Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold unevenly steady, however thin fleshed and fancy steers sold up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 925 lb sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.81/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −63.43 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$414.81

40 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$27.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.02

vs KS average

+27.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	419.57	2,356	33
Medium and Large 1-2	544	392.36	2,134	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $222 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

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 sale40 hd

414.81

—

KS average3 barns · 116 hd

433.83

−19.02

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+27.32

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−63.43

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	1,772	194.91	3,453	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	168.69	2,314	267
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	156.12	1,781	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,239	145.20	1,799	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$3,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	332.49/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,271	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	331.58/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,613	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	332.59/cwt	325.00–335.25	2,694	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	348.98/cwt	343.00–351.50	2,719	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	523.58/cwt	505.00–532.50	1,644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	328.30/cwt	311.00–330.50	3,040	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	333.96/cwt	328.50–336.50	2,809	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	356.19/cwt	349.00–360.00	2,369	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	354.82/cwt	344.00–367.50	2,629	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	314.28/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,876	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	408.31/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	444.66/cwt	431.00–459.00	2,299	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	444.88/cwt	441.00–452.50	1,957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	375.29/cwt	373.00–382.50	2,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	336.89/cwt	322.50–339.00	2,574	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	346.07/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,478	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	632	363.73/cwt	362.00–369.00	2,299	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	883	347.87/cwt	344.00–354.50	3,072	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	618	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,355	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	212.22/cwt	210.00–213.50	4,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,826	202.55/cwt	198.00–209.50	3,699	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	145.20/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,799	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	172.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,459	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	155.49/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,852	15
Bulls	—	—	1,707	186.36/cwt	178.00–196.00	3,181	15
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,046	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,793	3
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,114	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,351	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	298.48/cwt	291.00–300.00	3,024	35
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,552	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	165.56/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,204	150
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	991	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,566	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	206.57/cwt	204.00–222.00	2,502	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	821	353.76/cwt	347.00–355.50	2,904	131
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,348	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	392.36/cwt	392.00–392.50	2,134	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	232.37/cwt	229.00–234.00	2,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,707	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	309.56/cwt	307.50–311.00	2,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,734	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	496.16/cwt	492.50–504.00	2,327	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	405.23/cwt	399.00–410.00	2,379	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	394.68/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,601	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	323.54/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,782	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	352.00/cwt	339.00–358.00	2,225	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	370.17/cwt	360.00–388.00	1,932	16

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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