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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 30

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,238 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 2,052▼ 160 vs year ago 2,398 · −6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 348▲ 12 vs year ago 333 · +3.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 5▲ 70 vs year ago 10 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, however thin fleshed 7wts suitable for grazing sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, however reputation heifers sold up to 20.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 650 lb not well tested. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 177

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 $296.12/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −165.67 against this barn's trailing median of $461.79.

Average price

$296.12

26 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$56.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

vs KS average

−10.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	320.07	1,823	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	263.45	1,458	11thin

One grade step is worth $56.61/cwt here — about $365 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 sale26 hd

296.12

—

KS average2 barns · 75 hd

291.82

+4.29

National average126 barns · 5,603 hd

306.42

−10.30

This barn, trailing median27 sales

461.79

−165.67

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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.87, low $396.12, median $461.79 across 27 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	1,701	157.74	2,683	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	139.49	1,921	294
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	124.02	1,545	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	114.90	1,265	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,968	24

Every lot

61 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350

Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Thu May 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,238Last week 2,052Year ago 2,398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 348Year ago 333

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 5Year ago 10

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	313	372.50–397.50	390.18
5	400–450	436	332.50	332.50
13	450–500	484	337.50	337.50
4	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
11	550–600	593	311.00	311.00
3	600–650	603	298.00	298.00
22	650–700	678	291.00–293.00	291.45
6	700–750

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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 30

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,238 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 2,052▼ 160 vs year ago 2,398 · −6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 348▲ 12 vs year ago 333 · +3.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 5▲ 70 vs year ago 10 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

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 $296.12/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −165.67 against this barn's trailing median of $461.79.

Average price

$296.12

26 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$56.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

vs KS average

−10.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	320.07	1,823	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	263.45	1,458	11thin

One grade step is worth $56.61/cwt here — about $365 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 sale26 hd

296.12

—

KS average2 barns · 75 hd

291.82

+4.29

National average126 barns · 5,603 hd

306.42

−10.30

This barn, trailing median27 sales

461.79

−165.67

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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.87, low $396.12, median $461.79 across 27 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	1,701	157.74	2,683	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	139.49	1,921	294
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	124.02	1,545	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	114.90	1,265	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,968	24

Every lot

61 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350

Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Thu May 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,238Last week 2,052Year ago 2,398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 348Year ago 333

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 5Year ago 10

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	313	372.50–397.50	390.18
5	400–450	436	332.50	332.50
13	450–500	484	337.50	337.50
4	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
11	550–600	593	311.00	311.00
3	600–650	603	298.00	298.00
22	650–700	678	291.00–293.00	291.45
6	700–750

Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,240	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	279.50/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,012	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	965	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,015	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,271	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	468	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,470	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	248.94/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,277	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	283.84/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,621	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,579	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	238.30/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,463	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,298	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	248.26/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,683	81
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,601	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	236.07/cwt	233.75–243.00	1,704	84
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	730	254.51/cwt	252.50–256.50	1,858	168
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	758	257.75/cwt	257.75–257.75	1,954	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	233.52/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,793	199
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	222.27/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,743	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	252.79/cwt	245.50–256.50	2,060	214
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	224.77/cwt	211.00–225.85	1,881	61
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,905	62
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,085	11

Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,285	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,633	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,715	9
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	212.67/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,825	3

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,462	142.05/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,077	5
Bulls	—	—	1,620	156.98/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,543	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	165.81/cwt	161.00–177.00	3,059	10

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	158.80/cwt	137.00–168.00	1,683	51

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,000	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	2,016.82/head	1,800.00–2,085.00	2,017	22

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	114.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,265	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	124.02/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,545	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	137.56/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,832	158
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	141.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,027	136

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	282.50	282.50
7	500–550	542	294.00	294.00
4	550–600	573	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	750	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	400–450	403	375.00–400.00	397.82
13	600–650	638	315.00	315.00
88	850–900	866	258.00	258.00
31	900–950	911	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	1000–1050	1,008	218.25–221.00	219.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	747	297.00	297.00
79	750–800	771	272.50–283.00	276.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	362	275.00–284.00	279.50
5	400–450	431	295.00	295.00
5	500–550	513	245.00–255.00	248.94
24	550–600	571	279.00–288.00	283.84
7	600–650	614	236.00–240.00	238.30
81	650–700	678	244.00–257.00	248.26
84	700–750	722	233.75–243.00	236.07
199	750–800	768	232.50–236.00	233.52
214	800–850	815	245.50–256.50	252.79
62	850–900	864	220.50	220.50
11	950–1000	950	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
168	700–750	730	252.50–256.50	254.51
13	750–800	758	257.75	257.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	386	250.00	250.00
6	400–450	401	253.00	253.00
10	550–600	587	269.00	269.00
6	600–650	621	209.00	209.00
5	700–750	718	223.00	223.00
7	750–800	784	218.00–224.00	222.27
61	800–850	837	211.00–225.85	224.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	468	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	595	216.00	216.00
5	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	701	233.00	233.00
9	750–800	762	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	858	210.00–218.00	212.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,060	137.00–168.00	158.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,136	1,800.00–2,085.00	2,016.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,435.00	1,435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,430	140.00–146.00	141.73
158	—	1,332	130.00–139.50	137.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,246	122.00–129.50	124.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	110.00–118.00	114.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	138.00–145.00	142.05
10	—	1,845	161.00–177.00	165.81
3	—	1,620	156.00–159.00	156.98

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Feeder Cattle

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle