Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note *

* Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday September 24th *

* Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 975 lb sold from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Steers 400 lb to 750 lb sold lower on light receipts. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 925 lb sold steady, however 2 partial loads of fancy heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 800 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, however a partial load of thin 699 lb heifers sold for 356 which would be 25.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.20/cwt on 25 head, down $6.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −52.93 against this barn's trailing median of $473.13.

Average price

$420.20

▼ 6.79 vs prior sale

25 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$34.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs KS average

+16.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	427.13	2,334	20
Medium and Large 1-2	540	392.50	2,120	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.63/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale25 hd

420.20

—

KS average3 barns · 184 hd

425.99

−5.79

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

+16.84

This barn, trailing median26 sales

473.13

−52.93

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	1,792	188.48	3,378	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	159.49	2,291	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	142.44	1,846	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	126.76	1,483	38

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)	1,392	$2,842	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,271	$2,307	41
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,200	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	908	$2,426	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	Large 1	1050–1100	1,092	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,839	3
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,052	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,103	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,043	283.99/cwt	283.00–286.50	2,962	46
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,075	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,560	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	156.04/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,122	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	766	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,827	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	2,307.01/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,307	41
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,748	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,617	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	296.70/cwt	294.00–298.00	2,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,396	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	699	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,488	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,567	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,882	171.55/cwt	161.00–178.00	3,229	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	142.44/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,846	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,007	180.41/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,817	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	126.76/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,483	38
Bulls	—	—	2,002	184.16/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,687	7
Bulls	—	—	1,588	193.38/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	393	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	2,095	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	347.33/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,334	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,007	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,392	2,842.36/head	2,600.00–3,075.00	2,842	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	2,425.90/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	869	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,742	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	334.59/cwt	326.00–340.00	2,439	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	783	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,588	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	822	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,672	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	321.81/cwt	318.00–327.00	3,019	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	344.27/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,103	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,218	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	310.09/cwt	309.50–317.00	2,654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	381.70/cwt	381.00–382.50	2,515	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	346.25/cwt	341.00–348.00	2,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	335.39/cwt	327.00–338.00	2,904	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	313.49/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,567	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	287.96/cwt	286.00–300.00	2,675	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	344.39/cwt	343.00–344.50	2,900	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	307.70/cwt	306.00–309.00	3,034	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	339.76/cwt	334.00–342.00	2,599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	396.19/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	341.35/cwt	341.00–345.00	2,355	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	282.94/cwt	281.00–291.00	2,781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,928	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	314.06/cwt	307.00–319.50	2,456	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	2

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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