Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 8.00 to 16.00 higher, however thin fleshed cattle sold up to 20.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 650 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding cow sold for 170.50.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.66/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −87.59 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$390.66

16 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$63.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.26

vs KS average

+12.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	406.51	2,180	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	343.08	1,918	4thin

One grade step is worth $63.43/cwt here — about $262 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 sale16 hd

390.66

—

KS average2 barns · 49 hd

394.92

−4.26

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

+12.07

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−87.59

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	1,771	186.52	3,303	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	159.68	2,092	147
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	147.27	1,800	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	134.44	1,667	10

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)	1,166	$2,356	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$2,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	134.44/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	297.20/cwt	287.00–300.75	2,443	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	316.84/cwt	304.00–322.00	1,996	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	340.18/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	274.33/cwt	271.00–279.50	2,527	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	195.55/cwt	195.00–196.00	3,843	2
Bulls	—	—	2,200	204.37/cwt	200.00–208.00	4,496	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	147.27/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,800	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	154.76/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,004	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	162.98/cwt	160.00–170.50	2,151	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	763	318.01/cwt	317.00–319.00	2,426	293
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	301.03/cwt	288.00–305.00	2,757	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	299.10/cwt	295.00–301.00	2,336	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	281.39/cwt	269.00–283.00	2,465	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,988	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	304.07/cwt	294.00–308.50	2,360	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	403.78/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	377.53/cwt	362.50–382.50	1,737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	272.38/cwt	261.00–295.00	2,081	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	262.47/cwt	253.00–287.00	1,808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	325.29/cwt	322.00–329.50	2,615	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	950–1000	961	301.75/cwt	300.00–303.50	2,900	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	890	322.93/cwt	322.00–323.75	2,874	420
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	399.77/cwt	393.00–411.00	2,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	234.02/cwt	226.00–245.00	2,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	304.15/cwt	297.50–309.00	2,166	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	664	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,264	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	724	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,313	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	306.41/cwt	304.25–310.00	2,693	410
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	275.53/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,273	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	271.38/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	278.32/cwt	259.00–301.00	2,274	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	264.26/cwt	249.00–273.00	2,452	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	268.92/cwt	252.00–273.00	2,587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	677	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,370	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	527	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	281.50/cwt	281.00–283.00	2,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	259.05/cwt	250.00–266.00	2,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	343.08/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,918	4
Bulls	—	—	1,666	182.04/cwt	170.00–189.00	3,033	16
Steers	Large 1Fancy	1000–1050	1,007	281.75/cwt	281.75–281.75	2,837	46
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	271.60/cwt	264.00–274.50	2,784	79
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	2,356.05/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,356	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	178.37/cwt	169.00–195.00	1,994	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	794	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,549	7

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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