Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Thursday, September 25th Pratt Livestock will have their first special calf sale of the year. Early consignments of 800 head *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 6.00 lower, however 1 load of 900 lb steers sold 5.00 higher. Steer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers over 900 lb sold up to 10.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 3.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $443.77/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −34.47 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$443.77

72 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$981

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

$183.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.09

vs KS average

+39.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	453.99	2,480	68
Medium and Large 1-2	555	270.00	1,499	4thin

One grade step is worth $183.99/cwt here — about $981 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 sale72 hd

443.77

—

KS average3 barns · 260 hd

433.69

+10.09

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+39.13

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−34.47

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	—	Low	1,728	186.81	3,227	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	172.32	2,384	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	160.43	1,986	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	152.74	1,810	11

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,637	$3,175	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,503	$2,800	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,432	$2,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,275	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	449.37/cwt	442.50–462.50	2,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	329.76/cwt	327.00–330.50	2,955	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	323.80/cwt	306.00–328.50	2,953	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	332.44/cwt	327.00–339.00	2,430	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	362.08/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,332	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	325.31/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	554.69/cwt	552.50–555.00	2,047	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	727	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,537	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	350.06/cwt	335.00–359.00	2,342	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	326.39/cwt	318.00–326.50	2,709	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	578	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,269	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	451	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,413	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	907	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,193	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,048	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	443.03/cwt	432.50–500.00	2,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	873	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	3,082	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,291	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,510	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,489	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	152.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,810	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,421	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	171.29/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,376	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	160.43/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,986	5
Bulls	—	—	1,621	180.40/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,924	8
Bulls	—	—	1,990	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,199	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,503	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	322.50/cwt	317.00–323.50	3,264	12
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	293.32/cwt	288.00–296.00	3,153	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	284.35/cwt	280.00–292.00	2,909	5
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,127	286.67/cwt	284.00–292.00	3,231	3
Bulls	—	—	2,023	200.35/cwt	194.00–206.00	4,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,064	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,637	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	868	252.19/cwt	209.00–273.00	2,189	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,432	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,556	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	393.83/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,469	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	320.22/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	329.27/cwt	320.00–330.50	3,171	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	358.60/cwt	348.00–363.00	2,772	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	351.53/cwt	349.00–353.00	2,840	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	528.44/cwt	510.00–532.50	2,299	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	426.54/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,474	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	367.67/cwt	363.50–368.00	2,438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	481.86/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,024	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	623.71/cwt	605.00–632.50	1,952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	333.99/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,635	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	370.06/cwt	366.00–375.00	2,683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	497.10/cwt	492.50–500.00	2,326	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	411.81/cwt	402.50–428.00	2,191	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,284	6

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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