Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, in places up to 12.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves under 600 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with 1 high yielding bull selling for 236.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $438.80/cwt on 53 head, up $18.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +25.50 against this barn's trailing median of $413.30.

Average price

$438.80

▲ 18.97 vs prior sale

53 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.56

vs KS average

+15.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	438.80	2,447	53

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.94, low $364.26, median $413.30 across 28 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 sale53 hd

438.80

—

KS average3 barns · 540 hd

441.36

−2.56

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

+15.61

This barn, trailing median28 sales

413.30

+25.50

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	1,803	204.49	3,688	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	181.06	2,565	131
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	164.21	2,200	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	152.62	1,749	15

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$3,075	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$2,525	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,750	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,263	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	798	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,985	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	860	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,053	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	457.51/cwt	453.00–470.00	2,219	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	2,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	800	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	356.72/cwt	342.00–359.00	2,633	103
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,052	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	905	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,077	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	369.95/cwt	353.00–405.00	2,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,586	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,036	307.86/cwt	298.00–319.00	3,189	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	533	522.52/cwt	520.00–527.00	2,785	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	933	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	3,387	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	643	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,990	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	320.36/cwt	320.00–321.00	3,063	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	363.31/cwt	357.50–368.00	2,830	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	506.06/cwt	402.50–547.00	2,131	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	363.39/cwt	362.50–368.00	2,656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	335.31/cwt	327.00–346.00	2,967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	436.34/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	376.90/cwt	369.00–383.50	3,087	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	351.61/cwt	342.50–355.00	3,259	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	646.03/cwt	635.00–657.50	2,345	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	501.38/cwt	496.00–515.00	2,667	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	323.92/cwt	301.00–332.50	3,022	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,145	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	362.66/cwt	360.25–369.00	3,246	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	426.17/cwt	426.00–427.00	2,932	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	343.85/cwt	341.00–351.00	2,857	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	590.98/cwt	572.50–600.00	2,535	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	476.85/cwt	462.50–482.50	2,718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	3,043	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	536.30/cwt	535.00–537.50	2,612	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	525.14/cwt	520.00–532.50	2,431	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	484.23/cwt	477.50–491.00	2,489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,730	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	177.95/cwt	171.00–179.50	2,705	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	182.74/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,487	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	164.21/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,200	13
Bulls	—	—	1,821	213.37/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,701	197.57/cwt	171.00–208.00	3,361	22
Bulls	—	—	2,167	223.92/cwt	220.00–236.00	4,852	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	152.62/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,749	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	212.70/cwt	188.00–262.50	2,510	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,262.50/head	2,550.00–3,500.00	3,263	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	794	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,791	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	386	588.60/cwt	572.50–592.50	2,272	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,425	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	471	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	722	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,653	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	316.96/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,970	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	425.74/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,316	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	284.72/cwt	283.00–299.00	2,796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	501.24/cwt	500.00–502.50	2,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	302.15/cwt	302.00–305.00	2,360	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	307.25/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,209	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	374.37/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,366	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,481	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	335.08/cwt	329.00–338.00	2,868	244
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,001	285.00/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,853	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	310.41/cwt	282.50–316.00	2,747	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	334.11/cwt	322.00–342.00	2,763	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	343.41/cwt	343.00–344.00	2,706	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	370.61/cwt	355.00–374.00	2,468	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	306	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	950	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,031	12

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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