Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday November 6th *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. One load of 832 lb steers sold steady with last weeks market. Not enough feeder heifers 450 lb to 850 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher, However 1 high yielding bull sold for 205.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.05/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −54.37 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.

Average price

$362.05

62 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.41

vs KS average

−12.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	362.05	1,968	62

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.94, low $364.26, median $416.42 across 27 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 sale62 hd

362.05

—

KS average4 barns · 546 hd

359.64

+2.41

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−12.84

This barn, trailing median27 sales

416.42

−54.37

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	1,704	178.03	3,034	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	177.74	2,344	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	166.03	1,974	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	149.81	1,644	54

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,510	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,363	$2,926	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,234	$2,733	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$2,702	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,416	$2,664	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,178	$3,350	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,138	$2,875	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	550–600	591	381.29/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,253	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	359.82/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,885	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	316.03/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	484.61/cwt	477.50–492.50	1,842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	329.39/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,744	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	949	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	419.05/cwt	402.50–424.00	1,953	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	437.93/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,093	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	846	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,699	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	706	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,194	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	2,733.37/head	2,500.00–2,925.00	2,733	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	2,926.30/head	1,950.00–3,150.00	2,926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	551	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,273	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,913	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	170.19/cwt	149.00–177.00	2,915	7
Bulls	—	—	1,880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,854	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	971	151.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,475	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	149.39/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,678	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	186.68/cwt	184.00–190.50	2,522	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	176.72/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,324	70
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,915	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	2,702.37/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,702	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	185.02/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,044	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	166.03/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,974	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	987	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	375.43/cwt	368.00–386.00	2,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,849	65
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,416	2,664.41/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,664	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	372.56/cwt	366.00–377.00	2,284	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	357	435.88/cwt	432.50–442.50	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	601	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	340.38/cwt	322.50–358.00	2,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	374.26/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,811	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,376	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,485	140
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	543	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,964	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,970	60

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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