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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 17

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,766 head

▲ 744 vs last sale 2,022▼ 2,232 vs year ago 4,998 · −44.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 192▲ 6 vs year ago 253 · +2.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 63▲ 23 vs year ago 39 · +59.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 450 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady, however fancy and reputation steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 450 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady, however fancy and reputation heifers sold up to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $374.71/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −88.46 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$374.71

111 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.67

vs KS average

+9.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	374.71	2,095	111

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 sale111 hd

374.71

—

KS average3 barns · 575 hd

374.03

+0.67

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+9.95

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−88.46

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	1,885	179.33	3,380	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	151.85	2,065	146
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	140.61	1,794	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	128.71	1,490	19

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)	1,365	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,253	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,280	$2,980	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,795	24

Every lot

87 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	310	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,407	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,260	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	460.37/cwt	442.50–465.00	1,699	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	442.15/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,056	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,953	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	393.32/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,030	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	373.52/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,995	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	569	384.68/cwt	380.50–390.00	2,189	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	354.49/cwt	349.00–357.50	2,099	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	357.53/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,206	59
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	662	333.16/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,206	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	301.21/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,090	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	706	318.33/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,247	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	284.42/cwt	284.00–294.00	2,113	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	768	312.76/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,402	47
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	299.60/cwt	293.00–307.50	2,313	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	268.03/cwt	252.00–273.00	2,091	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	276.79/cwt	271.00–288.00	2,278	108
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	825	295.42/cwt	295.00–299.00	2,437	134
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	283.33/cwt	271.00–290.00	2,502	342
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	280.12/cwt	273.00–284.50	2,577	401
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	922	294.53/cwt	293.50–296.10	2,716	268
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	952	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,442	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	270.27/cwt	265.75–273.00	2,632	106
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fancy	1,022	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,678	15
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	251.79/cwt	243.00–259.00	2,576	192
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	247.10/cwt	247.10–247.10	2,614	59
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,145	229.84/cwt	218.00–230.00	2,632	103
Steers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,253	208.25/cwt	208.25–208.25	2,609	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	381	422.93/cwt	416.00–435.00	1,611	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	367.12/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,626	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	373.26/cwt	371.00–385.00	1,713	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	348.93/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,661	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	479	369.58/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,770	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	523	343.45/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,796	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	284.04/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,491	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	317.74/cwt	311.00–326.00	1,786	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,714	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	304.76/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,883	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	291.23/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,814	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,654	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	278.32/cwt	278.00–279.00	1,879	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	676	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	2,031	48
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,835	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	248.20/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,780	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	274.54/cwt	270.00–279.50	2,021	66
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	770	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,168	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,028	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	263.63/cwt	263.00–273.00	2,093	105
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	261.82/cwt	250.00–264.00	2,142	45
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	233.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,032	19
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	875	260.47/cwt	258.00–265.00	2,279	55
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	251.17/cwt	223.00–253.00	2,213	118
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	243.36/cwt	239.00–248.00	2,244	38
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	926	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,296	15
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,038	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	230.86/cwt	229.00–231.00	2,262	14
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,057	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,156	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,820	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	370.41/cwt	312.50–400.00	1,685	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	296.62/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,697	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,826	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	264.99/cwt	261.00–269.00	2,080	4
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,069	213.97/cwt	211.00–215.00	2,287	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,773	169.99/cwt	159.00–179.00	3,014	20
Bulls	—	—	1,883	184.19/cwt	180.50–188.00	3,468	9
Bulls	—	—	2,109	193.64/cwt	190.00–200.00	4,084	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	128.71/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,490	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	140.61/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,794	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	162.72/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,083	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	149.82/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,060	123
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,794.79/head	2,450.00–2,875.00	2,795	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,600	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	182.85/cwt	172.00–204.00	1,903	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	2,252.90/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,253	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,766Last week 2,022Year ago 4,998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 192Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 63Year ago 39

* 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
13	350–400	380	520.00	520.00
45	450–500	465	435.00–445.00	442.15
7	500–550	516	387.50–397.50	393.32
42	550–600	569	380.50–390.00	384.68
27	650–700	662	331.00–335.00	333.16
6	700–750	706	318.00–320.00	318.33
47	750–800	768	312.50–315.00	312.76
134	800–850	825	295.00–299.00	295.42
268	900–950	922	293.50–296.10	294.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1000–1050	1,022	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	454.00	454.00
18	350–400	369	442.50–465.00	460.37
22	450–500	466	419.00	419.00
37	500–550	534	365.00–380.00	373.52
25	550–600	592	349.00–357.50	354.49
59	600–650	617	345.00–360.00	357.53
5	650–700	694	300.00–302.00	301.21
24	700–750	743	284.00–294.00	284.42
20	750–800	772	293.00–307.50	299.60
108	800–850	823	271.00–288.00	276.79
342	850–900	883	271.00–290.00	283.33
401	900–950	920	273.00–284.50	280.12
106	950–1000	974	265.75–273.00	270.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	1000–1050	1,023	243.00–259.00	251.79
59	1050–1100	1,058	247.10	247.10
103	1100–1150	1,145	218.00–230.00	229.84
10	1250–1300	1,253	208.25	208.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	392.50	392.50
22	750–800	780	252.00–273.00	268.03
2	800–850	830	265.00	265.00
10	950–1000	952	256.50	256.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	605	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	443	352.50–372.50	367.12
6	500–550	525	280.00–286.00	284.04
28	550–600	562	311.00–326.00	317.74
30	600–650	623	280.00–298.00	291.23
9	650–700	675	278.00–279.00	278.32
66	700–750	736	270.00–279.50	274.54
105	750–800	794	263.00–273.00	263.63
45	800–850	818	250.00–264.00	261.82
118	850–900	881	223.00–253.00	251.17
38	900–950	922	239.00–248.00	243.36
14	950–1000	980	229.00–231.00	230.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	381	416.00–435.00	422.93
38	450–500	459	371.00–385.00	373.26
36	500–550	523	332.50–347.50	343.45
10	600–650	618	302.00–306.00	304.76
48	650–700	676	300.50	300.50
5	750–800	770	281.50	281.50
55	850–900	875	258.00–265.00	260.47
15	900–950	926	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	476	342.50–352.50	348.93
12	550–600	577	297.00	297.00
3	600–650	646	256.00	256.00
2	650–700	695	264.00	264.00
5	700–750	717	240.00–254.00	248.20
4	750–800	792	256.00	256.00
19	850–900	870	230.00–235.00	233.62
2	900–950	935	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	360.00–377.00	369.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1050–1100	1,057	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	445.00	445.00
6	450–500	455	312.50–400.00	370.41
6	550–600	572	295.00–300.00	296.62
9	700–750	719	254.00	254.00
4	750–800	785	261.00–269.00	264.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,069	211.00–215.00	213.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,158	114.00–134.00	128.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,280	160.00–166.00	162.72
123	—	1,375	145.00–158.00	149.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,276	135.00–144.00	140.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,773	159.00–179.00	169.99
10	—	2,109	190.00–200.00	193.64
9	—	1,883	180.50–188.00	184.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,250	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,200	2,450.00–2,875.00	2,794.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,041	172.00–204.00	182.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	1,365	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,163	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,252.90

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.