Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, however, reputation steers sold up to 12.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers under 700 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifers under 600 lb , however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, however one high yielding bull sold for 195.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.21/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −81.21 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.

Average price

$335.21

144 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$35.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs KS average

+13.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	338.21	1,849	132
Medium and Large 1-2	557	302.23	1,684	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.98/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.94, low $364.26, median $416.42 across 27 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 sale144 hd

335.21

—

KS average3 barns · 730 hd

333.39

+1.82

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

+13.47

This barn, trailing median27 sales

416.42

−81.21

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	—	Low	1,668	165.49	2,760	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	145.21	2,007	140
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	136.88	1,611	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	122.30	1,315	17

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)	1,247	$3,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,387	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,244	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$2,164	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,065	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$2,000	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	980	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	430.90/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	1,934	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,350	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	813	301.72/cwt	300.00–304.50	2,453	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	332.04/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,859	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,204	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,979	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	326.96/cwt	311.00–329.00	2,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	259.58/cwt	255.00–262.00	2,453	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	500.11/cwt	492.50–502.50	1,610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	319.17/cwt	312.50–323.00	2,036	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	312	554.44/cwt	537.50–559.00	1,730	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,045	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	288.64/cwt	287.00–299.00	1,992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	643	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,270	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	287.90/cwt	281.00–296.00	2,346	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	300.13/cwt	297.00–309.00	2,221	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	459.78/cwt	452.50–462.50	1,899	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	268.35/cwt	249.00–276.00	2,230	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	279.01/cwt	273.00–288.00	2,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	296.30/cwt	287.00–303.50	2,305	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	274.06/cwt	267.00–281.50	2,532	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	263.42/cwt	261.50–266.00	2,539	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	278.00/cwt	269.00–286.50	2,458	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	471.51/cwt	467.50–473.00	1,820	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	247.93/cwt	239.00–248.25	2,539	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	372.40/cwt	362.50–381.00	2,097	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,291	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	687	310.11/cwt	307.00–311.00	2,130	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	343.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,161	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	482	402.90/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,942	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	397.11/cwt	386.00–405.00	2,049	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,278	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	378.91/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	258.60/cwt	251.00–266.00	2,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	707	323.70/cwt	321.00–326.00	2,289	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	509.79/cwt	500.00–512.00	1,825	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	273.92/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,882	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	397	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	539	340.62/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,836	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	369.26/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,754	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,876	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	144.94/cwt	140.00–149.50	2,006	135
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	152.41/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,042	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	136.88/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,611	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	122.30/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,315	17
Bulls	—	—	1,470	154.85/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,276	22
Bulls	—	—	1,758	164.11/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,885	8
Bulls	—	—	1,870	179.10/cwt	172.00–195.00	3,349	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,243.89/head	2,050.00–2,275.00	2,244	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	169.13/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,952	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,387	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	2,164.09/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,164	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	376.73/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,759	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	463.38/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,520	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	392.97/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,733	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	228.59/cwt	220.00–235.00	2,240	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	257.60/cwt	252.00–263.00	2,236	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,814	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,861	4
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,212	205.49/cwt	204.00–206.00	2,491	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,347	17
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	229.00/cwt	191.00–232.00	2,411	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	261.83/cwt	257.50–271.00	2,178	499
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,394	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	299.20/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,879	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	250.87/cwt	241.00–259.50	2,300	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,151	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	342.03/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,840	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	268.19/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,950	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	312.22/cwt	297.00–322.50	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	243.93/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,973	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	285.62/cwt	279.00–295.00	2,096	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	295.10/cwt	277.00–298.00	1,738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	268.19/cwt	261.50–279.00	2,078	504
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	292.83/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,965	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	239.73/cwt	227.00–243.00	2,129	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,375	3

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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