Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 875 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady, however load lots sold up to 5.00 higher. Steers 775 lb to 875 lb sold up to 10.00 higher on light receipts. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher on light receipts. Not enough cattle under 700 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.00/cwt on 8 head, down $19.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −63.24 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$415.00

▼ 19.59 vs prior sale

8 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$585

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

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.06

vs KS average

−45.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	437.50	2,573	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	347.50	1,988	2thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $585 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale8 hd

415.00

—

KS average2 barns · 25 hd

436.06

−21.06

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−45.37

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−63.24

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	1,994	235.39	4,694	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	183.65	2,481	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	175.10	2,164	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	148.75	1,752	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)	1,485	$3,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,090	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,712	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$4,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	883	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,232	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	965	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	3,353	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	395.30/cwt	392.00–397.50	2,724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	331.54/cwt	329.00–333.50	3,249	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	375.31/cwt	369.00–376.00	2,935	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	3,090.00/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,039	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	350.84/cwt	344.50–355.00	3,073	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,923	3
Bulls	—	—	1,812	223.41/cwt	217.00–229.00	4,048	3
Bulls	—	—	2,134	242.86/cwt	242.00–244.00	5,183	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	148.75/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,752	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,071	181.37/cwt	177.00–199.50	1,942	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	183.97/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,557	86
Bulls	—	—	1,840	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	4,306	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	366.32/cwt	362.00–368.00	2,993	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	324.96/cwt	313.00–329.00	2,821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,844	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	329.14/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	341.84/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,680	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	308.23/cwt	306.50–311.00	2,897	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	343.56/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	869	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,950	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	365.65/cwt	359.00–369.00	2,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,177	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,058	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,928	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	175.10/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,164	30
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,319	25
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,712.04/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,712	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	946	345.75/cwt	345.75–345.75	3,271	73

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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