Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2025-05-01

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 1

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,078 head

▼ 1,276 vs last sale 3,354▼ 1,392 vs year ago 3,470 · −40.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 413▼ 47 vs year ago 269 · −17.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 67▲ 74 vs year ago 19 · +389.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week , feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Steers over 1,000 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers 350 lb to 800 lb sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher, in places up to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, in places up to 20.00 higher on thin fleshed and fancy heifers. Heifers 400 lb to 650 lb sold unevenly steady , however heifers thin enough for grazing sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 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 $402.11/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −61.06 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$402.11

92 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$54.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.14

vs KS average

+27.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	417.56	2,122	66
Medium and Large 1-2	552	362.88	2,004	26

One grade step is worth $54.68/cwt here — about $118 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 sale92 hd

402.11

—

KS average3 barns · 320 hd

385.97

+16.14

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+27.68

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−61.06

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	1,970	184.93	3,643	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	154.34	2,173	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	146.20	1,944	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	132.52	1,456	24

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$2,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,650	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$3,819	68

Every lot

88 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 1Thin Fleshed	327	518.24/cwt	502.50–520.00	1,695	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	336	553.95/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,861	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	375	522.00/cwt	517.00–535.00	1,958	47
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	453.40/cwt	452.50–454.00	1,746	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	391	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,877	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,773	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	424	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,982	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	456.28/cwt	452.50–460.00	1,971	49
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,451	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	408.31/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,944	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,073	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	502	424.15/cwt	412.00–427.00	2,129	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	399.00/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,031	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	362.68/cwt	348.00–377.50	1,893	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	397.75/cwt	397.50–398.00	2,211	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	363.05/cwt	352.50–371.00	2,098	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	370.16/cwt	369.00–372.50	2,269	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	330.10/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,222	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,151	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	328.38/cwt	328.00–329.00	2,309	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	305.14/cwt	291.00–308.00	2,319	52
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	275.78/cwt	270.00–279.00	2,168	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	292.04/cwt	281.00–293.00	2,374	39
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	272.81/cwt	272.00–274.00	2,226	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	831	305.80/cwt	304.00–307.00	2,541	46
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,153	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	282.74/cwt	278.00–290.00	2,491	139
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	275.67/cwt	268.00–277.50	2,583	84
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	268.82/cwt	262.00–272.00	2,640	35
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,017	264.42/cwt	252.00–271.25	2,689	182
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,083	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,594	9
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,124	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	2,847	70
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,284	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,456	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	344	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,531	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	347	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,562	38
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	368.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,404	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	414.53/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,608	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	414.73/cwt	408.00–425.00	1,680	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,540	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	437	388.52/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,698	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	350.98/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,555	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,593	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	302.30/cwt	270.00–327.50	1,424	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	472	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,723	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	509	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,858	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	346.24/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,787	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	332.33/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,755	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,663	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	305.52/cwt	299.00–314.00	1,787	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	598	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,973	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,630	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	298.77/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,903	44
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	675	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,174	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	288.38/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,973	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	722	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,202	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	285.20/cwt	281.00–295.00	2,093	50
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	767	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,240	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	278.00/cwt	277.00–279.00	2,132	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,007	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	821	290.59/cwt	283.00–299.00	2,386	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	259.49/cwt	255.00–262.00	2,141	52
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,080	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	260.22/cwt	250.00–264.00	2,295	81
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	887	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,395	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	258.74/cwt	255.00–264.00	2,370	202
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	979	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,433	52
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	981	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,246	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	222.02/cwt	218.00–230.00	2,287	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,779	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,101	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,133	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	286.77/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,936	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,791	170.63/cwt	158.00–181.00	3,056	9
Bulls	—	—	2,092	192.59/cwt	188.00–195.00	4,029	7
Bulls	—	—	2,121	199.96/cwt	196.00–204.00	4,241	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	132.52/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,456	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	146.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,944	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	162.20/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,253	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	153.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,162	94
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,275.00/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	971	3,819.12/head	2,100.00–3,900.00	3,819	68
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,061	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	922	189.12/cwt	147.00–214.00	1,744	13

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,078Last week 3,354Year ago 3,470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 413Year ago 269

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 67Year ago 19

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	427.00	427.00
19	350–400	388	410.00–422.50	414.53
5	400–450	443	350.00–352.50	350.98
4	450–500	465	342.50	342.50
6	500–550	528	327.50–337.50	332.33
18	550–600	585	299.00–314.00	305.52
44	600–650	637	293.00–302.00	298.77
19	650–700	684	281.00–292.00	288.38
50	700–750	734	281.00–295.00	285.20
16	750–800	767	277.00–279.00	278.00
52	800–850	825	255.00–262.00	259.49
81	850–900	882	250.00–264.00	260.22
202	900–950	916	255.00–264.00	258.74
52	950–1000	979	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	347	450.00	450.00
33	400–450	437	377.50–392.50	388.52
8	500–550	516	345.00–347.50	346.24
12	550–600	598	330.00	330.00
8	750–800	767	292.00	292.00
65	800–850	821	283.00–299.00	290.59
7	850–900	887	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	445.00	445.00
30	400–450	405	408.00–425.00	414.73
18	450–500	472	365.00	365.00
12	500–550	509	365.00	365.00
13	650–700	675	322.00	322.00
13	700–750	722	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,030	218.00–230.00	222.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	377.50	377.50
6	350–400	381	365.00–370.00	368.42
11	400–450	419	367.50	367.50
11	450–500	471	270.00–327.50	302.30
2	500–550	532	312.50	312.50
2	600–650	622	262.00	262.00
3	750–800	775	259.00	259.00
2	800–850	832	250.00	250.00
5	950–1000	981	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	336	550.00–555.00	553.95
5	350–400	391	480.00	480.00
6	450–500	485	427.50	427.50
49	500–550	502	412.00–427.00	424.15
2	750–800	750	317.00	317.00
46	800–850	831	304.00–307.00	305.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	400–450	432	452.50–460.00	456.28
6	450–500	476	407.50–410.00	408.31
11	500–550	509	392.50–410.00	399.00
6	550–600	556	397.50–398.00	397.75
6	600–650	613	369.00–372.50	370.16
37	650–700	673	320.00–339.00	330.10
21	700–750	703	328.00–329.00	328.38
52	750–800	760	291.00–308.00	305.14
39	800–850	813	281.00–293.00	292.04
139	850–900	881	278.00–290.00	282.74
84	900–950	937	268.00–277.50	275.67
35	950–1000	982	262.00–272.00	268.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	502.50–520.00	518.24
47	350–400	375	517.00–535.00	522.00
10	400–450	424	467.50	467.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
182	1000–1050	1,017	252.00–271.25	264.42
9	1050–1100	1,083	239.50	239.50
70	1100–1150	1,124	253.25	253.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	432.50	432.50
2	450–500	457	317.50	317.50
12	500–550	522	348.00–377.50	362.68
14	550–600	578	352.50–371.00	363.05
4	650–700	683	315.00	315.00
4	750–800	786	270.00–279.00	275.78
5	800–850	816	272.00–274.00	272.81
2	850–900	875	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	452.50–454.00	453.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	422.50	422.50
3	550–600	553	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	632	337.50	337.50
9	650–700	675	279.00–289.00	286.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,791	158.00–181.00	170.63
5	—	2,121	196.00–204.00	199.96
7	—	2,092	188.00–195.00	192.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,099	115.00–139.00	132.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,389	160.00–168.00	162.20
94	—	1,410	150.00–159.00	153.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,330	140.00–149.00	146.20

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	2	—	1,200	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	68	—	971	2,100.00–3,900.00	3,819.12

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)	2	—	1,465	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,061	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	922	147.00–214.00	189.12

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.