Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday October23rd *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher, however load lots of fancy reputation steer calves sold up to 30.00 higher. No recent comparisons on steers over 900 lb. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher, however bigger bunches of fancy reputation heifers sold up to 25.00 higher Heifers 400 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady, however reputation thin fleshed calves sold up to 50.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $496.91/cwt on 496 head. That ranks 22 of 25 comparable sales and sits +18.67 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$496.91

496 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$102.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.56

vs KS average

+27.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	509.75	2,712	434
Medium and Large 1-2	540	407.06	2,199	62

One grade step is worth $102.69/cwt here — about $513 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 sale496 hd

496.91

—

KS average3 barns · 1,032 hd

467.36

+29.56

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

+27.87

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

+18.67

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	1,762	187.24	3,299	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	176.81	2,400	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	165.58	1,994	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	153.05	1,728	21

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	972	$3,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1Fancy	850–900	851	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	3,234	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	552.46/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,077	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	325.91/cwt	310.00–329.00	3,008	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	376.80/cwt	368.00–381.50	2,672	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	507.75/cwt	442.50–575.00	2,158	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	369.28/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,972	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	565.99/cwt	555.00–577.50	2,400	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	420.64/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,583	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	368.50/cwt	357.50–371.00	3,258	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	493.15/cwt	475.00–497.50	2,362	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	371.79/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,874	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	306.39/cwt	301.00–317.00	3,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	345.21/cwt	344.00–345.25	2,879	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	362.57/cwt	357.00–366.00	2,839	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	347.89/cwt	327.50–355.00	2,181	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	576.98/cwt	572.50–590.00	1,835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	418.10/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,392	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	383.93/cwt	365.00–392.00	2,553	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	378.99/cwt	369.00–381.00	3,146	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	376.79/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,547	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	472.91/cwt	457.50–477.50	2,459	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	349.97/cwt	340.00–351.75	3,279	137
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	3,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	577	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,597	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	420.11/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	326.08/cwt	321.00–338.00	2,837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	1,954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	374.50/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,191	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	682	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,925	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	341	681.21/cwt	670.00–685.00	2,323	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	972	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	3,319	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	412.72/cwt	392.50–427.50	1,998	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	451	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	537.91/cwt	530.00–544.00	2,754	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	608.91/cwt	595.00–612.50	2,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,163	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	366	632.53/cwt	630.00–635.00	2,315	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	802	400.50/cwt	400.50–400.50	3,212	109
Bulls	—	—	1,760	195.05/cwt	191.00–202.00	3,433	8
Bulls	—	—	1,859	184.88/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,437	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	987	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,481	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	153.37/cwt	147.50–159.00	1,755	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	174.49/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,352	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	183.39/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,538	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,237	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,340	2
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	333.09/cwt	328.00–338.00	3,411	108
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,085	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	311.53/cwt	307.00–312.00	3,171	21
Bulls	—	—	1,637	169.54/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	165.58/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,994	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	491	515.05/cwt	507.50–525.00	2,529	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	210.00/cwt	172.00–287.50	2,022	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	321.45/cwt	309.00–327.00	3,417	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	416.55/cwt	385.00–441.00	2,195	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	371.30/cwt	302.50–400.00	2,191	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	364.06/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	901	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,298	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	323.27/cwt	314.00–329.00	3,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	339.47/cwt	337.00–342.00	3,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	3,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	329.14/cwt	305.00–347.50	2,054	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	445.79/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,104	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	618.13/cwt	615.00–640.00	2,646	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	451	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,413	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	691.00/cwt	691.00–691.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	389.82/cwt	380.00–394.50	2,838	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	858	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,952	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	358	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	713	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,738	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,581	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	563.48/cwt	558.00–565.00	2,395	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	483.13/cwt	442.50–510.00	2,048	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	356.80/cwt	315.00–374.00	2,355	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	751	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	578	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,769	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	475.95/cwt	470.00–482.00	2,484	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,901	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,474	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	359.34/cwt	359.00–361.00	2,954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	352.87/cwt	307.50–392.50	2,181	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	377.49/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,789	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	338.29/cwt	305.00–362.00	2,263	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,580	1

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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