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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 31

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,163 head

▼ 368 vs last sale 1,531▲ 383 vs year ago 780 · +49.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

224 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 346▲ 121 vs year ago 103 · +117.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 42▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 350 lb to 600 lb sold 20.00 to 40.00 higher with very good demand on the light weights. Heifers 375 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 20.00 higher on very light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $420.81/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −42.35 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$420.81

17 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.33

vs KS average

+39.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	420.81	2,407	17thin

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 sale17 hd

420.81

—

KS average3 barns · 323 hd

427.14

−6.33

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

+39.13

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−42.35

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	1,767	197.17	3,484	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,231	169.33	2,084	148
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	152.67	1,771	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	142.28	1,497	8thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,967	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,090	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	501.21/cwt	497.50–510.00	2,105	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,654	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,205	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	420.81/cwt	410.00–428.00	2,407	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	375.49/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,362	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,833	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	358.27/cwt	354.00–367.00	2,590	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,350	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	333.33/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,563	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	319.24/cwt	313.00–324.00	2,592	57
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	840	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,856	142
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	262.28/cwt	251.00–271.00	2,303	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	319.93/cwt	306.00–322.00	2,835	70
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	906	293.36/cwt	291.00–306.00	2,658	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	330.73/cwt	315.00–333.00	3,003	367
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,112	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,393	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	466.38/cwt	460.00–467.50	1,730	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	426.19/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,858	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	410.03/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,862	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	502	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,108	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	349.25/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,785	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,014	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,937	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	353.27/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,141	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,181	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,349	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,500	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,582	47
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	311.09/cwt	300.00–319.50	2,585	22
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,560	10
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,090	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,278	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	179.98/cwt	162.00–189.00	2,610	6
Bulls	—	—	1,808	205.79/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,721	15
Bulls	—	—	1,810	196.30/cwt	190.00–199.50	3,553	30
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	142.28/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,497	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	152.67/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,771	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,180	166.16/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,961	77
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,286	172.76/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,222	71
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,166	185.99/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,169	11

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,163Last week 1,531Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 346Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 42Year ago 2

* 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	313	445.00	445.00
19	350–400	371	460.00–467.50	466.38
18	400–450	436	422.50–445.00	426.19
9	450–500	454	400.00–415.00	410.03
6	500–550	511	345.00–357.50	349.25
6	600–650	606	345.00–357.50	353.27
9	650–700	691	340.00	340.00
16	700–750	731	342.00	342.00
47	750–800	756	341.50	341.50
22	800–850	831	300.00–319.50	311.09
10	950–1000	981	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	671	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	502	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,090	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	513	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	342	575.00	575.00
20	400–450	420	497.50–510.00	501.21
22	450–500	482	457.50	457.50
17	550–600	572	410.00–428.00	420.81
9	600–650	629	360.00–387.00	375.49
12	700–750	723	354.00–367.00	358.27
27	750–800	769	326.00–335.00	333.33
57	800–850	812	313.00–324.00	319.24
70	850–900	886	306.00–322.00	319.93
367	900–950	908	315.00–333.00	330.73
64	950–1000	988	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	476	347.50	347.50
3	650–700	650	282.00	282.00
6	700–750	739	318.00	318.00
7	850–900	878	251.00–271.00	262.28
13	900–950	906	291.00–306.00	293.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	522.50	522.50
142	800–850	840	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	152.00–153.00	152.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,180	161.00–169.00	166.16
71	—	1,286	170.00–176.00	172.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,052	140.00–147.00	142.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,808	200.00–215.00	205.79
6	—	1,450	162.00–189.00	179.98
30	—	1,810	190.00–199.50	196.30

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	11	—	1,166	184.00–191.00	185.99

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.