Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer calves 450 lb to 600 lb sold up to 20 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady, Heifer calves 450 lb to 600 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good for steers and moderate on the heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding cow sold for 160

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.49/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −102.75 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$375.49

73 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$22.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.94

vs KS average

+6.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	384.24	2,079	45
Medium and Large 1-2	539	361.44	1,949	28

One grade step is worth $22.80/cwt here — about $130 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

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 sale73 hd

375.49

—

KS average3 barns · 438 hd

384.44

−8.94

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

+6.48

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−102.75

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	1,737	168.91	2,934	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	147.61	1,975	148
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	135.59	1,788	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	122.74	1,358	7thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,400	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,456	$2,394	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,385	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2	850–900	862	274.50/cwt	273.00–276.00	2,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	489	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,298	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	294.21/cwt	287.00–303.00	2,283	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	258.40/cwt	251.00–266.00	2,403	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	389.18/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,070	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	374.62/cwt	360.00–379.00	2,098	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	317.61/cwt	316.00–319.00	1,925	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	1,992	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	287.31/cwt	277.00–297.75	2,511	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	264.74/cwt	259.00–269.00	2,602	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	426.78/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	593	345.28/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,048	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	279.36/cwt	275.50–282.50	2,025	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	269.18/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,013	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	317.48/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	801	308.77/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,473	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	919	290.49/cwt	289.00–293.25	2,670	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	724	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,339	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	276.74/cwt	270.00–285.50	2,571	153
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	296.60/cwt	282.00–299.75	2,459	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	363.63/cwt	337.50–369.00	1,913	18
Steers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,260	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	387	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	531.00/cwt	531.00–531.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	626	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,260	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	339.59/cwt	333.00–345.00	2,228	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	557	373.81/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	418.22/cwt	402.00–430.00	1,987	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	309.28/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,242	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	495.56/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	339.38/cwt	338.00–352.50	2,148	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,954	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	444.19/cwt	443.00–445.00	2,110	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	354.69/cwt	322.50–372.50	1,969	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	304.20/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,895	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	387.15/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,889	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,883	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	122.74/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,358	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	151.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,120	61
Bulls	—	—	1,681	156.09/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,624	7
Bulls	—	—	1,817	179.67/cwt	176.00–183.50	3,265	7
Bulls	—	—	1,726	169.81/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,931	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	145.10/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,876	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	135.59/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,788	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,456	2,393.96/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,394	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,385.00/head	2,385.00–2,385.00	2,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	297.15/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,507	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	857	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,331	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	406	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,604	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	252.00/cwt	246.50–257.00	2,205	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	884	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,060	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	364.95/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	815	276.71/cwt	274.00–279.00	2,255	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	241.43/cwt	231.00–335.00	975	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	259.75/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,652	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	464	384.05/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,782	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	235.59/cwt	191.00–286.00	1,383	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,853	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	321.50/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	324	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	286.84/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,962	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	342.38/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,650	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	423.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,409	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	357.10/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,119	5
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	219.99/cwt	219.00–222.00	2,343	6
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	407	412.28/cwt	405.00–419.00	1,678	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	255.82/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	275.32/cwt	271.00–278.00	2,139	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	259.12/cwt	258.50–260.00	2,190	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	298.02/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,881	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	234.23/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	352.90/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,348	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,342	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	377	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	545	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	321.36/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,877	59

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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