Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week. feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold from 2.00 higher to 4.00 lower. Steers 575 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. A lower trend was noted on steers under 575 lb. Feeder heifers 525 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Not enough heifer calves under 525 lb for a market yest, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was moderate, however was good on steers weighing 575 lb to 700 lb Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.37/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −112.87 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$365.37

64 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$43.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs KS average

+16.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	369.46	1,982	58
Medium and Large 1-2	559	325.83	1,822	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.63/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale64 hd

365.37

—

KS average3 barns · 349 hd

363.75

+1.62

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+16.09

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−112.87

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	1,944	168.78	3,281	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	137.21	1,885	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	126.65	1,573	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,375	113.58	1,562	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,403	$2,073	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$3,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,950	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	721	311.81/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,248	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	257.44/cwt	251.00–262.50	2,376	489
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	251.17/cwt	242.00–257.00	2,464	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	823	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,148	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	272.09/cwt	266.00–281.50	1,858	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	636	349.17/cwt	349.00–351.00	2,221	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	294.68/cwt	284.00–298.00	2,169	54
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	235.67/cwt	228.00–240.75	2,493	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	366.59/cwt	359.00–367.50	1,862	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	376	438.84/cwt	425.00–452.50	1,650	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	534	373.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,992	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	364.15/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	271.78/cwt	263.00–278.00	2,250	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	976	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,949	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	240.99/cwt	232.00–243.75	2,463	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	756	294.34/cwt	294.00–294.50	2,225	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	341.19/cwt	331.00–348.00	2,098	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	247.39/cwt	246.00–248.00	2,249	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	402.70/cwt	390.00–411.00	1,567	6
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,136	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	379.24/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,832	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	284.84/cwt	277.00–290.75	2,219	352
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	279.56/cwt	279.00–281.00	2,046	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	267.43/cwt	260.00–278.00	2,086	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	309.22/cwt	308.00–312.50	1,976	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	263.17/cwt	255.00–269.50	2,300	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	316.56/cwt	304.00–328.00	2,172	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	288.41/cwt	276.00–296.00	1,710	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,927	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	136.07/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,860	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	126.65/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,573	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	113.58/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,562	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	142.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,996	22
Bulls	—	—	1,808	166.69/cwt	165.00–168.00	3,014	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	152.31/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,673	2
Bulls	—	—	2,128	177.03/cwt	173.00–184.00	3,767	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,171	173.38/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,030	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	2,072.73/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,550	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	262.95/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,930	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	222.39/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,948	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	249.02/cwt	241.00–256.50	2,047	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	219.80/cwt	219.50–225.00	2,147	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	227.51/cwt	221.00–239.00	2,114	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	244.85/cwt	243.50–249.00	1,925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	346	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	611	301.15/cwt	298.00–303.00	1,840	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	255.33/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,974	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	305.79/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,780	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	319.15/cwt	313.00–322.00	1,711	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	350.17/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,667	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	239.57/cwt	230.00–242.00	2,087	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	863	277.07/cwt	274.50–280.00	2,391	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	853	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,162	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	40
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	363.84/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,572	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	289.60/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,830	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	905	273.90/cwt	273.00–275.00	2,479	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	816	279.83/cwt	279.00–280.00	2,283	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	401.40/cwt	399.00–402.50	1,850	46

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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