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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 22

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,367 head

▲ 1,474 vs last sale 1,893▲ 246 vs year ago 3,121 · +7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 84▲ 42 vs year ago 121 · +34.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 18▼ 20 vs year ago 25 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week. feeder steers 800 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 550 lb to 800 lb sold 20.00 to 25.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers under 550 lb, however a definte higher trend was noted especially on fancy weaned and vaccinated steer calves. Feeder heifers 475 lb to 950 lb sold 7.00 to 14.00 higher, in places up to 20.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves under 475 lb, however a higher trend was noted especially on weaned and vaccinated heifers. Demand was good. Over 2200 calves were traded today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 2.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.83/cwt on 430 head, up $28.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 27 comparable sales and sits −8.67 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$458.83

▲ 28.24 vs prior sale

430 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$37.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.26

vs KS average

+19.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	467.64	2,582	329
Medium and Large 1-2	543	430.10	2,337	101

One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $245 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale430 hd

458.83

—

KS average3 barns · 750 hd

447.57

+11.26

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

+19.56

This barn, trailing median27 sales

467.50

−8.67

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.69, low $396.12, median $467.50 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,835	174.86	3,209	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,227	185.00	2,271	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	133.57	1,664	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	113.95	1,259	63

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$2,426	4thin

Every lot, as filed

87 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,728	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,901	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	540.10/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,804	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	518.94/cwt	512.50–525.00	1,915	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	371	632.06/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,345	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,179	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	502.95/cwt	450.00–528.00	2,097	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	551.66/cwt	540.00–552.50	2,367	57
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	583.66/cwt	580.00–592.00	2,510	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	555.13/cwt	547.50–570.00	2,626	96
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	501.62/cwt	495.00–517.00	2,393	41
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	472.39/cwt	415.00–495.00	2,319	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	518.45/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,613	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	439.49/cwt	406.00–465.00	2,334	70
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	484.59/cwt	480.00–493.00	2,622	113
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,599	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	442.78/cwt	430.00–457.50	2,528	146
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	408.91/cwt	396.00–417.00	2,335	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,667	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	413.95/cwt	404.00–425.00	2,600	171
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	375.69/cwt	347.00–398.00	2,367	84
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	653	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,710	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	384.65/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,581	116
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	354.51/cwt	347.50–363.00	2,425	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	379.92/cwt	368.00–386.50	2,716	88
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	342.96/cwt	331.00–355.00	2,514	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	339.83/cwt	333.00–350.00	2,556	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	380.34/cwt	370.00–381.00	2,868	84
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	336.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,799	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	833	359.36/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,993	76
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,691	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,613	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	874	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	3,142	109
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	336.12/cwt	332.00–341.00	2,954	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	330.43/cwt	330.00–332.00	3,030	52
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	924	291.14/cwt	285.00–297.00	2,690	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	932	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	3,290	15
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,011	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,063	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	498.28/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,704	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,641	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	476.61/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,792	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	380.97/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,486	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	397	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	1,997	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	492.91/cwt	480.00–512.50	2,060	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	458.83/cwt	452.00–470.00	1,955	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	422.42/cwt	405.00–442.50	1,821	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	450.85/cwt	447.50–452.00	2,042	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	430.83/cwt	422.00–437.50	2,046	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	398.96/cwt	355.00–413.00	1,903	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	419.22/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,188	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	403.27/cwt	392.00–413.00	2,113	173
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	364.63/cwt	312.50–385.00	1,914	76
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	338.37/cwt	327.00–347.50	1,925	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	574	386.84/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,220	68
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	358.59/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,069	114
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	377.61/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,307	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	347.03/cwt	337.00–356.00	2,152	134
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	327.72/cwt	310.00–344.00	2,215	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	362.52/cwt	360.00–369.50	2,483	54
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	319.85/cwt	305.00–326.00	2,271	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	353.95/cwt	343.00–358.00	2,527	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	338.80/cwt	331.00–345.00	2,636	144
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	295.40/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,304	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	320.04/cwt	311.00–329.00	2,573	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	849	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,420	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	319.55/cwt	313.75–324.75	2,799	203
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	886	294.87/cwt	280.00–306.00	2,613	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	311.66/cwt	309.50–314.25	2,833	46
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	289.28/cwt	282.00–298.00	2,783	24
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	965	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,316	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,014	285.93/cwt	284.00–287.00	2,899	14
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,077	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,929	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	417.48/cwt	407.50–426.00	1,766	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,802	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	371.19/cwt	357.50–387.50	2,064	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,758	161.71/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,843	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	176.68/cwt	175.00–179.00	3,233	4
Bulls	—	—	1,904	185.08/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,524	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	951	110.42/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,050	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,039	237.45/cwt	161.00–280.00	2,467	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	114.70/cwt	100.00–129.00	1,304	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	133.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,664	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	145.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,986	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	155.04/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,132	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	2,426.04/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,426	4

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Thu Oct 22, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,367Last week 1,893Year ago 3,121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 84Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 18Year ago 25

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	600.00	600.00
6	300–350	334	525.00–555.00	540.10
6	350–400	379	575.00	575.00
57	400–450	429	540.00–552.50	551.66
41	450–500	477	495.00–517.00	501.62
113	500–550	541	480.00–493.00	484.59
146	550–600	571	430.00–457.50	442.78
171	600–650	628	404.00–425.00	413.95
116	650–700	671	380.00–395.00	384.65
88	700–750	715	368.00–386.50	379.92
84	750–800	754	370.00–381.00	380.34
17	800–850	832	330.00–340.00	336.42
11	850–900	879	332.00–341.00	336.12
52	900–950	917	330.00–332.00	330.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	512.50–525.00	518.94
21	400–450	417	450.00–528.00	502.95
47	450–500	491	415.00–495.00	472.39
70	500–550	531	406.00–465.00	439.49
31	550–600	571	396.00–417.00	408.91
84	600–650	630	347.00–398.00	375.69
6	650–700	684	347.50–363.00	354.51
37	700–750	733	331.00–355.00	342.96
15	750–800	752	333.00–350.00	339.83
18	800–850	841	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	868	301.00	301.00
4	900–950	924	285.00–297.00	291.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	585.00	585.00
15	350–400	371	620.00–640.00	632.06
13	400–450	430	580.00–592.00	583.66
96	450–500	473	547.50–570.00	555.13
32	500–550	504	510.00–520.00	518.45
38	550–600	553	470.00	470.00
58	600–650	616	433.00	433.00
6	650–700	653	415.00	415.00
76	800–850	833	358.00–360.00	359.36
109	850–900	874	359.50	359.50
15	900–950	932	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1000–1050	1,011	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	342	495.00–505.00	498.28
17	350–400	376	460.00–485.00	476.61
25	400–450	426	452.00–470.00	458.83
52	450–500	475	422.00–437.50	430.83
173	500–550	524	392.00–413.00	403.27
114	550–600	577	352.00–370.00	358.59
134	600–650	620	337.00–356.00	347.03
54	650–700	685	360.00–369.50	362.52
11	700–750	714	343.00–358.00	353.95
144	750–800	778	331.00–345.00	338.80
6	800–850	804	311.00–329.00	320.04
203	850–900	876	313.75–324.75	319.55
46	900–950	909	309.50–314.25	311.66
24	950–1000	962	282.00–298.00	289.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	397	503.00	503.00
35	400–450	418	480.00–512.50	492.91
8	450–500	453	447.50–452.00	450.85
37	500–550	522	417.00–420.00	419.22
68	550–600	574	375.00–400.00	386.84
25	600–650	611	372.50–380.00	377.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,014	284.00–287.00	285.93
7	1050–1100	1,077	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	380.00–382.50	380.97
16	400–450	431	405.00–442.50	422.42
37	450–500	477	355.00–413.00	398.96
76	500–550	525	312.50–385.00	364.63
17	550–600	569	327.00–347.50	338.37
36	650–700	676	310.00–344.00	327.72
17	700–750	710	305.00–326.00	319.85
8	750–800	780	290.00–310.00	295.40
5	800–850	849	285.00	285.00
10	850–900	886	280.00–306.00	294.87
2	900–950	905	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	965	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	423	407.50–426.00	417.48
3	450–500	487	370.00	370.00
11	550–600	556	357.50–387.50	371.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,366	140.00–148.00	145.39
2	—	1,375	152.00–158.00	155.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,246	130.00–139.00	133.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	951	100.00–122.00	110.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,039	161.00–280.00	237.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,137	100.00–129.00	114.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,758	157.00–169.00	161.71
4	—	1,830	175.00–179.00	176.68
7	—	1,904	180.00–200.00	185.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	923	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,426.04

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.