Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady with a lower undertone, however thin fleshed and fancy steers sold up to 10.00 higher. Steers 1000 lb to 1150 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 600 lb for a market test. Demand was good on heifers and cattle thin enough to go to grass. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.09/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −96.15 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$382.09

99 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$42.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs KS average

+8.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	390.22	2,181	80
Medium and Large 1-2	535	347.86	1,860	19thin

One grade step is worth $42.36/cwt here — about $321 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 sale99 hd

382.09

—

KS average3 barns · 403 hd

379.15

+2.94

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

+8.07

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−96.15

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	1,722	177.69	3,060	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	153.97	2,121	159
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	145.96	1,846	167
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,222	134.04	1,638	37

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)	1,340	$2,800	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,572	$2,700	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,321	$2,525	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$2,250	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$3,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,817	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	477	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	850	298.25/cwt	298.25–298.25	2,535	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,967	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	366.60/cwt	342.50–382.50	1,789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	314.38/cwt	312.50–317.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	263.24/cwt	262.00–264.50	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	288.67/cwt	287.50–291.00	1,954	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	242.93/cwt	237.00–245.00	2,213	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	237.22/cwt	230.00–246.00	2,306	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	358.39/cwt	354.00–365.00	1,717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	2,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	258.16/cwt	255.00–258.50	2,238	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	297.90/cwt	295.00–301.00	2,166	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	262.79/cwt	262.25–269.00	2,213	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	273.98/cwt	268.00–279.50	2,107	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	294.54/cwt	284.00–298.00	1,997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	559	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,968	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	973	271.39/cwt	266.00–280.00	2,641	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	319.39/cwt	316.00–324.00	2,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	234.82/cwt	230.00–237.50	2,123	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,799.50/head	2,775.00–2,875.00	2,800	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	764	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	638	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,994	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	439	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,778	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	592	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	691	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,170	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	145.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,846	167
Bulls	—	—	1,545	168.37/cwt	152.00–176.00	2,601	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	134.04/cwt	118.00–138.00	1,638	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	153.69/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,113	156
Bulls	—	—	1,957	193.83/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,793	5
Bulls	—	—	1,909	184.44/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,521	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,875.00/head	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,735	14
Bulls	Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,441	2
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,091	2
Bulls	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,085	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	2,521	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	231.07/cwt	225.00–237.00	2,345	8
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,084	235.90/cwt	232.00–237.00	2,557	9
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	257.87/cwt	250.50–265.25	2,633	334
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	251.05/cwt	247.00–253.00	2,659	96
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,162	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,429	7
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	210.60/cwt	202.00–219.00	2,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	246.76/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	306.38/cwt	283.00–327.50	1,471	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,572	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	180.95/cwt	162.00–210.00	2,094	25
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	349.41/cwt	349.00–351.00	1,827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	342.03/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	239.19/cwt	235.00–242.00	2,363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,011	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	276.45/cwt	273.00–286.00	1,714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,840	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	351.51/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	408.58/cwt	402.50–417.00	1,741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	263.52/cwt	256.00–271.00	2,551	563
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	287.65/cwt	281.00–293.00	2,370	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	400.44/cwt	390.00–404.00	2,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	689	329.78/cwt	323.00–330.50	2,272	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	564	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,228	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	274.57/cwt	270.00–279.00	2,378	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	712	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	269.25/cwt	257.00–274.00	2,464	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,419	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	381.25/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	334.59/cwt	323.50–340.00	2,068	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	284.57/cwt	281.00–286.50	2,257	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	263.88/cwt	261.00–265.00	2,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	306.21/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	362.07/cwt	357.00–366.00	2,245	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	883	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,565	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	805	311.75/cwt	311.75–311.75	2,510	47

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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