Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 450 lb to 750 lb sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $498.10/cwt on 202 head, up $38.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 25 comparable sales and sits +19.86 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$498.10

▲ 38.12 vs prior sale

202 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$77.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs KS average

+19.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	513.77	2,811	161
Medium and Large 1-2	579	436.55	2,526	41

One grade step is worth $77.22/cwt here — about $285 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 sale202 hd

498.10

—

KS average3 barns · 491 hd

497.12

+0.98

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+19.71

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

+19.86

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	1,720	181.88	3,128	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	172.05	2,358	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	164.44	2,258	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,246	152.45	1,900	20

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)	1,228	$3,745	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,398	$3,211	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,389	$3,026	40
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,388	$2,974	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,388	$2,809	37
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	600–650	621	462.83/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,874	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	761	390.60/cwt	389.00–392.50	2,972	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	454.19/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	601.99/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	337.01/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	369.06/cwt	351.00–390.00	2,458	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	659	447.52/cwt	431.00–456.00	2,949	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	712	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	427.87/cwt	402.50–435.00	2,533	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	420.66/cwt	407.50–442.50	2,688	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	313.28/cwt	312.50–314.50	3,061	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	541	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,856	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	390.04/cwt	386.00–399.00	2,481	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	350.04/cwt	338.00–358.25	3,213	378
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	361.13/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,820	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	975	334.25/cwt	334.25–334.25	3,259	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	647.50/cwt	647.50–647.50	2,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	440.78/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,160	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	349.60/cwt	346.50–359.00	2,573	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	884	369.30/cwt	369.00–369.50	3,265	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	413.63/cwt	406.00–427.00	2,838	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	510.95/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,769	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	559.11/cwt	557.50–562.50	2,432	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	652.50/cwt	652.50–652.50	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	460.24/cwt	392.50–477.50	2,495	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	537.00/cwt	522.50–542.50	2,508	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	354.66/cwt	302.00–373.00	2,532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	372.06/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,880	144
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,155	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	356.02/cwt	346.00–365.00	2,944	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	396.05/cwt	379.00–399.50	2,895	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	484.36/cwt	482.50–490.00	1,991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	828	344.36/cwt	344.00–349.00	2,851	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	651	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,565	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,492	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	164.44/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,258	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	152.45/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,900	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	177.34/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,268	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	171.17/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,372	48
Bulls	—	—	1,713	182.81/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,132	10
Bulls	—	—	1,631	173.93/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,837	5
Bulls	—	—	1,892	192.05/cwt	191.00–194.00	3,634	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,389	3,026.24/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,026	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	236.90/cwt	201.00–277.50	2,450	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	2,973.98/head	2,600.00–3,035.00	2,974	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	3,210.76/head	2,600.00–3,375.00	3,211	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	3,745.01/head	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,745	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	2,809.35/head	2,150.00–2,875.00	2,809	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	482.48/cwt	470.00–497.50	2,268	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	341.86/cwt	327.50–410.00	2,082	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	335.29/cwt	311.00–343.00	2,317	14
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,277	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	367.47/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	393.23/cwt	360.00–412.50	2,053	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	377.42/cwt	368.00–382.00	2,551	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	521.20/cwt	517.50–525.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	419.27/cwt	408.00–427.00	2,419	50
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,116	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	416.65/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	347.48/cwt	339.00–357.00	2,669	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	425.70/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,252	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	312.03/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,911	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	333.29/cwt	331.00–337.00	2,426	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	310.33/cwt	302.50–317.00	2,542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	319.04/cwt	311.00–326.50	2,757	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	825	374.37/cwt	370.00–375.00	3,089	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,882	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	563.39/cwt	562.50–567.50	2,597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	329.62/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	332.52/cwt	329.75–339.00	2,743	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	355.80/cwt	347.00–366.00	3,110	348

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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