Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 675 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Steers under 675 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Not enough heifers under 650 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Approximately 22% of the steer run weighed over 1,000 lb. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.47/cwt on 149 head, down $5.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 25 comparable sales and sits +2.23 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$480.47

▼ 5.10 vs prior sale

149 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$33.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.29

vs KS average

−7.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	484.57	2,699	131
Medium and Large 1-2	563	450.60	2,537	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.98/cwt here — about $162 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 sale149 hd

480.47

—

KS average3 barns · 815 hd

495.76

−15.29

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−7.88

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

+2.23

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	—	High	1,653	202.32	3,344	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,316	191.53	2,521	135
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	164.22	2,118	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	147.07	1,725	6thin

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)	1,027	$3,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,270	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$4,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$4,122	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	500–550	510	514.79/cwt	492.50–520.00	2,625	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	328.01/cwt	316.00–332.00	2,588	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	370.31/cwt	359.00–375.50	3,051	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	395.85/cwt	389.00–402.00	2,470	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	316.41/cwt	308.00–326.50	3,123	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	390.98/cwt	382.50–392.00	2,842	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	321.16/cwt	310.00–325.25	2,833	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	850	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,877	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,499	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	357	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	451.59/cwt	447.00–457.00	2,791	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	314.11/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,880	147
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	513.17/cwt	497.50–525.00	2,520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	406.49/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,325	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	699	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	808	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,804	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,493	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	706	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	772	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	912	3,088.28/head	3,085.00–3,100.00	3,088	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	672	414.47/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,785	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	970	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,191	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	828	3,009.25/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,009	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	859	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	927	353.46/cwt	352.50–355.00	3,277	88
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	768	2,769.58/head	2,735.00–2,775.00	2,770	60
Bulls	—	—	1,935	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,373	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	208.09/cwt	202.00–212.00	3,267	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	184.87/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,475	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	176.19/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,428	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,097	250.27/cwt	186.00–308.00	2,745	18
Bulls	—	—	1,644	192.08/cwt	170.00–200.00	3,158	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	4,122.22/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	4,122	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,900.00/head	2,100.00–3,700.00	2,900	2
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,091	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	3,175	3
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,066	2
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,101	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,083	6
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,141	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	164.22/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,118	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	147.07/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,725	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,188	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,101	3
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,084	297.95/cwt	291.00–300.50	3,230	38
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	313.69/cwt	304.00–317.50	3,231	311
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,200	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	3,012	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	402.30/cwt	374.00–418.00	2,498	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,718	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,067	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	308.47/cwt	291.00–316.00	2,893	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	344.72/cwt	331.00–349.50	2,858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	451.48/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,061	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	383.15/cwt	381.00–391.00	2,628	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	465.17/cwt	460.00–481.00	2,470	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	455.88/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,393	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	682	438.15/cwt	436.00–444.00	2,988	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	354.34/cwt	338.50–360.00	2,746	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	348.38/cwt	335.00–354.00	3,062	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	475.11/cwt	471.00–489.00	2,803	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	337.11/cwt	326.00–341.00	2,781	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	290.97/cwt	256.00–305.00	2,787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	360.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	404.43/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	532.67/cwt	522.50–550.00	2,514	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	347.99/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,210	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	314.12/cwt	300.00–327.00	2,453	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	2,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	340.09/cwt	327.00–349.00	3,153	477
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	640	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	293.82/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	313.45/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,580	22

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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