 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	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	346	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,453	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	383.24/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,460	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	349.16/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,453	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	443	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,639	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,699	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,691	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	336.37/cwt	322.50–352.00	1,618	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	303.65/cwt	296.00–323.00	1,606	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	304.43/cwt	294.00–307.00	1,726	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,647	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,670	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,767	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,690	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	258.78/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,755	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	247.18/cwt	241.00–251.25	1,814	44
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,719	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	229.02/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,777	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	247.57/cwt	235.00–250.10	1,961	43
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	241.20/cwt	229.00–243.00	2,009	93
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	212.04/cwt	208.00–215.50	1,771	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	239.82/cwt	229.00–246.00	2,101	161
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,872	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,822	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	234.89/cwt	232.60–236.00	2,147	188
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	225.14/cwt	218.50–230.75	2,188	177
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,014	219.14/cwt	218.00–220.35	2,222	144
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,062	214.25/cwt	213.50–215.50	2,275	104
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,116	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,148	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,037	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	356	343.29/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,222	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	325.08/cwt	312.50–338.00	1,187	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	312.59/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,325	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	275.83/cwt	270.00–288.50	1,349	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,333	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,493	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,292	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,544	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	230.03/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,461	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,296	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	223.92/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,538	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	216.18/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,563	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,622	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	763	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,831	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	224.66/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,764	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	802	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,796	79
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	212.01/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,760	80
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,693	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	216.09/cwt	204.25–224.00	1,863	156
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	205.16/cwt	195.00–206.75	1,894	124
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	300.88/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,628	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	247.30/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,580	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,562	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,602	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	144.39/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,293	19
Bulls	—	—	1,809	154.20/cwt	151.00–159.50	2,789	17
Bulls	—	—	1,960	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,174	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	114.87/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,350	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	126.27/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,621	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	133.13/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,771	134
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	150.91/cwt	141.00–168.00	1,598	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 Apr 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,124Last week 1,862Year ago 4,341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 171Year ago 695

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 32Year ago 105

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	400.00	400.00
16	350–400	381	370.00–397.50	383.24
12	400–450	416	345.00–352.50	349.16
30	450–500	481	322.50–352.00	336.37
10	500–550	529	296.00–323.00	303.65
15	550–600	567	294.00–307.00	304.43
3	600–650	631	280.00	280.00
27	650–700	678	250.00–267.00	258.78
44	700–750	734	241.00–251.25	247.18
43	750–800	792	235.00–250.10	247.57
93	800–850	833	229.00–243.00	241.20
161	850–900	876	229.00–246.00	239.82
188	900–950	914	232.60–236.00	234.89
177	950–1000	972	218.50–230.75	225.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	599	275.00	275.00
11	600–650	623	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	370.00	370.00
13	450–500	454	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	1000–1050	1,014	218.00–220.35	219.14
104	1050–1100	1,062	213.50–215.50	214.25
4	1100–1150	1,116	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	645	262.00	262.00
28	700–750	741	232.00	232.00
6	750–800	776	226.00–232.00	229.02
15	800–850	835	208.00–215.50	212.04
8	850–900	877	213.50	213.50
4	900–950	911	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	346	420.00	420.00
8	450–500	450	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	317	327.00	327.00
6	350–400	365	312.50–338.00	325.08
19	400–450	424	306.00–315.00	312.59
24	450–500	489	270.00–288.50	275.83
18	500–550	535	279.00	279.00
5	550–600	572	270.00	270.00
21	600–650	635	228.00–234.00	230.03
13	650–700	687	219.00–227.00	223.92
17	700–750	723	215.00–217.00	216.18
75	750–800	785	216.00–230.00	224.66
80	800–850	830	204.00–221.00	212.01
156	850–900	862	204.25–224.00	216.09
124	900–950	923	195.00–206.75	205.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	750–800	763	240.00	240.00
79	800–850	802	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	645	201.00	201.00
5	750–800	751	216.00	216.00
3	800–850	838	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	356	342.00–345.00	343.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	531	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	541	295.00–315.00	300.88
12	600–650	639	246.00–250.00	247.30
6	650–700	682	229.00	229.00
3	800–850	801	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	897	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,059	141.00–168.00	150.91

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	2	—	1,300	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,330	130.00–139.50	133.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,284	120.00–129.50	126.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,175	111.00–118.00	114.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,960	160.00–164.00	161.94
17	—	1,809	151.00–159.50	154.20
19	—	1,588	138.00–148.00	144.39

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.