Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, not enough 550 lb to 900 lb steers and heifers for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $364.26/cwt on 10 head, down $22.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −52.16 against this barn's trailing median of $416.42.

Average price

$364.26

▼ 22.77 vs prior sale

10 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$29.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.56

vs KS average

−11.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	370.08	2,069	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	341.00	1,910	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.08/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

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 sale10 hd

364.26

—

KS average3 barns · 39 hd

371.83

−7.56

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−11.55

This barn, trailing median27 sales

416.42

−52.16

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	1,690	211.36	3,572	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	184.10	2,508	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	164.68	1,981	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	151.76	1,599	10

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)	1,630	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$3,231	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,647	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,412	$2,859	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	600–650	642	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,536	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	222.68/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,841	5
Bulls	—	—	2,055	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	4,706	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	205.96/cwt	180.00–219.00	3,372	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	174.43/cwt	170.00–179.50	2,400	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	182.09/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,569	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,236	209.20/cwt	200.00–231.00	2,586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	370.08/cwt	366.00–372.50	2,069	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	3,230.98/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,412	2,858.83/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	405.48/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,737	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	357.92/cwt	351.00–362.00	2,742	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	331.87/cwt	326.00–336.00	2,399	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	336.31/cwt	334.00–337.00	2,273	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,736	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	378.70/cwt	369.00–387.00	2,696	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	429.50/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,306	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,692	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	325.26/cwt	323.00–328.50	2,521	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,250	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,686	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	350.49/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,906	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	344.24/cwt	337.00–352.00	2,485	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,647	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,943	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	154.23/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,713	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,343	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	164.68/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,981	9
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,046	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,845	12
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,812	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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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