Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 575 lb to 975 lb sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher, however load lots and fancy steers sold up to 20 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 575 lb to 975 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.97/cwt on 88 head, down $18.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −18.27 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$459.97

▼ 18.27 vs prior sale

88 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$668

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

$69.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.50

vs KS average

−23.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	461.54	2,670	86
Medium and Large 1-2	510	392.50	2,002	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.04/cwt here — about $668 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 sale88 hd

459.97

—

KS average4 barns · 761 hd

484.48

−24.50

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−23.06

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−18.27

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	—	Average	1,709	175.43	2,998	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	170.78	2,206	115
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	156.22	1,912	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	132.85	1,560	8thin

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)	1,492	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,261	$2,751	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,591	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,375	7

Every lot, as filed

64 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	850–900	878	353.23/cwt	345.00–360.00	3,101	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	424.70/cwt	423.00–425.00	2,782	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	334.59/cwt	322.00–349.00	2,640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	821	378.43/cwt	374.00–384.00	3,107	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	318.66/cwt	316.00–323.00	2,766	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	3,050	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	341.29/cwt	334.50–345.00	2,884	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	452.37/cwt	442.50–456.00	2,678	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	393	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	2,289	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	498.18/cwt	494.00–512.50	2,610	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	371.71/cwt	366.00–376.00	2,884	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	3,259	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	328.49/cwt	328.00–329.00	2,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	388.32/cwt	382.00–395.00	2,784	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	362.17/cwt	349.00–369.00	2,984	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	528.32/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	343.73/cwt	332.00–351.00	3,135	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	331.86/cwt	321.00–334.00	2,575	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,602	3
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,947	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	174.17/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	132.85/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,560	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	177.16/cwt	176.50–178.00	2,211	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	169.27/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,204	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	156.22/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,912	18
Bulls	—	—	1,570	163.60/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	184.57/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,221	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	247.62/cwt	181.00–277.50	2,654	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	2,751.38/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,751	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,492	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,591.27/head	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,591	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	359.99/cwt	353.00–372.50	2,441	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	406.13/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	414.70/cwt	412.50–417.50	2,376	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	317.45/cwt	311.00–326.00	2,625	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,325	7
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,127	270.86/cwt	246.00–275.00	3,053	14
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	559.00/cwt	559.00–559.00	2,560	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	871	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	3,170	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	323.88/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,332	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	441.15/cwt	436.00–457.50	2,762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	408.32/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,768	145

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 →