Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers for a market test, however 57 steers weighing 963 lb sold for 321. Not enough heifers for a market test. Demand was moderate on light receipts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.00/cwt on 3 head, up $10.50 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −38.24 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$440.00

▲ 10.50 vs prior sale

3 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.16

vs KS average

+40.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	440.00	2,600	3thin

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 sale3 hd

440.00

—

KS average3 barns · 113 hd

432.84

+7.16

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+40.71

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−38.24

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	1,718	211.68	3,637	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	173.71	2,331	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	164.83	2,143	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	152.19	1,841	7thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,590	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,436	$2,550	4thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1	700–750	701	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	557.60/cwt	550.00–562.50	1,974	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	337.76/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	1,840.10/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,657	34
Bulls	—	—	1,600	208.02/cwt	207.00–209.00	3,328	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	172.81/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,328	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	164.83/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,143	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	152.19/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,091	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,756	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,436	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	296.97/cwt	289.00–305.00	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,204	5

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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