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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jun 12

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,239 head

▼ 809 vs last sale 3,048▲ 895 vs year ago 1,344 · +66.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

292 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 210▲ 181 vs year ago 111 · +163.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 39▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday June 19 due to harvest break *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 475 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, however in spots thin fleshed cattle sold steady to higher. A higher trend was noted on steers over 950 lb. Not enough steer and heifer calves under 475 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 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 $370.33/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −92.83 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$370.33

36 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$85.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.11

vs KS average

−10.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	384.60	2,122	30
Medium and Large 1-2	591	299.00	1,767	6thin

One grade step is worth $85.60/cwt here — about $354 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 sale36 hd

370.33

—

KS average2 barns · 171 hd

388.44

−18.11

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−10.68

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−92.83

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	1,834	196.95	3,612	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	165.06	2,227	173
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	156.94	2,112	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	144.00	1,666	14

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)	1,170	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,720	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	434.75/cwt	432.50–437.50	1,874	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,808	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,948	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,158	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	342.20/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,985	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,767	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,346	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	307.88/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,032	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,458	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	322.60/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,358	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,183	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	326.39/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,601	193
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	322.40/cwt	314.00–328.00	2,631	126
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	270.92/cwt	262.00–275.00	2,292	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	263.29/cwt	250.00–283.00	2,275	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	886	319.11/cwt	311.00–322.50	2,827	464
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	293.18/cwt	290.00–299.50	2,624	22
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	268.73/cwt	263.00–275.00	2,437	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	306.21/cwt	299.00–307.50	2,842	201
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	306.89/cwt	304.00–307.50	2,946	162
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	974	268.02/cwt	260.00–269.00	2,611	18
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,012	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,960	47
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,046	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,479	4
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,060	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	3,037	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	389.66/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,633	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,500	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	371.51/cwt	359.00–377.00	1,761	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,740	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	367.94/cwt	367.00–369.00	1,895	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,845	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,103	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	632	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,221	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,940	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	663	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,161	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	284.80/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,922	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	286.89/cwt	285.00–290.50	1,962	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	727	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,246	60
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	288.15/cwt	286.00–294.00	2,121	29
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	299.55/cwt	291.50–305.60	2,322	187
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	270.71/cwt	269.00–271.00	2,114	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	292.64/cwt	288.00–293.50	2,394	91
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	262.83/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,150	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,482	20
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	271.27/cwt	260.00–274.00	2,460	50
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,590	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,067	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,352	8
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,072	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,530	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	182.30/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,145	10
Bulls	—	—	1,899	211.98/cwt	209.00–219.00	4,026	7
Bulls	—	—	1,939	203.83/cwt	196.00–208.00	3,952	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	144.00/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,666	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	164.67/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,216	164
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	156.94/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,112	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	172.22/cwt	170.00–174.50	2,421	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	208.64/cwt	198.00–228.00	2,301	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Jun 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,239Last week 3,048Year ago 1,344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 292Last week 210Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 39Year ago 9

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday June 19 due to harvest break *

* Final Report *

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	950	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,103	198.00–228.00	208.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,046	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	1000–1050	1,012	292.50	292.50
12	1050–1100	1,060	286.50	286.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	452.50	452.50
11	400–450	431	432.50–437.50	434.75
9	450–500	478	407.50	407.50
23	500–550	543	397.50	397.50
7	550–600	580	331.00–350.00	342.20
7	600–650	600	391.00	391.00
33	650–700	678	362.50	362.50
38	700–750	731	320.00–325.00	322.60
193	750–800	797	310.00–329.00	326.39
126	800–850	816	314.00–328.00	322.40
22	850–900	895	290.00–299.50	293.18
201	900–950	928	299.00–307.50	306.21
162	950–1000	960	304.00–307.50	306.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	441	410.00	410.00
6	550–600	591	299.00	299.00
10	650–700	660	305.00–319.00	307.88
3	750–800	788	277.00	277.00
16	800–850	846	262.00–275.00	270.92
5	850–900	864	250.00–283.00	263.29
7	900–950	907	263.00–275.00	268.73
18	950–1000	974	260.00–269.00	268.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
464	850–900	886	311.00–322.50	319.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1050–1100	1,072	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	689	300.00	300.00
8	850–900	868	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	419	382.00–400.00	389.66
13	450–500	474	359.00–377.00	371.51
26	500–550	515	367.00–369.00	367.94
30	550–600	595	353.50	353.50
9	600–650	632	307.00	307.00
11	650–700	684	285.00–290.50	286.89
29	700–750	736	286.00–294.00	288.15
187	750–800	775	291.50–305.60	299.55
91	800–850	818	288.00–293.50	292.64
20	850–900	888	279.50	279.50
50	900–950	907	260.00–274.00	271.27
21	950–1000	972	266.50	266.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	700–750	727	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	600–650	632	351.50	351.50
3	650–700	663	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	332.50	332.50
4	500–550	508	342.50	342.50
4	550–600	555	332.50	332.50
8	650–700	675	277.00–291.00	284.80
7	750–800	781	269.00–271.00	270.71
17	800–850	818	250.00–275.00	262.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,899	209.00–219.00	211.98
10	—	1,725	174.00–190.00	182.30
6	—	1,939	196.00–208.00	203.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,346	150.00–159.00	156.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	1,346	160.00–169.50	164.67
9	—	1,406	170.00–174.50	172.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,157	136.00–149.00	144.00

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.