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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 20

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,402 head

▼ 2,598 vs last sale 6,000▼ 772 vs year ago 4,174 · −18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 196▼ 53 vs year ago 173 · −30.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 52▲ 19 vs year ago 13 · +146.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 550 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, however reputation cattle sold up to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 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 $377.38/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −85.78 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$377.38

26 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.68

vs KS average

+20.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	377.38	2,017	26

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

377.38

—

KS average3 barns · 294 hd

367.70

+9.68

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+20.22

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−85.78

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	—	High	1,822	166.09	3,027	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	145.41	2,033	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	135.88	1,669	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	122.78	1,371	6thin

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)	1,298	$2,463	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,050	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,536	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,940	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	384.99/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,037	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	345.42/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,924	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,081	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	358.66/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,303	193
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	332.22/cwt	323.00–337.00	2,193	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	312.82/cwt	312.00–314.00	2,112	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	306.72/cwt	296.00–311.00	2,211	120
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	740	322.28/cwt	314.00–324.00	2,385	205
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	291.80/cwt	291.00–293.00	2,159	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,265	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	290.20/cwt	284.00–299.00	2,287	159
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	283.97/cwt	274.50–288.00	2,329	64
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	825	294.26/cwt	292.50–295.25	2,428	101
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	840	288.78/cwt	288.50–289.00	2,426	153
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	281.18/cwt	275.00–286.00	2,435	227
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	919	280.25/cwt	280.25–280.25	2,575	43
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	271.54/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,525	100
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,422	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	954	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,624	29
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	962	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,395	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	263.98/cwt	256.50–268.50	2,550	156
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,021	256.10/cwt	256.00–257.00	2,615	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	414.51/cwt	401.00–420.00	1,612	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	357.50/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,584	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,391	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	351.37/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,651	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	351.00/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,818	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,115	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,379	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	338.76/cwt	338.50–339.00	1,958	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	639	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,923	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	284.88/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,826	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	286.26/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,949	42
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,013	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,711	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	275.61/cwt	264.00–280.50	1,995	240
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	273.01/cwt	263.00–277.50	2,116	158
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	249.72/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,973	27
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	258.65/cwt	247.50–259.50	2,131	143
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	827	271.62/cwt	271.00–272.50	2,246	266
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,025	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	872	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,241	66
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	237.48/cwt	236.00–240.00	2,076	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	251.74/cwt	250.00–254.00	2,225	159
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,120	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	248.14/cwt	247.00–249.25	2,261	214
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	218.37/cwt	208.00–225.50	2,116	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,031	220.11/cwt	211.00–223.50	2,269	16
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,106	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,323	5
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,168	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,476	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,927	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,973	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	162.70/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,818	14
Bulls	—	—	2,285	172.71/cwt	172.00–175.00	3,946	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	122.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,371	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	135.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,669	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,925	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	145.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,036	46
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	2,463.49/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,463	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,069	172.36/cwt	155.00–217.00	1,843	25

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,402Last week 6,000Year ago 4,174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 196Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 52Year ago 13

* 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
205	700–750	740	314.00–324.00	322.28
36	750–800	750	302.00	302.00
153	800–850	840	288.50–289.00	288.78
43	900–950	919	280.25	280.25
29	950–1000	954	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	346	444.00	444.00
6	450–500	479	405.00	405.00
21	500–550	529	375.00–388.00	384.99
5	550–600	557	345.00–347.00	345.42
193	600–650	642	357.00–360.00	358.66
31	650–700	660	323.00–337.00	332.22
120	700–750	721	296.00–311.00	306.72
159	750–800	788	284.00–299.00	290.20
64	800–850	820	274.50–288.00	283.97
227	850–900	866	275.00–286.00	281.18
100	900–950	930	265.00–275.00	271.54
156	950–1000	966	256.50–268.50	263.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	334.00	334.00
26	650–700	675	312.00–314.00	312.82
15	700–750	740	291.00–293.00	291.80
2	900–950	937	258.50	258.50
2	950–1000	962	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	1000–1050	1,021	256.00–257.00	256.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
101	800–850	825	292.50–295.25	294.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	309.00	309.00
5	550–600	563	245.00	245.00
5	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	716	239.00	239.00
27	750–800	790	241.00–256.00	249.72
5	800–850	830	244.00	244.00
8	850–900	874	236.00–240.00	237.48
18	900–950	910	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1000–1050	1,031	211.00–223.50	220.11
5	1100–1150	1,106	210.00	210.00
4	1150–1200	1,168	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	389	401.00–420.00	414.51
18	400–450	443	355.00–358.00	357.50
17	450–500	470	350.00–352.50	351.37
4	500–550	518	350.00–352.00	351.00
42	550–600	578	338.50–339.00	338.76
28	600–650	641	278.00–290.00	284.88
42	650–700	681	281.00–292.00	286.26
240	700–750	724	264.00–280.50	275.61
158	750–800	775	263.00–277.50	273.01
143	800–850	824	247.50–259.50	258.65
159	850–900	884	250.00–254.00	251.74
214	900–950	911	247.00–249.25	248.14
8	950–1000	969	208.00–225.50	218.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	561	377.00	377.00
14	600–650	639	301.00	301.00
7	700–750	700	287.50	287.50
266	800–850	827	271.00–272.50	271.62
66	850–900	872	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	780	247.00	247.00
2	950–1000	967	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	151.00	151.00
46	—	1,401	140.00–149.00	145.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,228	130.00–139.00	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,117	120.00–126.00	122.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	187.00	187.00
4	—	2,285	172.00–175.00	172.71
14	—	1,732	147.00–169.00	162.70

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)	1	—	1,395	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,463.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,069	155.00–217.00	172.36

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.