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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 23

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 16May 23May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,052 head

▼ 1,425 vs last sale 3,477▲ 966 vs year ago 1,086 · +89.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

348 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 337▼ 53 vs year ago 401 · −13.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 45▼ 19 vs year ago 24 · −79.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 875 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady. Not enough steers 400 lb to 875 lb for a market test, however the trend was definitely higher. Not enough heifers 800 lb to 975 lb for a market trend. Not enough heifers 400 lb to 800 lb for a market test, however a definitely higher trend was noted. 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 $329.04/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −134.12 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$329.04

65 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.61

vs KS average

+14.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	329.04	1,849	65

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 sale65 hd

329.04

—

KS average3 barns · 240 hd

329.65

−0.61

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+14.94

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−134.12

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	1,849	156.66	2,897	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,306	136.24	1,780	244
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	126.24	1,596	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	115.21	1,374	9thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,401	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	2thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	357	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,482	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	374.18/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,452	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,709	82
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	383.99/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,828	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	331.76/cwt	326.00–347.00	1,725	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,896	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	615	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,962	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,894	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,946	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,673	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	283.21/cwt	281.00–284.00	2,008	53
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,648	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	243.75/cwt	234.50–247.00	1,872	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	784	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,121	61
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	258.67/cwt	257.50–260.00	2,134	91
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	849	223.51/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,898	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	247.98/cwt	240.00–250.50	2,214	131
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	228.81/cwt	223.00–229.75	2,046	35
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	246.02/cwt	239.50–250.00	2,258	252
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	231.75/cwt	231.75–231.75	2,130	60
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	231.97/cwt	218.00–240.75	2,262	364
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,021	216.98/cwt	212.25–230.50	2,215	205
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,285	38
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,471	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	437	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,696	72
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,507	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,391	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	276.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,588	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	614	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,756	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	267.18/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,697	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,673	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,555	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	231.45/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,757	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	226.88/cwt	209.00–228.50	1,872	142
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,987	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	213.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,949	27
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,094	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,010	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,161	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,510	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,818	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,616	147.49/cwt	144.00–149.50	2,383	6
Bulls	—	—	1,810	154.67/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,800	13
Bulls	—	—	1,962	161.41/cwt	160.00–167.00	3,167	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	115.21/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,374	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	126.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,596	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,289	134.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,736	185
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	141.09/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,920	59
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,401	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 May 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,052Last week 3,477Year ago 1,086

Slaughter CattleReceipts 348Last week 337Year ago 401

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 45Year ago 24

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	350–400	355	362.00	362.00
10	400–450	425	346.00	346.00
6	450–500	499	302.00	302.00
8	500–550	523	266.00	266.00
8	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	276.11
16	600–650	635	250.00–275.00	267.18
6	700–750	712	235.00	235.00
18	750–800	759	231.00–232.00	231.45
142	800–850	825	209.00–228.50	226.88
9	850–900	895	222.00	222.00
27	900–950	913	212.00–215.00	213.48
3	950–1000	983	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	400–450	437	388.00	388.00
22	600–650	614	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	211.50	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,010	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	362.50–380.00	374.18
82	400–450	423	404.00	404.00
51	450–500	476	372.50–390.00	383.99
18	500–550	520	326.00–347.00	331.76
47	550–600	578	328.00	328.00
2	600–650	642	295.00	295.00
6	650–700	664	293.00	293.00
53	700–750	709	281.00–284.00	283.21
22	750–800	768	234.50–247.00	243.75
91	800–850	825	257.50–260.00	258.67
131	850–900	893	240.00–250.50	247.98
252	900–950	918	239.50–250.00	246.02
364	950–1000	975	218.00–240.75	231.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	357	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	615	319.00	319.00
61	750–800	784	270.50	270.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	697	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	750	219.75	219.75
8	800–850	849	211.00–231.00	223.51
35	850–900	894	223.00–229.75	228.81
60	900–950	919	231.75	231.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
205	1000–1050	1,021	212.25–230.50	216.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	730	216.00	216.00
3	800–850	808	225.00	225.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,401	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,810	150.00–157.00	154.67
6	—	1,616	144.00–149.50	147.49
17	—	1,962	160.00–167.00	161.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	108.00–119.00	115.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,289	130.00–138.00	134.69
59	—	1,361	139.00–147.00	141.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,264	120.00–129.00	126.24

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.