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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 1

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

780 head

▼ 1,404 vs last sale 2,184▼ 22 vs year ago 802 · −2.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 227▼ 102 vs year ago 205 · −49.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower, however a few thin fleshed 7 wts sold steady. Not enough feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $285.02/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −114.36 against this barn's trailing median of $399.38.

Average price

$285.02

10 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.62

vs KS average

+12.13 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	285.02	1,741	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

285.02

—

KS average3 barns · 164 hd

292.64

−7.62

National average129 barns · 5,014 hd

272.89

+12.13

This barn, trailing median27 sales

399.38

−114.36

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 600–700 lb

27 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $464.92, low $353.18, median $399.38 across 27 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	1,755	162.73	2,856	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	142.91	2,085	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	129.00	1,619	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	115.96	1,198	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	2thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	291.25/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,005	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,262	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,152	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	285.02/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,741	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	722	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,971	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,697	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	255.98/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,871	34
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	250.89/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,939	64
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	229.29/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,864	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	251.15/cwt	244.50–253.50	2,069	250
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	248.28/cwt	243.00–252.50	2,143	81
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,094	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	245.56/cwt	236.00–246.50	2,227	116
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	231.94/cwt	231.00–236.00	2,185	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,186	34
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,045	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,226	1
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,055	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,342	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	894	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	278.52/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,320	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,383	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,671	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	235.61/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,699	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	241.44/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,874	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	230.12/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,926	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,100	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,611	157.38/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,535	8
Bulls	—	—	2,120	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,774	2
Bulls	—	—	2,180	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	115.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,198	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	129.00/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,619	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	139.60/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,977	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	146.01/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,189	32
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Aug 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 2,184Year ago 802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 227Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 2

* Final Report *

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	175.00	175.00
2	—	2,120	178.00	178.00
8	—	1,611	151.00–164.00	157.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,499	145.00–154.00	146.01
30	—	1,416	137.00–144.00	139.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	113.00–119.00	115.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,255	121.00–133.00	129.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	290.00–292.50	291.25
3	400–450	425	297.00	297.00
10	600–650	611	282.00–288.00	285.02
34	700–750	731	248.00–264.00	255.98
64	750–800	773	245.00–260.00	250.89
250	800–850	824	244.50–253.50	251.15
81	850–900	863	243.00–252.50	248.28
116	900–950	907	236.00–246.50	245.56
34	950–1000	989	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	271.00	271.00
2	700–750	725	234.00	234.00
8	800–850	813	223.00–236.00	229.29
3	850–900	876	239.00	239.00
26	900–950	942	231.00–236.00	231.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,045	213.00	213.00
7	1050–1100	1,055	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	700–750	722	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	251.00	251.00
5	450–500	474	276.00–282.00	278.52
3	500–550	546	250.00–255.00	253.34
4	600–650	645	259.00	259.00
6	700–750	721	231.00–242.00	235.61
25	750–800	776	235.00–242.00	241.44
9	800–850	837	229.00–231.00	230.12
3	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
7	950–1000	950	221.00	221.00

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.