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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 27

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5,892 head

▲ 5,250 vs last sale 642▲ 2,105 vs year ago 3,787 · +55.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

347 head

▲ 268 vs last sale 79▼ 37 vs year ago 384 · −9.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 1▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to the last two weeks, feeder steers and heifers 550 lb to 950 lb sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher, in places up to 20.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers 400 lb to 550 lb for a market test, however a definite higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $362.02/cwt on 362 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −101.14 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$362.02

362 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$36.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs KS average

+13.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	363.52	2,058	347
Medium and Large 1-2	549	327.40	1,796	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.12/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale362 hd

362.02

—

KS average3 barns · 892 hd

356.24

+5.79

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+13.78

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−101.14

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	—	Average	1,893	164.40	3,112	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	145.07	1,936	251
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	136.61	1,768	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	119.16	1,355	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,917	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,414	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,379	$2,395	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$2,317	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,405	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$1,950	12

Every lot

95 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	407.77/cwt	403.00–417.50	1,366	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	429.37/cwt	426.00–440.00	1,644	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	401.69/cwt	401.00–403.00	1,542	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	416.55/cwt	401.00–427.50	1,783	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	419.04/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,923	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	403.74/cwt	397.50–410.00	1,914	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,020	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	369.90/cwt	361.00–377.50	1,957	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,765	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	369.73/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,093	171
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	352.26/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,040	133
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	630	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,218	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,959	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	327.24/cwt	316.00–334.00	2,085	83
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	648	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,177	73
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	661	330.87/cwt	321.00–340.00	2,187	324
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,756	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	311.79/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,111	218
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	272.69/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,961	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	726	303.27/cwt	299.00–315.00	2,202	134
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	297.94/cwt	288.00–302.50	2,172	217
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	764	292.09/cwt	291.00–293.50	2,232	86
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,064	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	283.52/cwt	273.00–297.00	2,200	255
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	273.57/cwt	261.00–279.00	2,221	179
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	256.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,139	31
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	839	284.54/cwt	282.00–286.50	2,387	118
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	853	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,448	38
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,261	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	276.17/cwt	269.00–281.00	2,400	340
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	917	272.62/cwt	267.50–276.00	2,500	96
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	256.04/cwt	249.50–262.50	2,366	230
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	967	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,422	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	259.33/cwt	255.00–265.50	2,510	226
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,028	243.29/cwt	231.00–245.00	2,501	68
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,079	244.85/cwt	244.85–244.85	2,642	66
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,115	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,654	93
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	342	403.54/cwt	402.00–412.50	1,380	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,204	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	352.51/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,347	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	373.70/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,528	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	348.98/cwt	348.00–351.00	1,501	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	332.14/cwt	332.00–332.50	1,455	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	341.13/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,665	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	325.24/cwt	323.00–329.00	1,597	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	321.79/cwt	303.00–327.50	1,683	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	526	336.42/cwt	334.00–337.50	1,770	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	301.32/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,636	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	319.67/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,793	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	291.67/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,677	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	307.74/cwt	296.00–312.00	1,782	77
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	609	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,882	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	279.01/cwt	261.00–284.50	1,702	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	297.83/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,853	132
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	661	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,890	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	241.59/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,648	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	273.89/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,873	235
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	267.55/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,894	173
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	724	278.30/cwt	276.25–285.00	2,015	99
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	250.08/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,831	80
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	761	274.70/cwt	274.00–275.00	2,090	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	265.30/cwt	250.00–268.00	2,067	204
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	243.59/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,902	47
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	249.04/cwt	238.00–253.75	2,035	494
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	231.97/cwt	226.50–237.50	1,923	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	877	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,289	24
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	241.80/cwt	235.00–246.50	2,121	122
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	229.17/cwt	222.00–230.00	2,024	19
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	906	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,016	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	910	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,239	15
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	236.91/cwt	232.00–244.50	2,163	89
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	225.06/cwt	219.00–228.00	2,179	26
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,065	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,055	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,830	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	271.74/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,658	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	236.72/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,870	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,029	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,792	154.12/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,762	7
Bulls	—	—	1,902	163.32/cwt	160.00–166.00	3,106	16
Bulls	—	—	2,006	182.26/cwt	171.00–188.00	3,656	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	119.16/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,355	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	136.61/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,768	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,331	151.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,016	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	144.80/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,933	241
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,132	168.47/cwt	152.00–180.00	1,907	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	2,916.59/head	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,917	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	2,413.86/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,414	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,362	2,317.23/head	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,317	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,379	2,394.86/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,395	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2

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 Feb 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,892Last week 642Year ago 3,787

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 79Year ago 384

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 1Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	352.00	352.00
3	350–400	382	347.50–355.00	352.51
9	400–450	430	348.00–351.00	348.98
31	450–500	488	335.00–342.00	341.13
54	500–550	523	303.00–327.50	321.79
77	550–600	579	296.00–312.00	307.74
132	600–650	622	289.00–305.00	297.83
235	650–700	684	267.00–282.00	273.89
173	700–750	708	259.00–273.00	267.55
204	750–800	779	250.00–268.00	265.30
494	800–850	817	238.00–253.75	249.04
122	850–900	877	235.00–246.50	241.80
89	900–950	913	232.00–244.50	236.91
26	950–1000	968	219.00–228.00	225.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	438	332.00–332.50	332.14
8	450–500	491	323.00–329.00	325.24
11	500–550	543	289.00–306.00	301.32
25	550–600	575	287.50–292.50	291.67
18	600–650	610	261.00–284.50	279.01
7	650–700	682	236.00–249.00	241.59
80	700–750	732	227.00–255.00	250.08
47	750–800	781	234.00–249.00	243.59
12	800–850	829	226.50–237.50	231.97
19	850–900	883	222.00–230.00	229.17
4	900–950	906	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
7	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
7	600–650	609	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	342	402.00–412.50	403.54
12	400–450	409	370.00–375.00	373.70
19	500–550	526	334.00–337.50	336.42
46	550–600	561	317.00–320.00	319.67
13	650–700	661	286.00	286.00
99	700–750	724	276.25–285.00	278.30
26	750–800	761	274.00–275.00	274.70
24	850–900	877	261.00	261.00
15	900–950	910	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,065	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	403.00–417.50	407.77
21	350–400	383	426.00–440.00	429.37
16	400–450	428	401.00–427.50	416.55
40	450–500	474	397.50–410.00	403.74
35	500–550	529	361.00–377.50	369.90
133	550–600	579	342.00–355.00	352.26
83	600–650	637	316.00–334.00	327.24
218	650–700	677	300.00–316.00	311.79
217	700–750	729	288.00–302.50	297.94
255	750–800	776	273.00–297.00	283.52
179	800–850	812	261.00–279.00	273.57
340	850–900	869	269.00–281.00	276.17
230	900–950	924	249.50–262.50	256.04
226	950–1000	968	255.00–265.50	259.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	1000–1050	1,028	231.00–245.00	243.29
66	1050–1100	1,079	244.85	244.85
93	1100–1150	1,115	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	459	415.00–420.00	419.04
8	500–550	518	390.00	390.00
171	550–600	566	366.00–370.00	369.73
73	600–650	648	336.00	336.00
324	650–700	661	321.00–340.00	330.87
134	700–750	726	299.00–315.00	303.27
86	750–800	764	291.00–293.50	292.09
118	800–850	839	282.00–286.50	284.54
38	850–900	853	287.00	287.00
96	900–950	917	267.50–276.00	272.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	530	333.00	333.00
8	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
7	600–650	632	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	665	264.00	264.00
14	700–750	719	269.00–275.00	272.69
17	750–800	773	267.00	267.00
31	800–850	835	250.00–260.00	256.11
13	850–900	855	264.50	264.50
8	950–1000	967	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	401.00–403.00	401.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	600–650	630	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	504	363.00	363.00
7	600–650	610	262.50–295.00	271.74
4	750–800	790	231.00–243.00	236.72
16	800–850	818	248.00	248.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,137	105.00–127.00	119.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,331	150.00–155.00	151.50
241	—	1,335	140.00–149.50	144.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,294	130.00–139.50	136.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,902	160.00–166.00	163.32
7	—	1,792	141.00–159.00	154.12
5	—	2,006	171.00–188.00	182.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,132	152.00–180.00	168.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,405	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,251	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,916.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,263	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,413.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,362	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,317.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,379	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,394.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,193	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,355	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.