Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 650 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, in places 20.00 higher. Not enough calves under 600 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.25/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −79.18 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.

Average price

$337.25

59 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

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

$91.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.82

vs KS average

−2.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	368.14	2,049	39
Medium and Large 1-2	568	277.00	1,573	20

One grade step is worth $91.14/cwt here — about $475 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.94, low $364.26, median $416.42 across 27 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 sale59 hd

337.25

—

KS average3 barns · 233 hd

365.06

−27.82

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−2.93

This barn, trailing median27 sales

416.42

−79.18

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	1,689	194.75	3,289	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,297	166.55	2,160	192
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	154.86	1,748	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	141.11	1,578	36

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,321	$2,532	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,442	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,495	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,227	$2,400	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,366	$2,200	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,000	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	963	$3,100	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	992	$2,815	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	750–800	769	326.40/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,510	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	598	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,189	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	358.06/cwt	347.00–364.00	2,216	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	359.96/cwt	355.00–361.00	1,940	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	294.13/cwt	287.00–299.00	2,832	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	769	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,676	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	699	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,419	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	339.34/cwt	339.00–339.50	2,827	178
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	407.24/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	315.38/cwt	314.00–316.00	2,763	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	402.71/cwt	386.00–407.00	2,473	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	811	325.87/cwt	319.00–331.00	2,643	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	388.28/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	304.68/cwt	298.00–308.50	2,498	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	886	330.55/cwt	329.00–332.50	2,929	122
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.29/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	373.48/cwt	366.00–380.00	2,454	8
Bulls	—	—	1,629	193.89/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,158	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	987	135.93/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,342	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	144.04/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,718	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,304	31
Bulls	—	—	1,487	180.65/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,686	10
Bulls	—	—	1,859	204.66/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,805	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,495.15/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	2,531.57/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,532	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,226	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,513	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	165.56/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,132	161
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	154.86/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,748	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,573	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,274	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,442	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,021	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	2,814.75/head	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	310.94/cwt	310.00–311.00	2,376	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	282.69/cwt	250.00–299.00	2,284	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	292.00/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	307.16/cwt	297.50–322.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	294.10/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	322.92/cwt	295.00–326.00	2,189	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	315.26/cwt	313.50–316.00	2,718	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	327.03/cwt	306.00–328.00	2,384	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	368.86/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,272	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	386.33/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	529.00/cwt	529.00–529.00	1,989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	339.99/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,492	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	302.61/cwt	296.00–314.00	2,796	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,370	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,063	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	408.70/cwt	401.00–417.50	2,129	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	340.49/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	432	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,944	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	337.06/cwt	336.25–345.00	2,595	84

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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