Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, however load lots of fancy steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 1,000 lb sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good for fancy steers and heifers Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.95/cwt on 205 head, up $29.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −23.19 against this barn's trailing median of $473.13.

Average price

$449.95

▲ 29.75 vs prior sale

205 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.46

vs KS average

+44.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	457.33	2,448	166
Medium and Large 1-2	534	418.50	2,233	39

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale205 hd

449.95

—

KS average3 barns · 563 hd

436.48

+13.46

National average171 barns · 11,845 hd

405.79

+44.16

This barn, trailing median26 sales

473.13

−23.19

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	1,638	194.97	3,193	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	154.86	2,145	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	144.02	1,907	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	128.43	1,520	28

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)	1,203	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,570	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,627	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,354	$2,329	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,318	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$1,996	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	600–650	638	353.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,255	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	318.71/cwt	308.00–321.00	2,913	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	497.52/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,100	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	510.40/cwt	507.50–515.00	1,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	305.65/cwt	301.00–312.00	2,717	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	445.90/cwt	442.50–452.00	2,363	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,833	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	290.63/cwt	255.00–311.00	2,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	336.33/cwt	323.00–338.50	2,734	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	311.86/cwt	310.00–314.00	3,003	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	321.47/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	532	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,474	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,306	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	370.42/cwt	364.00–372.00	2,660	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	423.53/cwt	422.00–424.00	2,202	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	350.74/cwt	346.00–352.00	2,336	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	336.73/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	291.10/cwt	287.00–301.00	2,655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	986	238.67/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,353	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	349.07/cwt	335.00–358.00	2,018	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	323.50/cwt	313.00–334.00	2,180	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	300.01/cwt	281.00–310.00	2,187	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,338	8
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,018	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,402	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,354	2,328.58/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	914	344.10/cwt	337.00–345.50	3,145	283
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	1,996.45/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	1,996	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	129.44/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,564	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	144.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,907	23
Bulls	—	—	1,824	187.53/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,421	12
Bulls	—	—	1,456	171.07/cwt	157.00–179.00	2,491	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	295.72/cwt	281.00–300.00	3,031	9
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,088	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,046	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	977	119.99/cwt	114.00–132.00	1,172	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	192.56/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,732	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,708	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	896	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,392	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	152.55/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,119	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	980	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,570	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,627	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	856	317.25/cwt	317.25–317.25	2,716	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	879	349.39/cwt	339.50–354.50	3,071	171
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,279	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	768	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	492.56/cwt	489.00–497.50	2,497	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	476	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,151	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	358.75/cwt	358.50–363.00	2,447	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	324.31/cwt	313.00–326.00	2,474	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	277.44/cwt	273.00–282.00	2,741	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	378.89/cwt	368.00–386.00	2,565	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	590	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	371.47/cwt	367.50–382.50	2,103	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	423.57/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,016	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	395.60/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,116	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	526.52/cwt	517.50–530.00	1,906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	346.20/cwt	343.00–351.00	2,486	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	314.91/cwt	306.00–320.00	2,544	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	334.52/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,616	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,774	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	459.38/cwt	457.50–460.00	1,934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	423.63/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,423	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	324.24/cwt	321.00–333.00	2,863	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	376.88/cwt	367.00–384.00	2,393	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	475.89/cwt	466.00–487.50	1,842	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	297.28/cwt	295.25–300.00	2,622	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,285	7

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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