Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to the last two weeks, feeder steers and heifers 550 lb to 950 lb sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher, in places up to 20.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers 400 lb to 550 lb for a market test, however a definite higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.02/cwt on 362 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −116.22 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$362.02

362 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$36.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs KS average

+13.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	363.52	2,058	347
Medium and Large 1-2	549	327.40	1,796	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.12/cwt here — about $262 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 sale362 hd

362.02

—

KS average3 barns · 892 hd

356.24

+5.79

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+13.78

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−116.22

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	1,893	164.40	3,112	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	145.07	1,936	251
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	136.61	1,768	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	119.16	1,355	8thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,917	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,414	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,379	$2,395	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$2,317	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,405	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$1,950	12

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	273.89/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,873	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	236.91/cwt	232.00–244.50	2,163	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	265.30/cwt	250.00–268.00	2,067	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	311.79/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,111	218
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	243.29/cwt	231.00–245.00	2,501	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	352.26/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,040	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	273.57/cwt	261.00–279.00	2,221	179
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,654	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	853	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,448	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	259.33/cwt	255.00–265.50	2,510	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	297.94/cwt	288.00–302.50	2,172	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	839	284.54/cwt	282.00–286.50	2,387	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	332.14/cwt	332.00–332.50	1,455	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	917	272.62/cwt	267.50–276.00	2,500	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	416.55/cwt	401.00–427.50	1,783	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	419.04/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,923	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	764	292.09/cwt	291.00–293.50	2,232	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	348.98/cwt	348.00–351.00	1,501	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	726	303.27/cwt	299.00–315.00	2,202	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	369.73/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,093	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	609	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	369.90/cwt	361.00–377.50	1,957	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	407.77/cwt	403.00–417.50	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	256.04/cwt	249.50–262.50	2,366	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	272.69/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,961	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	256.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,139	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	276.17/cwt	269.00–281.00	2,400	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	283.52/cwt	273.00–297.00	2,200	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	327.24/cwt	316.00–334.00	2,085	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	429.37/cwt	426.00–440.00	1,644	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	401.69/cwt	401.00–403.00	1,542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,218	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	403.74/cwt	397.50–410.00	1,914	40
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,079	244.85/cwt	244.85–244.85	2,642	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,261	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,064	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	761	274.70/cwt	274.00–275.00	2,090	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	910	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,239	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	877	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,289	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,029	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	271.74/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,658	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	119.16/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,355	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	151.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,016	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	144.80/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,933	241
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	136.61/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,768	50
Bulls	—	—	1,902	163.32/cwt	160.00–166.00	3,106	16
Bulls	—	—	1,792	154.12/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,762	7
Bulls	—	—	2,006	182.26/cwt	171.00–188.00	3,656	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	168.47/cwt	152.00–180.00	1,907	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	2,916.59/head	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,917	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	2,413.86/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,414	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,362	2,317.23/head	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,317	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,379	2,394.86/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,395	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	231.97/cwt	226.50–237.50	1,923	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	561	319.67/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,793	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	236.72/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	373.70/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,528	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	661	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,890	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	403.54/cwt	402.00–412.50	1,380	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	341.13/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,665	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	225.06/cwt	219.00–228.00	2,179	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	526	336.42/cwt	334.00–337.50	1,770	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	267.55/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,894	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	229.17/cwt	222.00–230.00	2,024	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	724	278.30/cwt	276.25–285.00	2,015	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	307.74/cwt	296.00–312.00	1,782	77
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	250.08/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,831	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	291.67/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,677	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	249.04/cwt	238.00–253.75	2,035	494
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	297.83/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,853	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	352.51/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	321.79/cwt	303.00–327.50	1,683	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	241.80/cwt	235.00–246.50	2,121	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	279.01/cwt	261.00–284.50	1,702	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	243.59/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,902	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	301.32/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	241.59/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	661	330.87/cwt	321.00–340.00	2,187	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	648	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,177	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	325.24/cwt	323.00–329.00	1,597	8

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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