Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special stock cow sale next Thursday November 20th

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 475 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher, in places up to 30.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, however quality of cows and bulls was not as desirable as last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.51/cwt on 211 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −41.73 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$436.51

211 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$559

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

$121.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.21

vs KS average

+11.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	443.99	2,429	177
Medium and Large 1-2	553	402.23	2,224	32
Medium and Large 2	580	322.50	1,871	2thin

One grade step is worth $121.49/cwt here — about $559 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale211 hd

436.51

—

KS average3 barns · 523 hd

415.30

+21.21

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+11.64

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−41.73

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	1,543	165.56	2,555	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	173.80	2,489	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	159.72	1,979	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	141.48	1,611	44

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)	1,215	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,241	$2,636	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,500	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$2,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	395.74/cwt	385.00–406.00	1,678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	652	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,321	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	673	406.79/cwt	399.00–410.00	2,738	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	323.01/cwt	310.50–337.00	1,996	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	375.81/cwt	372.50–377.50	2,187	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	377.47/cwt	367.50–397.50	1,589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	975	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	294.56/cwt	282.00–298.00	2,698	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	397.57/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,916	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	303.13/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,637	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	327.26/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,186	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	517	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,208	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	301.77/cwt	291.00–307.00	2,499	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	379.12/cwt	377.00–387.50	2,544	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	432.19/cwt	420.00–434.00	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	510.55/cwt	500.00–521.00	1,955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	472.50/cwt	462.50–482.50	2,150	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	341.05/cwt	338.00–356.00	2,629	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	315.98/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,294	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,027	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	389.50/cwt	384.00–397.50	2,388	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	308.88/cwt	303.50–315.00	2,406	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	906	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,153	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	722	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,729	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	886	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,048	102
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	839	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,999	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	537	463.98/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,492	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	627	416.59/cwt	411.00–425.00	2,612	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	472	485.73/cwt	484.00–486.00	2,293	44
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	213.41/cwt	180.00–280.00	2,192	34
Bulls	—	—	1,796	180.38/cwt	178.00–185.00	3,240	5
Bulls	—	—	1,718	171.82/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,952	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	159.72/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,979	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	994	139.39/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,386	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	142.36/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,707	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	177.98/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,547	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	2,635.54/head	2,150.00–2,800.00	2,636	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,103	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	3,000	14
Bulls	—	—	1,366	157.13/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,146	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	169.01/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,422	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	363.44/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,701	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	350.82/cwt	349.00–351.00	1,793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	306.43/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,976	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	350.21/cwt	326.00–358.00	2,297	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	359.01/cwt	342.50–367.50	2,308	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	435.48/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,125	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	344.87/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,171	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	313.65/cwt	312.50–317.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	952	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.50/cwt	382.50–397.00	2,011	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,107	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	492.88/cwt	490.00–494.00	2,183	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	536	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,519	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	412.37/cwt	399.00–420.00	2,429	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	342.02/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	333.18/cwt	333.00–334.00	2,732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,695	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	532	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,399	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	427.44/cwt	420.00–429.00	2,295	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,121	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,593	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	696	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	367.00/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,828	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	412.10/cwt	401.00–415.00	2,234	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,837	2

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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