Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-07-09

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 9
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,914 head
1,318 vs last sale 596 731 vs year ago 1,183 · +61.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
20 vs last sale 172 68 vs year ago 260 · 26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
14 vs last sale 19 17 vs year ago 16 · +106.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note* Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday July 16th *

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 10.00 to 25.00 higher. Outstanding offering of 800 lb to 950 lb steers. Not enough steers under 650 lb for a market test. No recent comparison on feeder heifers 700 lb to 925 lb, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Not enough heifers under 700 lb for a market test. Spayed heifers sold at a 5.00 to 10.00 premium. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 237.50.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $491.85/cwt on 43 head, up $24.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +13.61 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.
Average price
$491.85
24.35 vs prior sale
43 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$64.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.31
vs KS average
+32.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543499.342,71138
Medium and Large 1-2592434.882,5745thin
One grade step is worth $64.46/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
542500458416median 478.2412/1802/1203/2605/0708/06
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 sale43 hd
491.85
KS average3 barns · 169 hd
482.53
+9.31
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
+32.37
This barn, trailing median25 sales
478.24
+13.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,822219.864,00627
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,313185.702,438131
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,274162.962,0769thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,131148.901,6846thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,381$3,3507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,373$3,1374thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,190$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,8501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)820$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$4,3505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,600$3,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,157$3,8217
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$3,7504thin

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3004,475.00/head4,475.00–4,475.004,4754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1573,821.43/head3,650.00–3,950.003,8217
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2003,716.67/head3,700.00–3,750.003,7173
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,261180.25/cwt176.00–182.002,27322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,177190.78/cwt180.00–250.002,24526
Bulls2,066231.97/cwt229.00–237.504,7934
Bulls1,765213.74/cwt201.00–219.003,77313
CowsLean 85-90%1,131148.90/cwt146.00–158.001,6846
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274162.96/cwt161.00–168.002,0769
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550535495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,6482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550540502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,71432
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650637478.00/cwt478.00–478.003,04541
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy950–1000950344.08/cwt342.00–344.503,26965
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy850–900862370.63/cwt368.25–375.003,195186
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850841337.62/cwt336.00–347.002,83975
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700695377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,6203
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed850–900874349.00/cwt349.00–349.003,050169
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700682388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,6465
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750733375.18/cwt370.00–376.002,75014
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690435.00/cwt435.00–435.003,0028
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850832373.48/cwt362.00–376.003,10745
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750721424.85/cwt419.00–429.003,06340
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900876360.38/cwt354.50–365.503,157270
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,6822
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000990329.53/cwt329.50–331.003,26256
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950918364.29/cwt364.00–364.503,344374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800799337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,69318
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,4763
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600558482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,6926
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800794393.19/cwt392.75–398.003,122126
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650642409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,62615
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed900–950928315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,92324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750744402.97/cwt398.00–410.002,99817
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650647466.00/cwt466.00–466.003,01548
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed700–750727377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,7412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600592434.88/cwt420.00–457.502,5745
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850846364.00/cwt364.00–364.003,0797
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950921341.75/cwt336.00–346.003,148128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800784361.51/cwt341.00–364.002,83418
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3733,136.52/head2,950.00–3,350.003,1374
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18203,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3813,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3507
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650603427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,5783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,6063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900886349.58/cwt343.00–354.003,0975
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,369185.55/cwt183.00–187.002,54083
Bulls1,799222.97/cwt221.00–228.004,01110
SteersLarge 11000–10501,003319.54/cwt319.50–320.003,20512
SteersLarge 11050–11001,073277.49/cwt275.00–280.002,9772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2952,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.