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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 11

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,054 head

▼ 1,112 vs last sale 2,166▼ 225 vs year ago 1,279 · −17.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 200▲ 63 vs year ago 172 · +36.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 45▼ 4 vs year ago 26 · −15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 925 lb sold unevenly steady, from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Not enough steers 400 lb to 700 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher Not enough heifers from 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a steady trend was noted. 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 $458.72/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 13 of 26 comparable sales and sits −4.45 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$458.72

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+28.20

vs KS average

+45.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	458.72	2,481	23

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 sale23 hd

458.72

—

KS average3 barns · 165 hd

430.51

+28.20

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+45.20

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−4.45

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	1,684	193.59	3,260	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	173.39	2,360	127
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	164.76	2,078	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,267	150.81	1,911	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,350	1thin

Every lot

69 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,931	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	595.47/cwt	580.00–607.00	2,162	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	490.49/cwt	487.50–500.00	1,844	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	564.00/cwt	564.00–564.00	2,453	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	515.42/cwt	515.00–517.50	2,242	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,427	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,337	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,934	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	470.96/cwt	465.00–484.00	2,487	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	430.73/cwt	417.50–433.00	2,455	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	408.22/cwt	392.50–412.00	2,502	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,297	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,655	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	363.29/cwt	359.50–376.00	2,594	57
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	724	380.78/cwt	380.00–384.00	2,757	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	372.74/cwt	368.00–373.00	2,822	58
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,685	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,798	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	356.61/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,992	129
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,574	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	337.57/cwt	336.75–342.00	2,998	77
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	344.58/cwt	330.50–346.50	3,156	68
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,017	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,163	2
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,113	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,439	6
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,534	2
Steers	1300–1350	Large 1	1,312	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,149	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	1,461	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	326	544.00/cwt	544.00–544.00	1,773	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	496.45/cwt	485.00–507.00	1,663	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,904	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,476	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,811	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	408.39/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,111	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,286	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,094	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	379.49/cwt	365.00–381.50	2,360	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	323.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,085	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	376.86/cwt	375.00–379.00	2,532	66
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,238	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,606	37
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	751	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,606	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,960	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	332.64/cwt	322.00–339.00	2,561	49
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	312.56/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,594	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	323.33/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,816	58
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	896	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,652	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	896	286.00/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,563	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	919	278.93/cwt	275.00–282.00	2,563	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,861	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	294.47/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,842	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	997	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,667	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,038	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,041	7
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,050	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,809	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,054	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,930	6
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,129	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,981	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	187.08/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,877	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	195.29/cwt	194.00–197.00	3,388	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,098	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	164.76/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,078	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	150.81/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,911	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,299	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	172.88/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,363	119
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	994	226.47/cwt	197.00–250.00	2,251	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Sep 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,054Last week 2,166Year ago 1,279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 200Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 45Year ago 26

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	580.00	580.00
13	350–400	376	487.50–500.00	490.49
6	400–450	435	515.00–517.50	515.42
8	450–500	477	490.00	490.00
16	500–550	528	465.00–484.00	470.96
7	550–600	570	417.50–433.00	430.73
18	600–650	613	392.50–412.00	408.22
13	650–700	686	387.00	387.00
57	700–750	714	359.50–376.00	363.29
58	750–800	757	368.00–373.00	372.74
129	800–850	839	346.00–360.00	356.61
77	850–900	888	336.75–342.00	337.57
68	900–950	916	330.50–346.50	344.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,017	311.00	311.00
6	1100–1150	1,113	309.00	309.00
2	1200–1250	1,240	285.00	285.00
2	1300–1350	1,312	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	363	580.00–607.00	595.47
15	400–450	435	564.00	564.00
9	450–500	465	522.00	522.00
10	700–750	724	380.00–384.00	380.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	387.50	387.50
2	600–650	625	367.50	367.50
4	750–800	776	346.00	346.00
4	800–850	823	340.00	340.00
3	850–900	855	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	509.00	509.00
19	300–350	335	485.00–507.00	496.45
2	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	465	435.00	435.00
15	500–550	517	400.00–416.00	408.39
9	550–600	570	401.00	401.00
24	600–650	622	365.00–381.50	379.49
66	650–700	672	375.00–379.00	376.86
37	700–750	728	358.00	358.00
49	750–800	770	322.00–339.00	332.64
8	800–850	830	300.00–320.00	312.56
58	850–900	871	319.00–325.00	323.33
2	900–950	935	306.00	306.00
5	950–1000	965	290.00–301.00	294.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	896	296.00	296.00
7	900–950	919	275.00–282.00	278.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	544.00	544.00
13	350–400	383	497.00	497.00
26	750–800	751	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,038	293.00	293.00
6	1050–1100	1,054	278.00	278.00
10	1100–1150	1,129	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,050	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	357.50	357.50
3	450–500	483	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	580	361.00	361.00
3	600–650	645	320.00–325.00	323.33
8	650–700	672	333.00	333.00
5	750–800	751	261.00	261.00
5	850–900	896	285.00–287.50	286.00
2	950–1000	997	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	450.00	450.00
3	850–900	850	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,267	141.00–158.00	150.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,270	181.00	181.00
119	—	1,367	170.00–179.00	172.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,261	159.00–169.00	164.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	208.00	208.00
3	—	1,735	194.00–197.00	195.29
3	—	1,538	185.00–189.00	187.08

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	994	197.00–250.00	226.47

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	—	1,465	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.