Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week , feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Steers over 1,000 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers 350 lb to 800 lb sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher, in places up to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, in places up to 20.00 higher on thin fleshed and fancy heifers. Heifers 400 lb to 650 lb sold unevenly steady , however heifers thin enough for grazing sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.11/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −76.13 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$402.11

92 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$54.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.14

vs KS average

+27.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	417.56	2,122	66
Medium and Large 1-2	552	362.88	2,004	26

One grade step is worth $54.68/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale92 hd

402.11

—

KS average3 barns · 320 hd

385.97

+16.14

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+27.68

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−76.13

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	1,970	184.93	3,643	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	154.34	2,173	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	146.20	1,944	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	132.52	1,456	24

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$2,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,650	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$3,819	68

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1	350–400	388	414.53/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,608	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	347	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,562	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,433	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	332.33/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	288.38/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,973	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	305.52/cwt	299.00–314.00	1,787	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	278.00/cwt	277.00–279.00	2,132	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	399.00/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,031	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,723	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	887	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	305.14/cwt	291.00–308.00	2,319	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	408.31/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	518.24/cwt	502.50–520.00	1,695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	330.10/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,222	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	346.24/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	328.38/cwt	328.00–329.00	2,309	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,174	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	414.73/cwt	408.00–425.00	1,680	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	821	290.59/cwt	283.00–299.00	2,386	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	350.98/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	259.49/cwt	255.00–262.00	2,141	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	286.77/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	502	424.15/cwt	412.00–427.00	2,129	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	437	388.52/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,698	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	598	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,973	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	391	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	260.22/cwt	250.00–264.00	2,295	81
Bulls	—	—	1,791	170.63/cwt	158.00–181.00	3,056	9
Bulls	—	—	2,121	199.96/cwt	196.00–204.00	4,241	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	132.52/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,456	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	162.20/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,253	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	153.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,162	94
Bulls	—	—	2,092	192.59/cwt	188.00–195.00	4,029	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,275.00/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,275	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	971	3,819.12/head	2,100.00–3,900.00	3,819	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,083	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,594	9
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	264.42/cwt	252.00–271.25	2,689	182
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,124	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	2,847	70
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	222.02/cwt	218.00–230.00	2,287	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	146.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,944	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	831	305.80/cwt	304.00–307.00	2,541	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	336	553.95/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,861	23
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	922	189.12/cwt	147.00–214.00	1,744	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	368.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	362.68/cwt	348.00–377.50	1,893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	302.30/cwt	270.00–327.50	1,424	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	363.05/cwt	352.50–371.00	2,098	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	272.81/cwt	272.00–274.00	2,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	722	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	453.40/cwt	452.50–454.00	1,746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	282.74/cwt	278.00–290.00	2,491	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	456.28/cwt	452.50–460.00	1,971	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	370.16/cwt	369.00–372.50	2,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	275.78/cwt	270.00–279.00	2,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	292.04/cwt	281.00–293.00	2,374	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	268.82/cwt	262.00–272.00	2,640	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	397.75/cwt	397.50–398.00	2,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	285.20/cwt	281.00–295.00	2,093	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	298.77/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,903	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	344	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	509	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	522.00/cwt	517.00–535.00	1,958	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	275.67/cwt	268.00–277.50	2,583	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	258.74/cwt	255.00–264.00	2,370	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	767	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,240	8

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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