Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note*

*Pratt Livestock will have a calf sale next Thursday September 10th*

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 12.00 lower, however steers weighing 725 lb to 750 lb sold close to steady. Steers under 600 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher Not enough heifers 425 lb to 925 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate, however demand was good on steers weighing under 600 lb. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.58/cwt on 103 head, up $15.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −61.55 against this barn's trailing median of $473.13.

Average price

$411.58

▲ 15.46 vs prior sale

103 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.34

vs KS average

+40.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	411.58	2,298	103

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.69, low $396.12, median $473.13 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale103 hd

411.58

—

KS average3 barns · 203 hd

401.25

+10.34

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

+40.19

This barn, trailing median26 sales

473.13

−61.55

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	—	High	1,779	194.40	3,458	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,341	162.38	2,178	97
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	156.65	2,027	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,194	136.61	1,631	35

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,454	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,314	$2,397	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$2,285	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,811	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	316.66/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	308.19/cwt	304.50–314.00	2,410	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	345.00/cwt	343.00–355.00	2,115	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	289.43/cwt	288.00–289.50	2,671	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,574	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,708	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	359.81/cwt	353.00–360.50	2,616	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	411.14/cwt	409.00–420.00	2,298	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	394.66/cwt	391.00–402.50	2,072	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	309.38/cwt	309.00–311.00	2,719	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,454.42/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,454	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,920	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	363.27/cwt	356.00–375.00	2,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	447.51/cwt	432.50–457.50	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,318	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,335	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	161.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,171	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	156.65/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,027	57
Bulls	—	—	1,687	198.45/cwt	197.00–200.00	3,348	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	136.61/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,631	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,183	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	2,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	308.40/cwt	306.00–309.00	2,779	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	341.20/cwt	338.00–345.50	2,289	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	310.98/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	708	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	467.38/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,225	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,883	2
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	281.55/cwt	279.00–282.00	2,875	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,285.00/head	2,285.00–2,285.00	2,285	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	2,396.77/head	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,397	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	808	331.31/cwt	331.00–331.50	2,677	35
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,195	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,510	1
Bulls	—	—	2,017	186.45/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,761	4
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,138	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,834	5
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,153	243.86/cwt	243.00–246.00	2,812	7
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,098	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,921	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,703	3

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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