Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 1,000 lb not well tested, however a steady to higher trend was noted. No feeder heifers offered. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 191.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −146.74 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$331.50

10 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.35

vs KS average

−9.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	331.50	1,982	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale10 hd

331.50

—

KS average2 barns · 43 hd

343.85

−12.35

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−9.71

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−146.74

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	1,915	180.33	3,453	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,203	150.99	1,816	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,003	134.43	1,348	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	121.32	1,189	3thin

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)	1,270	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1Fleshy	800–850	845	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,117	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,054	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	2,320	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	1,982	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	283.17/cwt	283.00–283.50	2,217	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,128	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	257.16/cwt	255.75–264.75	2,230	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	265.75/cwt	265.75–265.75	1,980	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	247.09/cwt	244.75–249.85	2,434	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,342	84
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,255	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,868	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	989	134.39/cwt	132.00–136.50	1,329	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	121.32/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,189	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,151	147.67/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,700	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	152.43/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,867	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,640	1

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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