Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 525 lb to 975 lb sold 15.00 higher to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 525 lb to 900 lb sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher, in places 30.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves under 525 lb for a market test, however a definite higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, however 2 high yielding bulls sold for 221.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $490.27/cwt on 82 head, down $7.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 25 comparable sales and sits +12.03 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$490.27

▼ 7.83 vs prior sale

82 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$41.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

vs KS average

+2.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	495.87	2,789	71
Medium and Large 1-2	549	454.12	2,491	11thin

One grade step is worth $41.75/cwt here — about $298 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale82 hd

490.27

—

KS average3 barns · 436 hd

497.09

−6.82

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+2.92

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

+12.03

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	1,876	202.43	3,797	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	177.12	2,388	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	163.32	2,120	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	141.35	1,532	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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	800–850	821	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	3,206	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,067	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	464.30/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,475	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	604	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,778	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	491.41/cwt	485.00–498.00	2,826	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	13
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,035	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	417.22/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,883	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	438.67/cwt	427.50–447.00	2,715	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	333.04/cwt	331.00–350.00	2,901	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	528.67/cwt	517.50–537.50	2,442	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	498	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	915	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	3,308	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	343.90/cwt	340.00–348.00	3,188	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	394.40/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,879	359
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	356.54/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,949	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	868	367.63/cwt	354.00–372.00	3,191	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	327.25/cwt	320.00–336.75	3,207	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	426.06/cwt	360.00–470.00	2,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	376.33/cwt	362.00–381.00	2,950	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	563.25/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,377	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	592.00/cwt	592.00–592.00	2,634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	373.84/cwt	352.50–398.00	2,542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	313.66/cwt	305.00–316.00	3,206	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	377.28/cwt	372.00–386.00	3,101	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	322.71/cwt	322.50–323.00	2,995	26
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,000	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	497.55/cwt	495.00–498.00	2,538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,973	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,012	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	141.35/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,532	4
Bulls	—	—	1,904	213.82/cwt	205.00–221.00	4,071	11
Bulls	—	—	1,993	192.95/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,845	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	182.45/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,509	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	174.84/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,338	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	163.32/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,120	6
Bulls	—	—	1,681	180.61/cwt	173.00–187.00	3,036	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	216.74/cwt	184.00–284.00	2,427	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	334.66/cwt	334.00–335.00	2,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	334.42/cwt	326.50–344.50	2,779	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	369.67/cwt	357.00–372.00	2,710	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	443.20/cwt	427.50–446.00	2,513	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	492.38/cwt	492.00–492.50	2,388	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	360.31/cwt	347.00–388.00	2,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	651	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,604	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	828	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	294.08/cwt	287.00–302.00	2,858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	385.60/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,626	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	330.71/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,814	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	457	439.21/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	497.39/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,179	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	630.29/cwt	620.50–640.00	2,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	517	529.67/cwt	510.00–532.50	2,738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	405.40/cwt	397.50–416.00	2,392	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	446	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	431.25/cwt	423.00–434.00	2,613	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	346.29/cwt	339.00–357.00	2,660	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	492.28/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,289	8

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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