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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 29

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 22Oct 29latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,632 head

▼ 1,735 vs last sale 3,367▲ 797 vs year ago 835 · +95.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

374 head

▲ 211 vs last sale 163▲ 128 vs year ago 246 · +52.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

604 head

▲ 599 vs last sale 5▲ 550 vs year ago 54 · +1,018.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note *

*Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday November 5th *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 975 sold steady to 8.00 lower. Not enough steers and heifers under 600 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.99/cwt on 116 head, up $22.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 29 comparable sales and sits +2.35 against this barn's trailing median of $403.64.

Average price

$405.99

▲ 22.64 vs prior sale

116 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$34.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.87

vs KS average

+30.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	410.75	2,200	100
Medium and Large 1-2	532	376.25	2,001	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale116 hd

405.99

—

KS average4 barns · 794 hd

395.12

+10.87

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

+30.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.64

+2.35

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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.80, low $364.26, median $403.64 across 29 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	—	Average	1,639	188.00	3,081	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,227	171.11	2,100	142
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	134.71	1,637	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	117.05	1,290	115

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$3,825	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,297	$3,058	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,444	$2,702	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,319	$2,670	53
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,659	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,520	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$2,368	193
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,257	$1,917	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$1,813	97
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,029	$3,925	18
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,651	27
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,042	$3,206	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$2,381	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,650	5
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,031	$3,130	75

Every lot, as filed

99 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	548.70/cwt	535.00–600.00	1,822	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	549.00/cwt	549.00–549.00	2,103	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,733	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	416	504.26/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,098	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	402.24/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,722	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,140	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	484	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,430	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,465	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	399.94/cwt	397.50–402.00	2,068	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,457	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	541	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,516	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	405.36/cwt	380.00–422.00	2,262	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	429.96/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,472	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	411.34/cwt	402.00–417.00	2,550	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	378.14/cwt	372.00–392.50	2,352	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	382.96/cwt	371.00–386.00	2,547	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,458	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,240	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	696	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,610	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	718	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,675	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,396	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	345.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,568	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,400	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,657	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,642	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	334.46/cwt	325.00–341.50	2,776	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	837	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,967	92
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,776	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,643	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	899	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,147	69
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	325.27/cwt	322.00–331.00	3,028	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	941	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,917	31
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	3,214	163
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	993	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,004	4
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,010	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,040	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,567	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,415	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	388	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,843	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	445.12/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,843	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	411.57/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,729	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	354.64/cwt	330.00–382.50	1,528	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,066	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	422.84/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,975	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	340.94/cwt	332.50–397.50	1,667	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	433.07/cwt	428.00–437.00	2,226	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	378.29/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,994	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	410.95/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,194	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	384.64/cwt	375.00–387.00	2,166	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,045	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	320.78/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,973	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	349.38/cwt	337.00–357.00	2,173	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	643	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,353	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,006	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	320.68/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,219	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	323.96/cwt	318.00–325.50	2,329	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	342.66/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,467	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	298.16/cwt	276.00–307.50	2,156	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	771	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,618	50
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	322.95/cwt	312.00–328.00	2,525	64
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,410	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	317.25/cwt	312.00–322.00	2,608	87
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	318.28/cwt	315.00–319.50	2,769	82
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	313.85/cwt	313.85–313.85	2,875	64
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	969	278.97/cwt	277.50–280.50	2,703	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	289.01/cwt	286.00–292.00	2,812	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,778	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	395.32/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,905	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	346.60/cwt	320.00–382.00	1,788	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,113	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,374	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,078	218.90/cwt	193.00–280.00	2,360	5
Bulls	—	—	1,782	186.31/cwt	180.00–199.00	3,320	13
Bulls	—	—	1,795	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,069	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	164.90/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,960	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	954	109.90/cwt	102.00–122.00	1,048	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,012	210.80/cwt	144.00–265.00	2,133	58
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	118.20/cwt	102.00–131.00	1,331	99
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	134.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,637	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	143.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,977	84
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	2,658.90/head	2,525.00–2,775.00	2,659	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	3,825.46/head	3,275.00–3,850.00	3,825	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	21,797	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	2,519.99/head	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,520	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,257	1,916.90/head	1,775.00–2,625.00	1,917	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,284	2,367.89/head	1,500.00–3,125.00	2,368	193
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,284	1,813.33/head	1,550.00–2,260.00	1,813	97
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,297	3,058.23/head	1,450.00–3,450.00	3,058	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	2,670.15/head	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,670	53
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,444	2,701.97/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,702	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	2,380.85/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,381	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	3,925.00/head	3,925.00–3,925.00	3,925	18
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,042	3,206.20/head	2,525.00–3,550.00	3,206	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,651.06/head	3,400.00–3,725.00	3,651	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	3,129.83/head	3,125.00–3,150.00	3,130	75

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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