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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 16

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,073 head

▲ 3,327 vs last sale 746▲ 3,030 vs year ago 1,043 · +290.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

462 head

▲ 332 vs last sale 130▲ 292 vs year ago 170 · +171.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 35▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lb to 975 lb, however a steady to higher trend was noted . The higher trend was noted on thin fleshed and fancy cattle. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $327.54/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −135.62 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$327.54

135 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$22.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.48

vs KS average

−14.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	331.91	1,800	109
Medium and Large 1-2	545	309.19	1,686	26

One grade step is worth $22.72/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale135 hd

327.54

—

KS average4 barns · 1,515 hd

346.02

−18.48

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−14.91

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−135.62

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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.87, low $396.12, median $463.16 across 26 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	—	Low	1,812	143.51	2,601	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,248	127.78	1,595	388
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	116.56	1,541	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	95.83	1,095	9thin

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)	1,372	$2,214	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,169	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$1,990	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,875	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$1,731	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,119	$1,700	10

Every lot

93 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	384.01/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,463	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,510	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	420.89/cwt	407.00–432.50	1,721	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,637	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	440	400.54/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,762	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	366.68/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,742	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,484	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,701	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,863	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	343.45/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,793	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	324.13/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,728	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	542	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,924	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,837	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	308.52/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,762	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	259.41/cwt	252.50–274.00	1,520	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	622	315.81/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,964	61
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	307.03/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,925	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	285.13/cwt	251.00–294.00	1,793	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	301.96/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,987	65
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	284.36/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,908	92
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	253.16/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,739	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	722	292.55/cwt	287.50–298.00	2,112	140
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	273.04/cwt	268.00–280.50	1,988	139
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	249.15/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,836	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	259.37/cwt	254.50–260.00	1,979	81
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	765	286.86/cwt	280.00–291.50	2,194	228
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	767	277.53/cwt	275.00–279.00	2,129	161
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,984	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	259.44/cwt	242.00–264.25	2,099	45
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	831	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,306	106
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	261.43/cwt	251.00–266.00	2,193	420
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	861	269.88/cwt	269.75–270.00	2,324	117
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	254.56/cwt	250.00–258.25	2,225	217
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	237.71/cwt	236.00–242.00	2,182	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	249.69/cwt	243.00–254.00	2,337	165
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	242.85/cwt	238.00–246.75	2,346	97
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,033	233.28/cwt	222.50–235.00	2,410	75
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	308.50/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,114	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	364	302.38/cwt	302.00–302.50	1,101	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	382	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,232	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	416	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,731	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,228	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	315.19/cwt	311.00–322.50	1,355	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,585	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	313.78/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,512	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	285.96/cwt	278.00–299.00	1,487	52
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	529	314.83/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,665	78
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	306.11/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,668	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	578	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,763	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	290.68/cwt	282.00–298.00	1,680	108
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	263.82/cwt	257.00–268.50	1,665	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	632	275.94/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,744	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	248.55/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,583	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	670	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,899	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	677	271.30/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,837	47
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	263.88/cwt	257.50–269.00	1,794	104
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	233.19/cwt	224.00–251.00	1,586	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	247.16/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,770	43
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	228.14/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,661	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	225.05/cwt	205.00–241.00	1,733	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	246.84/cwt	243.50–254.50	1,928	181
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	801	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,970	68
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	237.23/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,967	47
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,849	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	236.91/cwt	233.00–239.00	2,082	140
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	896	222.89/cwt	217.00–223.50	1,997	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	232.99/cwt	230.50–234.00	2,160	107
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	217.41/cwt	213.00–220.00	2,033	27
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,074	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	226.50/cwt	218.00–229.00	2,238	34
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,067	208.91/cwt	202.00–210.00	2,229	15
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,149	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,160	5
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,155	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,229	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,362	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,611	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,482	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	130.94/cwt	126.00–139.00	2,278	5
Bulls	—	—	1,784	145.95/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,604	7
Bulls	—	—	1,924	152.66/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,937	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	95.83/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,095	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,219	125.88/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,534	267
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	131.98/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,733	121
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	116.56/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,541	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,119	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	2,168.70/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,169	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,262	1,730.97/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,731	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,372	2,213.98/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,214	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,408	1,989.63/head	1,935.00–2,000.00	1,990	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,101	151.94/cwt	138.00–173.00	1,673	10

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,073Last week 746Year ago 1,043

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 130Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 35Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	380.00–392.50	384.01
4	400–450	428	382.50	382.50
3	450–500	486	350.00	350.00
52	500–550	522	335.00–352.50	343.45
37	550–600	571	301.00–320.00	308.52
58	600–650	627	298.00–312.00	307.03
92	650–700	671	277.00–292.00	284.36
139	700–750	728	268.00–280.50	273.04
81	750–800	763	254.50–260.00	259.37
420	800–850	839	251.00–266.00	261.43
217	850–900	874	250.00–258.25	254.56
165	900–950	936	243.00–254.00	249.69
97	950–1000	966	238.00–246.75	242.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	533	322.50–325.00	324.13
6	550–600	586	252.50–274.00	259.41
50	600–650	629	251.00–294.00	285.13
22	650–700	687	246.00–266.00	253.16
22	700–750	737	238.00–260.00	249.15
4	750–800	792	250.50	250.50
45	800–850	809	242.00–264.25	259.44
7	900–950	918	236.00–242.00	237.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	1000–1050	1,033	222.50–235.00	233.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	409	407.00–432.50	420.89
6	450–500	475	360.00–370.00	366.68
7	500–550	542	355.00	355.00
11	550–600	550	334.00	334.00
61	600–650	622	315.00–318.00	315.81
65	650–700	658	297.50–310.00	301.96
228	750–800	765	280.00–291.50	286.86
106	800–850	831	275.00–280.00	277.49
117	850–900	861	269.75–270.00	269.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	440	400.00–407.50	400.54
2	500–550	500	372.50	372.50
140	700–750	722	287.50–298.00	292.55
161	750–800	767	275.00–279.00	277.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	475	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	637	240.00–254.00	248.55
21	650–700	680	224.00–251.00	233.19
9	700–750	728	226.00–231.00	228.14
20	750–800	770	205.00–241.00	225.05
3	800–850	833	222.00	222.00
21	850–900	896	217.00–223.50	222.89
27	900–950	935	213.00–220.00	217.41
1	950–1000	960	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	322.50	322.50
4	400–450	416	416.00	416.00
78	500–550	529	305.00–316.00	314.83
34	600–650	632	272.00–281.00	275.94
20	650–700	670	283.50	283.50
11	750–800	765	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	430	311.00–322.50	315.19
12	450–500	473	335.00	335.00
28	500–550	545	299.00–308.00	306.11
22	550–600	578	305.00	305.00
47	650–700	677	270.00–277.00	271.30
68	800–850	801	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1050–1100	1,067	202.00–210.00	208.91
5	1100–1150	1,149	188.00	188.00
2	1150–1200	1,155	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	361	302.00–316.00	308.50
10	400–450	427	287.50	287.50
9	450–500	482	312.00–314.00	313.78
52	500–550	520	278.00–299.00	285.96
108	550–600	578	282.00–298.00	290.68
36	600–650	631	257.00–268.50	263.82
104	650–700	680	257.50–269.00	263.88
43	700–750	716	235.00–252.00	247.16
181	750–800	781	243.50–254.50	246.84
47	800–850	829	231.00–242.00	237.23
140	850–900	879	233.00–239.00	236.91
107	900–950	927	230.50–234.00	232.99
34	950–1000	988	218.00–229.00	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	302.00–302.50	302.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	327.50	327.50
5	500–550	546	295.00	295.00
5	600–650	647	229.00	229.00
3	850–900	870	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,313	130.00–141.00	131.98
267	—	1,219	120.00–129.50	125.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,322	112.00–119.00	116.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,143	91.00–106.00	95.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,740	126.00–139.00	130.94
5	—	1,924	150.00–158.00	152.66
7	—	1,784	140.00–149.00	145.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,119	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,345	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,408	1,935.00–2,000.00	1,989.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,372	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,213.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,262	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,730.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,206	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,168.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,101	138.00–173.00	151.94

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.