Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 3 weeks ago, feeder steers and heifer 500 lb to 950 lb sold 9.00 to 30.00 higher with most advance on thin fleshed, reputation, and fancy cattle. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $504.68/cwt on 237 head, up $36.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 25 comparable sales and sits +26.44 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$504.68

▲ 36.47 vs prior sale

237 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

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

$73.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.91

vs KS average

+38.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	508.39	2,768	225
Medium and Large 1-2	527	435.00	2,292	12thin

One grade step is worth $73.39/cwt here — about $475 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 sale237 hd

504.68

—

KS average4 barns · 1,150 hd

492.77

+11.91

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+38.35

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

+26.44

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	1,702	167.84	2,856	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	168.91	2,245	240
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	153.91	1,847	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	137.15	1,529	60

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$3,350	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,197	$2,980	85
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,959	159
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,295	$2,957	53
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,865	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$3,778	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$3,134	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$3,050	3thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	900–950	926	332.57/cwt	324.00–339.75	3,080	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	304.37/cwt	301.00–306.00	2,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	332	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	430.44/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,712	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	463.44/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,711	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	791	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	401.38/cwt	361.00–412.50	2,549	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	328.90/cwt	322.00–345.00	2,667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	960	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	3,163	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	757	381.65/cwt	381.00–385.00	2,889	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,403	2
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	459.72/cwt	457.50–462.50	2,795	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	715	408.28/cwt	404.00–413.00	2,919	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,268	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	825	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	3,069	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	472	529.75/cwt	522.50–537.50	2,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	510.64/cwt	502.50–520.00	2,609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	652	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	2,505	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	544.00/cwt	544.00–544.00	2,600	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	436.97/cwt	422.50–447.50	1,888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	314.58/cwt	310.00–325.00	3,048	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	359.09/cwt	350.00–366.25	2,988	433
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	371.58/cwt	363.00–375.00	2,913	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	405.83/cwt	397.50–417.00	2,723	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	366.45/cwt	344.00–391.00	2,693	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	382.10/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,598	29
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,161	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	507.63/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,076	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	391.73/cwt	383.00–398.00	2,797	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	314.46/cwt	287.00–327.00	2,799	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	607.00/cwt	607.00–607.00	2,610	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	337.82/cwt	329.00–343.00	2,922	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,220	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	346.08/cwt	302.00–356.00	2,731	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	559.52/cwt	559.50–560.00	2,814	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	885	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,876	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	472.49/cwt	467.50–475.00	2,202	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	462.87/cwt	422.50–487.50	2,370	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	397.26/cwt	345.00–422.50	2,225	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	411.69/cwt	362.50–517.50	1,951	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	173.12/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,296	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	993	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,390	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	166.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,209	142
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	153.91/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,847	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	136.71/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,550	52
Bulls	—	—	1,614	161.69/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,610	12
Bulls	—	—	1,771	173.16/cwt	170.00–179.00	3,067	9
Bulls	—	—	1,915	180.79/cwt	180.50–181.00	3,462	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	2,980.15/head	1,750.00–3,100.00	2,980	85
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,900.31/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,900	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	862	281.27/cwt	201.00–311.00	2,425	29
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	3,134.27/head	2,550.00–3,650.00	3,134	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	3,777.92/head	2,650.00–4,075.00	3,778	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,864.53/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,865	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,959.17/head	1,900.00–3,050.00	2,959	159
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,957.35/head	2,050.00–3,150.00	2,957	53
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	579.30/cwt	577.50–585.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	366.70/cwt	321.00–386.00	2,072	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	310.84/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,285	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	779	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,215	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	518.12/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,140	15
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	474.95/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,099	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	335.06/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	340.98/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	581	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	308.83/cwt	303.00–318.00	2,708	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,507	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	451.42/cwt	441.00–461.00	2,447	77
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,131	270.79/cwt	267.00–272.00	3,063	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	360.67/cwt	352.50–368.00	2,489	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	422.68/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,401	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	292.76/cwt	287.00–299.00	2,658	15
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	263.00/cwt	260.00–278.00	2,833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	349.66/cwt	341.00–357.00	2,535	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	347.28/cwt	304.00–365.00	2,209	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	454.46/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,172	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	398.82/cwt	392.00–403.00	2,437	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	533.91/cwt	525.00–552.50	1,922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,957	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	338.18/cwt	336.00–341.00	2,577	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,082	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	490.76/cwt	482.50–495.00	1,914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	864	355.25/cwt	354.00–356.00	3,069	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	571	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,712	5

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →