Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt LIvestock will have a special stock cow sale next Thursday October 30th *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 950 sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower, however unweaned and unvaccinated calves sold up to 30.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 450 lb to 650 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.19/cwt on 454 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −63.05 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$415.19

454 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$50.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.70

vs KS average

−42.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	424.17	2,347	374
Medium and Large 1-2	561	373.18	2,095	80

One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale454 hd

415.19

—

KS average3 barns · 946 hd

426.89

−11.70

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−42.95

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−63.05

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	1,840	179.51	3,304	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	181.63	2,523	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	165.35	2,052	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	154.42	1,811	20

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)	1,002	$2,750	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	827	$2,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	500–550	539	423.43/cwt	412.50–435.00	2,282	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,424	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	489.50/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,036	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	336.00/cwt	326.00–340.50	2,631	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	406.33/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,316	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	437.07/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,827	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	333.71/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,256	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	551.61/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,311	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	530.59/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	803	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,883	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	356.12/cwt	347.00–372.50	2,048	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	337.62/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,728	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	330.35/cwt	328.00–342.00	2,322	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	367.39/cwt	356.00–372.50	3,240	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,294	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	341	521.05/cwt	502.50–522.50	1,777	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	326.27/cwt	325.00–327.00	3,132	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	357.85/cwt	345.00–371.00	2,194	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	530.91/cwt	472.50–582.50	2,076	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	527	393.69/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,075	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	590	373.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,206	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	678	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	426.94/cwt	401.00–435.00	1,972	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,433	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	363.85/cwt	351.00–371.00	2,394	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	754	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,631	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	358.64/cwt	342.50–372.50	2,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	498.72/cwt	497.00–502.50	1,920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	781	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	740	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	552.44/cwt	549.00–562.50	2,536	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	846	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	3,185	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	927	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,328	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	583.67/cwt	575.00–587.50	2,206	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,197	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	177.21/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,527	16
Bulls	—	—	2,071	176.59/cwt	174.00–179.00	3,657	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	983	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,465	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	156.23/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,931	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	165.35/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,052	44
Bulls	—	—	1,656	181.84/cwt	181.00–184.00	3,011	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	571.00/cwt	571.00–571.00	2,450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	541	439.91/cwt	437.00–440.00	2,380	91
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	317.60/cwt	307.00–319.00	3,246	10
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,933	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	189.49/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,507	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,598	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	323.35/cwt	293.00–348.00	2,199	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	302.78/cwt	286.00–321.00	2,519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	400.07/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,668	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	228.19/cwt	209.00–270.00	2,647	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	328.25/cwt	311.00–341.00	2,537	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	319.73/cwt	301.00–331.00	2,133	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	332.19/cwt	305.00–357.50	1,927	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	315.53/cwt	290.00–321.00	2,449	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	381.27/cwt	367.50–392.50	1,838	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	369	647.50/cwt	647.50–647.50	2,389	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	323.30/cwt	296.00–357.00	2,331	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	333.49/cwt	265.00–369.00	2,104	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	374.62/cwt	322.50–390.00	1,952	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	340.64/cwt	318.00–343.50	3,004	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	798	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,905	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	372.45/cwt	322.50–385.00	2,168	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	350.82/cwt	302.50–362.50	1,845	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	327.40/cwt	291.00–340.00	2,063	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	551	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,149	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	454	582.00/cwt	582.00–582.00	2,642	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	646	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,180	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	465.93/cwt	452.50–482.50	2,199	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	562	445.58/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,504	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,135	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	357.12/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,528	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	736	381.50/cwt	381.50–381.50	2,808	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	361	442.73/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	348.39/cwt	328.00–354.00	2,742	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	345.67/cwt	342.00–354.00	2,886	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	359.80/cwt	352.00–366.00	2,429	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	411	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	950–1000	961	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,344	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	379.02/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,971	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	384.13/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,374	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	520.75/cwt	507.50–535.00	2,484	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	551.61/cwt	542.50–557.50	2,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	736	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,480	9

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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