Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 500 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.28/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −102.96 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$375.28

69 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$27.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs KS average

+20.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	378.06	2,038	62
Medium and Large 1-2	542	350.71	1,901	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale69 hd

375.28

—

KS average3 barns · 431 hd

376.38

−1.10

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+20.98

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−102.96

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	1,816	174.29	3,164	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	150.23	2,046	120
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	135.06	1,590	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	119.68	1,360	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)	1,200	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,950	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,003	$2,689	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,128	$1,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$3,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$3,048	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,750	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	500–550	549	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,949	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	476.01/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	661	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	358.83/cwt	358.00–359.00	2,013	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	288.25/cwt	286.00–293.00	2,104	6
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,081	235.65/cwt	235.50–236.00	2,547	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	619	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,290	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	891	292.94/cwt	291.00–294.50	2,610	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	335.06/cwt	332.50–337.00	2,118	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	829	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,516	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	408.54/cwt	405.00–413.00	1,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	447	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	398.77/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,058	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	922	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,697	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	419.80/cwt	417.50–421.00	1,700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	996	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,311	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	287.53/cwt	283.00–296.50	2,427	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	280.84/cwt	270.00–286.00	2,455	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	299.03/cwt	296.00–302.00	2,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,197	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	274.92/cwt	267.50–280.50	2,680	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	276.40/cwt	269.50–284.25	2,562	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	320.24/cwt	313.00–330.00	2,181	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	353.68/cwt	351.00–356.00	2,150	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,090	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	413.67/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,899	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	271.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,789	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	344.10/cwt	318.00–355.00	1,944	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,073	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	119.68/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,360	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	145.84/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,864	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	154.92/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,249	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	135.06/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,590	16
Bulls	—	—	1,785	185.02/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,303	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	196.32/cwt	195.00–197.00	4,093	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	170.78/cwt	161.00–179.00	3,057	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	168.38/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,817	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	3,066.67/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	2,981.58/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	2,982	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	2,688.82/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,689	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,074	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,038	4
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	858	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,248	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,167	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	356.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	396.44/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,479	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	438	384.67/cwt	383.00–392.50	1,685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	534	341.39/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,823	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	262.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	267.84/cwt	261.00–275.00	2,025	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	243.63/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,095	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	257.01/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	257.20/cwt	257.00–257.50	2,173	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	324.89/cwt	318.00–336.00	1,816	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	277.28/cwt	271.25–285.00	1,999	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	285.53/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,482	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	281.62/cwt	272.50–287.00	1,862	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	532	326.57/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,737	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	294.51/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,791	16

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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