Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, not enough feeder steers 650 lb to 850 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Steer calves 450 lb to 650 lb sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher, in places up to 40.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 700 lb to 925 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Heifer calves 450 lb to 700 lb sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher. Demand was good Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.20/cwt on 225 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −37.04 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$441.20

225 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$46.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs KS average

+12.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	451.70	2,461	174
Medium and Large 1-2	557	405.37	2,259	51

One grade step is worth $46.32/cwt here — about $202 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 sale225 hd

441.20

—

KS average4 barns · 751 hd

444.05

−2.85

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

+12.05

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−37.04

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	1,922	177.00	3,402	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	164.53	2,274	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	155.71	2,071	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	144.07	1,667	48

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$3,508	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,765	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,755	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$2,699	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,683	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,421	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,404	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$2,383	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,352	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,250	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	468.90/cwt	467.50–470.00	2,476	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,526	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	343.26/cwt	322.50–345.50	2,643	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	315.08/cwt	313.50–316.00	2,448	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	418.01/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,383	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	364.38/cwt	362.00–372.50	2,124	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	302.88/cwt	292.00–309.00	2,811	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	503.07/cwt	482.50–505.00	1,660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,167	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	396.15/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,084	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	388.29/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,167	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	322.31/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,140	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	317.71/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	307.75/cwt	301.00–310.00	2,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,525	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	413.72/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,565	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,312	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,538	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	360.04/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,370	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,922	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,765.07/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,765	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,683.06/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,683	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,755.38/head	2,580.00–2,900.00	2,755	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	675	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,599	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,414	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	392	542.03/cwt	540.00–542.50	2,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	713	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,709	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,403.79/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,404	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	908	239.63/cwt	184.00–272.50	2,176	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	163.00/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,262	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	155.71/cwt	150.00–159.50	2,071	137
Bulls	—	—	1,738	163.71/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,845	6
Bulls	—	—	1,911	188.57/cwt	182.00–197.00	3,604	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	144.07/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,667	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	178.03/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,371	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	277.18/cwt	276.00–279.00	2,838	5
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,118	266.48/cwt	264.00–269.00	2,979	2
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,823	2
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,111	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,122	5
Bulls	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,274	2
Bulls	—	—	2,053	176.87/cwt	171.00–179.00	3,631	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	2,699.14/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,421.22/head	2,275.00–3,000.00	2,421	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	3,508.31/head	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,508	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	2,382.59/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	328.34/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,757	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	338.45/cwt	332.50–362.50	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	320.46/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,884	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	290.32/cwt	281.00–298.00	2,378	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	381.44/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	329.92/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,230	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	327.66/cwt	302.00–332.50	2,382	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	321.65/cwt	301.00–336.00	2,023	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,956	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,849	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	493.34/cwt	492.50–502.50	2,324	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	350.65/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,398	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	321.40/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,288	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	451.84/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	427.68/cwt	371.00–446.00	2,305	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	366.32/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,308	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	423.37/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,981	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	438.55/cwt	417.50–460.00	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,347	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	353.70/cwt	349.00–356.00	2,543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	431.29/cwt	427.50–432.50	1,850	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	296.68/cwt	293.00–331.00	1,819	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	389.76/cwt	372.00–397.50	2,222	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	301.41/cwt	273.00–321.00	2,435	7

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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