Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, with load lots selling up to 15.00 higher. Not enough steers under 800 lb for a market test. Not enough feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, however 2 high yielding bulls sold for 249-250.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $403.88/cwt on 8 head, up $37.73 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 26 comparable sales and sits −11.93 against this barn's trailing median of $415.81.

Average price

$403.88

▲ 37.73 vs prior sale

8 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.11

vs KS average

−17.80 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	403.88	2,673	8thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

26 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $464.92, low $366.15, median $415.81 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

403.88

—

KS average2 barns · 38 hd

417.99

−14.11

National average157 barns · 12,051 hd

421.67

−17.80

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.81

−11.93

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	1,771	223.32	3,955	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	182.60	2,438	294
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	163.37	1,759	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	154.41	1,749	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,109	190.28/cwt	175.00–277.50	2,110	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	154.41/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,749	9
Bulls	—	—	1,733	224.26/cwt	223.00–228.00	3,886	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	164.29/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,919	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	986	162.45/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,602	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	175.62/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,431	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	632.50/cwt	632.50–632.50	2,328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,746	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,122	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	3,323	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	365.05/cwt	354.00–368.50	3,249	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	1,850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	370.92/cwt	368.00–375.00	3,071	358
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	356.96/cwt	355.75–360.00	3,305	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	459.98/cwt	457.50–465.00	2,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	531.37/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,721	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	354.72/cwt	349.00–359.00	2,692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	337.48/cwt	316.00–345.00	2,960	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	349.10/cwt	337.00–353.00	2,517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,434	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	300.78/cwt	276.00–325.50	2,548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	920	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,410	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	332.77/cwt	321.00–352.00	2,429	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	209.90/cwt	196.00–217.00	3,371	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	183.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,536	166
Bulls	—	—	2,145	244.70/cwt	238.00–250.00	5,249	4
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

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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