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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 9

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,246 head

▼ 1,224 vs last sale 3,470▲ 689 vs year ago 1,557 · +44.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

500 head

▲ 231 vs last sale 269▼ 26 vs year ago 526 · −4.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 19▼ 44 vs year ago 95 · −46.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady on light receipts., however fancy heifers sold up to 5.00 higher. Not enough 400 lb to 600 lb steers and heifers for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Approximately 120 reputation steer and heifer calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $323.64/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −139.52 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$323.64

69 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$56.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs KS average

+13.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	327.75	1,797	64
Medium and Large 1-2	544	271.00	1,474	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.75/cwt here — about $323 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 sale69 hd

323.64

—

KS average3 barns · 359 hd

327.82

−4.18

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+13.93

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−139.52

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	—	Average	1,738	150.14	2,610	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	134.52	1,791	296
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	126.05	1,511	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	117.01	1,342	17

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)	1,356	$2,450	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,321	$1,950	6

Every lot

66 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	348	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,455	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,684	38
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,705	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,799	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	336.03/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,616	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	359.74/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,831	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	318.03/cwt	316.00–323.00	1,730	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,474	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	582	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,810	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	302.45/cwt	289.00–308.00	1,781	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,526	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	623	304.70/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,898	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	269.80/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,702	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	641	297.10/cwt	292.00–304.00	1,904	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	257.51/cwt	252.50–267.00	1,705	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	675	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,931	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	269.53/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,951	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	242.65/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,766	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	264.27/cwt	259.00–266.50	2,035	65
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	799	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,958	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	812	249.17/cwt	245.00–256.50	2,023	49
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	225.00/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,832	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	232.12/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,934	158
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	857	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	2,222	51
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	864	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,823	24
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	238.06/cwt	226.00–245.25	2,100	406
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	924	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,181	27
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	226.58/cwt	214.00–231.50	2,098	264
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	226.75/cwt	224.50–230.50	2,190	83
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,040	3
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	216.48/cwt	208.00–220.50	2,212	77
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,190	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	346	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,277	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	416	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,435	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,453	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,282	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,535	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	268.53/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,415	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	255.56/cwt	249.50–260.00	1,490	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	235.94/cwt	228.00–247.00	1,508	44
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	240.34/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,620	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,596	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	220.74/cwt	217.00–221.50	1,609	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	242.57/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,805	35
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	757	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,847	41
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,542	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	218.63/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,742	32
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,754	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,690	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	211.36/cwt	210.00–211.50	1,873	112
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,926	33
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,560	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,474	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,526	142.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,177	9
Bulls	—	—	1,773	161.96/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,872	3
Bulls	—	—	1,877	152.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,864	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	117.01/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,342	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	126.05/cwt	121.00–129.50	1,511	114
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	134.14/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,783	280
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,371	141.11/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,935	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,321	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,356	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	143.38/cwt	120.00–170.00	1,441	39

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 May 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,246Last week 3,470Year ago 1,557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 500Last week 269Year ago 526

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 19Year ago 95

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	271.00	271.00
26	500–550	527	266.00–270.00	268.53
21	550–600	583	249.50–260.00	255.56
44	600–650	639	228.00–247.00	235.94
24	650–700	674	237.00–250.00	240.34
35	700–750	744	240.00–243.00	242.57
32	750–800	797	209.00–220.00	218.63
13	800–850	839	209.00	209.00
112	850–900	886	210.00–211.50	211.36
33	950–1000	968	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	346	369.00	369.00
36	400–450	416	345.00	345.00
7	450–500	465	312.50	312.50
12	500–550	516	297.50	297.50
41	750–800	757	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
19	650–700	685	233.00	233.00
25	700–750	729	217.00–221.50	220.74
3	750–800	793	194.50	194.50
3	800–850	843	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	405.00	405.00
7	450–500	481	331.00–340.00	336.03
17	500–550	544	316.00–323.00	318.03
14	550–600	589	289.00–308.00	302.45
10	600–650	631	269.00–271.00	269.80
12	650–700	662	252.50–267.00	257.51
61	700–750	724	264.00–274.00	269.53
65	750–800	770	259.00–266.50	264.27
158	800–850	833	222.50–240.00	232.12
406	850–900	882	226.00–245.25	238.06
264	900–950	926	214.00–231.50	226.58
83	950–1000	966	224.50–230.50	226.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	348	418.00	418.00
38	400–450	420	401.00	401.00
6	450–500	460	391.00	391.00
22	500–550	509	347.50–362.50	359.74
11	550–600	582	311.00	311.00
7	600–650	641	292.00–304.00	297.10
24	650–700	675	286.00	286.00
49	800–850	812	245.00–256.50	249.17
51	850–900	857	259.25	259.25
27	900–950	924	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	1000–1050	1,022	208.00–220.50	216.48
23	1050–1100	1,058	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	267.50	267.50
5	500–550	544	271.00	271.00
11	600–650	603	253.00	253.00
42	700–750	728	241.00–252.00	242.65
8	750–800	799	245.00	245.00
9	800–850	814	223.00–226.00	225.00
3	950–1000	995	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	850–900	864	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	623	298.00–308.00	304.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	269.00	269.00
2	650–700	652	226.00	226.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,356	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,321	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,005	120.00–170.00	143.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
280	—	1,329	130.00–139.00	134.14
16	—	1,371	140.00–144.50	141.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,199	121.00–129.50	126.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,147	111.00–119.00	117.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,877	150.00–158.00	152.58
9	—	1,526	140.00–148.00	142.68
3	—	1,773	161.00–164.00	161.96

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.