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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 26

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,512 head

▲ 719 vs last sale 1,793▼ 4 vs year ago 2,516 · −0.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

340 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 201▲ 222 vs year ago 118 · +188.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 900 lb to 1025 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. An outstanding offering of approximately 750 fancy thin steers weighing 900 lb. to 1025 lb. Feeder steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Thin fleshed heifers sold steady. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good on all classes of calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, however 2 high yielding bullls sold for 158

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 $298.39/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −164.78 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$298.39

180 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$26.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs KS average

+24.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	301.90	1,674	156
Medium and Large 1-2	556	275.54	1,532	24

One grade step is worth $26.37/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale180 hd

298.39

—

KS average3 barns · 745 hd

294.81

+3.58

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+24.10

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−164.78

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

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	1,659	134.65	2,233	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	115.86	1,534	124
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	106.39	1,206	160
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	89.11	996	6thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,250	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	998	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,373	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,409	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	359.54/cwt	347.50–363.00	1,524	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	319.10/cwt	311.00–329.00	1,375	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	337.21/cwt	332.50–339.00	1,605	54
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	314.63/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,548	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	317.03/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,645	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,503	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,507	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	299.73/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,604	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	265.07/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,551	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	294.47/cwt	283.00–296.00	1,740	69
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,513	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	266.06/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,679	79
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	235.97/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,557	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	252.07/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,699	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,593	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	248.73/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,838	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,744	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	243.21/cwt	237.00–248.50	1,909	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	826	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	2,146	126
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,029	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,902	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	255.18/cwt	252.35–256.25	2,202	281
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	225.08/cwt	223.50–229.50	1,976	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	223.51/cwt	214.00–228.00	2,043	29
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	245.90/cwt	245.50–246.75	2,316	314
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	215.57/cwt	215.00–216.00	2,097	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	229.61/cwt	226.50–233.50	2,252	169
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,320	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	351.87/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,182	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	344.07/cwt	331.00–347.00	1,256	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,254	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	297.49/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,273	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	289.79/cwt	272.50–298.00	1,362	98
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,217	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	502	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,436	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	266.25/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,419	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,248	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	233.52/cwt	215.00–241.00	1,322	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	254.89/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,476	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,440	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	246.26/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,502	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	237.46/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,589	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	716	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,568	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	719	248.37/cwt	248.00–249.50	1,786	87
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	242.49/cwt	234.50–245.00	1,746	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	224.02/cwt	208.00–232.00	1,624	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	234.82/cwt	224.50–239.00	1,808	118
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	215.74/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,702	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	799	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,706	87
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	222.01/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,843	67
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	838	234.78/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,967	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,036	42
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	880	210.03/cwt	208.50–212.00	1,848	40
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	213.94/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,955	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	922	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,890	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,190	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	350.40/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,370	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	344.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,431	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	302.78/cwt	302.00–303.00	1,478	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,471	10
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,924	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,954	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	121.88/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,916	7
Bulls	—	—	1,617	133.82/cwt	131.00–139.50	2,164	14
Bulls	—	—	1,829	149.07/cwt	140.50–158.00	2,726	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	987	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	997	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	89.11/cwt	80.00–98.00	996	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	106.87/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,226	147
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	114.16/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,482	96
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,722	28
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	159.04/cwt	149.00–183.00	1,699	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,512Last week 1,793Year ago 2,516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 340Last week 201Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	527	286.00	286.00
12	550–600	585	257.00–269.00	265.07
12	650–700	660	232.00–248.00	235.97
8	700–750	705	226.00	226.00
2	750–800	755	231.00	231.00
4	800–850	838	227.00	227.00
11	850–900	878	223.50–229.50	225.08
29	900–950	914	214.00–228.00	223.51
7	950–1000	973	215.00–216.00	215.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	402.50	402.50
17	350–400	359	392.50	392.50
20	400–450	424	347.50–363.00	359.54
54	450–500	476	332.50–339.00	337.21
33	500–550	535	295.00–307.00	299.73
69	550–600	591	283.00–296.00	294.47
79	600–650	631	260.00–273.00	266.06
31	650–700	674	249.00–256.00	252.07
15	700–750	739	248.00–249.00	248.73
24	750–800	785	237.00–248.50	243.21
9	800–850	828	245.00	245.00
281	850–900	863	252.35–256.25	255.18
314	900–950	942	245.50–246.75	245.90
169	950–1000	981	226.50–233.50	229.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	500–550	519	316.00–321.00	317.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
126	800–850	826	259.75	259.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	302.50	302.50
12	400–450	431	311.00–329.00	319.10
26	450–500	492	305.00–317.50	314.63
8	500–550	522	288.00	288.00
4	600–650	628	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	1000–1050	1,022	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	336	347.50–352.50	351.87
16	350–400	365	331.00–347.00	344.07
12	400–450	428	292.00–300.00	297.49
98	450–500	470	272.50–298.00	289.79
21	500–550	533	261.00–272.00	266.25
43	550–600	579	248.00–265.00	254.89
12	600–650	610	234.00–250.00	246.26
24	650–700	669	230.00–242.00	237.46
13	700–750	720	234.50–245.00	242.49
118	750–800	770	224.50–239.00	234.82
67	800–850	830	214.00–228.00	222.01
42	850–900	859	237.00	237.00
8	900–950	914	210.00–218.00	213.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	252.00	252.00
3	500–550	538	232.00	232.00
7	550–600	566	215.00–241.00	233.52
2	600–650	605	238.00	238.00
8	700–750	725	208.00–232.00	224.02
13	750–800	789	210.00–222.00	215.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	502	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	716	219.00	219.00
87	750–800	799	213.50	213.50
40	850–900	880	208.50–212.00	210.03
15	900–950	922	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	700–750	719	248.00–249.50	248.37
27	800–850	838	232.00–237.00	234.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	392	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	357.50	357.50
7	350–400	391	345.00–352.50	350.40
5	400–450	416	340.00–350.00	344.01
9	450–500	488	302.00–303.00	302.78
10	500–550	529	278.00	278.00
2	850–900	855	225.00	225.00
3	950–1000	958	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	80.00–98.00	89.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,298	110.00–119.50	114.16
28	—	1,415	120.00–125.50	121.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,147	100.00–109.50	106.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	987	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,829	140.50–158.00	149.07
14	—	1,617	131.00–139.50	133.82
7	—	1,572	118.00–129.00	121.88

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	11	—	1,068	149.00–183.00	159.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.