Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 1,000 lb sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 12.00 lower, with front end heifers selling close to steady. Not enough steers and heifers under 600 lb for a market test. Approximately 1100 head of the feeder run weighed over 1,000 lb. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.52/cwt on 43 head, down $24.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 25 comparable sales and sits −10.72 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$467.52

▼ 24.60 vs prior sale

43 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$31.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.10

vs KS average

−20.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	475.59	2,742	32
Medium and Large 1-2	543	444.07	2,411	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.52/cwt here — about $330 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 sale43 hd

467.52

—

KS average3 barns · 523 hd

495.63

−28.10

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−20.03

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−10.72

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	1,779	217.03	3,861	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	189.97	2,569	241
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	166.77	1,856	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	156.82	1,882	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)	1,155	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,473	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,926	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,218	$2,697	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,950	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$2,654	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$4,044	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$3,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$3,850	4thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2	500–550	507	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,322	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	315.99/cwt	315.00–317.00	3,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	402.99/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,975	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	314.24/cwt	286.00–319.00	3,215	344
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	302.93/cwt	282.50–308.00	3,256	466
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,181	283.91/cwt	271.00–287.00	3,353	85
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,118	274.65/cwt	271.00–289.00	3,071	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	432.46/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	914	352.78/cwt	352.50–355.00	3,224	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	899	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,129	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	840	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	3,045	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	962	335.45/cwt	329.50–342.00	3,227	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	737	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,874	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	303.45/cwt	295.50–308.50	2,922	71
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,103	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	3,077	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	361.17/cwt	356.00–377.00	2,470	75
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	362.27/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,612	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	414.14/cwt	372.50–432.50	2,009	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	344.86/cwt	341.00–346.00	2,214	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	357.70/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	382.80/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	337.74/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,634	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	486.11/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,147	6
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,084	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	366.15/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,537	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	362.82/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,765	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	472.08/cwt	462.50–480.00	2,790	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	405.39/cwt	389.00–407.50	2,716	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	351.62/cwt	341.00–360.50	2,961	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	320.07/cwt	309.00–326.50	3,143	634
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	316.49/cwt	313.00–326.00	2,924	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	319.84/cwt	316.00–325.50	2,799	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	436.20/cwt	422.50–447.50	2,700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	374.13/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,720	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	334.69/cwt	318.50–337.00	3,126	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	337.01/cwt	328.00–342.00	2,935	129
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,209	284.36/cwt	261.00–285.25	3,438	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,172	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	377.44/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,698	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	156.82/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,882	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	187.96/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,615	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	180.89/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,751	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	166.77/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,856	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,167	199.85/cwt	186.00–297.00	2,332	80
Bulls	—	—	1,588	201.13/cwt	187.00–216.00	3,194	11
Bulls	—	—	1,938	233.98/cwt	231.00–238.00	4,535	4
Bulls	—	—	1,901	225.95/cwt	219.00–229.00	4,295	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,473	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	2,697.26/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,697	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	3,875.00/head	3,500.00–4,050.00	3,875	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	2,653.91/head	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,654	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	2,925.59/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,341	4,117.24/head	3,750.00–4,325.00	4,117	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	755	366.73/cwt	354.00–369.00	2,769	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	382	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,862	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	634	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	423.93/cwt	405.00–437.50	2,425	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	323.05/cwt	301.00–331.00	2,707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	328.01/cwt	313.00–332.00	2,329	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	665	388.50/cwt	388.50–388.50	2,584	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	466.25/cwt	462.50–472.50	1,982	8
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,968	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	311.24/cwt	301.00–312.00	2,860	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	323.03/cwt	319.50–327.00	2,852	346
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	341.42/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,653	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	539	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	322.18/cwt	311.00–326.00	2,548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	336.72/cwt	336.00–342.00	2,327	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	311.78/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,547	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	379.82/cwt	371.00–392.00	2,389	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	401.92/cwt	392.50–406.00	2,379	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	461.73/cwt	457.50–470.00	2,253	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	332.79/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,756	521

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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