Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 475 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady from 8.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Steer calves 300 lb to 475 lb sold 20.00 to 40.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 350 lb to 650 lb sold 20.00 to 40.00 higher. Demand was good Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher however 1 slaughter bull sold for 191

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.83/cwt on 67 head, down $40.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −14.41 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$463.83

▼ 40.85 vs prior sale

67 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$47.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.50

vs KS average

−8.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	474.55	2,675	52
Medium and Large 1-2	544	426.64	2,322	15thin

One grade step is worth $47.91/cwt here — about $353 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 sale67 hd

463.83

—

KS average4 barns · 689 hd

490.32

−26.50

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−8.15

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−14.41

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	1,629	170.50	2,778	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	166.27	2,288	154
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	155.77	1,877	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	144.71	1,622	25

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)	1,070	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,048	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,391	$2,950	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$2,947	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,893	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,361	$2,727	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,551	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1Fancy	750–800	777	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,945	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	311.75/cwt	311.75–311.75	2,971	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	163.87/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,263	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	334.41/cwt	325.00–340.50	3,110	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	434.68/cwt	422.50–452.50	2,460	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	323.78/cwt	323.50–324.00	3,141	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	523.79/cwt	522.50–525.00	2,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	379.95/cwt	374.00–390.00	2,420	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	417.20/cwt	400.00–436.00	2,683	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	455.36/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,195	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	509.26/cwt	507.50–512.50	2,144	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,258	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	433.51/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	371.44/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,500	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	302.78/cwt	296.00–316.00	2,764	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	574.97/cwt	572.50–577.50	1,984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	653	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	453.53/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,426	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,632	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	571	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,484	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	635	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,546	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	677.92/cwt	667.50–685.00	2,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	547.88/cwt	547.50–548.00	2,487	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	489.29/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	838	363.41/cwt	363.00–371.00	3,045	56
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	557.13/cwt	547.50–565.00	1,978	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	2,551.34/head	2,000.00–2,975.00	2,551	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	2,947.12/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,947	16
Bulls	—	—	1,572	165.16/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,596	11
Bulls	—	—	1,735	188.20/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,265	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	175.16/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,000	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	172.90/cwt	170.00–176.50	2,357	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	144.71/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,622	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,893.46/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,893	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,433	8
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,207	2
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	301.17/cwt	301.00–302.00	3,093	23
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,968	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	155.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,877	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	296.46/cwt	281.00–298.00	2,698	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	3,048.49/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,048	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	191.86/cwt	171.00–250.00	2,022	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,361	2,726.81/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,727	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	332.81/cwt	323.00–340.00	2,400	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	332.18/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,136	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	379.48/cwt	335.00–407.50	2,152	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	352.00/cwt	349.00–355.00	2,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	331.42/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	419.59/cwt	397.50–442.50	2,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	331.08/cwt	305.00–333.00	2,940	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	320.28/cwt	312.00–322.50	2,476	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	524.54/cwt	520.00–537.50	2,486	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	375.46/cwt	364.00–380.00	2,737	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	409.72/cwt	380.00–432.50	1,950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	365.12/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,895	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	581.17/cwt	577.50–612.50	2,255	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	471.78/cwt	455.00–477.00	2,732	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	431.34/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,256	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	358.82/cwt	349.00–361.25	2,928	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	331.54/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,729	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	495.89/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,108	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	338.28/cwt	324.50–344.00	2,632	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	595	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	618.50/cwt	592.50–632.50	2,047	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	353.27/cwt	348.00–358.00	3,081	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	407.73/cwt	398.00–414.00	2,785	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	318.69/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,773	142

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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