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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 17

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,326 head

▼ 1,337 vs last sale 2,663▲ 2 vs year ago 1,324 · +0.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 79▼ 30 vs year ago 201 · −14.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 8 vs year ago 19 · −42.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday October 24 with 1500 head already consigned *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. A lower trend was noted on steer and heifer calves, as the majority were unweaned. Demand was good for big feeder steers and heifers.. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, however 1 high yielding cow weighing 1495 lb sold for 144. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $259.82/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −136.96 against this barn's trailing median of $396.78.

Average price

$259.82

165 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

vs KS average

+2.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	260.43	1,441	156
Medium and Large 1-2	505	249.24	1,259	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about $182 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 sale165 hd

259.82

—

KS average3 barns · 728 hd

257.78

+2.04

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

+2.01

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.78

−136.96

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	—	Low	1,734	156.45	2,713	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	127.16	1,663	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	117.23	1,454	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	106.25	1,143	16

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,303	$1,758	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,475	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	363.45/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,138	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,450	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	337.25/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,366	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	326.37/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,508	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,165	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	302.80/cwt	298.00–312.50	1,562	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,652	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,516	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	282.04/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,636	53
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	253.21/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,540	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	262.46/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,664	104
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	254.25/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,721	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,600	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	240.89/cwt	231.00–248.50	1,732	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,715	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	242.87/cwt	239.50–244.00	1,860	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,187	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,332	53
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	967	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,118	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	992	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,182	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	889	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	292	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	978	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	325.89/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,079	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	305.37/cwt	303.00–317.00	1,124	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	297.05/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,221	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	443	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,307	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	282.79/cwt	276.00–292.50	1,326	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,307	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	249.24/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,259	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	263.02/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,381	67
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,482	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,510	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	253.99/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,483	64
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,374	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	235.40/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,481	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	233.64/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,561	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,598	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,605	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	243.04/cwt	241.00–244.50	1,798	143
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,703	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,680	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	231.17/cwt	227.00–234.25	1,863	108
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	810	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,037	55
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,734	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,025	26
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,007	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,799	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	296.90/cwt	294.00–297.50	1,404	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	287.77/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,505	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,418	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,798	9
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	205.50/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,971	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	153.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,603	10
Bulls	—	—	1,904	164.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,135	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	106.25/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,143	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	117.23/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,454	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,304	134.59/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,755	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,309	124.65/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,632	65
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	162.62/cwt	151.00–178.00	1,652	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	1,757.87/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,758	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	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 Oct 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,326Last week 2,663Year ago 1,324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 79Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 19

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday October 24 with 1500 head already consigned *

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	358.00	358.00
7	550–600	558	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	362.50–365.00	363.45
27	400–450	405	331.00–345.00	337.25
13	450–500	462	325.00–328.00	326.37
32	500–550	516	298.00–312.50	302.80
53	550–600	580	272.00–290.00	282.04
104	600–650	634	251.00–268.00	262.46
44	650–700	677	246.00–260.00	254.25
15	700–750	719	231.00–248.50	240.89
4	750–800	766	239.50–244.00	242.87
63	850–900	851	257.00	257.00
53	900–950	920	253.50	253.50
2	950–1000	992	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	251.00	251.00
2	550–600	570	266.00	266.00
19	600–650	608	249.00–255.00	253.21
6	650–700	678	236.00	236.00
2	750–800	762	225.00	225.00
4	900–950	920	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	900	225.00	225.00
4	950–1000	967	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	497	263.00	263.00
9	500–550	505	243.00–257.00	249.24
6	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	704	227.00	227.00
10	750–800	760	221.00	221.00
16	800–850	846	205.00	205.00
6	900–950	942	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	443	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	307.50	307.50
7	300–350	331	325.00–327.50	325.89
7	350–400	368	303.00–317.00	305.37
14	400–450	411	292.00–300.00	297.05
37	450–500	469	276.00–292.50	282.79
67	500–550	525	259.00–270.00	263.02
64	550–600	584	246.00–260.00	253.99
55	600–650	629	232.00–249.00	235.40
18	650–700	668	222.00–240.00	233.64
143	700–750	740	241.00–244.50	243.04
2	750–800	757	225.00	225.00
108	800–850	806	227.00–234.25	231.17
26	850–900	851	238.00	238.00
10	900–950	938	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	292	335.00	335.00
16	500–550	534	277.50	277.50
7	550–600	572	264.00	264.00
55	800–850	810	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	733	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	294.00–297.50	296.90
13	500–550	523	285.00–288.00	287.77
6	600–650	636	223.00	223.00
9	750–800	762	236.00	236.00
4	950–1000	959	205.00–206.00	205.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,076	102.00–109.00	106.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,304	131.00–144.00	134.59
65	—	1,309	120.00–129.50	124.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,240	110.00–119.50	117.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	147.00	147.00
5	—	1,904	160.00–170.00	164.65
10	—	1,698	150.00–156.00	153.29

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	7	—	1,016	151.00–178.00	162.62

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,303	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,757.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,125.00	2,125.00

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.