Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifers under 700 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.65/cwt on 44 head, down $15.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −8.59 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$469.65

▼ 15.88 vs prior sale

44 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$40.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.94

vs KS average

−2.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	477.02	2,734	36
Medium and Large 1-2	548	436.50	2,391	8thin

One grade step is worth $40.52/cwt here — about $342 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale44 hd

469.65

—

KS average3 barns · 495 hd

485.59

−15.94

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−2.47

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−8.59

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	1,800	207.54	3,736	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	177.92	2,369	111
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,442	165.51	2,387	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	147.55	1,661	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	302.40/cwt	302.00–303.00	2,694	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	147.55/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,661	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,579	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	181.68/cwt	180.00–183.50	2,498	26
Bulls	—	—	1,987	206.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	4,096	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	800	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,700	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	363.36/cwt	355.50–370.00	2,980	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	438.14/cwt	435.00–448.00	2,721	12
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	302.51/cwt	274.00–306.25	3,101	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	368.08/cwt	356.00–372.00	2,889	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	329.85/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,751	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	350.09/cwt	342.00–351.00	2,741	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	474.74/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,787	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	403.33/cwt	375.00–412.00	2,573	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	315.68/cwt	301.00–322.00	3,081	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	330.09/cwt	325.00–340.50	3,067	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	482.95/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	917	345.21/cwt	344.50–346.00	3,166	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	320.05/cwt	316.00–321.00	2,909	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	368.91/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,542	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	392.27/cwt	384.00–399.00	2,820	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,297	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	326.44/cwt	301.00–334.00	2,817	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	407.99/cwt	403.00–409.00	2,799	30
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	295.53/cwt	291.50–300.50	3,168	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	764	381.80/cwt	378.00–386.00	2,917	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	341.76/cwt	339.00–349.00	2,481	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	803	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	3,188	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	176.77/cwt	171.00–179.50	2,330	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	165.51/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,387	25
Bulls	—	—	1,572	188.89/cwt	179.00–197.00	2,969	9
Bulls	—	—	1,787	220.73/cwt	212.00–224.00	3,944	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	226.29/cwt	185.00–284.00	2,519	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	340.78/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,290	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	303.04/cwt	298.00–312.58	2,794	119
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	325.84/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	997	278.25/cwt	278.25–278.25	2,774	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	708	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,528	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	551.56/cwt	540.00–557.50	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	292.67/cwt	276.00–296.00	2,824	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,568	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	360.29/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,273	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	321.26/cwt	316.00–323.00	2,509	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	341.18/cwt	331.00–345.50	2,613	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	307.82/cwt	298.00–310.00	2,684	154
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,141	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	375.55/cwt	359.00–378.00	2,524	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	393.99/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	411.58/cwt	404.00–417.00	2,408	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	460.28/cwt	457.50–465.00	2,789	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	677	422.60/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	388.20/cwt	385.00–389.00	2,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	519.68/cwt	512.50–523.00	2,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	320.60/cwt	315.00–328.50	2,661	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	345.61/cwt	337.50–353.50	3,062	315

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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