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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 22

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,269 head

▼ 561 vs last sale 4,830▲ 2,217 vs year ago 2,052 · +108.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 414▼ 85 vs year ago 348 · −24.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 95▲ 18 vs year ago 5 · +360.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 1100 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, with fancy cattle selling up to 15 higher. Feeder heifers 850 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 700 lb to 850 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 700 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and 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 $416.69/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −46.47 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$416.69

38 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

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

$115.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.58

vs KS average

+38.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	425.84	2,278	35
Medium and Large 1-2	558	310.00	1,730	3thin

One grade step is worth $115.84/cwt here — about $548 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale38 hd

416.69

—

KS average3 barns · 311 hd

392.12

+24.58

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+38.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−46.47

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	1,807	185.55	3,353	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	156.71	2,113	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	143.18	1,775	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	131.97	1,458	12

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)	1,365	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,660	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	442	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,066	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	451	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,973	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,730	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	568	394.92/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,243	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	621	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,282	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,137	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	654	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,296	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	331.76/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,273	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	313.67/cwt	311.00–314.00	2,271	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	293.84/cwt	289.00–299.00	2,166	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,004	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	301.35/cwt	295.00–308.00	2,341	133
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	803	314.08/cwt	313.00–316.00	2,522	210
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	296.26/cwt	286.00–300.75	2,468	251
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	871	298.64/cwt	296.00–304.00	2,601	336
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	255.05/cwt	255.00–256.00	2,252	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	285.09/cwt	280.25–290.00	2,520	324
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	266.23/cwt	255.00–269.00	2,463	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	275.92/cwt	273.00–281.00	2,577	206
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	273.22/cwt	270.00–275.75	2,656	513
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	996	250.47/cwt	242.00–261.00	2,495	20
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	260.61/cwt	252.00–268.00	2,663	255
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,086	251.15/cwt	234.00–256.25	2,727	77
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,182	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,695	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	421.99/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,418	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,437	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	395	426.67/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,685	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,254	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	469	384.71/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,804	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	363.34/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,762	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	289.39/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,661	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	270.12/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,605	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	289.65/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,796	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,556	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	251.81/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,695	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	677	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,031	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,879	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	722	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,112	57
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	280.30/cwt	275.75–287.00	2,170	288
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	234.30/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,825	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	228.01/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,829	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	275.40/cwt	270.00–278.75	2,289	467
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	860	270.37/cwt	269.00–272.50	2,325	146
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	243.40/cwt	231.00–247.00	2,125	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	259.14/cwt	255.50–263.10	2,288	193
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	253.72/cwt	245.50–258.25	2,347	257
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	49
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	213.92/cwt	211.00–227.00	2,049	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	229.46/cwt	228.00–238.00	2,205	21
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,009	231.36/cwt	221.00–234.00	2,334	45
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,105	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,497	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	428.26/cwt	402.50–452.50	1,623	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	404.12/cwt	387.50–437.50	1,802	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,972	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,939	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,232	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,222	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	182.08/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,964	3
Bulls	—	—	1,669	173.35/cwt	157.00–178.00	2,893	8
Bulls	—	—	1,990	197.55/cwt	190.00–207.00	3,931	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	131.97/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,458	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	143.18/cwt	141.00–149.50	1,775	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	154.70/cwt	150.00–159.50	2,082	113
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	162.10/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,198	42
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,079	189.31/cwt	171.00–199.00	2,043	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,660	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 May 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,269Last week 4,830Year ago 2,052

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 414Year ago 348

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 95Year ago 5

* Final Report *

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	—	1,300	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	171.00–199.00	189.31

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,335	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,105	121.00–137.00	131.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,356	160.00–165.00	162.10
113	—	1,346	150.00–159.50	154.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,240	141.00–149.50	143.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,990	190.00–207.00	197.55
8	—	1,669	157.00–178.00	173.35
3	—	1,628	180.00–185.00	182.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	417.50–425.00	421.99
2	350–400	357	402.50	402.50
6	450–500	485	362.50–365.00	363.34
8	550–600	574	287.50–292.50	289.39
6	600–650	620	288.00–293.00	289.65
3	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
6	700–750	701	268.00	268.00
288	750–800	774	275.75–287.00	280.30
467	800–850	831	270.00–278.75	275.40
193	850–900	883	255.50–263.10	259.14
257	900–950	925	245.50–258.25	253.72
21	950–1000	961	228.00–238.00	229.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	469	380.00–387.50	384.71
20	650–700	677	300.00	300.00
57	700–750	722	292.50	292.50
146	850–900	860	269.00–272.50	270.37
49	900–950	930	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	272.50	272.50
7	550–600	594	263.00–277.00	270.12
2	600–650	625	249.00	249.00
5	650–700	673	251.00–254.00	251.81
6	750–800	779	233.00–241.00	234.30
6	800–850	802	220.00–236.00	228.01
9	850–900	873	231.00–247.00	243.40
11	950–1000	958	211.00–227.00	213.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	415.00–432.50	426.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	1000–1050	1,009	221.00–234.00	231.36
8	1100–1150	1,105	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
210	800–850	803	313.00–316.00	314.08
336	850–900	871	296.00–304.00	298.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	638	335.00	335.00
8	650–700	685	331.00–333.00	331.76
43	700–750	724	311.00–314.00	313.67
133	750–800	777	295.00–308.00	301.35
251	800–850	833	286.00–300.75	296.26
324	850–900	884	280.25–290.00	285.09
206	900–950	934	273.00–281.00	275.92
513	950–1000	972	270.00–275.75	273.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	442	467.50	467.50
3	450–500	451	437.50	437.50
27	500–550	525	435.00	435.00
8	550–600	568	387.50–397.50	394.92
2	600–650	621	367.50	367.50
14	650–700	654	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	310.00	310.00
5	700–750	737	289.00–299.00	293.84
19	750–800	759	264.00	264.00
20	850–900	883	255.00–256.00	255.05
14	900–950	925	255.00–269.00	266.23
20	950–1000	996	242.00–261.00	250.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
255	1000–1050	1,022	252.00–268.00	260.61
77	1050–1100	1,086	234.00–256.25	251.15
2	1150–1200	1,182	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	402.50–452.50	428.26
9	400–450	446	387.50–437.50	404.12
4	500–550	533	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	550	352.50	352.50
3	900–950	911	245.00	245.00
14	950–1000	962	231.00	231.00

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.