Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 1,000 lb sold unevenly steady. Steers 600 lb to 700 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady on light receipts. Heifers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 600 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −66.74 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$411.50

4 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.96

vs KS average

+2.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	411.50	2,257	4thin

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 sale4 hd

411.50

—

KS average3 barns · 222 hd

433.46

−21.96

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+2.20

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−66.74

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	1,770	190.68	3,375	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	173.16	2,413	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	152.93	1,786	12

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)	1,200	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	900–950	915	340.77/cwt	334.50–343.50	3,118	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	311.24/cwt	308.00–312.00	2,975	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	359.89/cwt	354.50–364.00	2,588	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	433.98/cwt	424.00–437.50	2,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	383.49/cwt	379.00–388.00	2,604	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	351.83/cwt	347.50–356.50	2,716	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	359.01/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,416	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	324.08/cwt	321.00–326.00	2,722	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,192	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	367.01/cwt	365.00–369.00	2,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	594	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,299	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	372.60/cwt	360.00–375.50	2,746	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	319.06/cwt	316.00–323.00	2,887	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	176.55/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,564	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	168.95/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,232	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	152.93/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,786	12
Bulls	—	—	1,908	200.13/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,818	8
Bulls	—	—	1,704	185.24/cwt	176.00–192.00	3,156	18
Bulls	—	—	1,855	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,951	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	329.40/cwt	326.25–333.00	3,228	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	346.37/cwt	327.50–350.00	2,716	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	387.99/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,406	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,899	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	370.13/cwt	362.00–372.00	2,846	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	320.91/cwt	301.00–340.00	2,272	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	353.36/cwt	346.00–359.50	2,943	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	346.53/cwt	336.00–355.00	2,512	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	351.82/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	312.00/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	317.76/cwt	313.00–325.00	2,819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	335.84/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,253	18
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,257	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	204.80/cwt	187.00–225.00	2,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	731	383.68/cwt	381.00–389.00	2,805	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,445	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	374	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,917	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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