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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 10

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,183 head

▼ 497 vs last sale 1,680▼ 892 vs year ago 2,075 · −43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 233▼ 35 vs year ago 295 · −11.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 10 vs year ago 6 · +166.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday July 17th *

* Final report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 750 lb to 1,000 lb sold 14.00 to 20.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 600 lb to 925 lb for a market test, however a sharply higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, however 2 high yielding bulls sold for 214.

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 $360.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −103.16 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$360.00

4 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.12

vs KS average

−19.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	382.50	2,264	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	337.50	1,947	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $317 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 sale4 hd

360.00

—

KS average2 barns · 43 hd

404.12

−44.12

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−19.13

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−103.16

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	1,664	190.95	3,177	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,286	167.03	2,148	167
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	155.07	1,954	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	146.64	1,579	6thin

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)	1,300	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,376	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$2,453	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,862	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,963	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,947	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,264	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,375	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,439	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,478	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,444	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	751	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,681	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,519	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	324.36/cwt	316.00–326.00	2,679	86
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,668	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	324.21/cwt	323.50–327.00	2,834	386
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,788	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	319.26/cwt	316.00–321.50	2,953	255
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	318.25/cwt	318.25–318.25	3,027	66
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,004	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,912	23
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,087	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,891	10
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,140	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,839	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,721	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,823	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,908	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,169	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,990	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,957	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	333.34/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,280	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,336	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,211	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	307.45/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,478	77
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	891	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,486	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	282.97/cwt	274.00–290.00	2,620	23
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,005	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,513	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,815	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,230	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,227	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,289	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	271.34/cwt	243.00–290.00	2,480	5
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,075	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,473	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	183.12/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,789	20
Bulls	—	—	1,734	194.07/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,365	13
Bulls	—	—	1,935	207.52/cwt	202.00–214.00	4,016	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	146.64/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,579	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	155.07/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,954	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,284	166.12/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,133	140
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	171.72/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,224	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	2,452.55/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,453	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,376	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	194.95/cwt	185.50–209.00	2,154	7

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 Jul 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,183Last week 1,680Year ago 2,075

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 233Year ago 295

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 6

* Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday July 17th *

* 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	400–450	433	397.50	397.50
3	450–500	483	377.50	377.50
5	500–550	536	356.00	356.00
9	600–650	611	355.00	355.00
21	650–700	684	329.00–335.00	333.34
16	700–750	708	330.00	330.00
77	800–850	806	299.00–310.00	307.45
23	900–950	926	274.00–290.00	282.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	617	322.50	322.50
6	650–700	650	301.00	301.00
2	750–800	752	294.00	294.00
3	850–900	891	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	1000–1050	1,005	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	577	337.50	337.50
5	700–750	745	328.00	328.00
11	850–900	872	306.00	306.00
3	900–950	911	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	497	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	592	382.50	382.50
4	600–650	613	387.50	387.50
3	650–700	661	369.00	369.00
8	700–750	700	354.00	354.00
16	750–800	752	335.00	335.00
86	800–850	826	316.00–326.00	324.36
386	850–900	874	323.50–327.00	324.21
255	900–950	925	316.00–321.50	319.26
66	950–1000	951	318.25	318.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	751	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	1000–1050	1,004	290.00	290.00
10	1050–1100	1,087	266.00	266.00
3	1100–1150	1,140	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	637	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	740	301.00	301.00
6	750–800	784	292.00	292.00
5	900–950	914	243.00–290.00	271.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,075	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	302.50	302.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,310	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,376	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,307	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,452.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	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	7	—	1,105	185.50–209.00	194.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,935	202.00–214.00	207.52
13	—	1,734	190.00–199.00	194.07
20	—	1,523	171.00–188.00	183.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,077	141.00–148.00	146.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,295	170.00–173.00	171.72
140	—	1,284	160.00–169.50	166.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,260	150.00–158.50	155.07

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.