Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 450 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady, however fancy and reputation steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 450 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady, however fancy and reputation heifers sold up to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.71/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −103.53 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$374.71

111 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.67

vs KS average

+9.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	374.71	2,095	111

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 sale111 hd

374.71

—

KS average3 barns · 575 hd

374.03

+0.67

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+9.95

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−103.53

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	1,885	179.33	3,380	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	151.85	2,065	146
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	140.61	1,794	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	128.71	1,490	19

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)	1,365	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,253	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,280	$2,980	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,795	24

Every lot, as filed

87 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	500–550	516	393.32/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,030	7
Steers	Large 1Fancy	1000–1050	1,022	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,678	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	291.23/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,814	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	263.63/cwt	263.00–273.00	2,093	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	317.74/cwt	311.00–326.00	1,786	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	825	295.42/cwt	295.00–299.00	2,437	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	299.60/cwt	293.00–307.50	2,313	20
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	251.79/cwt	243.00–259.00	2,576	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	243.36/cwt	239.00–248.00	2,244	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	278.32/cwt	278.00–279.00	1,879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	569	384.68/cwt	380.50–390.00	2,189	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	268.03/cwt	252.00–273.00	2,091	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	952	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,442	10
Steers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,253	208.25/cwt	208.25–208.25	2,609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	442.15/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,056	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	662	333.16/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,206	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	922	294.53/cwt	293.50–296.10	2,716	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	460.37/cwt	442.50–465.00	1,699	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	284.42/cwt	284.00–294.00	2,113	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	283.33/cwt	271.00–290.00	2,502	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	768	312.76/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,402	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	706	318.33/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	357.53/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,206	59
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	229.84/cwt	218.00–230.00	2,632	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	373.52/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,995	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,953	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	354.49/cwt	349.00–357.50	2,099	25
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	247.10/cwt	247.10–247.10	2,614	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	280.12/cwt	273.00–284.50	2,577	401
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	276.79/cwt	271.00–288.00	2,278	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	301.21/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	270.27/cwt	265.75–273.00	2,632	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	676	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	2,031	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	370.41/cwt	312.50–400.00	1,685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	264.99/cwt	261.00–269.00	2,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,826	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	296.62/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,820	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	128.71/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,490	19
Bulls	—	—	1,773	169.99/cwt	159.00–179.00	3,014	20
Bulls	—	—	2,109	193.64/cwt	190.00–200.00	4,084	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	162.72/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,083	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	149.82/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,060	123
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	140.61/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,794	35
Bulls	—	—	1,883	184.19/cwt	180.50–188.00	3,468	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,794.79/head	2,450.00–2,875.00	2,795	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	182.85/cwt	172.00–204.00	1,903	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,252.90/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,253	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	348.93/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	926	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,296	15
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,069	213.97/cwt	211.00–215.00	2,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	381	422.93/cwt	416.00–435.00	1,611	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	343.45/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,796	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	875	260.47/cwt	258.00–265.00	2,279	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	233.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,032	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	373.26/cwt	371.00–385.00	1,713	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	618	304.76/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,883	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	367.12/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,626	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	230.86/cwt	229.00–231.00	2,262	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	248.20/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	261.82/cwt	250.00–264.00	2,142	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	274.54/cwt	270.00–279.50	2,021	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	770	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	251.17/cwt	223.00–253.00	2,213	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	479	369.58/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,770	7
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,156	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	284.04/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	13

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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