Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 1,000 lb sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher., Not enough feeder heifers 650 lb to 900 lb for a market test. Not enough steers and heifers under 650 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $426.99/cwt on 42 head, up $15.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −46.14 against this barn's trailing median of $473.13.

Average price

$426.99

▲ 15.41 vs prior sale

42 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$28.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.61

vs KS average

+36.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	429.01	2,206	39
Medium and Large 1-2	527	400.81	2,112	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.20/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.69, low $396.12, median $473.13 across 26 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 sale42 hd

426.99

—

KS average3 barns · 178 hd

416.38

+10.61

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

+36.40

This barn, trailing median26 sales

473.13

−46.14

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	1,901	187.39	3,562	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	159.23	2,246	111
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	143.66	1,931	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	127.88	1,406	30

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,005	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	999	310.25/cwt	310.25–310.25	3,099	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	270.92/cwt	270.00–271.50	2,623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	314.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	480.82/cwt	480.00–482.50	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	313.08/cwt	305.00–314.00	2,464	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	339.42/cwt	337.50–342.75	2,936	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,702	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	538	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	356	481.16/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	440.83/cwt	434.00–443.00	1,953	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	390.92/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,888	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	363.65/cwt	362.00–377.50	1,931	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,114	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	129.05/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,467	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,036	172.11/cwt	160.00–212.00	1,783	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	162.60/cwt	160.00–166.50	2,442	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	156.62/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,164	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	143.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,931	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	425.92/cwt	416.50–430.00	2,185	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	358.18/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,629	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	323.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	3,018	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	348.60/cwt	347.00–350.50	2,712	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	343.28/cwt	336.00–349.00	2,166	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	442.69/cwt	412.50–447.00	2,050	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	400.81/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	467.00/cwt	462.50–468.00	1,887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	469.69/cwt	466.00–475.00	2,179	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	340.66/cwt	331.00–344.75	2,814	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,666	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	484	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,376	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	372	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	1,983	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	2
Bulls	—	—	1,901	188.64/cwt	181.00–194.00	3,586	11
Bulls	—	—	2,025	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	4,010	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,893	1
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,091	256.48/cwt	249.00–261.00	2,798	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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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