Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 1100 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, with fancy cattle selling up to 15 higher. Feeder heifers 850 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 700 lb to 850 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 700 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 $416.69/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −61.55 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$416.69

38 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

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

$115.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.58

vs KS average

+38.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	425.84	2,278	35
Medium and Large 1-2	558	310.00	1,730	3thin

One grade step is worth $115.84/cwt here — about $548 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 sale38 hd

416.69

—

KS average3 barns · 311 hd

392.12

+24.58

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+38.64

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−61.55

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	—	High	1,807	185.55	3,353	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	156.71	2,113	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	143.18	1,775	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	131.97	1,458	12

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)	1,365	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,660	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	131.97/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,458	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	162.10/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,198	42
Bulls	—	—	1,990	197.55/cwt	190.00–207.00	3,931	9
Bulls	—	—	1,669	173.35/cwt	157.00–178.00	2,893	8
Bulls	—	—	1,628	182.08/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,964	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	154.70/cwt	150.00–159.50	2,082	113
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	189.31/cwt	171.00–199.00	2,043	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	289.65/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	803	314.08/cwt	313.00–316.00	2,522	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	871	298.64/cwt	296.00–304.00	2,601	336
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	384.71/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	677	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,031	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	280.30/cwt	275.75–287.00	2,170	288
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	722	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,112	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	428.26/cwt	402.50–452.50	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	404.12/cwt	387.50–437.50	1,802	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	860	270.37/cwt	269.00–272.50	2,325	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	363.34/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,222	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	289.39/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	253.72/cwt	245.50–258.25	2,347	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	301.35/cwt	295.00–308.00	2,341	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	421.99/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	442	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,066	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	229.46/cwt	228.00–238.00	2,205	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	259.14/cwt	255.50–263.10	2,288	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	654	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,296	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	275.40/cwt	270.00–278.75	2,289	467
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	331.76/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,273	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	313.67/cwt	311.00–314.00	2,271	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	996	250.47/cwt	242.00–261.00	2,495	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	275.92/cwt	273.00–281.00	2,577	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	296.26/cwt	286.00–300.75	2,468	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	285.09/cwt	280.25–290.00	2,520	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	273.22/cwt	270.00–275.75	2,656	513
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	234.30/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	451	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	426.67/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	394.92/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	621	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	270.12/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	266.23/cwt	255.00–269.00	2,463	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,004	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	255.05/cwt	255.00–256.00	2,252	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	293.84/cwt	289.00–299.00	2,166	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,086	251.15/cwt	234.00–256.25	2,727	77
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	260.61/cwt	252.00–268.00	2,663	255
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,182	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,695	2
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,497	8
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	231.36/cwt	221.00–234.00	2,334	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	143.18/cwt	141.00–149.50	1,775	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	243.40/cwt	231.00–247.00	2,125	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,660	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	49
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	251.81/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	213.92/cwt	211.00–227.00	2,049	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	228.01/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,254	3

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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