Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note* Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday June 18th for harvest break.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, however load lots of fancy steers sold steady. Not enough steers under 800 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Not enough heifers under 700 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold lower, however quality was not as good as last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.50/cwt on 29 head, up $32.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −10.74 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$467.50

▲ 32.91 vs prior sale

29 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.71

vs KS average

+13.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	467.50	2,721	29

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale29 hd

467.50

—

KS average2 barns · 38 hd

469.21

−1.71

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+13.78

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−10.74

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	1,583	216.01	3,420	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,244	190.89	2,375	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	173.50	2,223	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	163.05	1,908	18

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)	1,210	$3,572	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	185.27/cwt	181.00–187.50	2,390	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	188.60/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,701	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,134	199.93/cwt	181.00–256.00	2,267	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	163.05/cwt	147.00–169.00	1,908	18
Bulls	—	—	1,595	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,581	213.35/cwt	208.00–217.50	3,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	306.12/cwt	302.50–308.00	2,724	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	401.06/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,214	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,617	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	338.71/cwt	333.00–340.50	3,130	110
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	355.90/cwt	349.00–358.00	2,573	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	813	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	3,057	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,721	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	339.58/cwt	333.75–345.00	3,328	337
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	3,016	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	333.73/cwt	326.00–335.50	2,697	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,042	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	349.79/cwt	344.50–359.00	3,050	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	484.13/cwt	477.50–485.00	2,372	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,905	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,283	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,068	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	308.42/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,794	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	408.43/cwt	407.50–414.00	2,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,486	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,572.05/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	882	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	3,237	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	919	358.04/cwt	356.00–361.00	3,290	449
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	305.00/cwt	301.00–307.00	2,528	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	314.93/cwt	312.00–322.00	2,979	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,223	7
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,214	31
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,997	17
Heifers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,322	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	3,027	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1

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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