Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 4 lower. Steers 600 lb to 700 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 500 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Not enough steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 600 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Heifer calves 450 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $335.42/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −142.82 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$335.42

99 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$32.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.26

vs KS average

−6.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	338.38	1,879	90
Medium and Large 1-2	535	305.83	1,637	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.55/cwt here — about $242 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.

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 sale99 hd

335.42

—

KS average4 barns · 581 hd

353.69

−18.26

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−6.96

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−142.82

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	—	High	1,956	168.50	3,296	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	137.14	1,824	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	124.39	1,554	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	112.62	1,161	6thin

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)	1,415	$2,237	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,150	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$2,145	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,199	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	859	270.48/cwt	269.50–271.00	2,323	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	826	277.75/cwt	277.75–277.75	2,294	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	262.59/cwt	255.50–266.50	2,148	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	270.13/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,080	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	391	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,509	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	263.48/cwt	253.00–268.50	2,311	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	248.46/cwt	242.00–249.00	2,199	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	574	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,940	16
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	252.85/cwt	245.00–260.50	2,352	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	291.63/cwt	284.00–297.50	1,960	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	617	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,033	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	314.41/cwt	307.50–319.50	1,959	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	276.23/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,865	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	246.43/cwt	240.50–251.00	2,388	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	863	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	2,386	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	437	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	280.49/cwt	277.00–290.00	2,011	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	612	262.81/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,608	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	561	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	694	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,770	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	321.34/cwt	317.50–323.00	1,870	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	329.21/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	679	303.84/cwt	299.00–306.00	2,063	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	756	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,117	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	407	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,671	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	294.39/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,796	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,506	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	135.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,742	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	141.58/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,002	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	112.62/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,161	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	124.39/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,554	5
Bulls	—	—	2,028	186.53/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,783	2
Bulls	—	—	1,861	175.78/cwt	173.00–177.00	3,271	3
Bulls	—	—	1,984	156.92/cwt	149.00–162.00	3,113	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	2,236.51/head	1,375.00–2,925.00	2,237	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	176.73/cwt	150.00–203.00	1,836	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	2,144.51/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,145	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	464	310.75/cwt	307.00–321.00	1,442	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	774	255.42/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,977	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	235.93/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,937	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	284.85/cwt	279.00–291.50	1,800	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	693	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,781	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	297.86/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,683	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	280.69/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,423	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	267.13/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,806	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	240.31/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,901	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,839	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	294.22/cwt	287.50–301.00	1,421	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,108	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	442	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	318.69/cwt	307.00–322.50	1,307	13
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	217.84/cwt	215.00–219.00	2,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	248.61/cwt	245.00–255.50	1,825	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	541	353.40/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,912	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	926	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,459	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	291.09/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,560	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,707	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	721	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,629	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	667	278.46/cwt	278.00–279.50	1,857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,638	2

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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