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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 10

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,022 head

▼ 835 vs last sale 2,857▼ 102 vs year ago 2,124 · −4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 225▼ 102 vs year ago 294 · −34.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 14▲ 52 vs year ago 11 · +472.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 500 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher.

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 $375.28/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −87.88 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$375.28

69 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$27.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs KS average

+20.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	378.06	2,038	62
Medium and Large 1-2	542	350.71	1,901	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale69 hd

375.28

—

KS average3 barns · 431 hd

376.38

−1.10

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+20.98

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−87.88

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	1,816	174.29	3,164	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	150.23	2,046	120
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	135.06	1,590	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	119.68	1,360	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)	1,200	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,950	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,003	$2,689	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,128	$1,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$3,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$3,048	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,750	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,175	2thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	476.01/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,552	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	328	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,435	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,660	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,507	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	419.80/cwt	417.50–421.00	1,700	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,590	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	413.67/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,899	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,899	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	398.77/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,058	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,758	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,949	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,960	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	358.83/cwt	358.00–359.00	2,013	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,170	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	608	353.68/cwt	351.00–356.00	2,150	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,090	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	619	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,290	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	335.06/cwt	332.50–337.00	2,118	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	661	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,330	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	320.24/cwt	313.00–330.00	2,181	65
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	299.03/cwt	296.00–302.00	2,057	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,249	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	288.25/cwt	286.00–293.00	2,104	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,197	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	829	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,516	133
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	287.53/cwt	283.00–296.50	2,427	113
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	280.84/cwt	270.00–286.00	2,455	46
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,336	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	891	292.94/cwt	291.00–294.50	2,610	192
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	922	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,697	74
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	276.40/cwt	269.50–284.25	2,562	165
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	274.92/cwt	267.50–280.50	2,680	257
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,081	235.65/cwt	235.50–236.00	2,547	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	373	396.44/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,479	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,445	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	408.54/cwt	405.00–413.00	1,675	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	356.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,493	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	438	384.67/cwt	383.00–392.50	1,685	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,665	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,767	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,620	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	285.53/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,482	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	326.57/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,737	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	341.39/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,823	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	324.89/cwt	318.00–336.00	1,816	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	262.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,504	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,740	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	294.51/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,791	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	281.62/cwt	272.50–287.00	1,862	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	257.01/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,817	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	277.28/cwt	271.25–285.00	1,999	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	267.84/cwt	261.00–275.00	2,025	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,025	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	257.20/cwt	257.00–257.50	2,173	155
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	858	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,248	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	243.63/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,095	22
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	891	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,969	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,167	24
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,074	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	996	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,311	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,410	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,832	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,534	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	344.10/cwt	318.00–355.00	1,944	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,710	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	271.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,789	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,073	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,038	4
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,080	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,171	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,785	185.02/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,303	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	170.78/cwt	161.00–179.00	3,057	28
Bulls	—	—	2,085	196.32/cwt	195.00–197.00	4,093	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	119.68/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,360	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	135.06/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,590	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	145.84/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,864	62
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	154.92/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,249	58
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,079	168.38/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,817	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,267	3,066.67/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	2,981.58/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	2,982	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	2,688.82/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,689	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,022Last week 2,857Year ago 2,124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 225Year ago 294

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 14Year ago 11

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	470.00–480.00	476.01
8	350–400	361	417.50	417.50
4	400–450	405	392.50	392.50
21	450–500	459	412.50–415.00	413.67
11	500–550	549	355.00	355.00
18	550–600	561	358.00–359.00	358.83
7	600–650	632	332.50–337.00	335.06
65	650–700	681	313.00–330.00	320.24
6	700–750	723	311.00	311.00
11	750–800	796	276.00	276.00
113	800–850	844	283.00–296.50	287.53
46	850–900	874	270.00–286.00	280.84
165	900–950	927	269.50–284.25	276.40
257	950–1000	975	267.50–280.50	274.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	417.50–421.00	419.80
28	500–550	516	397.50–400.00	398.77
5	550–600	568	382.00	382.00
24	600–650	619	370.00	370.00
8	650–700	661	352.50	352.50
133	800–850	829	303.50	303.50
192	850–900	891	291.00–294.50	292.94
74	900–950	922	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	552	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	688	296.00–302.00	299.03
6	700–750	730	286.00–293.00	288.25
5	850–900	880	265.50	265.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	1050–1100	1,081	235.50–236.00	235.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	437.50	437.50
2	450–500	487	390.00	390.00
9	600–650	613	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	467.50	467.50
24	600–650	608	351.00–356.00	353.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	405.00–413.00	408.54
18	500–550	532	315.00–330.00	326.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	447	372.50	372.50
6	550–600	578	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	372.50	372.50
8	400–450	419	350.00–360.00	356.27
14	450–500	462	382.50	382.50
17	500–550	519	280.00–293.00	285.53
49	550–600	559	318.00–336.00	324.89
16	600–650	608	294.00–295.00	294.51
21	650–700	661	272.50–287.00	281.62
31	700–750	721	271.25–285.00	277.28
26	750–800	756	261.00–275.00	267.84
155	800–850	845	257.00–257.50	257.20
22	850–900	860	240.00–245.00	243.63
24	900–950	930	233.00	233.00
32	950–1000	996	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	471	344.00	344.00
10	550–600	572	260.00–270.00	262.97
2	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
17	700–750	707	251.00–260.00	257.01
9	750–800	782	259.00	259.00
3	850–900	891	221.00	221.00
5	950–1000	960	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	373	390.00–397.50	396.44
11	400–450	438	383.00–392.50	384.67
21	500–550	534	335.00–344.00	341.39
10	850–900	858	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	371	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	458	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
18	550–600	565	318.00–355.00	344.10
11	650–700	658	270.00–280.00	271.84
9	700–750	730	284.00	284.00
4	750–800	793	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	650	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,080	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,136	112.00–129.00	119.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,278	140.00–149.50	145.84
58	—	1,452	150.00–168.00	154.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,177	131.00–139.00	135.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	182.00–188.00	185.02
3	—	2,085	195.00–197.00	196.32
28	—	1,790	161.00–179.00	170.78

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,087	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,079	163.00–175.00	168.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,066.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,318	2,950.00–3,100.00	2,981.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,128	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,003	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,688.82

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.