Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 850 lb to 1000 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Steers 700 lb to 850 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers 550 lb to 700 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $478.24/cwt on 34 head, up $18.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 25 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$478.24

▲ 18.15 vs prior sale

34 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.79

vs KS average

−5.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	478.24	2,649	34

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale34 hd

478.24

—

KS average3 barns · 122 hd

470.45

+7.79

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−5.86

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

+0.00

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	1,819	181.59	3,303	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,294	174.45	2,258	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	156.54	2,188	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	142.10	1,754	4thin

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)	1,435	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1Fancy	450–500	457	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,428	17
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	316.67/cwt	297.00–322.00	2,752	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,143	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	478.24/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,649	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	326.56/cwt	320.00–328.25	3,164	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	378.67/cwt	377.00–379.00	2,639	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	357.20/cwt	354.50–365.00	2,818	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	347.10/cwt	341.00–347.50	2,874	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	326.72/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,548	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	666	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,731	49
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	301.49/cwt	297.00–303.50	3,072	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	343.09/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,985	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	337.27/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,405	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	404.47/cwt	397.50–412.00	2,326	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,517	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,007	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	233.95/cwt	179.00–297.00	2,407	21
Bulls	—	—	1,869	183.91/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,437	5
Bulls	—	—	1,570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	156.54/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,188	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	170.93/cwt	165.65–178.00	2,179	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	180.80/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,403	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	142.10/cwt	132.50–148.00	1,754	4

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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