Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-02-26

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 26
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,274 head
1,345 vs last sale 2,619 4,618 vs year ago 5,892 · 78.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
106 vs last sale 90 151 vs year ago 347 · 43.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
15 vs last sale 20 38 vs year ago 73 · 52.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 8.00 to 13.00 higher, in places 30.00 to 40.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, in places 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 425 lb to 650 lb sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was mixed on feeders, and good on calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $527.69/cwt on 42 head, up $37.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 25 comparable sales and sits +49.45 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.
Average price
$527.69
37.42 vs prior sale
42 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.83
vs KS average
+40.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529527.692,79142
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
542500458416median 478.2412/1802/1203/2605/0708/06
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 sale42 hd
527.69
KS average3 barns · 330 hd
519.86
+7.83
National average172 barns · 11,832 hd
487.02
+40.67
This barn, trailing median25 sales
478.24
+49.45
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,812192.213,48216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,312175.272,300119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,310164.352,15326
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,117149.251,66719

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$3,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)947$3,7002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$3,5782thin

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700652391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,54934
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550543475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,57917
HeifersLarge 11150–12001,180232.90/cwt228.00–243.002,7483
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730345.85/cwt339.00–350.002,52526
SteersLarge 11000–10501,016327.30/cwt323.25–332.003,32534
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750704405.71/cwt391.00–407.002,85651
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630433.93/cwt422.50–445.002,7346
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400353700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,4717
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450406638.00/cwt638.00–638.002,59010
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy900–950916359.56/cwt352.00–360.503,29472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950938315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,95510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711318.73/cwt317.50–320.002,2666
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,2082
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450400605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,4202
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900891354.11/cwt348.00–361.003,155125
SteersLarge 11050–11001,086308.00/cwt308.00–308.003,3456
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800786379.66/cwt368.00–385.502,984116
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815348.71/cwt347.00–351.002,8427
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950933330.94/cwt320.00–337.003,088100
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000981323.11/cwt322.25–338.003,17090
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467589.00/cwt589.00–589.002,75131
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529527.69/cwt521.00–538.002,79142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800792361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,8594
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700679425.12/cwt415.00–428.002,88718
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900850250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,12510
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550531502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,6684
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,7502
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800757344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,6042
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378614.84/cwt595.00–645.002,3245
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950935312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,9172
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,303174.63/cwt170.00–178.002,275106
CowsLean 85-90%1,117149.25/cwt136.00–159.001,66719
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,389180.52/cwt179.50–182.502,50713
Bulls1,733193.20/cwt190.00–195.003,3486
Bulls1,680181.00/cwt168.00–188.503,0415
Bulls2,038202.23/cwt202.00–203.004,1215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,310164.35/cwt160.00–168.002,15326
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19633,577.92/head3,350.00–3,800.003,5782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2603,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,104210.13/cwt180.00–296.002,32031
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19473,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,002295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,9562
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950924308.75/cwt299.00–316.002,85341
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy750–800750367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,75322
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650602414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,4927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590373.02/cwt348.00–382.502,2017
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377571.00/cwt571.00–571.002,1534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800753318.47/cwt311.00–320.002,3986
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000983268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,6343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900853298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,5423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700691360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4883
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820332.07/cwt314.00–332.502,72343
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450437521.93/cwt515.00–525.002,28113
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600587423.58/cwt362.50–427.002,48618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,2713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,3361
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765336.94/cwt334.00–342.002,57827
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463517.15/cwt498.00–521.002,39444
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650600468.00/cwt468.00–468.002,80820
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900859324.83/cwt316.00–332.002,79060

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.