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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 10

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,663 head

▲ 800 vs last sale 1,863▲ 327 vs year ago 2,336 · +14.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 156▼ 94 vs year ago 173 · −54.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Calf Sale*

Compared to last week, not enough of a comparison for a true market trend but a higher undertone is noted for Feeder Steers and Heifers. On the Slaughter cows, Boning sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good.

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 $301.93/cwt on 368 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −161.23 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$301.93

368 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$42.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs KS average

+7.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	305.70	1,665	335
Medium and Large 1-2	562	263.64	1,481	33

One grade step is worth $42.06/cwt here — about $183 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 sale368 hd

301.93

—

KS average3 barns · 614 hd

294.76

+7.17

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

+7.62

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−161.23

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	1,765	147.50	2,603	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	125.08	1,714	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	122.16	1,584	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	117.38	1,212	22

Every lot

75 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,158	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	366.61/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,367	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	319.81/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,202	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	349.54/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,461	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	376.35/cwt	367.50–381.00	1,581	89
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,630	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	268.27/cwt	261.00–277.50	1,247	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	339.41/cwt	333.00–343.00	1,585	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	325.76/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,668	82
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	304.14/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,609	131
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	274.37/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,471	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	255.73/cwt	242.00–267.50	1,486	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	293.90/cwt	288.00–309.00	1,713	122
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	251.18/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,555	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	270.77/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,692	120
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	648	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,863	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	243.76/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,633	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	255.66/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,736	73
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	694	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,915	77
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	236.86/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,694	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	719	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,934	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	249.51/cwt	245.00–263.50	1,804	57
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	764	258.63/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,976	68
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	224.67/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,750	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	222.24/cwt	211.00–222.65	1,827	68
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	245.38/cwt	233.50–252.00	2,029	93
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,220	40
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,005	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	254.85/cwt	253.50–256.25	2,322	115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	913	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	362.58/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,139	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	944	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	296.74/cwt	282.00–320.00	1,122	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	335.39/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,295	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	311.30/cwt	292.50–316.00	1,289	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,225	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	325.99/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,421	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,326	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	254.11/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,227	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	281.49/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,452	89
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	250.43/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,337	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	268.01/cwt	253.00–277.00	1,549	91
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	238.91/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,383	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	243.43/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,521	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	241.19/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,594	85
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	679	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,752	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	248.86/cwt	231.00–254.50	1,754	81
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	711	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,834	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	223.11/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,586	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	712	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,460	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	216.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,662	39
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	240.67/cwt	227.00–244.75	1,868	241
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	218.58/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,799	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	231.68/cwt	227.50–240.50	1,925	150
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,917	8
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,117	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,044	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,413	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,328	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	234.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,487	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,498	3
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,150	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,990	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	145.92/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,400	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	136.94/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,325	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	166.49/cwt	163.00–170.00	3,505	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	102.93/cwt	102.00–104.00	974	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	145.31/cwt	130.00–152.50	1,418	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	84.98/cwt	83.00–87.00	841	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	148.13/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,622	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	118.42/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,421	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	111.08/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,415	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	123.18/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,625	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	125.08/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,714	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	181.35/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,855	6

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 Oct 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,663Last week 1,863Year ago 2,336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 156Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 16

*Special Calf Sale*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	307.50–330.00	319.81
7	400–450	418	342.50–352.50	349.54
10	450–500	465	261.00–277.50	268.27
14	500–550	536	271.00–277.00	274.37
19	550–600	581	242.00–267.50	255.73
10	600–650	619	248.00–256.00	251.18
33	650–700	670	231.00–253.00	243.76
31	700–750	715	231.00–248.00	236.86
68	800–850	822	211.00–222.65	222.24
10	850–900	887	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	367.50	367.50
3	350–400	373	360.00–370.00	366.61
89	400–450	420	367.50–381.00	376.35
53	450–500	467	333.00–343.00	339.41
131	500–550	529	290.00–315.00	304.14
122	550–600	583	288.00–309.00	293.90
120	600–650	625	261.00–281.00	270.77
73	650–700	679	251.00–262.00	255.66
57	700–750	723	245.00–263.50	249.51
16	750–800	779	220.00–241.00	224.67
93	800–850	827	233.50–252.00	245.38
40	850–900	874	254.00	254.00
115	900–950	911	253.50–256.25	254.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	454	359.00	359.00
82	500–550	512	317.00–327.00	325.76
22	600–650	648	287.50	287.50
77	650–700	694	276.00	276.00
26	700–750	719	269.00	269.00
68	750–800	764	255.00–261.00	258.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	277.50	277.50
5	350–400	378	282.00–320.00	296.74
3	400–450	433	283.00	283.00
9	450–500	483	253.00–255.00	254.11
15	500–550	534	245.00–253.00	250.43
43	550–600	579	231.00–247.00	238.91
6	600–650	603	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	711	221.00–224.00	223.11
39	750–800	766	210.00–220.00	216.94
5	800–850	823	215.00–221.00	218.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	325.00	325.00
11	300–350	314	352.50–367.50	362.58
25	350–400	386	332.50–352.50	335.39
16	400–450	414	292.50–316.00	311.30
8	450–500	478	277.50	277.50
89	500–550	516	275.00–285.00	281.49
91	550–600	578	253.00–277.00	268.01
35	600–650	625	237.00–260.00	243.43
85	650–700	661	229.00–246.00	241.19
81	700–750	705	231.00–254.50	248.86
241	750–800	776	227.00–244.75	240.67
150	800–850	831	227.50–240.50	231.68
8	850–900	850	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,117	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	712	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	436	322.50–327.50	325.99
6	650–700	679	258.00	258.00
11	700–750	711	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	317.50	317.50
4	450–500	483	275.00	275.00
5	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	635	230.00–240.00	234.16
3	650–700	663	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1150–1200	1,150	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,023	179.00–185.00	181.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	83.00–87.00	84.98
5	—	946	102.00–104.00	102.93
7	—	976	130.00–152.50	145.31
6	—	1,200	110.00–122.00	118.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,370	120.00–129.00	125.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,319	117.00–132.00	123.18
7	—	1,274	107.00–115.00	111.08
2	—	1,095	144.00–153.00	148.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	136.00–139.00	136.94
2	—	2,105	163.00–170.00	166.49
4	—	1,645	141.00–152.00	145.92

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.