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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 7

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,939 head

▲ 286 vs last sale 1,653▼ 1,645 vs year ago 3,584 · −45.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

292 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 282▼ 204 vs year ago 496 · −41.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 939 vs last sale 1,010▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb for a market test. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good on calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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 $310.44/cwt on 428 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −152.72 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$310.44

428 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$69.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

vs KS average

+8.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	312.38	1,711	416
Medium and Large 1-2	593	243.38	1,443	12thin

One grade step is worth $69.00/cwt here — about $268 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 sale428 hd

310.44

—

KS average4 barns · 1,056 hd

302.36

+8.08

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

+8.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−152.72

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	1,838	141.95	2,610	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,275	121.16	1,545	181
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	109.81	1,216	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	90.75	1,008	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,305	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,391	$1,800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,269	$1,683	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,800	5

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,104	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	315	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	921	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	381.10/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,467	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	404	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,547	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	330.41/cwt	327.50–331.00	1,378	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	345.32/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,523	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	457	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,314	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	466	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,696	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	341.81/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,607	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	289.36/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,386	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	522	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,937	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	526	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,788	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	323.19/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,713	110
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	306.69/cwt	303.00–307.50	1,635	85
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	313.01/cwt	311.00–314.00	1,747	106
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,582	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	296.29/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,713	83
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	243.38/cwt	242.20–249.00	1,443	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	256.61/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,627	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	283.15/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,798	67
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	641	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,955	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	262.65/cwt	256.00–267.75	1,752	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	668	277.72/cwt	275.25–282.50	1,855	74
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	251.41/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,712	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	272.86/cwt	265.00–274.50	1,967	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,781	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	252.36/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,913	66
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,000	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	997	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,243	4
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,142	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,056	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	843	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,241	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	280.03/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,171	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	424	304.81/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,292	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	976	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	274.37/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,284	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	469	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,459	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	268.31/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,264	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	303.26/cwt	293.00–304.50	1,453	59
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	269.81/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,395	106
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	529	320.02/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,693	73
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,605	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	227.34/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,321	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	264.40/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,539	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	587	276.18/cwt	275.50–281.00	1,621	69
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	275.75/cwt	275.75–275.75	1,663	63
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	231.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,447	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	249.96/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,572	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,610	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	663	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,783	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,469	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,591	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	752	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,361	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	198.14/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,502	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	220.16/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,697	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	62
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	219.98/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,942	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	219.57/cwt	218.00–220.00	2,055	14
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,059	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,900	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,026	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,185	9
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,056	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,196	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,430	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,355	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	249.02/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,432	23
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	243.03/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,606	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,526	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,632	130.18/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,125	6
Bulls	—	—	1,972	145.14/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,862	5
Bulls	—	—	1,981	155.63/cwt	154.00–158.00	3,083	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	109.81/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,216	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	90.75/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,008	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,254	119.96/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,504	157
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	129.04/cwt	126.50–131.00	1,821	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	971	163.65/cwt	141.00–185.00	1,589	53
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,269	1,683.06/head	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,683	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,391	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5

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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,939Last week 1,653Year ago 3,584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 292Last week 282Year ago 496

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 1,010Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	752	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,026	213.00	213.00
3	1050–1100	1,056	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	332.00	332.00
2	350–400	397	312.50	312.50
22	400–450	418	276.00–285.00	280.03
59	450–500	479	293.00–304.50	303.26
106	500–550	517	260.00–279.00	269.81
44	550–600	582	257.00–267.00	264.40
55	600–650	629	243.00–254.00	249.96
8	650–700	657	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	730	218.00	218.00
13	750–800	771	220.00–221.00	220.16
62	800–850	835	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	883	219.00–222.00	219.98
14	900–950	936	218.00–220.00	219.57
13	950–1000	976	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	468	268.00–275.00	274.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	251.00	251.00
2	400–450	432	226.00	226.00
9	450–500	471	260.00–271.00	268.31
5	550–600	581	215.00–247.00	227.34
13	600–650	626	230.00–235.00	231.23
9	650–700	680	216.00	216.00
6	750–800	758	189.00–200.00	198.14
2	950–1000	995	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	424	304.00–307.00	304.81
19	450–500	469	311.00	311.00
47	500–550	545	294.50	294.50
69	550–600	587	275.50–281.00	276.18
63	600–650	603	275.75	275.75
23	650–700	663	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	500–550	529	300.00–326.00	320.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	387.50	387.50
37	400–450	441	340.00–355.00	345.32
44	450–500	470	340.00–347.50	341.81
110	500–550	530	315.00–328.00	323.19
83	550–600	578	290.00–305.00	296.29
67	600–650	635	280.00–288.00	283.15
68	650–700	667	256.00–267.75	262.65
18	700–750	721	265.00–274.50	272.86
66	750–800	758	245.00–256.00	252.36
3	850–900	866	231.00	231.00
4	950–1000	997	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	385	380.00–382.00	381.10
14	400–450	404	383.00	383.00
21	450–500	466	364.00	364.00
14	500–550	526	340.00	340.00
106	550–600	558	311.00–314.00	313.01
68	600–650	641	305.00	305.00
74	650–700	668	275.25–282.50	277.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	287.50–290.00	289.36
12	550–600	593	242.20–249.00	243.38
8	600–650	634	254.00–261.00	256.61
12	650–700	681	248.00–258.00	251.41
2	700–750	727	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	292.50	292.50
6	400–450	417	327.50–331.00	330.41
2	450–500	457	287.50	287.50
85	500–550	533	303.00–307.50	306.69
10	550–600	559	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,025	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	522	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	475	301.00	301.00
2	500–550	540	251.00	251.00
23	550–600	575	243.00–254.00	249.02
4	650–700	661	241.00–245.00	243.03
8	700–750	723	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,411	126.50–131.00	129.04
157	—	1,254	114.00–126.00	119.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,107	100.00–113.00	109.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,111	80.00–98.00	90.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,632	126.00–138.00	130.18
5	—	1,972	141.00–149.00	145.14
4	—	1,981	154.00–158.00	155.63

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	53	—	971	141.00–185.00	163.65

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,269	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,683.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,391	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	5	—	1,400	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.