Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 1000 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Not enough steer calves 450 lb to 650 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Thin fleshed heifers 600 lb to 700 lb sold up to 20.00 higher. Not enough heifers under 600 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $434.15/cwt on 54 head, down $4.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 27 comparable sales and sits +17.73 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.

Average price

$434.15

▼ 4.65 vs prior sale

54 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.73

vs KS average

+5.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	434.15	2,406	54

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

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 sale54 hd

434.15

—

KS average3 barns · 465 hd

441.88

−7.73

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+5.79

This barn, trailing median27 sales

416.42

+17.73

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	1,727	218.10	3,766	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	184.25	2,506	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,417	175.68	2,489	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,343	162.42	2,181	17

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)	1,210	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,954	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,900	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,651	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,805	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$3,633	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,288	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	314.46/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,909	263
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	3,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	345.25/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,862	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	902	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,238	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	428.68/cwt	427.50–433.00	2,829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	759	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,975	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	713	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,617	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	383.39/cwt	376.00–387.00	2,573	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,451	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	376.81/cwt	327.50–391.00	2,743	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	347.95/cwt	321.00–368.00	2,728	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	400.92/cwt	394.00–408.00	2,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	380.38/cwt	371.00–388.00	2,967	79
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	318.69/cwt	308.00–326.50	3,283	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	537.07/cwt	527.50–547.50	2,616	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	392.54/cwt	387.00–397.50	2,669	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	341.45/cwt	336.00–349.00	2,954	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	507.90/cwt	492.50–515.00	2,666	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	331.41/cwt	328.00–339.00	3,258	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	322.79/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	346.94/cwt	335.00–355.00	3,202	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	363.64/cwt	352.00–370.00	3,153	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	595.33/cwt	565.00–600.00	2,512	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	414.36/cwt	402.00–416.00	2,946	34
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,377	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	360.58/cwt	349.00–361.75	3,022	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	467.42/cwt	457.50–470.00	2,650	30
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	289.08/cwt	286.00–297.00	3,122	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	442	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	654	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	3,002	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	438.40/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,744	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	594	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,614	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	554.23/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,416	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,482	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	326.45/cwt	307.50–345.00	2,713	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	162.42/cwt	149.00–169.00	2,181	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,399	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	182.91/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,500	100
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	175.68/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,489	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,289	208.09/cwt	194.00–242.00	2,682	5
Bulls	—	—	1,643	208.50/cwt	205.00–213.00	3,426	6
Bulls	—	—	2,015	238.90/cwt	232.00–246.00	4,814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,716	220.38/cwt	216.00–225.00	3,782	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	244.33/cwt	186.00–293.00	2,600	25
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	2,651.34/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,651	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,805.29/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,805	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	2,954.04/head	2,400.00–3,400.00	2,954	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	3,940.00/head	2,500.00–4,300.00	3,940	5
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	295.26/cwt	281.00–297.00	2,973	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	530.40/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,238	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	416	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,350	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	562	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	358.56/cwt	356.00–367.00	2,621	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	430.60/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,291	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	395.08/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,540	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	383.62/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,263	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	308.82/cwt	298.00–311.75	2,980	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	366.53/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,302	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	969	284.23/cwt	283.00–286.00	2,754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	616.68/cwt	605.00–622.50	2,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	352.56/cwt	341.00–357.00	2,739	340
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	327.73/cwt	322.00–338.00	2,871	421
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	339.25/cwt	321.00–355.00	2,297	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	454.92/cwt	447.50–467.50	2,211	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	292.99/cwt	291.00–295.00	2,757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	309.97/cwt	308.00–316.00	2,728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	326.82/cwt	326.00–327.00	2,722	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	886	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,048	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,424	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,567	16

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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