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Winter Livestock - Pratt

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 5

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,867 head

▲ 450 vs last sale 1,417▲ 1,631 vs year ago 236 · +691.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 251▼ 113 vs year ago 289 · −39.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 1▲ 7 vs year ago 4 · +175.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, however plainer steers sold up to 15 lower. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 875 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Highlight of the day was 100 steers weighing 916 lb sold for 237.50. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $282.76/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −180.40 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$282.76

79 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$47.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs KS average

+13.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	292.32	1,613	63
Medium and Large 1-2	572	245.11	1,403	16thin

One grade step is worth $47.22/cwt here — about $210 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 sale79 hd

282.76

—

KS average3 barns · 213 hd

285.55

−2.79

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+13.36

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−180.40

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	—	Low	1,960	164.57	3,226	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	136.40	1,932	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	125.46	1,506	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	115.74	1,259	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,200	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,870	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$1,825	3thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	295.59/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,135	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,130	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	321.86/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,464	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,526	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	301.41/cwt	292.50–302.00	1,643	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	263.25/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,508	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	233.14/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,357	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	243.73/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,501	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	241.85/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,531	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	231.63/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,589	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	253.52/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,742	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	239.42/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,719	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	212.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,587	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	233.37/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,853	59
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	234.85/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,935	73
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	237.60/cwt	225.50–240.00	2,077	204
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,923	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	916	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,176	100
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,941	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	212.76/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,974	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	217.22/cwt	209.00–221.25	2,129	95
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,037	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,162	6
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,065	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	2,167	2
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,103	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	2,189	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,258	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,158	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,140	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,152	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,489	64
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	231.84/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,319	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,273	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,376	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	249.93/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,565	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	241.89/cwt	236.50–243.50	1,650	103
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	218.49/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,523	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	233.84/cwt	230.50–237.00	1,688	58
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,672	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	231.48/cwt	227.00–232.25	1,785	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	210.13/cwt	205.50–213.00	1,723	30
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	225.21/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,851	329
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	211.62/cwt	210.00–215.75	1,843	59
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	200.71/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,794	14
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,000	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,995	13
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,052	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,894	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,141	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,086	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,065	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	218.58/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,270	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	223.86/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,430	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,940	155.28/cwt	150.50–159.50	3,012	8
Bulls	—	—	1,962	172.22/cwt	169.50–172.50	3,379	11
Bulls	—	—	1,995	162.13/cwt	160.00–163.50	3,234	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	115.74/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,259	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	125.46/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,506	59
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	135.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,908	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	142.75/cwt	140.50–144.00	2,194	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,192	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,301	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,109	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 Sep 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,867Last week 1,417Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 251Year ago 289

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 1Year ago 4

* Final Report

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	380	331.00	331.00
2	400–450	415	279.00	279.00
64	500–550	528	282.00	282.00
23	550–600	569	227.00–237.00	231.84
29	600–650	626	248.00–250.00	249.93
103	650–700	682	236.50–243.50	241.89
58	700–750	722	230.50–237.00	233.84
75	750–800	771	227.00–232.25	231.48
329	800–850	822	218.00–227.00	225.21
59	850–900	871	210.00–215.75	211.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
8	550–600	592	215.00	215.00
7	600–650	610	225.50	225.50
8	650–700	697	215.00–222.00	218.49
5	750–800	765	218.50	218.50
30	800–850	820	205.50–213.00	210.13
14	850–900	894	199.00–201.00	200.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1000–1050	1,000	199.50	199.50
2	1050–1100	1,052	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	476	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	295.00–296.00	295.59
25	450–500	455	306.00–324.00	321.86
48	500–550	545	292.50–302.00	301.41
15	550–600	573	262.00–268.00	263.25
4	600–650	616	242.00–245.00	243.73
68	650–700	687	249.00–255.00	253.52
48	700–750	718	231.00–242.00	239.42
59	750–800	794	223.00–236.00	233.37
73	800–850	824	221.00–241.00	234.85
204	850–900	874	225.50–240.00	237.60
11	900–950	928	207.00–220.00	212.76
95	950–1000	980	209.00–221.25	217.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	251.00	251.00
4	500–550	543	281.00	281.00
12	550–600	582	231.00–236.00	233.14
25	600–650	633	240.00–242.00	241.85
32	650–700	686	231.00–233.00	231.63
9	700–750	748	210.00–220.00	212.22
4	850–900	878	219.00	219.00
7	900–950	920	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,037	208.50	208.50
2	1050–1100	1,065	203.50	203.50
8	1100–1150	1,103	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	900–950	916	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	439	260.00	260.00
7	450–500	472	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	517	206.00	206.00
12	550–600	581	212.50–225.00	218.58
7	600–650	639	221.00–225.00	223.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,405	130.00–139.00	135.79
6	—	1,537	140.50–144.00	142.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,200	120.00–128.00	125.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,088	114.00–116.00	115.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,940	150.50–159.50	155.28
11	—	1,962	169.50–172.50	172.22
4	—	1,995	160.00–163.50	162.13

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,301	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,870.00	1,870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,192	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,140	185.00	185.00

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.