Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week feeder steers 800 lb to 1075 sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, however load lots of fancy steers sold up to 15.00 higher. Not enough steers under 800 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 925 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, however load lots of fancy heifers sold up to 10.00 higher. Not enough heifers under 700 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.54/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −85.70 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$392.54

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

+18.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	392.54	2,127	33

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 sale33 hd

392.54

—

KS average1 barns · 33 hd

392.54

+0.00

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

+18.40

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−85.70

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	1,766	186.14	3,286	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,321	154.27	2,038	152
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	145.81	1,865	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	131.95	1,499	33

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	750–800	772	253.47/cwt	243.00–276.00	1,957	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,050	14
Bulls	—	—	1,719	177.10/cwt	167.00–183.00	3,044	12
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	254.45/cwt	252.50–255.00	2,735	32
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	279.98/cwt	271.25–285.00	2,817	241
Steers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,858	3
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,887	31
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	183.01/cwt	164.00–219.00	2,004	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	263.13/cwt	262.00–272.25	2,352	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	306.68/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,520	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,079	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	287.65/cwt	284.00–292.00	2,793	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	919	269.19/cwt	269.00–269.50	2,474	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	717	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,230	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	653	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	260.54/cwt	259.00–266.00	2,379	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	930	298.92/cwt	295.50–299.75	2,780	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	824	285.79/cwt	285.00–286.75	2,355	470
Bulls	—	—	1,764	204.62/cwt	197.50–211.00	3,609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,809	188.79/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,415	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	131.95/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,499	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	154.17/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,037	150
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,119	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	145.81/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,865	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	864	304.04/cwt	302.50–305.50	2,627	295
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,270	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	682	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,363	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	793	315.14/cwt	314.00–315.25	2,499	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	342.95/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	301.46/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,827	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	274.63/cwt	269.00–280.00	2,252	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,127	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	232.80/cwt	221.00–250.00	2,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	258.50/cwt	251.00–271.00	2,254	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	321.75/cwt	311.00–332.50	2,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	949	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	365.71/cwt	356.00–372.50	2,315	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	272.78/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	315.42/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,142	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	297.76/cwt	294.75–306.00	2,189	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	290.84/cwt	284.00–296.00	2,312	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	295.58/cwt	292.25–302.00	2,427	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	285.74/cwt	280.00–286.50	2,237	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	284.88/cwt	281.50–292.00	2,629	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	306.97/cwt	303.00–309.00	2,121	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	409.14/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,070	12

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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