Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Not enough steers under 500 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. An outstanding offering of high quality steers were available today. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. A lower trend was noted on heifers under 700 lb, however thin fleshed and fancy heifer calves sold steady to higher. Demand was good for steers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.83/cwt on 62 head, up $6.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 27 comparable sales and sits +3.40 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.

Average price

$419.83

▲ 6.60 vs prior sale

62 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$54.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.75

vs KS average

−5.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	428.68	2,369	52
Medium and Large 1-2	592	373.80	2,213	10thin

One grade step is worth $54.88/cwt here — about $156 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.94, low $364.26, median $416.42 across 27 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

419.83

—

KS average3 barns · 480 hd

427.58

−7.75

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−5.36

This barn, trailing median27 sales

416.42

+3.40

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	—	Low	1,766	204.18	3,605	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	180.95	2,492	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	163.93	2,003	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,259	149.14	1,878	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,320	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,735	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,714	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	350–400	383	542.90/cwt	522.50–585.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	394	585.30/cwt	562.50–587.50	2,306	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	324.14/cwt	310.00–331.00	2,668	406
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	814	366.55/cwt	364.00–369.50	2,984	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	346.85/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,352	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	572.00/cwt	567.50–575.00	2,608	10
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	306.93/cwt	305.00–308.00	3,140	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	561	491.46/cwt	487.50–512.50	2,757	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	350.85/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,723	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	380.01/cwt	367.00–402.00	2,637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	703	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	3,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	443.71/cwt	422.50–451.00	2,565	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	571.83/cwt	552.50–592.50	2,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	339.88/cwt	334.50–346.00	3,151	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	323.72/cwt	319.00–328.00	2,884	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	443.36/cwt	437.50–452.50	2,789	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	420.32/cwt	411.00–429.00	2,871	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	333.44/cwt	323.00–341.00	2,751	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	374.95/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,906	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	533.25/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,624	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	334.52/cwt	322.50–344.00	2,399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	657.50/cwt	657.50–657.50	2,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	514.71/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,671	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	314.18/cwt	311.00–318.00	2,925	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	377	655.49/cwt	640.00–702.50	2,471	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	324.82/cwt	315.00–334.00	3,122	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	347.93/cwt	336.00–353.00	3,055	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	802	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	3,003	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	394.70/cwt	380.00–399.00	2,905	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	337	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,428	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	657.50/cwt	657.50–657.50	2,466	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,610	7
Bulls	—	—	1,536	192.46/cwt	172.00–205.00	2,956	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	182.56/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,494	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	174.75/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,483	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	149.14/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,878	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	163.93/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,003	14
Bulls	—	—	1,987	221.08/cwt	220.00–223.00	4,393	5
Bulls	—	—	2,096	215.39/cwt	209.00–219.00	4,515	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	211.01/cwt	177.00–240.00	2,488	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,049	262.00/cwt	221.00–294.00	2,748	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	2,749.86/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,750	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	3,319.78/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,320	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	2,734.87/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	2,714.34/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,714	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	478.71/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,269	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,434	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	444	523.51/cwt	517.50–525.00	2,324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	801	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	484.33/cwt	477.50–497.50	2,112	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	502.16/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	395.06/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,394	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	309.48/cwt	300.00–315.25	2,727	280
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	348.41/cwt	342.00–353.50	2,505	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	302.00/cwt	295.00–302.25	2,766	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	335.30/cwt	324.00–340.00	2,585	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	407.92/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,966	5
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	425.34/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,276	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	375.77/cwt	365.00–384.00	2,394	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	409.65/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,376	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	373.80/cwt	359.00–382.50	2,213	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,850	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,450	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	579.95/cwt	562.50–595.00	2,146	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	629.82/cwt	600.00–635.00	2,582	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	2,363	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	415.09/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,573	4

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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