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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 3

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,857 head

▼ 1,055 vs last sale 3,912▲ 995 vs year ago 1,862 · +53.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 247▲ 54 vs year ago 171 · +31.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 36▼ 18 vs year ago 32 · −56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer calves 450 lb to 600 lb sold up to 20 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady, Heifer calves 450 lb to 600 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good for steers and moderate on the heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding cow sold for 160

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 $375.49/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −87.67 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$375.49

73 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$22.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.94

vs KS average

+6.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	384.24	2,079	45
Medium and Large 1-2	539	361.44	1,949	28

One grade step is worth $22.80/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale73 hd

375.49

—

KS average3 barns · 438 hd

384.44

−8.94

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

+6.48

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−87.67

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	1,737	168.91	2,934	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	147.61	1,975	148
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	135.59	1,788	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	122.74	1,358	7thin

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)	1,352	$2,400	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,456	$2,394	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,385	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	327	531.00/cwt	531.00–531.00	1,736	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	495.56/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,645	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,239	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	426.78/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,575	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	373	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,856	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	387	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,838	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,954	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	444.19/cwt	443.00–445.00	2,110	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	418.22/cwt	402.00–430.00	1,987	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	489	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,298	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	363.63/cwt	337.50–369.00	1,913	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	389.18/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,070	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	557	373.81/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,082	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	374.62/cwt	360.00–379.00	2,098	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,013	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	269.18/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,658	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	626	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,260	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	339.38/cwt	338.00–352.50	2,148	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	339.59/cwt	333.00–345.00	2,228	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,943	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	724	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,339	38
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	309.28/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,242	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,108	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	294.21/cwt	287.00–303.00	2,283	56
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	801	308.77/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,473	53
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	296.60/cwt	282.00–299.75	2,459	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,288	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	274.50/cwt	273.00–276.00	2,366	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	287.31/cwt	277.00–297.75	2,511	210
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	919	290.49/cwt	289.00–293.25	2,670	242
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	276.74/cwt	270.00–285.50	2,571	153
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	258.40/cwt	251.00–266.00	2,403	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	264.74/cwt	259.00–269.00	2,602	155
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,708	10
Steers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,260	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,470	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	324	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,466	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	423.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,409	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,159	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	377	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,404	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,093	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	352.90/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,348	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	241.43/cwt	231.00–335.00	975	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,604	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	407	412.28/cwt	405.00–419.00	1,678	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	357.10/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,493	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	452	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,853	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	384.05/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,782	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	321.50/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,521	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	342.38/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,650	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	297.15/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,507	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	317.48/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,657	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	525	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	1,992	129
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,842	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	321.36/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,877	59
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	235.59/cwt	191.00–286.00	1,383	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	593	345.28/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,048	72
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	606	317.61/cwt	316.00–319.00	1,925	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	298.02/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,881	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	259.75/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,652	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	286.84/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,962	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,800	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	279.36/cwt	275.50–282.50	2,025	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	255.82/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,873	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	275.32/cwt	271.00–278.00	2,139	92
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	234.23/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,822	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	815	276.71/cwt	274.00–279.00	2,255	57
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,024	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	259.12/cwt	258.50–260.00	2,190	110
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	857	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,331	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,946	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	252.00/cwt	246.50–257.00	2,205	168
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	884	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,060	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,153	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,342	40
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	981	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,119	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,010	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,091	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,065	219.99/cwt	219.00–222.00	2,343	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,883	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	387.15/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,889	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	364.95/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,876	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	354.69/cwt	322.50–372.50	1,969	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	304.20/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,895	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,041	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,020	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,681	156.09/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,624	7
Bulls	—	—	1,726	169.81/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,931	16
Bulls	—	—	1,817	179.67/cwt	176.00–183.50	3,265	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	122.74/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,358	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	145.10/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,876	87
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	135.59/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,788	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	151.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,120	61
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,352	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,456	2,393.96/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,394	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,385.00/head	2,385.00–2,385.00	2,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Apr 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,857Last week 3,912Year ago 1,862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 247Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 36Year ago 32

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	356.00	356.00
18	500–550	526	337.50–369.00	363.63
10	550–600	563	357.50	357.50
8	600–650	616	250.00–287.50	269.18
5	650–700	689	282.00	282.00
3	700–750	745	283.00	283.00
3	800–850	832	275.00	275.00
6	850–900	862	273.00–276.00	274.50
11	900–950	930	251.00–266.00	258.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	497.50	497.50
11	450–500	489	470.00	470.00
38	700–750	724	323.00	323.00
53	800–850	801	305.00–310.00	308.77
242	900–950	919	289.00–293.25	290.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	485.00–510.00	495.56
6	350–400	369	420.00–445.00	426.78
36	400–450	439	445.00	445.00
30	450–500	475	402.00–430.00	418.22
30	500–550	532	380.00–395.00	389.18
10	550–600	560	360.00–379.00	374.62
49	600–650	633	338.00–352.50	339.38
33	650–700	656	333.00–345.00	339.59
24	700–750	725	300.00–315.00	309.28
56	750–800	776	287.00–303.00	294.21
28	800–850	829	282.00–299.75	296.60
210	850–900	874	277.00–297.75	287.31
153	900–950	929	270.00–285.50	276.74
155	950–1000	983	259.00–269.00	264.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1050–1100	1,058	256.00	256.00
2	1250–1300	1,260	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	531.00	531.00
4	350–400	387	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
18	450–500	475	443.00–445.00	444.19
5	550–600	557	373.00–375.00	373.81
28	600–650	626	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	452.50	452.50
17	400–450	407	405.00–419.00	412.28
24	450–500	452	410.00	410.00
129	500–550	525	379.50	379.50
72	550–600	593	325.00–347.00	345.28
13	600–650	606	316.00–319.00	317.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	490.00	490.00
16	300–350	333	420.00–430.00	423.13
12	350–400	382	342.50–355.00	352.90
7	400–450	418	347.50–365.00	357.10
50	450–500	482	330.00–352.50	342.38
3	500–550	522	312.50–320.00	317.48
59	550–600	584	305.00–330.00	321.36
33	600–650	631	289.00–310.00	298.02
42	650–700	684	270.00–290.00	286.84
36	700–750	725	275.50–282.50	279.36
92	750–800	777	271.00–278.00	275.32
110	800–850	845	258.50–260.00	259.12
168	850–900	875	246.50–257.00	252.00
4	900–950	916	235.00	235.00
40	950–1000	952	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	377	290.00	290.00
43	400–450	404	231.00–335.00	241.43
9	450–500	473	317.50–325.00	321.50
20	500–550	507	277.50–307.50	297.15
21	550–600	587	191.00–286.00	235.59
14	600–650	636	255.00–273.00	259.75
3	650–700	695	259.00	259.00
8	700–750	732	246.00–259.00	255.82
14	750–800	778	220.00–253.00	234.23
2	800–850	840	241.00	241.00
9	850–900	861	226.00	226.00
5	950–1000	981	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	372.50	372.50
19	400–450	406	395.00	395.00
11	450–500	464	382.50–385.00	384.05
5	500–550	545	338.00	338.00
57	800–850	815	274.00–279.00	276.71
27	850–900	857	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	884	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,010	207.00	207.00
6	1050–1100	1,065	219.00–222.00	219.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	430.00	430.00
17	450–500	488	372.50–390.00	387.15
6	500–550	514	362.50–367.50	364.95
12	550–600	555	322.50–372.50	354.69
16	600–650	623	275.00–317.00	304.20
3	700–750	716	285.00	285.00
6	750–800	783	258.00	258.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,106	115.00–128.00	122.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,402	150.00–160.00	151.18
87	—	1,293	141.00–149.00	145.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,319	131.00–139.00	135.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,681	153.00–164.00	156.09
7	—	1,817	176.00–183.50	179.67
16	—	1,726	167.00–174.00	169.81

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,456	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,393.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,352	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	—	1,200	2,385.00	2,385.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,425.00	2,425.00

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.