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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jun 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jun 13Jun 20Jul 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

420 head

▼ 924 vs last sale 1,344▼ 47 vs year ago 467 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 111▲ 8 vs year ago 183 · +4.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650 lbs not well tested, over 650 lbs uneven undertone. Heifers under 750 lbs not well tested, over 750 lbs, sold steady to 3.00 higher. No recent price comparison on Boning and Lean slaughter cows, while breakers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $281.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −115.78 against this barn's trailing median of $396.78.

Average price

$281.00

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.82

vs KS average

+13.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	281.00	1,515	6thin

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 sale6 hd

281.00

—

KS average2 barns · 39 hd

276.18

+4.82

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

+13.78

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.78

−115.78

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	—	High	1,647	162.27	2,673	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	147.17	2,064	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	141.78	1,730	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	136.14	1,577	24

Every lot

29 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,098	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,532	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	313.30/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,639	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,388	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,565	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,835	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	273.20/cwt	269.00–277.50	1,811	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	267.22/cwt	263.00–269.00	2,084	38
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	239.70/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,949	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,130	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,125	13
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	244.91/cwt	234.00–247.00	2,371	25
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,000	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,360	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	539	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,515	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,511	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	222.33/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,634	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	241.47/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,874	69
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	225.27/cwt	223.50–227.00	1,953	125
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	146.36/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,988	3
Bulls	—	—	1,634	163.52/cwt	153.00–170.00	2,672	13
Bulls	—	—	2,168	178.02/cwt	174.50–181.00	3,859	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,507	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	135.35/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,615	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	141.43/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,723	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,933	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	147.50/cwt	142.00–149.50	2,061	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	136.72/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,929	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	153.12/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,338	3

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 Jun 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 1,344Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 111Year ago 183

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	111.00	111.00
21	—	1,193	129.00–141.00	135.35
2	—	960	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,218	131.00–148.00	141.43
2	—	1,280	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	151.00–155.00	153.12
4	—	1,411	136.00–139.00	136.72
72	—	1,397	142.00–149.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,168	174.50–181.00	178.02
13	—	1,634	153.00–170.00	163.52
3	—	1,358	141.00–149.00	146.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	347.50	347.50
6	400–450	444	345.00	345.00
8	500–550	523	310.00–319.00	313.30
7	600–650	637	288.00	288.00
12	650–700	663	269.00–277.50	273.20
38	750–800	780	263.00–269.00	267.22
2	850–900	852	250.00	250.00
25	950–1000	968	234.00–247.00	244.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	257.00	257.00
13	550–600	563	278.00	278.00
3	800–850	813	233.00–243.00	239.70
13	900–950	920	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	1000–1050	1,000	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	251.00	251.00
69	750–800	776	236.00–242.00	241.47
125	850–900	867	223.50–227.00	225.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	735	215.00–226.00	222.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	539	281.00	281.00

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.