Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 925 lb sold unevenly steady, from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Not enough steers 400 lb to 700 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher Not enough heifers from 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a steady trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.72/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −19.52 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$458.72

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+28.20

vs KS average

+45.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	458.72	2,481	23

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 sale23 hd

458.72

—

KS average3 barns · 165 hd

430.51

+28.20

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+45.20

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−19.52

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	1,684	193.59	3,260	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	173.39	2,360	127
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	164.76	2,078	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,267	150.81	1,911	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,350	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	490.49/cwt	487.50–500.00	1,844	13
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	470.96/cwt	465.00–484.00	2,487	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	337.57/cwt	336.75–342.00	2,998	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	430.73/cwt	417.50–433.00	2,455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	332.64/cwt	322.00–339.00	2,561	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	344.58/cwt	330.50–346.50	3,156	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	408.39/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,111	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	496.45/cwt	485.00–507.00	1,663	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,606	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	323.33/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,816	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	376.86/cwt	375.00–379.00	2,532	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	896	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	919	278.93/cwt	275.00–282.00	2,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	312.56/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,904	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	326	544.00/cwt	544.00–544.00	1,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,427	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	379.49/cwt	365.00–381.50	2,360	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	751	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,606	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	294.47/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,842	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	150.81/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,911	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,299	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	172.88/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,363	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	164.76/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,078	56
Bulls	—	—	1,970	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	195.29/cwt	194.00–197.00	3,388	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,163	2
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,041	7
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,054	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,930	6
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,129	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,981	10
Bulls	—	—	1,538	187.08/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	595.47/cwt	580.00–607.00	2,162	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	994	226.47/cwt	197.00–250.00	2,251	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,809	2
Steers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,312	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,149	2
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	286.00/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	323.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	564.00/cwt	564.00–564.00	2,453	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	724	380.78/cwt	380.00–384.00	2,757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,238	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	356.61/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,992	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	515.42/cwt	515.00–517.50	2,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,286	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	408.22/cwt	392.50–412.00	2,502	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	372.74/cwt	368.00–373.00	2,822	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	363.29/cwt	359.50–376.00	2,594	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,960	5

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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