Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 6.00 lower, however short 7 wts suitable for grazing sold up to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 925 lb sold from 3.00 higher to 9.00 lower. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $493.09/cwt on 62 head, down $34.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 25 comparable sales and sits +14.85 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$493.09

▼ 34.60 vs prior sale

62 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$22.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

vs KS average

+17.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	494.89	2,709	57
Medium and Large 1-2	521	472.50	2,462	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $248 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 sale62 hd

493.09

—

KS average3 barns · 174 hd

489.70

+3.39

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+17.53

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

+14.85

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	1,856	187.12	3,474	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	176.82	2,525	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	161.39	2,074	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	150.92	1,807	5thin

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)	1,375	$3,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$3,073	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,453	$3,000	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	987	$2,753	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	857	$2,650	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,200	6

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 1-2	350–400	372	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	342.34/cwt	342.00–343.00	2,982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	520.22/cwt	515.00–522.50	2,747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	368.73/cwt	357.00–374.00	2,541	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	877	372.54/cwt	362.00–377.50	3,267	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	442.63/cwt	430.00–444.00	2,421	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	310.24/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,864	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	347.50/cwt	342.00–355.00	3,023	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,580	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	315.06/cwt	295.00–319.25	3,223	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	382.87/cwt	378.00–386.50	2,952	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	423.85/cwt	416.00–429.00	2,836	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,522	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	980	347.94/cwt	342.00–350.50	3,410	93
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	305.28/cwt	283.00–313.00	3,398	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	394.65/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,711	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	494.66/cwt	487.50–507.50	2,661	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	320.63/cwt	319.25–348.00	2,700	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	724	395.86/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,866	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	921	357.00/cwt	352.00–360.50	3,288	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	323.90/cwt	322.00–329.00	2,990	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	649.00/cwt	649.00–649.00	2,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	366.43/cwt	355.00–373.00	3,038	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	479.52/cwt	477.00–482.50	2,772	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	672.50/cwt	672.50–672.50	2,051	8
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	315.67/cwt	291.00–320.50	3,324	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	343.72/cwt	331.00–350.00	3,197	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	441.03/cwt	439.00–445.00	2,792	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	317.00/cwt	312.00–330.50	3,094	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	374.16/cwt	366.00–381.00	2,784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	388.52/cwt	385.00–393.00	2,871	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,504	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	674	383.40/cwt	378.00–392.00	2,584	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	377	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,993	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,492	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	161.39/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,074	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	150.92/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,807	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	181.69/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,396	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	173.58/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,605	36
Bulls	—	—	1,756	193.47/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,397	5
Bulls	—	—	1,826	176.88/cwt	167.00–187.00	3,230	12
Bulls	—	—	2,030	205.34/cwt	201.00–208.00	4,168	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,453	2,999.87/head	2,050.00–3,075.00	3,000	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	944	241.56/cwt	170.00–300.00	2,280	40
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	2,753.17/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,753	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	3,073.30/head	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	318.99/cwt	315.00–324.50	2,622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,689	25
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,038	3
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,054	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	321.34/cwt	321.00–323.00	2,786	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	331.70/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,740	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	307	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	769	356.94/cwt	355.50–361.00	2,745	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	334.65/cwt	317.00–344.00	2,393	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	427.33/cwt	418.00–437.00	2,449	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	784	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	3,034	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	473.76/cwt	467.50–477.50	2,198	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	376.81/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,359	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	352.59/cwt	352.00–355.00	2,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	407.55/cwt	401.00–413.00	2,498	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	821	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	3,128	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	461.43/cwt	457.00–465.00	2,884	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	656	436.40/cwt	435.00–439.00	2,863	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	343.40/cwt	334.00–351.00	2,689	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	389.36/cwt	330.00–412.50	1,842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	364.56/cwt	351.00–369.00	2,618	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	401.83/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,462	5

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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