Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lb to 975 lb, however a steady to higher trend was noted . The higher trend was noted on thin fleshed and fancy cattle. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.54/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −150.70 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$327.54

135 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$22.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.48

vs KS average

−14.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	331.91	1,800	109
Medium and Large 1-2	545	309.19	1,686	26

One grade step is worth $22.72/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.69, low $429.50, median $478.24 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale135 hd

327.54

—

KS average4 barns · 1,515 hd

346.02

−18.48

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−14.91

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−150.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,812	143.51	2,601	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,248	127.78	1,595	388
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	116.56	1,541	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	95.83	1,095	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,372	$2,214	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,169	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$1,990	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,875	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$1,731	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,119	$1,700	10

Every lot, as filed

93 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	249.69/cwt	243.00–254.00	2,337	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	249.15/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,836	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	285.13/cwt	251.00–294.00	1,793	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	259.37/cwt	254.50–260.00	1,979	81
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	233.28/cwt	222.50–235.00	2,410	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	261.43/cwt	251.00–266.00	2,193	420
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	259.41/cwt	252.50–274.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	861	269.88/cwt	269.75–270.00	2,324	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	420.89/cwt	407.00–432.50	1,721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	254.56/cwt	250.00–258.25	2,225	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	253.16/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,739	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	284.36/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,908	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,837	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	217.41/cwt	213.00–220.00	2,033	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	366.68/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	301.96/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,987	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	765	286.86/cwt	280.00–291.50	2,194	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	542	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	632	275.94/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,744	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	324.13/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,728	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	622	315.81/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,964	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	259.44/cwt	242.00–264.25	2,099	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	242.85/cwt	238.00–246.75	2,346	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	307.03/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,925	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	308.52/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,762	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	722	292.55/cwt	287.50–298.00	2,112	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	408	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	384.01/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	767	277.53/cwt	275.00–279.00	2,129	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	400.54/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	237.71/cwt	236.00–242.00	2,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	273.04/cwt	268.00–280.50	1,988	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	343.45/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,793	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	222.89/cwt	217.00–223.50	1,997	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	801	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,970	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	545	306.11/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,668	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,482	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	131.98/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,733	121
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,219	125.88/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,534	267
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	116.56/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,541	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	95.83/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,095	9
Bulls	—	—	1,740	130.94/cwt	126.00–139.00	2,278	5
Bulls	—	—	1,924	152.66/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,937	5
Bulls	—	—	1,784	145.95/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,604	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	151.94/cwt	138.00–173.00	1,673	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	1,989.63/head	1,935.00–2,000.00	1,990	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	2,213.98/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,214	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,262	1,730.97/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,731	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	2,168.70/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	315.19/cwt	311.00–322.50	1,355	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	232.99/cwt	230.50–234.00	2,160	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	578	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,763	22
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,067	208.91/cwt	202.00–210.00	2,229	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	233.19/cwt	224.00–251.00	1,586	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	831	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,306	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	670	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,899	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	246.84/cwt	243.50–254.50	1,928	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	364	302.38/cwt	302.00–302.50	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	314.83/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,665	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	247.16/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,770	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	290.68/cwt	282.00–298.00	1,680	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	313.78/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	228.14/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	225.05/cwt	205.00–241.00	1,733	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	248.55/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,583	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,228	10
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,149	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	237.23/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,967	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	226.50/cwt	218.00–229.00	2,238	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	263.82/cwt	257.00–268.50	1,665	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	308.50/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	263.88/cwt	257.50–269.00	1,794	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	677	271.30/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,837	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	236.91/cwt	233.00–239.00	2,082	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	285.96/cwt	278.00–299.00	1,487	52

How this sale compares

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.

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