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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 15

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,893 head

▼ 900 vs last sale 2,793▼ 1,450 vs year ago 3,343 · −43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 193 vs last sale 277▼ 106 vs year ago 190 · −55.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 31▲ 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 850 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, steers 600 lbs to 800 lbs sold steady. Steers under 550 lbs not well tested. Heifers not enough for market test across all weights. 34 head of 586 lbs reputation heifers sold for 413.00 cwt. Slaughter cows sold steady. Reputation, multiple vaccinations and weaned brought sharply higher prices.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $430.59/cwt on 58 head, up $1.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −36.91 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$430.59

▲ 1.08 vs prior sale

58 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$56.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs KS average

−1.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	449.91	2,482	38
Medium and Large 1-2	583	393.88	2,296	20

One grade step is worth $56.03/cwt here — about $186 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

430.59

—

KS average4 barns · 532 hd

433.03

−2.45

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−1.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

467.50

−36.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.69, low $396.12, median $467.50 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,751	179.67	3,146	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	143.57	2,188	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	131.64	1,553	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	863	127.00	1,096	5thin

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)	1,079	$2,015	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,356	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,147	$1,600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	407	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,279	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	478.58/cwt	477.00–480.00	2,225	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,478	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	435.50/cwt	435.50–435.50	2,478	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	393.88/cwt	387.50–402.00	2,296	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	431.50/cwt	431.50–431.50	2,697	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	394.84/cwt	392.50–396.00	2,472	58
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	378.12/cwt	361.00–382.00	2,594	45
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	356.35/cwt	349.00–361.00	2,651	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	343.86/cwt	331.00–351.50	2,634	46
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	810	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,916	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,465	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	334.78/cwt	326.00–342.10	2,792	72
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	336.02/cwt	330.00–338.50	2,920	204
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	869	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,703	22
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	874	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,103	104
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	297.59/cwt	291.00–301.00	2,741	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	923	354.57/cwt	354.00–355.00	3,273	266
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	326.64/cwt	317.50–335.00	3,018	217
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	313.07/cwt	312.50–313.25	3,056	34
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,019	305.11/cwt	297.00–308.00	3,109	180
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,061	284.63/cwt	280.00–287.00	3,020	15
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,102	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,163	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	403.55/cwt	393.00–415.00	1,929	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,913	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,241	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	586	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,420	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,946	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	341.48/cwt	326.00–350.50	2,281	86
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	344.68/cwt	344.00–344.75	2,451	42
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,612	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,535	19
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	281.79/cwt	280.00–297.00	2,564	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,751	179.67/cwt	173.00–184.00	3,146	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,096	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	110.12/cwt	102.50–118.00	1,200	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	137.15/cwt	122.00–147.00	1,646	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,001	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	143.57/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,188	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	239.75/cwt	200.00–264.00	2,297	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	2,015.39/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,015	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,147	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,356	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	4

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Thu Oct 15, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,893Last week 2,793Year ago 3,343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 277Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	586	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	478	393.00–415.00	403.55
15	500–550	500	382.50	382.50
31	550–600	582	385.00	385.00
86	650–700	668	326.00–350.50	341.48
42	700–750	711	344.00–344.75	344.68
11	750–800	788	331.50	331.50
19	800–850	823	308.00	308.00
29	900–950	910	280.00–297.00	281.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	586	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	407	560.00	560.00
24	800–850	810	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	1,300.00	1,300.00
15	500–550	525	472.00	472.00
23	550–600	569	435.50	435.50
58	600–650	626	392.50–396.00	394.84
45	650–700	686	361.00–382.00	378.12
13	700–750	744	349.00–361.00	356.35
46	750–800	766	331.00–351.50	343.86
72	800–850	834	326.00–342.10	334.78
204	850–900	869	330.00–338.50	336.02
217	900–950	924	317.50–335.00	326.64
34	950–1000	976	312.50–313.25	313.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	775	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
13	450–500	465	477.00–480.00	478.58
20	550–600	583	387.50–402.00	393.88
6	800–850	819	301.00	301.00
22	850–900	869	311.00	311.00
9	900–950	921	291.00–301.00	297.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	600–650	625	431.50	431.50
104	850–900	874	355.00	355.00
266	900–950	923	354.00–355.00	354.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
180	1000–1050	1,019	297.00–308.00	305.11
15	1050–1100	1,061	280.00–287.00	284.63
8	1100–1150	1,102	287.00	287.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	958	200.00–264.00	239.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,356	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,079	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,015.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	863	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	139.00–146.00	143.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,090	102.50–118.00	110.12
3	—	1,308	153.00	153.00
43	—	1,200	122.00–147.00	137.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,751	173.00–184.00	179.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.