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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 24

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,303 head

▲ 1,977 vs last sale 1,326▲ 1,679 vs year ago 1,624 · +103.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

347 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 171▲ 100 vs year ago 247 · +40.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 11▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Wednesday October 31, Pratt will have a complete herd dispersal for Morningstar Farms 200 Bred heifers and 600 Bred cows *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with front end kind selling up to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, in places 11.00 higher. An outstanding offering of local calves 300 lb to 500 lb selling up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good with good buyer attendance. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $288.70/cwt on 505 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −174.46 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$288.70

505 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

vs KS average

−10.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	294.58	1,641	405
Medium and Large 1-2	569	264.93	1,508	100

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale505 hd

288.70

—

KS average3 barns · 1,051 hd

290.74

−2.04

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−10.34

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−174.46

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	—	Average	1,874	149.95	2,810	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	125.09	1,695	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	114.27	1,401	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	103.18	1,160	44

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)	1,315	$1,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	332.93/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,122	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	384.14/cwt	379.00–390.00	1,421	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	369.23/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,425	40
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	315.29/cwt	311.00–322.50	1,245	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	399	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,157	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	336.73/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,455	63
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,165	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	445	353.32/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,572	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	280.11/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,331	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	304.00/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,462	71
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	333.75/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,619	61
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	299.09/cwt	293.00–314.00	1,576	154
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	268.48/cwt	256.00–286.00	1,418	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	541	280.15/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,516	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	288.20/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,663	187
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	579	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,783	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	263.33/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,548	69
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	275.30/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,685	140
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	262.14/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,649	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	653	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,855	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	662	267.50/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,771	134
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	257.03/cwt	247.00–263.50	1,750	135
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	239.45/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,643	41
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	707	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,803	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,577	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	242.01/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,752	54
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	738	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,786	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	232.72/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,762	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	224.97/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,732	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	788	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,072	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,037	56
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	839	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,240	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	231.66/cwt	230.50–233.00	1,981	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	261.36/cwt	254.50–263.25	2,318	115
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,143	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,995	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	958	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,448	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,297	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	311	353.49/cwt	351.00–355.00	1,099	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,100	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	325.55/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,227	43
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,141	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	283.31/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,218	66
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,148	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	280.37/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,332	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,229	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	263.34/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,280	85
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	241.40/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,226	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	271.48/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,398	95
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	254.63/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,367	65
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	269.79/cwt	264.50–275.00	1,543	69
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	237.83/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,365	87
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	249.56/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,435	115
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	621	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,577	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	238.23/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,479	144
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	224.18/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,435	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	259.84/cwt	243.00–260.50	1,715	80
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	228.04/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,532	84
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,607	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	226.28/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,625	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,545	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	239.93/cwt	232.00–241.50	1,819	48
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,690	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	768	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,632	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	804	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,729	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	237.95/cwt	224.00–238.25	1,920	48
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,780	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	226.14/cwt	219.50–227.50	1,936	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	891	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,755	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	213.62/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,987	41
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	214.25/cwt	210.00–219.00	2,119	18
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,026	213.88/cwt	213.50–215.00	2,194	27
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,108	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,094	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,357	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,627	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,833	154.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,830	6
Bulls	—	—	1,843	139.53/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,572	7
Bulls	—	—	2,027	165.37/cwt	164.00–167.00	3,352	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	103.18/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,160	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	114.27/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,401	144
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	124.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,670	92
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	133.09/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,934	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	160.64/cwt	141.00–186.00	1,550	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,303Last week 1,326Year ago 1,624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 171Year ago 247

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 11Year ago 0

* Note * Next Wednesday October 31, Pratt will have a complete herd dispersal for Morningstar Farms 200 Bred heifers and 600 Bred cows *

* 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
6	350–400	399	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	443	263.00	263.00
7	450–500	475	279.00–281.00	280.11
31	500–550	528	256.00–286.00	268.48
69	550–600	588	243.00–271.00	263.33
22	600–650	629	261.00–263.00	262.14
41	650–700	686	226.00–245.00	239.45
10	700–750	717	220.00	220.00
20	750–800	770	218.00–234.00	224.97
13	850–900	855	230.50–233.00	231.66
2	950–1000	950	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	322.50–335.00	332.93
40	350–400	386	365.00–372.50	369.23
63	400–450	432	320.00–347.50	336.73
71	450–500	481	295.00–307.50	304.00
154	500–550	527	293.00–314.00	299.09
187	550–600	577	277.00–297.00	288.20
140	600–650	612	268.00–283.00	275.30
135	650–700	681	247.00–263.50	257.03
54	700–750	724	232.00–249.00	242.01
25	750–800	757	227.50–243.00	232.72
56	800–850	824	247.25	247.25
115	850–900	887	254.50–263.25	261.36
2	900–950	912	235.00	235.00
9	950–1000	959	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	370	379.00–390.00	384.14
37	400–450	445	353.00–355.00	353.32
61	450–500	485	325.00–336.00	333.75
51	550–600	579	308.00	308.00
134	650–700	662	266.00–274.00	267.50
4	700–750	707	255.00	255.00
60	800–850	839	267.00	267.00
8	950–1000	958	255.50	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
68	650–700	653	284.00	284.00
25	750–800	788	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	395	311.00–322.50	315.29
13	500–550	541	280.00–281.00	280.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	738	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	287.50	287.50
12	400–450	440	261.00	261.00
12	450–500	482	255.00	255.00
38	500–550	508	225.00–246.00	241.40
87	550–600	574	230.00–242.00	237.83
5	600–650	640	221.00–229.00	224.18
12	650–700	675	238.00	238.00
2	700–750	732	211.00	211.00
9	750–800	768	220.00	220.00
6	800–850	828	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	311	351.00–355.00	353.49
25	450–500	475	277.00–289.00	280.37
95	500–550	515	268.00–277.00	271.48
69	550–600	572	264.50–275.00	269.79
15	600–650	621	254.00	254.00
80	650–700	660	243.00–260.50	259.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	768	212.50	212.50
7	800–850	804	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	322.50	322.50
43	350–400	377	316.00–335.00	325.55
66	400–450	430	280.00–293.00	283.31
85	450–500	486	258.00–277.00	263.34
65	500–550	537	247.00–261.00	254.63
115	550–600	575	243.00–262.00	249.56
144	600–650	621	225.00–243.00	238.23
84	650–700	672	220.00–238.00	228.04
24	700–750	718	221.00–230.00	226.28
48	750–800	758	232.00–241.50	239.93
48	800–850	807	224.00–238.25	237.95
18	850–900	856	219.50–227.50	226.14
41	900–950	930	212.00–215.00	213.62
18	950–1000	989	210.00–219.00	214.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	1000–1050	1,026	213.50–215.00	213.88
6	1100–1150	1,108	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	891	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	489	277.50	277.50
2	850–900	852	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,344	120.00–129.00	124.22
10	—	1,453	131.00–134.00	133.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,226	110.00–119.00	114.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,124	91.00–109.00	103.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,833	150.00–158.00	154.40
7	—	1,843	131.00–145.00	139.53
3	—	2,027	164.00–167.00	165.37

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	21	—	965	141.00–186.00	160.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.