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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,279 head

▼ 588 vs last sale 1,867▼ 1,258 vs year ago 2,537 · −49.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 176▲ 1 vs year ago 171 · +0.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 11▲ 25 vs year ago 1 · +2,500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher, however 7 wt steers sold up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves under 600 lb not well tested. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, however 1 high yielding cow weighing 1335 sold for 144.50. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower.

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 $256.60/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −140.18 against this barn's trailing median of $396.78.

Average price

$256.60

24 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.23

vs KS average

+17.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	256.60	1,423	24

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 sale24 hd

256.60

—

KS average3 barns · 256 hd

255.37

+1.23

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+17.99

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.78

−140.18

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	1,594	149.53	2,383	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	129.30	1,722	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	121.96	1,501	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	113.70	1,373	7thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	969	$1,775	5

Every lot

56 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	306	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,148	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,311	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,405	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,506	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,596	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	254.47/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,728	46
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,645	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,867	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	244.84/cwt	235.00–248.75	1,912	66
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,841	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,932	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,865	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	231.94/cwt	227.00–232.50	2,009	42
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	226.20/cwt	225.00–228.00	2,074	23
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	216.01/cwt	215.00–224.00	2,059	36
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,012	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,272	9
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,053	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,190	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	987	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	294.50/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,104	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,399	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	255.32/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,427	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	251.37/cwt	236.00–252.85	1,611	93
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,542	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	239.65/cwt	231.50–243.00	1,615	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	225.90/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,545	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	238.32/cwt	225.50–240.75	1,709	114
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	220.84/cwt	220.50–221.00	1,606	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	225.43/cwt	219.00–234.50	1,718	62
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	218.96/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,721	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,630	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,729	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	229.13/cwt	215.50–233.50	1,877	136
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,698	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	215.65/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,900	91
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	58
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	908	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,789	32
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	210.61/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,950	69
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,954	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	985	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,921	64
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,030	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,074	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,165	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,400	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	282.00/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,325	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,387	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	141.23/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,126	9
Bulls	—	—	1,619	152.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,473	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	165.01/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,917	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,373	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	121.96/cwt	116.50–125.50	1,501	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,322	139.40/cwt	135.50–144.50	1,843	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	128.89/cwt	126.00–133.50	1,717	73
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,097	156.34/cwt	146.00–183.00	1,715	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,279Last week 1,867Year ago 2,537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 176Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 11Year ago 1

* 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
9	600–650	644	239.50	239.50
10	650–700	684	225.00–226.00	225.90
12	700–750	727	220.50–221.00	220.84
6	750–800	786	217.50–222.00	218.96
9	800–850	806	214.50	214.50
2	850–900	875	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	328	301.00	301.00
17	350–400	375	280.00–309.00	294.50
4	500–550	532	263.00	263.00
20	550–600	559	240.00–258.00	255.32
93	600–650	641	236.00–252.85	251.37
32	650–700	674	231.50–243.00	239.65
114	700–750	717	225.50–240.75	238.32
62	750–800	762	219.00–234.50	225.43
136	800–850	819	215.50–233.50	229.13
91	850–900	881	214.00–219.00	215.65
69	900–950	926	198.00–214.00	210.61
2	950–1000	972	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,020	199.00	199.00
8	1050–1100	1,058	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	750–800	793	205.50	205.50
58	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
32	900–950	908	197.00	197.00
64	950–1000	985	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	306	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	478	294.00	294.00
8	550–600	593	254.00	254.00
3	600–650	621	257.00	257.00
46	650–700	679	245.00–257.50	254.47
3	700–750	741	252.00	252.00
66	750–800	781	235.00–248.75	244.84
2	800–850	815	237.00	237.00
42	850–900	866	227.00–232.50	231.94
23	900–950	917	225.00–228.00	226.20
36	950–1000	953	215.00–224.00	216.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	276.00	276.00
2	700–750	712	231.00	231.00
21	750–800	792	232.50	232.50
2	800–850	825	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,012	224.50	224.50
4	1050–1100	1,053	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	432	324.00	324.00
4	450–500	470	270.00–294.00	282.00
6	650–700	690	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,208	110.00–116.00	113.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,332	126.00–133.50	128.89
3	—	1,322	135.50–144.50	139.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,231	116.50–125.50	121.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,768	161.00–170.00	165.01
4	—	1,619	150.00–155.00	152.72
9	—	1,505	130.00–148.00	141.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,097	146.00–183.00	156.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	969	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.