Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-06-11

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jun 11
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,856 head
673 vs last sale 1,183 383 vs year ago 2,239 · 17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
236 vs last sale 341 187 vs year ago 292 · 64.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
5 vs last sale 5 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note* Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday June 18th for harvest break.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, however load lots of fancy steers sold steady. Not enough steers under 800 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Not enough heifers under 700 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold lower, however quality was not as good as last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $467.50/cwt on 29 head, up $32.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits 10.74 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.
Average price
$467.50
32.91 vs prior sale
29 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.71
vs KS average
+13.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582467.502,72129
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
542500458416median 478.2412/1802/1203/2605/0708/06
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 sale29 hd
467.50
KS average2 barns · 38 hd
469.21
−1.71
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
+13.78
This barn, trailing median25 sales
478.24
−10.74
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,583216.013,4207thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,244190.892,37563
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,281173.502,2237thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,170163.051,90818

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$3,5726
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,290185.27/cwt181.00–187.502,39035
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,432188.60/cwt188.00–189.002,7015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,134199.93/cwt181.00–256.002,26723
CowsLean 85-90%1,170163.05/cwt147.00–169.001,90818
Bulls1,595232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,7001
Bulls1,581213.35/cwt208.00–217.503,3736
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,4982
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900890306.12/cwt302.50–308.002,72439
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600552401.06/cwt400.00–405.002,21419
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800798328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,61725
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950924338.71/cwt333.00–340.503,130110
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600592375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2202
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750716354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,5353
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750727380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7636
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723355.90/cwt349.00–358.002,57353
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–850813376.00/cwt376.00–376.003,05719
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600582467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,72129
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000980339.58/cwt333.75–345.003,328337
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850814370.50/cwt370.50–370.503,01683
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850808333.73/cwt326.00–335.502,697100
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,042233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,4282
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728310.50/cwt310.50–310.502,2606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,5204
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900872349.79/cwt344.50–359.003,050129
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490484.13/cwt477.50–485.002,37216
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800798364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,90533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2836
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,068237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,5313
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950906308.42/cwt304.00–310.002,794127
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522408.43/cwt407.50–414.002,1327
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,6783
BullsMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,125221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,4864
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2103,572.05/head3,000.00–3,700.003,5726
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy850–900882367.00/cwt367.00–367.003,23795
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy900–950919358.04/cwt356.00–361.003,290449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850829305.00/cwt301.00–307.002,52814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000955267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,5506
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950946314.93/cwt312.00–322.002,97922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281173.50/cwt170.00–177.502,2237
SteersLarge 11000–10501,014317.00/cwt317.00–317.003,21431
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,023293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,99717
HeifersLarge 11300–13501,322229.00/cwt229.00–229.003,0272
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.