Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-08-13

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 13
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
780 head
1,449 vs last sale 2,229 608 vs year ago 1,388 · 43.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
209 head
6 vs last sale 203 133 vs year ago 342 · 38.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a steady to lower trend was noted. No market test on steers and heifers under 700 lb. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $420.00/cwt on 3 head, down $56.62 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits 58.24 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.
Average price
$420.00
56.62 vs prior sale
3 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,272
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+33.66
vs KS average
+18.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541420.002,2723thin
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 sale3 hd
420.00
KS average3 barns · 58 hd
386.34
+33.66
National average152 barns · 6,242 hd
401.88
+18.12
This barn, trailing median25 sales
478.24
−58.24
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,733215.993,74314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,353178.212,411169
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,163165.211,92114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,083146.291,5846thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls1,646205.52/cwt196.00–215.003,3835
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,389175.26/cwt170.00–178.502,434135
CowsLean 85-90%1,083146.29/cwt140.00–151.001,5846
CowsBoner 80-85%1,163165.21/cwt163.00–166.001,92114
Bulls1,781221.80/cwt220.00–222.003,9509
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,222181.23/cwt181.00–182.002,21526
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750707378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,67212
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000966288.09/cwt286.00–289.002,78313
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950925315.80/cwt314.00–317.002,921129
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800774324.39/cwt320.00–330.502,51111
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600553465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,5714
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850840326.84/cwt317.00–327.502,74592
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0519
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850822332.33/cwt322.50–334.252,73250
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000990308.00/cwt308.00–308.003,04912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,7702
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550541420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850837260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,2113
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,9774
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650635311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,9752
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450406440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7863
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700689354.46/cwt351.00–358.002,44245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,5277
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750743318.27/cwt318.00–327.502,36535
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,174218.28/cwt216.00–225.002,5638
SteersLarge 11000–10501,014298.50/cwt298.50–298.503,02735
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650634354.56/cwt354.00–358.002,2487
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900872296.45/cwt296.00–297.502,58585
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900880329.58/cwt323.25–336.502,900156
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,80020

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.