Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with excellent quality. Steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady from 8.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Not enough steer calves under 600 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers 700 lb to 800 lb sold 8.00 higher Not enough heifers under 700 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good on 9 wt steers. Demand was moderate otherwise. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.78/cwt on 46 head, down $12.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 25 comparable sales and sits −10.46 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$467.78

▼ 12.69 vs prior sale

46 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$51.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs KS average

−11.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	474.44	2,623	40
Medium and Large 1-2	558	423.35	2,362	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.09/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

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 sale46 hd

467.78

—

KS average3 barns · 362 hd

475.15

−7.38

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−11.25

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−10.46

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	—	Low	1,710	210.17	3,593	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,280	195.03	2,496	162
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	165.15	1,992	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	147.72	1,731	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$3,147	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,441	$3,032	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,495	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$4,213	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$3,475	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	524.93/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,262	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,162	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,812	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	375.80/cwt	366.00–380.00	2,766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	327.86/cwt	317.00–334.50	3,229	744
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	307.03/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,717	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	504	440.12/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,218	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	307.75/cwt	297.00–313.00	2,819	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,136	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	357.60/cwt	354.00–371.00	2,478	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	378.61/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,238	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	685	377.56/cwt	377.00–383.00	2,586	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	361.49/cwt	357.50–363.00	2,303	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	627	384.46/cwt	383.00–386.00	2,411	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	3,004	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	594	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	978	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,315	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	780	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,956	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	659	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	352.33/cwt	341.00–358.00	2,551	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,022	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	3,147.11/head	2,250.00–3,550.00	3,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	904	357.78/cwt	351.00–359.50	3,234	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	341.75/cwt	331.00–346.00	2,666	472
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	870	362.56/cwt	355.00–363.50	3,154	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	847	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	3,159	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	607	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	382	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	203.87/cwt	178.00–216.00	3,262	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	184.98/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,484	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	177.91/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,446	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	165.15/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,992	8
Bulls	—	—	2,195	231.25/cwt	228.00–234.00	5,076	2
Bulls	—	—	1,906	224.82/cwt	223.00–226.00	4,285	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,525.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	4,212.50/head	4,125.00–4,300.00	4,213	6
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,175	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	3,325	14
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	317.30/cwt	305.00–327.00	3,262	300
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,220	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	3,331	2
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,161	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,961	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	147.72/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,731	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,110	223.70/cwt	177.00–283.00	2,483	49
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,441	3,032.38/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,032	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,137	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,479	6
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,061	311.30/cwt	306.00–313.85	3,303	289
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	306.76/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	321.56/cwt	294.00–333.00	2,634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	327.09/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,355	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	355.85/cwt	346.00–370.00	2,612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	303.12/cwt	282.00–329.00	2,661	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	322.32/cwt	301.00–327.00	2,517	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	425.89/cwt	421.00–441.00	2,666	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	756	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,703	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	413.31/cwt	402.00–420.00	2,178	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	328.33/cwt	322.00–334.00	2,689	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	336.82/cwt	328.00–346.00	3,143	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	454.51/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,654	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	489.90/cwt	482.50–497.50	2,611	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	353.10/cwt	338.00–357.50	2,878	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	538.22/cwt	530.00–542.50	2,535	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	423.35/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	315.96/cwt	309.00–324.00	2,878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	361.78/cwt	351.00–367.00	2,826	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	391.92/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,704	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	467.07/cwt	457.50–482.50	1,658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	345.29/cwt	339.00–365.00	2,631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	320.41/cwt	281.00–350.00	2,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	360.79/cwt	340.00–371.00	2,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	337.09/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,966	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	309.01/cwt	308.00–311.00	3,000	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	291.49/cwt	291.00–293.00	2,574	8

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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