Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, however fancy 9 wt steers sold up to 12.00 higher. Highlight of the day was 146 steers averaged 920 lb sold for 300.10. which would be 20.00 higher than last week. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 600 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.53/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −95.72 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$382.53

20 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$60.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.27

vs KS average

+3.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	391.62	2,175	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	595	331.00	1,969	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.62/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale20 hd

382.53

—

KS average3 barns · 273 hd

400.79

−18.27

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+3.73

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−95.72

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	1,906	178.06	3,394	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	152.64	2,147	124
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	144.67	1,960	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,221	133.87	1,635	26

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)	1,390	$2,775	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,458	$2,665	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,285	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,193	$2,597	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,350	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,967	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,825	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,950	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	900–950	912	282.15/cwt	277.00–285.00	2,573	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	591	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	316.16/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,302	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,029	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	461.25/cwt	460.00–462.50	1,822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,311	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,275	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	251.39/cwt	251.00–252.00	2,396	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,182	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	325.30/cwt	317.00–337.00	2,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	372	401.26/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	836	316.67/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,647	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	323.14/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,389	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,775.06/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	897	299.75/cwt	299.75–299.75	2,689	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	979	284.75/cwt	284.75–284.75	2,788	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,011	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,944	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	920	300.10/cwt	299.75–300.50	2,761	146
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,597.17/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,458	2,665.02/head	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,665	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	144.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,960	61
Bulls	—	—	1,968	185.14/cwt	182.00–187.50	3,644	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	133.87/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,635	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,290	1
Bulls	—	—	1,869	173.80/cwt	153.00–179.00	3,248	31
Bulls	—	—	2,099	200.45/cwt	190.00–203.50	4,207	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,350.00/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,350	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,825.00/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825	4
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	260.83/cwt	241.00–262.50	2,791	86
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,757	4
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,278	4
Steers	Large 1Fancy	1000–1050	1,009	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,734	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	152.51/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,146	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,989	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	293.32/cwt	290.00–307.00	2,171	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,284.74/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,285	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	159.24/cwt	148.00–220.00	1,647	7
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	258.73/cwt	240.00–260.75	2,639	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	576	339.59/cwt	333.50–349.00	1,956	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	265.11/cwt	262.00–266.50	2,585	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	285.56/cwt	279.00–294.50	2,544	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	270.87/cwt	269.00–273.50	2,240	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	293.37/cwt	292.00–294.00	2,121	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	516	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	404.96/cwt	401.00–431.00	1,879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	222.67/cwt	214.00–226.00	2,171	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,168	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	290.25/cwt	283.00–294.00	1,663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	305.75/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,321	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	352.55/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,168	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	696	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,886	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	306.00/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,937	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	301.01/cwt	297.00–303.00	2,432	58

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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