Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers 450 lb to 875 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher, however thin fleshed and reputation cattle sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.27/cwt on 426 head. That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −12.97 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$465.27

426 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$40.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.52

vs KS average

+19.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	465.74	2,550	421
Medium and Large 1-2	541	425.50	2,300	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.24/cwt here — about $250 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 sale426 hd

465.27

—

KS average3 barns · 600 hd

452.75

+12.52

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

+19.42

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−12.97

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	1,650	182.49	3,011	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	174.90	2,351	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	166.86	2,173	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	151.73	1,839	19

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)	1,480	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,276	$2,307	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,265	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$2,175	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	417.39/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,054	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	316.00/cwt	311.00–318.00	2,958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	583	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	483	485.29/cwt	482.00–510.00	2,344	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	347	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	535.94/cwt	532.00–550.00	2,294	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	590	455.38/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,687	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	360.80/cwt	351.00–375.00	2,273	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	659	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,656	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,565	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	589.00/cwt	589.00–589.00	2,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	375.45/cwt	332.59–422.50	2,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	321	611.46/cwt	600.00–632.50	1,963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	308.43/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,079	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	563.01/cwt	552.50–572.50	2,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	488.00/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,094	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	418.73/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	364.59/cwt	354.00–367.50	3,183	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	581.33/cwt	577.50–585.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	546.38/cwt	535.00–552.40	2,246	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	477.43/cwt	467.50–487.50	2,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	327.89/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,374	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	342.31/cwt	338.00–349.00	2,331	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	338.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,586	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	496.41/cwt	481.00–505.00	2,561	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	437.05/cwt	434.00–440.00	2,692	71
Bulls	—	—	1,653	196.29/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,245	3
Bulls	—	—	1,784	182.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,253	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	151.73/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,839	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	174.54/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,342	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	166.86/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,173	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	848	178.01/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,510	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,276	2,306.61/head	2,000.00–2,525.00	2,307	8
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,414	172.43/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	354.17/cwt	322.50–385.00	1,898	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	386.37/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,828	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	444	575.49/cwt	572.50–582.50	2,555	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,512	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	344.12/cwt	336.00–346.00	2,956	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,481	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	335.59/cwt	302.00–342.50	2,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	439.29/cwt	421.00–475.00	1,911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	348.05/cwt	333.00–362.00	1,998	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	372.27/cwt	369.50–376.00	3,075	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	415.16/cwt	406.00–430.00	2,171	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	448.67/cwt	432.50–465.00	2,113	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	434.61/cwt	421.00–442.50	2,551	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	583	401.03/cwt	400.00–404.00	2,338	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	386.33/cwt	383.50–388.50	2,801	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	414.05/cwt	405.00–427.50	2,600	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	487.70/cwt	482.50–510.00	1,873	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	657.69/cwt	622.50–662.50	2,486	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	379.34/cwt	375.00–394.00	2,591	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	847	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	3,269	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	369	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,232	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	382.30/cwt	371.00–398.00	2,225	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	437.28/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,304	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	352.41/cwt	347.00–359.00	2,770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	357.06/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,992	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	469.28/cwt	452.50–485.00	2,534	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	781	398.50/cwt	398.50–398.50	3,112	138

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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