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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 6

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 27Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,578 head

▼ 1,314 vs last sale 5,892▼ 952 vs year ago 5,530 · −17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 347▼ 230 vs year ago 390 · −59.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 73▲ 16 vs year ago 5 · +320.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week. feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold from 2.00 higher to 4.00 lower. Steers 575 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. A lower trend was noted on steers under 575 lb. Feeder heifers 525 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Not enough heifer calves under 525 lb for a market yest, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was moderate, however was good on steers weighing 575 lb to 700 lb Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

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 $365.37/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −97.79 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$365.37

64 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$43.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs KS average

+16.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	369.46	1,982	58
Medium and Large 1-2	559	325.83	1,822	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.63/cwt here — about $159 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 sale64 hd

365.37

—

KS average3 barns · 349 hd

363.75

+1.62

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+16.09

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−97.79

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	1,944	168.78	3,281	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	137.21	1,885	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	126.65	1,573	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,375	113.58	1,562	3thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,403	$2,073	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$3,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,950	2thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	376	438.84/cwt	425.00–452.50	1,650	38
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	402.70/cwt	390.00–411.00	1,567	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	401.40/cwt	399.00–402.50	1,850	46
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	379.24/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,832	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,660	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	366.59/cwt	359.00–367.50	1,862	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	373.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,992	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,877	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	364.15/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,068	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,702	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	341.19/cwt	331.00–348.00	2,098	134
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	636	349.17/cwt	349.00–351.00	2,221	94
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	309.22/cwt	308.00–312.50	1,976	86
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,949	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	316.56/cwt	304.00–328.00	2,172	152
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	721	311.81/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,248	198
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	279.56/cwt	279.00–281.00	2,046	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	294.68/cwt	284.00–298.00	2,169	54
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	756	294.34/cwt	294.00–294.50	2,225	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	284.84/cwt	277.00–290.75	2,219	352
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	267.43/cwt	260.00–278.00	2,086	40
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	816	279.83/cwt	279.00–280.00	2,283	100
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	271.78/cwt	263.00–278.00	2,250	231
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	863	277.07/cwt	274.50–280.00	2,391	125
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	263.17/cwt	255.00–269.50	2,300	238
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	905	273.90/cwt	273.00–275.00	2,479	100
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	909	247.39/cwt	246.00–248.00	2,249	20
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	257.44/cwt	251.00–262.50	2,376	489
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	976	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,294	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	251.17/cwt	242.00–257.00	2,464	155
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	240.99/cwt	232.00–243.75	2,463	173
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	235.67/cwt	228.00–240.75	2,493	45
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,136	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,647	5
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,155	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,645	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	346	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,445	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,298	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,435	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	369	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,550	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,491	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	429	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,737	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	363.84/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,572	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	350.17/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,667	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,406	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	319.15/cwt	313.00–322.00	1,711	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	305.79/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,780	85
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	288.41/cwt	276.00–296.00	1,710	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	301.15/cwt	298.00–303.00	1,840	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	289.60/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,830	89
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	272.09/cwt	266.00–281.50	1,858	94
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	40
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,883	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	262.95/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,930	218
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	255.33/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,974	143
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	244.85/cwt	243.50–249.00	1,925	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	249.02/cwt	241.00–256.50	2,047	184
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	823	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,148	39
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	853	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,162	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	239.57/cwt	230.00–242.00	2,087	166
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	222.39/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,948	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	227.51/cwt	221.00–239.00	2,114	40
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	219.80/cwt	219.50–225.00	2,147	26
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,021	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,394	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,876	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,973	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,927	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	152.31/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,673	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	166.69/cwt	165.00–168.00	3,014	4
Bulls	—	—	2,128	177.03/cwt	173.00–184.00	3,767	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	126.65/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,573	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	136.07/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,860	96
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,375	113.58/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,562	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	142.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,996	22
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,171	173.38/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,030	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	2,072.73/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,073	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4

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 Mar 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,578Last week 5,892Year ago 5,530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 347Year ago 390

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 73Year ago 5

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	373.00	373.00
8	350–400	361	397.50	397.50
18	400–450	432	357.50–370.00	363.84
22	450–500	476	342.50–352.50	350.17
41	500–550	536	313.00–322.00	319.15
85	550–600	582	300.00–318.00	305.79
89	600–650	632	284.00–295.00	289.60
94	650–700	683	266.00–281.50	272.09
218	700–750	734	257.00–270.00	262.95
143	750–800	773	251.00–265.00	255.33
184	800–850	822	241.00–256.50	249.02
166	850–900	871	230.00–242.00	239.57
40	900–950	929	221.00–239.00	227.51
26	950–1000	977	219.50–225.00	219.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
40	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
39	800–850	823	261.00	261.00
16	850–900	853	253.50	253.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	502	280.00	280.00
10	550–600	593	276.00–296.00	288.41
2	700–750	727	259.00	259.00
12	750–800	786	243.50–249.00	244.85
9	800–850	835	235.00	235.00
7	850–900	876	221.00–226.00	222.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	417.50	417.50
12	350–400	369	420.00	420.00
9	400–450	429	405.00	405.00
25	600–650	611	298.00–303.00	301.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,058	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	350–400	376	425.00–452.50	438.84
46	450–500	461	399.00–402.50	401.40
31	500–550	534	365.00–375.00	373.06
94	600–650	636	349.00–351.00	349.17
198	700–750	721	310.00–313.00	311.81
16	750–800	756	294.00–294.50	294.34
100	800–850	816	279.00–280.00	279.83
125	850–900	863	274.50–280.00	277.07
100	900–950	905	273.00–275.00	273.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	389	390.00–411.00	402.70
22	450–500	483	377.00–385.00	379.24
13	500–550	508	359.00–367.50	366.59
14	550–600	568	350.00–368.00	364.15
134	600–650	615	331.00–348.00	341.19
152	650–700	686	304.00–328.00	316.56
54	700–750	736	284.00–298.00	294.68
352	750–800	779	277.00–290.75	284.84
231	800–850	828	263.00–278.00	271.78
238	850–900	874	255.00–269.50	263.17
489	900–950	923	251.00–262.50	257.44
155	950–1000	981	242.00–257.00	251.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
173	1000–1050	1,022	232.00–243.75	240.99
45	1050–1100	1,058	228.00–240.75	235.67
5	1100–1150	1,136	233.00	233.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	494	336.00	336.00
4	500–550	548	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	582	292.50	292.50
86	600–650	639	308.00–312.50	309.22
3	650–700	663	294.00	294.00
25	700–750	732	279.00–281.00	279.56
40	750–800	780	260.00–278.00	267.43
20	900–950	909	246.00–248.00	247.39
3	950–1000	976	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	407.50	407.50
3	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	613	306.00	306.00
4	700–750	702	281.00	281.00
2	750–800	777	248.00	248.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,367	131.00–139.50	136.07
22	—	1,404	140.00–145.00	142.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,242	121.00–129.00	126.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	101.00–120.00	113.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,808	165.00–168.00	166.69
2	—	1,755	148.00–157.00	152.31
5	—	2,128	173.00–184.00	177.03

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	12	—	1,171	165.00–182.00	173.38

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,403	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,072.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,500	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.