Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 550 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, however reputation cattle sold up to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.38/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −100.86 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$377.38

26 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.68

vs KS average

+20.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	377.38	2,017	26

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 sale26 hd

377.38

—

KS average3 barns · 294 hd

367.70

+9.68

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+20.22

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−100.86

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	1,822	166.09	3,027	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	145.41	2,033	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	135.88	1,669	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	122.78	1,371	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,463	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	800–850	840	288.78/cwt	288.50–289.00	2,426	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,265	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	954	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,624	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	740	322.28/cwt	314.00–324.00	2,385	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,120	18
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,168	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	384.99/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,037	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	286.26/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,949	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	338.76/cwt	338.50–339.00	1,958	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	284.88/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,826	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	414.51/cwt	401.00–420.00	1,612	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	919	280.25/cwt	280.25–280.25	2,575	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	312.82/cwt	312.00–314.00	2,112	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	290.20/cwt	284.00–299.00	2,287	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	271.54/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,525	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	283.97/cwt	274.50–288.00	2,329	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	358.66/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,303	193
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	256.10/cwt	256.00–257.00	2,615	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	332.22/cwt	323.00–337.00	2,193	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	825	294.26/cwt	292.50–295.25	2,428	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	263.98/cwt	256.50–268.50	2,550	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	345.42/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	306.72/cwt	296.00–311.00	2,211	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	281.18/cwt	275.00–286.00	2,435	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	291.80/cwt	291.00–293.00	2,159	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	561	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	249.72/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,973	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	639	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,923	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	273.01/cwt	263.00–277.50	2,116	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	251.74/cwt	250.00–254.00	2,225	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	248.14/cwt	247.00–249.25	2,261	214
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	145.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,036	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	135.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,669	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	122.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,371	6
Bulls	—	—	1,235	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,309	1
Bulls	—	—	2,285	172.71/cwt	172.00–175.00	3,946	4
Bulls	—	—	1,732	162.70/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,818	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,069	172.36/cwt	155.00–217.00	1,843	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	2,463.49/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	237.48/cwt	236.00–240.00	2,076	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	827	271.62/cwt	271.00–272.50	2,246	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	872	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,241	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	351.37/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,651	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	218.37/cwt	208.00–225.50	2,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	275.61/cwt	264.00–280.50	1,995	240
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,106	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,323	5
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,031	220.11/cwt	211.00–223.50	2,269	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	258.65/cwt	247.50–259.50	2,131	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	357.50/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,584	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	351.00/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,818	4

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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