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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 31

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,653 head

▼ 1,650 vs last sale 3,303▼ 1,368 vs year ago 3,021 · −45.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 347▼ 202 vs year ago 484 · −41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,010 head

▲ 975 vs last sale 35▲ 1,000 vs year ago 10 · +10,000.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Thursday November 7th, Pratt will have a special calf sale. 1,000 consigned with more coming *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 475 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher, in places 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher on light receipts. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold up to 20.00 higher on very light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, however 1 high yielding cow sold for 133. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 167.50 An outstanding offering of bred cows and heifers sold from 2600 to 3250

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 $285.11/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −178.05 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$285.11

56 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$72.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.73

vs KS average

−15.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	290.32	1,614	52
Medium and Large 1-2	590	217.50	1,283	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.82/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd

285.11

—

KS average4 barns · 1,216 hd

298.84

−13.73

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−15.58

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−178.05

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	1,803	145.60	2,625	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,230	116.71	1,436	213
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	105.25	1,225	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	83.79	923	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$3,111	218
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,202	$2,900	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,791	147
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,575	97
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,141	$2,277	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,274	$2,257	77
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$1,796	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,779	110
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,231	$1,773	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,575	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,084	$2,837	208
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,101	$2,798	53
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,375	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	377.41/cwt	371.00–383.00	1,472	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,451	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,415	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	333.12/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,582	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,379	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,513	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	304.99/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,580	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,507	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	289.72/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,643	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,283	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,603	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,632	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	246.53/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,548	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	263.78/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,746	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	230.14/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,636	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,786	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	255.25/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,925	132
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	224.56/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,718	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	263.07/cwt	255.85–267.00	2,170	296
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	828	275.10/cwt	275.10–275.10	2,278	123
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,057	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	257.18/cwt	255.25–259.00	2,286	116
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	242.13/cwt	238.00–243.35	2,225	93
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,349	15
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	2,196	28
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,004	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	2,272	45
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	323.99/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,037	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	999	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,051	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,227	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,212	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,067	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	260.01/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,154	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	463	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,361	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	269.50/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,280	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,167	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	258.52/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,344	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	253.50/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,407	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,415	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	237.43/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,444	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	235.22/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,567	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,562	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,424	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,725	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	237.71/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,828	134
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	215.53/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,690	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	235.02/cwt	223.00–241.00	1,918	59
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	231.73/cwt	215.00–234.00	2,021	92
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,638	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	924	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,765	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,976	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	223.28/cwt	209.00–225.00	2,202	39
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,012	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,125	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,113	203.49/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,265	2
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,180	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,348	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,531	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,281	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	216.49/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,377	9
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,876	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	133.49/cwt	123.00–139.00	2,062	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	145.37/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,697	5
Bulls	—	—	1,995	158.01/cwt	150.00–167.50	3,152	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	83.79/cwt	80.00–97.00	923	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	105.25/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,225	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,194	114.88/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,372	172
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	124.39/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,718	41
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,141	2,277.10/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,277	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,143	3,111.02/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,111	218
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	1,778.81/head	1,050.00–1,800.00	1,779	110
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,216	1,795.87/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,796	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,224	2,791.22/head	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,791	147
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,231	1,772.97/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,773	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,274	2,257.45/head	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,257	77
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,283	2,574.51/head	1,575.00–2,750.00	2,575	97
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	994	142.31/cwt	131.00–170.00	1,415	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,084	2,837.06/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,837	208
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,101	2,797.96/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,798	53
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,653Last week 3,303Year ago 3,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 347Year ago 484

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,010Last week 35Year ago 10

* Note * Next Thursday November 7th, Pratt will have a special calf sale. 1,000 consigned with more coming *

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	307.50	307.50
10	350–400	382	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	251.00	251.00
3	500–550	503	232.00	232.00
8	550–600	597	237.00	237.00
13	650–700	682	229.00	229.00
2	700–750	705	202.00	202.00
17	750–800	784	215.00–216.00	215.53
7	850–900	895	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	317.50–335.00	323.99
10	350–400	387	317.00	317.00
19	400–450	444	250.00–265.00	260.01
45	450–500	475	263.00–278.00	269.50
10	500–550	520	250.00–262.00	258.52
35	550–600	555	247.00–260.00	253.50
12	600–650	608	226.00–244.00	237.43
22	650–700	666	225.00–242.00	235.22
3	700–750	731	236.00	236.00
134	750–800	769	233.00–242.00	237.71
59	800–850	816	223.00–241.00	235.02
92	850–900	872	215.00–234.00	231.73
4	900–950	930	210.00–215.00	212.52
39	950–1000	986	209.00–225.00	223.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	292.00	292.00
6	450–500	463	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,012	210.00	210.00
2	1100–1150	1,113	200.00–207.00	203.49
2	1150–1200	1,180	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	924	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	1000–1050	1,004	226.25	226.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	477	289.00	289.00
4	550–600	590	217.50	217.50
10	700–750	711	220.00–236.00	230.14
6	750–800	765	218.00–231.00	224.56
10	800–850	843	244.00	244.00
28	950–1000	975	225.25	225.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	600	272.00	272.00
123	800–850	828	275.10	275.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	390	371.00–383.00	377.41
7	400–450	403	360.00	360.00
13	450–500	475	325.00–335.00	333.12
8	500–550	518	304.00–306.00	304.99
34	550–600	567	280.00–300.00	289.72
27	600–650	628	244.00–255.00	246.53
39	650–700	662	256.00–266.00	263.78
7	700–750	720	248.00	248.00
132	750–800	754	249.00–256.00	255.25
296	800–850	825	255.85–267.00	263.07
116	850–900	889	255.25–259.00	257.18
93	900–950	919	238.00–243.35	242.13
15	950–1000	957	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	326.00	326.00
7	450–500	488	310.00	310.00
7	500–550	527	286.00	286.00
3	550–600	598	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
8	450–500	498	307.50	307.50
2	500–550	527	243.00	243.00
9	600–650	636	216.00–217.50	216.49
2	900–950	902	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	1,194	110.00–119.00	114.88
41	—	1,381	120.00–133.00	124.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,164	100.00–109.00	105.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,102	80.00–97.00	83.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,995	150.00–167.50	158.01
5	—	1,855	144.00–148.00	145.37
4	—	1,545	123.00–139.00	133.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,231	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,772.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,216	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,795.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	77	—	1,274	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,257.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	218	—	1,143	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,111.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	147	—	1,224	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,791.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	110	—	1,212	1,050.00–1,800.00	1,778.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,175	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	—	1,141	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,277.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	97	—	1,283	1,575.00–2,750.00	2,574.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,202	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	39	—	994	131.00–170.00	142.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	53	—	1,101	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,797.96
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	208	—	1,084	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,837.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,375.00	2,375.00

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.