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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 29

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,204 head

▼ 1,065 vs last sale 4,269▲ 966 vs year ago 2,238 · +43.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 263▼ 92 vs year ago 345 · −26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 23▼ 45 vs year ago 80 · −56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week feeder steers 800 lb to 1075 sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, however load lots of fancy steers sold up to 15.00 higher. Not enough steers under 800 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 925 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, however load lots of fancy heifers sold up to 10.00 higher. Not enough heifers under 700 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 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 $392.54/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −70.63 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$392.54

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

+18.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	392.54	2,127	33

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 sale33 hd

392.54

—

KS average1 barns · 33 hd

392.54

+0.00

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

+18.40

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−70.63

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	1,766	186.14	3,286	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,321	154.27	2,038	152
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	145.81	1,865	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	131.95	1,499	33

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,676	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	342.95/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,475	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	409.14/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,070	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,270	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,027	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	301.46/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,827	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	365.71/cwt	356.00–372.50	2,315	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	321.75/cwt	311.00–332.50	2,107	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	315.42/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,142	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	682	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,363	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,394	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,157	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	793	315.14/cwt	314.00–315.25	2,499	122
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	290.84/cwt	284.00–296.00	2,312	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	295.58/cwt	292.25–302.00	2,427	49
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	864	304.04/cwt	302.50–305.50	2,627	295
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,520	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	258.50/cwt	251.00–271.00	2,254	22
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	284.88/cwt	281.50–292.00	2,629	170
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	930	298.92/cwt	295.50–299.75	2,780	331
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	949	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,211	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	287.65/cwt	284.00–292.00	2,793	198
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,634	11
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,006	279.98/cwt	271.25–285.00	2,817	241
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,075	254.45/cwt	252.50–255.00	2,735	32
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,150	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,887	31
Steers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,858	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,300	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	306.68/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,880	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	653	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,122	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	272.78/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,852	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	306.97/cwt	303.00–309.00	2,121	116
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,050	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	717	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,230	46
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	297.76/cwt	294.75–306.00	2,189	181
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	253.47/cwt	243.00–276.00	1,957	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	285.74/cwt	280.00–286.50	2,237	80
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,127	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	274.63/cwt	269.00–280.00	2,252	105
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	824	285.79/cwt	285.00–286.75	2,355	470
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	232.80/cwt	221.00–250.00	2,025	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	894	263.13/cwt	262.00–272.25	2,352	71
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	260.54/cwt	259.00–266.00	2,379	174
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	919	269.19/cwt	269.00–269.50	2,474	98
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,079	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,257	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,719	177.10/cwt	167.00–183.00	3,044	12
Bulls	—	—	1,764	204.62/cwt	197.50–211.00	3,609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,809	188.79/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,415	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	131.95/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,499	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	145.81/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,865	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,119	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,321	154.17/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,037	150
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	183.01/cwt	164.00–219.00	2,004	33
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,204Last week 4,269Year ago 2,238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 263Year ago 345

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 80

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	282.50	282.50
6	650–700	679	269.00–285.00	272.78
14	700–750	713	287.50	287.50
13	750–800	772	243.00–276.00	253.47
13	800–850	818	260.00	260.00
7	850–900	870	221.00–250.00	232.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	613	306.00–308.00	306.68
116	650–700	691	303.00–309.00	306.97
181	700–750	735	294.75–306.00	297.76
80	750–800	783	280.00–286.50	285.74
105	800–850	820	269.00–280.00	274.63
71	850–900	894	262.00–272.25	263.13
174	900–950	913	259.00–266.00	260.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	653	325.00	325.00
46	700–750	717	311.00	311.00
470	800–850	824	285.00–286.75	285.79
98	900–950	919	269.00–269.50	269.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
241	1000–1050	1,006	271.25–285.00	279.98
32	1050–1100	1,075	252.50–255.00	254.45
31	1150–1200	1,150	251.00	251.00
3	1250–1300	1,270	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	493.00	493.00
12	500–550	506	405.00–410.00	409.14
10	550–600	563	360.00	360.00
35	600–650	633	356.00–372.50	365.71
9	650–700	679	312.00–320.00	315.42
6	700–750	720	332.50	332.50
7	750–800	795	284.00–296.00	290.84
49	800–850	821	292.25–302.00	295.58
15	850–900	869	290.00	290.00
170	900–950	923	281.50–292.00	284.88
198	950–1000	971	284.00–292.00	287.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	562	404.00	404.00
11	650–700	682	346.50	346.50
122	750–800	793	314.00–315.25	315.14
295	850–900	864	302.50–305.50	304.04
331	900–950	930	295.50–299.75	298.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	342.00–345.00	342.95
11	600–650	606	282.50–315.00	301.46
2	650–700	655	311.00–332.50	321.75
5	700–750	725	297.50	297.50
22	850–900	872	251.00–271.00	258.50
5	900–950	949	233.00	233.00
11	950–1000	972	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	732	284.00	284.00
2	850–900	855	264.00	264.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,719	167.00–183.00	177.10
4	—	1,764	197.50–211.00	204.62
13	—	1,809	184.00–194.00	188.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,136	120.00–139.00	131.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,321	150.00–159.00	154.17
2	—	1,308	161.00–163.00	161.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,279	141.00–149.00	145.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,095	164.00–219.00	183.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.