Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 675 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher, however thin fleshed and reputation steers sold up to 20.00 higher. Steers 300 lb to 675 lb sold unevenly steady, however thin fleshed and reputation steers sold up to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 525 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifers 300 lb to 525 lb however a steady to higher trend was noted especially on fancy and thin fleshed heifers. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, however 3 high yielding cows sold for 180.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.85/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −25.39 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$452.85

163 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$673

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

$110.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

vs KS average

+35.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	459.65	2,541	153
Medium and Large 1-2	536	348.80	1,868	10thin

One grade step is worth $110.85/cwt here — about $673 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale163 hd

452.85

—

KS average3 barns · 348 hd

446.30

+6.55

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

+35.76

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−25.39

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	1,732	186.65	3,233	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	170.61	2,322	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	152.84	1,825	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	147.87	1,638	7thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,447	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	959	234.16/cwt	151.00–293.00	2,246	16
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,029	5
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	268.67/cwt	267.50–271.00	3,036	3
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	308.45/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,912	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,170	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	448	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,061	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	450.12/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	391.48/cwt	381.00–400.00	2,110	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	484.89/cwt	477.50–500.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	340.31/cwt	331.00–350.00	2,481	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	326.72/cwt	318.00–329.00	2,823	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,416	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	600.54/cwt	597.50–605.00	2,120	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	361.83/cwt	360.00–369.00	2,182	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	360.56/cwt	349.00–364.50	2,427	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	382.18/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	335.02/cwt	331.00–336.00	2,650	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	388.14/cwt	387.50–389.00	2,247	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	549.97/cwt	532.50–555.00	2,310	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	365.63/cwt	362.00–378.00	2,303	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	354.71/cwt	347.00–358.00	3,104	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	421.55/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,846	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	379.34/cwt	367.50–383.00	2,542	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	1,689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	361.34/cwt	361.00–362.50	2,103	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	450.23/cwt	450.00–452.00	1,846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	389.96/cwt	357.50–465.00	1,887	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	340.57/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,992	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,893	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	332.95/cwt	321.00–336.00	2,767	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	306	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,538	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,637	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	647	389.12/cwt	387.50–391.00	2,518	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	576.00/cwt	576.00–576.00	2,511	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	523.75/cwt	522.50–525.00	1,906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	665	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	395.52/cwt	367.00–430.00	2,092	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	478	514.45/cwt	500.00–528.00	2,459	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	577	394.11/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,274	6
Bulls	—	—	1,959	197.03/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,860	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	176.09/cwt	160.00–189.00	2,937	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	147.87/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,638	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	173.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,392	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	166.58/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,236	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	152.84/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,825	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,622	204.50/cwt	203.00–205.00	3,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	470.18/cwt	445.00–487.50	1,965	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	321	595.91/cwt	587.50–599.00	1,913	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	465.80/cwt	465.00–467.00	2,608	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	359	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,262	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,447	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	321.61/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	316.46/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,082	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	327.25/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	433.78/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,375	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	325.28/cwt	311.00–344.00	2,495	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,426	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	334.01/cwt	322.50–341.00	2,766	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	322.19/cwt	321.00–323.00	2,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	2,533	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	352.81/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,886	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,005	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	395.85/cwt	367.50–407.50	1,461	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	874	374.33/cwt	374.00–374.50	3,272	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	786	385.64/cwt	385.00–387.00	3,031	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	617	416.25/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	331.46/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,347	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	365.34/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,707	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	470.63/cwt	430.00–477.50	1,807	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	991	314.25/cwt	314.25–314.25	3,114	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	553.34/cwt	552.50–560.00	1,693	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	360.63/cwt	356.00–363.00	2,788	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,828	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	345.80/cwt	345.00–347.00	3,233	76

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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