Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on steers and heifers 700 lb to 975 lb, however a definite higher trend was noted. Not enough steers and heifers under 700 lb for a market test. No recent comparison on slaughter cows and bulls, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $476.62/cwt on 13 head, up $47.12 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −1.62 against this barn's trailing median of $478.24.

Average price

$476.62

▲ 47.12 vs prior sale

13 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+34.75

vs KS average

+62.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	476.62	2,507	13thin

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 sale13 hd

476.62

—

KS average3 barns · 114 hd

441.86

+34.75

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+62.38

This barn, trailing median25 sales

478.24

−1.62

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	1,727	217.86	3,763	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,283	179.89	2,308	150
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	164.99	1,866	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	157.31	1,691	3thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	792	$2,525	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	1,000	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	181.59/cwt	180.00–184.50	2,335	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,077	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,504	2
Bulls	—	—	1,482	232.77/cwt	230.00–237.00	3,450	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	156.96/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,509	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	164.99/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,866	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	918	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	3,208	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,311	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	851	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,774	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	708	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,478	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	344.63/cwt	340.00–346.50	2,854	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	328.34/cwt	325.00–332.25	3,191	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,736	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	797	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,909	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	350.78/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	296.42/cwt	288.00–300.00	2,700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	335.89/cwt	330.00–341.00	3,104	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	812	363.59/cwt	359.00–365.00	2,952	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	671	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	337.25/cwt	336.00–340.50	2,604	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	886	353.99/cwt	353.00–356.00	3,136	183
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,222	56
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	281.34/cwt	279.00–282.00	2,892	18
Bulls	—	—	1,769	223.08/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,946	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	177.13/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,278	80
Bulls	—	—	1,744	210.20/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,666	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	366.30/cwt	362.00–377.00	2,663	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,149	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	433.50/cwt	433.50–433.50	2,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	400.24/cwt	400.00–401.00	2,630	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	313.35/cwt	306.00–317.50	2,742	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	328.16/cwt	320.00–328.50	2,773	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	342.80/cwt	338.00–346.25	3,017	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	335.49/cwt	334.00–337.00	2,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	345.60/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,727	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,280	3

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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