Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday June 19 due to harvest break *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 475 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, however in spots thin fleshed cattle sold steady to higher. A higher trend was noted on steers over 950 lb. Not enough steer and heifer calves under 475 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.33/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −107.91 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$370.33

36 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$85.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.11

vs KS average

−10.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	384.60	2,122	30
Medium and Large 1-2	591	299.00	1,767	6thin

One grade step is worth $85.60/cwt here — about $354 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 sale36 hd

370.33

—

KS average2 barns · 171 hd

388.44

−18.11

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−10.68

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−107.91

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	1,834	196.95	3,612	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	165.06	2,227	173
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	156.94	2,112	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	144.00	1,666	14

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,046	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,479	4
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	3,037	12
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,960	47
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,530	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,899	211.98/cwt	209.00–219.00	4,026	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	182.30/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,145	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	156.94/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,112	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	164.67/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,216	164
Bulls	—	—	1,939	203.83/cwt	196.00–208.00	3,952	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	172.22/cwt	170.00–174.50	2,421	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	208.64/cwt	198.00–228.00	2,301	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,158	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	286.89/cwt	285.00–290.50	1,962	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	727	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,246	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	306.21/cwt	299.00–307.50	2,842	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,482	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	371.51/cwt	359.00–377.00	1,761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	292.64/cwt	288.00–293.50	2,394	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	299.55/cwt	291.50–305.60	2,322	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,346	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	389.66/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,633	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	288.15/cwt	286.00–294.00	2,121	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,103	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,590	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	632	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,221	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,458	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	367.94/cwt	367.00–369.00	1,895	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	271.27/cwt	260.00–274.00	2,460	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	144.00/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	262.83/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,150	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,808	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,940	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	284.80/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	268.73/cwt	263.00–275.00	2,437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	263.29/cwt	250.00–283.00	2,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	270.92/cwt	262.00–275.00	2,292	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	307.88/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,032	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	342.20/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	326.39/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,601	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	886	319.11/cwt	311.00–322.50	2,827	464
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	306.89/cwt	304.00–307.50	2,946	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	270.71/cwt	269.00–271.00	2,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	974	268.02/cwt	260.00–269.00	2,611	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	322.40/cwt	314.00–328.00	2,631	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	322.60/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,358	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	434.75/cwt	432.50–437.50	1,874	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	663	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	293.18/cwt	290.00–299.50	2,624	22

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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