Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 600 lb 975 lb sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher, in places up to 25.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.35/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −149.89 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$328.35

43 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$21.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.03

vs KS average

−20.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	331.92	1,875	36
Medium and Large 1-2	579	310.00	1,795	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.92/cwt here — about $80 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale43 hd

328.35

—

KS average3 barns · 594 hd

354.38

−26.03

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−20.31

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−149.89

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	—	Average	1,734	168.19	2,917	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,307	138.30	1,808	187
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	126.46	1,488	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	115.09	1,259	12

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,262	$2,148	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$2,128	47
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$2,067	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,600	5

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	866	275.45/cwt	270.00–280.50	2,385	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	353.50/cwt	353.00–354.00	1,810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	335.97/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	261.82/cwt	259.00–271.50	1,765	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	727	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,145	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,795	7
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	242.54/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	635	325.13/cwt	322.00–332.00	2,065	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	287.85/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,986	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	272.69/cwt	260.00–277.50	2,242	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	756	288.71/cwt	284.00–293.00	2,183	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	681	312.91/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,131	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	264.33/cwt	262.00–265.00	2,466	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	267.36/cwt	265.00–270.50	2,112	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	425.21/cwt	416.00–430.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	474	367.70/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	262.91/cwt	261.50–269.00	2,319	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,512	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	312.81/cwt	308.00–327.50	1,683	8
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	255.90/cwt	239.00–264.00	1,896	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	398.48/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	332.98/cwt	329.00–337.00	1,961	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	390.06/cwt	389.00–399.00	1,845	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	356.52/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	296.08/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,842	23
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	200.31/cwt	196.00–211.00	2,051	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	350.87/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,561	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	604	297.50/cwt	293.00–300.50	1,797	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	239.99/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,813	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	115.09/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,259	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	144.02/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,908	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	136.70/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,780	146
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	126.46/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,488	22
Bulls	—	—	1,615	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	158.85/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,834	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	188.64/cwt	188.00–189.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	160.30/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,674	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	2,128.45/head	1,850.00–2,950.00	2,128	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	2,066.93/head	1,875.00–2,260.00	2,067	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,262	2,148.31/head	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,148	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	319.19/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,644	9
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	910	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	294.88/cwt	285.00–298.50	1,719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	344.75/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,620	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,100	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	248.38/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,915	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	293.52/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,570	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	225.72/cwt	221.00–226.50	2,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	382	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	764	257.85/cwt	255.50–258.50	1,970	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	245.02/cwt	236.00–246.25	2,039	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	219.58/cwt	218.00–230.00	2,123	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	255.53/cwt	244.50–259.00	1,863	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,460	8
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	998	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,721	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	312	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	322.23/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	316.65/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	338.04/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,285	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	258.91/cwt	253.00–260.00	2,001	19

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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