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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 13

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6,000 head

▲ 1,422 vs last sale 4,578▲ 1,484 vs year ago 4,516 · +32.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

196 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 160▼ 16 vs year ago 212 · −7.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 21▼ 2 vs year ago 54 · −3.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 1050 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 1100 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, however 1 high yielding cow sold for 151.50. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 198

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.06/cwt on 277 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −82.72 against this barn's trailing median of $396.78.

Average price

$314.06

277 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$37.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.79

vs KS average

−0.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	327.21	1,821	180
Medium and Large 1-2	563	289.65	1,631	97

One grade step is worth $37.56/cwt here — about $190 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 sale277 hd

314.06

—

KS average3 barns · 826 hd

328.85

−14.79

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−0.90

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.78

−82.72

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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.80, low $364.26, median $396.78 across 28 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	1,715	170.43	2,923	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,328	140.88	1,870	127
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	127.26	1,518	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	103.00	1,107	1thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,231	24
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,251	$2,225	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,883	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	471.08/cwt	467.50–472.50	1,437	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,469	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	430.20/cwt	422.50–432.50	1,587	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	382.08/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,609	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	446	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,838	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,201	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	491	395.27/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,941	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	362.74/cwt	361.00–378.00	1,781	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	404.67/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,108	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	342.63/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,795	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	370.26/cwt	367.00–376.00	1,955	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	350.05/cwt	347.00–358.00	2,016	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	581	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,202	96
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	324.19/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,926	115
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	315.00/cwt	295.00–326.00	1,953	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,206	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	341.73/cwt	331.00–348.00	2,136	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	338.51/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,258	111
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	721	313.90/cwt	311.50–322.00	2,263	77
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	296.05/cwt	289.00–307.00	2,143	172
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	281.58/cwt	276.00–284.00	2,044	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	766	300.33/cwt	299.00–301.00	2,301	45
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	286.40/cwt	280.50–297.50	2,237	197
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	273.12/cwt	261.00–275.00	2,152	47
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	813	286.54/cwt	282.00–292.00	2,330	119
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	252.19/cwt	231.00–255.00	2,096	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	273.63/cwt	263.00–281.00	2,285	223
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	854	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,413	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	266.86/cwt	258.75–272.50	2,351	268
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	245.80/cwt	229.00–252.00	2,188	20
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	918	276.38/cwt	274.00–280.25	2,537	69
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	260.93/cwt	250.00–268.00	2,416	389
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	248.27/cwt	244.00–251.50	2,418	66
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,334	2
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	245.12/cwt	242.00–249.00	2,517	214
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,073	239.26/cwt	235.00–244.00	2,567	125
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,139	224.81/cwt	221.00–230.00	2,561	28
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,176	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,546	5
Steers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,255	216.25/cwt	216.25–216.25	2,714	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	354	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,451	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	357.44/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,412	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	401	396.53/cwt	391.00–407.50	1,590	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	372.78/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,573	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,455	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	466	356.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,663	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	331.72/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,582	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,589	88
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	280.80/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,435	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	340.65/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,799	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	322.28/cwt	321.00–326.00	1,724	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	557	336.32/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,873	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	562	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,888	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	290.67/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,654	87
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	318.34/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,815	71
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	295.55/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,829	93
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	620	309.21/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,917	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	273.03/cwt	268.00–277.50	1,736	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	654	293.05/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,917	74
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	281.63/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,915	201
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	265.11/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,840	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	717	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,036	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	271.70/cwt	265.00–281.50	1,978	244
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,927	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	261.21/cwt	250.00–267.00	2,011	637
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,981	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,962	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	252.39/cwt	249.00–264.00	2,100	185
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	227.68/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,990	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	876	254.12/cwt	252.00–255.50	2,226	76
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	243.69/cwt	235.00–248.00	2,162	378
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	235.89/cwt	229.75–241.00	2,158	163
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	217.87/cwt	207.00–227.00	2,002	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	921	244.84/cwt	244.00–247.00	2,255	63
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	204.70/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,988	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	226.68/cwt	221.75–234.00	2,240	98
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,047	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,246	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,082	209.16/cwt	207.75–222.00	2,263	59
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,123	210.91/cwt	209.75–217.00	2,369	52
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,150	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,427	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	420.80/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,751	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,977	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	281.80/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,874	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	277.99/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,982	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	240.06/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,856	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,519	160.58/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,439	10
Bulls	—	—	1,735	174.48/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,027	5
Bulls	—	—	2,088	186.07/cwt	179.00–198.00	3,885	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,107	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	127.26/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,518	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	136.44/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,692	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	143.58/cwt	140.00–151.50	1,983	79
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	172.47/cwt	159.00–194.00	1,906	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	2,230.60/head	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,231	24
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,883.33/head	2,800.00–3,175.00	2,883	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,000Last week 4,578Year ago 4,516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 160Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 21Year ago 54

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	305	467.50–472.50	471.08
5	400–450	446	412.00	412.00
18	450–500	491	395.00–397.50	395.27
28	500–550	521	390.00–407.00	404.67
96	550–600	581	379.00	379.00
12	600–650	625	353.00	353.00
77	700–750	721	311.50–322.00	313.90
45	750–800	766	299.00–301.00	300.33
119	800–850	813	282.00–292.00	286.54
27	850–900	854	282.50	282.50
69	900–950	918	274.00–280.25	276.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	442.50	442.50
9	350–400	369	422.50–432.50	430.20
17	400–450	421	380.00–385.00	382.08
66	450–500	491	361.00–378.00	362.74
52	500–550	528	367.00–376.00	370.26
18	550–600	576	347.00–358.00	350.05
50	600–650	625	331.00–348.00	341.73
111	650–700	667	332.00–345.00	338.51
172	700–750	724	289.00–307.00	296.05
197	750–800	781	280.50–297.50	286.40
223	800–850	835	263.00–281.00	273.63
268	850–900	881	258.75–272.50	266.86
389	900–950	926	250.00–268.00	260.93
66	950–1000	974	244.00–251.50	248.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	254.00	254.00
15	500–550	524	322.50–355.00	342.63
115	550–600	594	310.00–326.00	324.19
38	600–650	620	295.00–326.00	315.00
25	700–750	726	276.00–284.00	281.58
47	750–800	788	261.00–275.00	273.12
17	800–850	831	231.00–255.00	252.19
20	850–900	890	229.00–252.00	245.80
2	950–1000	985	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
214	1000–1050	1,027	242.00–249.00	245.12
125	1050–1100	1,073	235.00–244.00	239.26
28	1100–1150	1,139	221.00–230.00	224.81
5	1150–1200	1,176	216.50	216.50
28	1250–1300	1,255	216.25	216.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	433	336.00	336.00
88	450–500	492	323.00	323.00
10	500–550	511	280.00–281.00	280.80
87	550–600	569	275.00–292.50	290.67
13	600–650	636	268.00–277.50	273.03
30	650–700	694	258.00–268.00	265.11
10	700–750	741	260.00	260.00
11	750–800	786	252.00	252.00
3	800–850	801	245.00	245.00
15	850–900	874	227.00–229.00	227.68
21	900–950	919	207.00–227.00	217.87
3	950–1000	971	201.00–212.00	204.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
8	550–600	562	336.00	336.00
23	600–650	620	309.00–310.00	309.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	395	352.50–367.50	357.44
28	400–450	422	362.50–380.00	372.78
32	450–500	477	320.00–337.50	331.72
30	500–550	535	321.00–326.00	322.28
71	550–600	570	314.00–322.00	318.34
93	600–650	619	291.00–301.00	295.55
201	650–700	680	270.00–289.00	281.63
244	700–750	728	265.00–281.50	271.70
637	750–800	770	250.00–267.00	261.21
185	800–850	832	249.00–264.00	252.39
378	850–900	887	235.00–248.00	243.69
163	900–950	915	229.75–241.00	235.89
98	950–1000	988	221.75–234.00	226.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	410.00	410.00
24	400–450	401	391.00–407.50	396.53
11	450–500	466	350.00–365.00	356.95
14	500–550	528	340.00–341.00	340.65
57	550–600	557	335.00–342.50	336.32
8	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
74	650–700	654	293.00–295.00	293.05
9	700–750	717	284.00	284.00
76	850–900	876	252.00–255.50	254.12
63	900–950	921	244.00–247.00	244.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,047	214.50	214.50
59	1050–1100	1,082	207.75–222.00	209.16
52	1100–1150	1,123	209.75–217.00	210.91
3	1150–1200	1,150	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	420.00–422.50	420.80
7	500–550	507	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	665	281.00–282.00	281.80
3	700–750	713	276.00–282.00	277.99
6	750–800	773	238.00–244.00	240.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,381	140.00–151.50	143.58
48	—	1,240	132.00–139.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,193	120.00–131.00	127.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,735	171.00–177.00	174.48
10	—	1,519	150.00–169.00	160.58
5	—	2,088	179.00–198.00	186.07

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	9	—	1,105	159.00–194.00	172.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,251	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,090	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,230.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,200	2,800.00–3,175.00	2,883.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.