Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Not enough steers under 700 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.59/cwt on 23 head, down $21.38 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −43.65 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$434.59

▼ 21.38 vs prior sale

23 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$60.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.60

vs KS average

−39.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	447.81	2,537	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	566	387.00	2,189	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.81/cwt here — about $348 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.

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 sale23 hd

434.59

—

KS average3 barns · 199 hd

467.19

−32.60

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−39.89

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−43.65

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	1,749	221.77	3,879	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,233	198.75	2,451	270
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	174.49	2,059	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	158.24	1,704	58

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,446	$3,400	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$3,117	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,595	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,415	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,495	$2,707	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$3,783	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$3,476	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$3,300	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$4,700	5

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	599	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,612	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	607.45/cwt	598.00–615.00	2,260	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	396.28/cwt	381.00–398.00	2,318	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	298.32/cwt	296.00–302.00	2,736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,378	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	909	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,191	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	868	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	3,129	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	726	363.63/cwt	363.00–364.50	2,640	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	828	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,716	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,026	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	374.25/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,272	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	431	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	369.50/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	330.62/cwt	321.00–334.00	2,410	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,067	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	298.40/cwt	290.00–299.00	2,865	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	667	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,495	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,573	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,401	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	345.12/cwt	337.00–353.00	2,343	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	576	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	661	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,703	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,956	239.27/cwt	231.00–250.00	4,680	8
Bulls	—	—	1,645	223.49/cwt	221.00–229.00	3,676	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	184.67/cwt	180.00–188.50	2,506	166
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	174.49/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,059	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,022	222.38/cwt	182.00–290.00	2,273	100
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,620	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,329	3,646.43/head	2,650.00–3,900.00	3,646	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	3,450.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,450	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,175.00/head	4,175.00–4,175.00	4,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,052	306.89/cwt	297.50–307.00	3,228	93
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,879	4
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,123	301.01/cwt	298.50–302.50	3,380	51
Bulls	—	—	1,772	209.43/cwt	202.00–216.00	3,711	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	967	157.22/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,520	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	159.06/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,855	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	3,117.45/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,117	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,446	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	2,707.19/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	314.67/cwt	296.00–322.00	3,197	233
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	416.67/cwt	395.00–427.50	1,979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	346.92/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	303.22/cwt	301.00–305.00	3,008	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	326.61/cwt	321.50–335.00	2,887	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	316.57/cwt	309.00–322.00	2,311	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	330.24/cwt	323.50–338.00	3,243	486
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	349	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	322.20/cwt	322.00–323.00	2,594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	318.05/cwt	310.50–321.00	2,952	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	499	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,470	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	351.28/cwt	337.00–356.00	3,049	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	321.73/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,709	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	419.05/cwt	402.50–432.50	2,464	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	402	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	371.87/cwt	371.00–372.00	2,774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	850	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	336.90/cwt	326.00–345.00	3,083	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	359.53/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,844	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	352.93/cwt	341.00–359.00	2,876	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	587.80/cwt	577.50–600.00	1,957	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	644	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,550	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	328.41/cwt	327.75–332.00	2,555	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	305.99/cwt	305.00–309.00	2,674	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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