Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-06-25

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jun 25
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
1,260 vs last sale 1,856 1,084 vs year ago 1,680 · 64.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
67 vs last sale 105 61 vs year ago 233 · 26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
9 vs last sale 10 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday July 2nd for the 4th of July holiday.

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, not enough feeder steers or heifers for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $470.00/cwt on 6 head, up $82.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 27 comparable sales and sits +53.58 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.
Average price
$470.00
82.96 vs prior sale
6 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,430
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+33.48
vs KS average
+54.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517470.002,4306thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
453419384350median 416.4212/1802/1204/0205/2108/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.94, low $364.26, median $416.42 across 27 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 sale6 hd
470.00
KS average2 barns · 51 hd
436.52
+33.48
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
+54.17
This barn, trailing median27 sales
416.42
+53.58
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
BullsHigh1,902220.534,19422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,338187.362,506103
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,109168.741,87123
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,097153.441,68311

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$3,2502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,530$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,5504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,500$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,105$3,09510

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1173,155.56/head3,000.00–3,175.003,1569
CowsBoner 80-85%1,109168.74/cwt165.00–172.001,87123
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,307178.40/cwt174.00–183.002,33242
CowsLean 85-90%1,146154.35/cwt146.00–162.001,7698
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight966151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4593
Bulls2,125232.50/cwt231.00–234.004,9412
Bulls1,757211.49/cwt201.00–219.003,7169
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950908321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,91545
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900863347.54/cwt343.00–350.002,99917
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850827371.00/cwt371.00–371.003,06822
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy850–900892362.50/cwt362.50–362.503,23457
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,5372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000973327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,1823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800797337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,6864
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800777362.22/cwt355.00–365.002,8147
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500456524.47/cwt520.00–527.502,3925
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650627429.12/cwt427.50–432.502,69139
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750736367.02/cwt366.00–367.502,70128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850837348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,9132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650636400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5444
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870336.84/cwt333.50–340.502,931114
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,8326
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695377.13/cwt374.00–377.502,6219
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4306
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600595425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900864333.88/cwt333.00–336.002,8857
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,2182
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950918337.95/cwt334.00–342.003,1024
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–750715380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,71724
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6054
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4303,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700650390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5353
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800779357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,78165
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380553.19/cwt532.50–575.002,1022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915339.00/cwt339.00–339.003,10213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430185.63/cwt184.00–188.502,65547
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,119220.04/cwt186.00–227.502,46214
Bulls1,980225.74/cwt222.00–228.004,47011
SteersLarge 11000–10501,017321.00/cwt321.00–321.003,26513
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,017286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,90910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.