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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-11

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

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jun 20Jul 11Jul 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,075 head

▲ 1,655 vs last sale 420▲ 1,491 vs year ago 584 · +255.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

295 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 191▼ 134 vs year ago 429 · −31.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 3 weeks ago, no recent comparison on steers and heifers 600 lb to 950 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, however 2 high yielding cows sold for 160. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 194.

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 $280.30/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −182.86 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$280.30

10 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$621

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

$89.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.46

vs KS average

−22.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	307.00	1,833	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	218.00	1,212	3thin

One grade step is worth $89.00/cwt here — about $621 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

280.30

—

KS average3 barns · 170 hd

320.76

−40.46

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−22.61

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−182.86

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	1,738	174.07	3,026	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	146.95	1,917	140
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	134.95	1,595	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	120.97	1,282	2thin

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)	1,268	$2,036	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	453	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,404	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,405	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,212	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,833	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	616	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,965	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,891	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,704	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	713	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,982	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	256.48/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,890	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	259.74/cwt	250.00–264.00	2,145	97
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	256.65/cwt	250.00–264.50	2,241	349
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,160	49
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	255.88/cwt	250.00–262.50	2,354	294
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	239.08/cwt	233.00–244.00	2,321	381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,035	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,259	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,516	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,593	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	255.66/cwt	254.50–256.00	1,595	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	636	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,701	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,575	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	256.24/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,776	104
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	235.30/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,697	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	230.41/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,758	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	249.87/cwt	239.50–251.00	1,912	232
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,665	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	223.57/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,836	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	822	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,051	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	241.40/cwt	230.50–242.50	2,105	118
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,074	40
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	216.92/cwt	216.00–217.00	2,091	35
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,681	174.76/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,938	21
Bulls	—	—	1,722	161.35/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,778	10
Bulls	—	—	1,875	185.34/cwt	181.00–194.00	3,475	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,282	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	134.95/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,595	86
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	145.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,890	112
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	152.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,030	28
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	2,035.70/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,036	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	968	148.07/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,433	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 Jul 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,075Last week 420Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 191Year ago 429

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	655	240.50	240.50
10	750–800	763	230.00–231.00	230.41
5	800–850	816	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	271.00	271.00
3	450–500	488	258.00	258.00
2	550–600	555	287.00	287.00
17	600–650	624	254.50–256.00	255.66
104	650–700	693	247.00–262.00	256.24
10	700–750	721	235.00–238.00	235.30
232	750–800	765	239.50–251.00	249.87
29	800–850	821	220.00–229.00	223.57
118	850–900	872	230.50–242.50	241.40
40	900–950	947	219.00	219.00
35	950–1000	964	216.00–217.00	216.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	508	298.50	298.50
42	600–650	636	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	822	249.50	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	486	289.00	289.00
7	550–600	597	307.00	307.00
11	650–700	690	274.00	274.00
19	700–750	737	256.00–257.00	256.48
97	800–850	826	250.00–264.00	259.74
349	850–900	873	250.00–264.50	256.65
294	900–950	920	250.00–262.50	255.88
381	950–1000	971	233.00–244.00	239.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	556	218.00	218.00
5	700–750	707	241.00	241.00
49	900–950	919	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	310.00	310.00
46	600–650	616	319.00	319.00
40	700–750	713	278.00	278.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,328	150.00–160.00	152.89
112	—	1,299	140.00–149.00	145.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	120.00–122.00	120.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,182	130.00–139.00	134.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,875	181.00–194.00	185.34
10	—	1,722	154.00–165.00	161.35
21	—	1,681	170.00–179.00	174.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,268	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,035.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	145.00–151.00	148.07

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.