Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special weaned calf sale next Thursday December 18th *

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale on December 25th and January 1st for Christmas and New Years break *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however an uneven trend was noted Not enough feeder heifers 450 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Demand was moderate Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $451.70/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −26.54 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$451.70

74 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$51.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs KS average

+21.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	471.39	2,443	41
Medium and Large 1-2	541	429.97	2,325	24
Small 1	586	420.00	2,461	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.39/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale74 hd

451.70

—

KS average3 barns · 645 hd

451.74

−0.04

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

+21.07

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−26.54

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	1,830	169.68	3,105	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	166.06	2,337	160
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	155.28	1,963	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	144.25	1,634	41

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,306	$2,995	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,532	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,282	$2,505	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$3,544	73
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,031	$3,534	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	750–800	755	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,242	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	477	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	754	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	567	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,251	5
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,270	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	401.31/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,155	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	451.62/cwt	427.50–457.50	2,376	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	352.50–390.00	2,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	355.48/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,353	16
Steers	Small 1	550–600	586	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,461	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	637.50/cwt	637.50–637.50	1,862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	348.94/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,551	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	381.62/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,523	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	323.22/cwt	320.00–324.50	2,696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	471.90/cwt	465.00–477.50	2,440	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,922	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,100	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	321.66/cwt	319.00–322.50	3,088	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	509	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,443	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	651	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,565	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,350	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	555.39/cwt	552.50–557.50	1,911	7
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,301	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	308.45/cwt	306.00–318.00	2,640	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	958	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,171	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	286.90/cwt	251.00–305.00	2,089	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	177.29/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,422	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	165.39/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,332	151
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	155.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,963	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	144.47/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,650	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	952	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,333	2
Bulls	—	—	1,812	164.46/cwt	152.00–175.00	2,980	9
Bulls	—	—	1,805	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	182.48/cwt	182.00–183.00	3,509	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	996	255.46/cwt	228.00–273.00	2,544	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	3,543.55/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,544	73
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	3,533.64/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,534	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	2,531.67/head	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,532	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	2,504.57/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,505	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,306	2,995.32/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	2,995	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,304	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	428.09/cwt	427.50–432.50	2,085	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,342	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	342.85/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,294	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	343.11/cwt	334.00–375.00	1,791	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	304.53/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	551.00/cwt	551.00–551.00	1,818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,913	9
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,159	260.94/cwt	250.00–279.00	3,024	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	347.37/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,973	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,797	16

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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