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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 25

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,209 head

▲ 1,073 vs last sale 1,136▼ 303 vs year ago 2,512 · −12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 112▼ 262 vs year ago 340 · −77.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 55▲ 9 vs year ago 13 · +69.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 675 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher, however thin fleshed and reputation steers sold up to 20.00 higher. Steers 300 lb to 675 lb sold unevenly steady, however thin fleshed and reputation steers sold up to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 525 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifers 300 lb to 525 lb however a steady to higher trend was noted especially on fancy and thin fleshed heifers. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, however 3 high yielding cows sold for 180.

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 $452.85/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 12 of 26 comparable sales and sits −10.32 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$452.85

163 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$673

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

$110.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

vs KS average

+35.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	459.65	2,541	153
Medium and Large 1-2	536	348.80	1,868	10thin

One grade step is worth $110.85/cwt here — about $673 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale163 hd

452.85

—

KS average3 barns · 348 hd

446.30

+6.55

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

+35.76

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−10.32

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	—	Average	1,732	186.65	3,233	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	170.61	2,322	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	152.84	1,825	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	147.87	1,638	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,447	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	1,689	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	553.34/cwt	552.50–560.00	1,693	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	321	595.91/cwt	587.50–599.00	1,913	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	600.54/cwt	597.50–605.00	2,120	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	359	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,262	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	470.63/cwt	430.00–477.50	1,807	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	417	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	2,533	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	470.18/cwt	445.00–487.50	1,965	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	549.97/cwt	532.50–555.00	2,310	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	576.00/cwt	576.00–576.00	2,511	47
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,622	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	478	514.45/cwt	500.00–528.00	2,459	57
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,204	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,968	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,637	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,416	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	465.80/cwt	465.00–467.00	2,608	91
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,697	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	388.14/cwt	387.50–389.00	2,247	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	617	416.25/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,568	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	365.63/cwt	362.00–378.00	2,303	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,285	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	647	389.12/cwt	387.50–391.00	2,518	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	379.34/cwt	367.50–383.00	2,542	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,426	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	331.46/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,347	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	365.34/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,707	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	325.28/cwt	311.00–344.00	2,495	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	360.63/cwt	356.00–363.00	2,788	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	786	385.64/cwt	385.00–387.00	3,031	174
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	352.81/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,886	96
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	334.01/cwt	322.50–341.00	2,766	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	874	374.33/cwt	374.00–374.50	3,272	188
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	321.61/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,811	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	354.71/cwt	347.00–358.00	3,104	101
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	316.46/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,864	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	345.80/cwt	345.00–347.00	3,233	76
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,765	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	314.25/cwt	314.25–314.25	3,114	44
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	306	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,538	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	433.78/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,375	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	325	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,828	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	484.89/cwt	477.50–500.00	1,600	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	358	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,888	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	395.85/cwt	367.50–407.50	1,461	40
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	450.12/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,665	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	403	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,005	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	421.55/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,846	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	448	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,061	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,573	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,033	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	382.18/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,827	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	523	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,170	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	391.48/cwt	381.00–400.00	2,110	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	577	394.11/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,274	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,082	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	361.34/cwt	361.00–362.50	2,103	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	361.83/cwt	360.00–369.00	2,182	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	665	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,454	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	360.56/cwt	349.00–364.50	2,427	70
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,305	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	340.31/cwt	331.00–350.00	2,481	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	322.19/cwt	321.00–323.00	2,349	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	327.25/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,523	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	335.02/cwt	331.00–336.00	2,650	81
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	332.95/cwt	321.00–336.00	2,767	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,591	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	326.72/cwt	318.00–329.00	2,823	56
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	944	308.45/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,912	65
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,576	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,029	5
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,130	268.67/cwt	267.50–271.00	3,036	3
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,155	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,015	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	523.75/cwt	522.50–525.00	1,906	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	450.23/cwt	450.00–452.00	1,846	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	389.96/cwt	357.50–465.00	1,887	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	395.52/cwt	367.00–430.00	2,092	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	340.57/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,992	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,324	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,893	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,622	204.50/cwt	203.00–205.00	3,317	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	176.09/cwt	160.00–189.00	2,937	9
Bulls	—	—	1,959	197.03/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,860	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	147.87/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,638	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	152.84/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,825	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	166.58/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,236	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	173.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,392	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	959	234.16/cwt	151.00–293.00	2,246	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,447	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,209Last week 1,136Year ago 2,512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 112Year ago 340

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 55Year ago 13

* Final Report *

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	16	—	959	151.00–293.00	234.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,310	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,447	2,400.00	2,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,020	297.00	297.00
3	1100–1150	1,130	267.50–271.00	268.67
2	1150–1200	1,155	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	477.50–500.00	484.89
9	350–400	370	440.00–455.00	450.12
29	400–450	438	405.00–425.00	421.55
7	450–500	478	372.50–395.00	382.18
38	500–550	539	381.00–400.00	391.48
34	550–600	582	361.00–362.50	361.34
19	600–650	603	360.00–369.00	361.83
70	650–700	673	349.00–364.50	360.56
21	700–750	729	331.00–350.00	340.31
81	750–800	791	331.00–336.00	335.02
17	800–850	831	321.00–336.00	332.95
56	850–900	864	318.00–329.00	326.72
65	900–950	944	300.00–311.00	308.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	306	502.50	502.50
3	350–400	358	527.50	527.50
14	400–450	448	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	462	440.00	440.00
15	500–550	523	415.00	415.00
6	550–600	577	387.50–397.50	394.11
4	650–700	665	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	317	430.00–447.50	433.78
40	350–400	369	367.50–407.50	395.85
2	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	456	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
12	550–600	580	359.00	359.00
5	650–700	680	339.00	339.00
5	700–750	729	321.00–323.00	322.19
4	750–800	771	321.00–330.00	327.25
5	800–850	844	307.00	307.00
2	950–1000	972	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	325	562.50	562.50
27	400–450	403	497.50	497.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	364	522.50–525.00	523.75
9	400–450	410	450.00–452.00	450.23
17	450–500	484	357.50–465.00	389.96
9	500–550	529	367.00–430.00	395.52
10	550–600	585	327.50–360.00	340.57
6	650–700	698	333.00	333.00
9	800–850	836	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	572.50	572.50
20	300–350	306	552.50–560.00	553.34
10	350–400	353	597.50–605.00	600.54
9	400–450	420	532.50–555.00	549.97
6	450–500	487	452.50	452.50
33	500–550	534	452.50	452.50
13	550–600	579	387.50–389.00	388.14
29	600–650	630	362.00–378.00	365.63
23	650–700	670	367.50–383.00	379.34
17	700–750	741	350.00–372.00	365.34
18	750–800	773	356.00–363.00	360.63
96	800–850	818	345.00–358.00	352.81
101	850–900	875	347.00–358.00	354.71
76	900–950	935	345.00–347.00	345.80
44	950–1000	991	314.25	314.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	587.50–599.00	595.91
13	350–400	359	630.00	630.00
47	400–450	436	576.00	576.00
57	450–500	478	500.00–528.00	514.45
16	500–550	530	497.50	497.50
91	550–600	560	465.00–467.00	465.80
41	600–650	647	387.50–391.00	389.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	384	430.00–477.50	470.63
28	400–450	418	445.00–487.50	470.18
2	450–500	477	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	518	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	562	302.00	302.00
3	600–650	633	361.00	361.00
19	650–700	672	361.00	361.00
29	700–750	708	327.50–345.00	331.46
13	750–800	767	311.00–344.00	325.28
27	800–850	828	322.50–341.00	334.01
11	850–900	874	310.00–329.00	321.61
6	900–950	905	310.00–323.00	316.46
9	950–1000	970	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	417	607.50	607.50
8	600–650	617	415.00–420.00	416.25
174	750–800	786	385.00–387.00	385.64
188	850–900	874	374.00–374.50	374.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,959	196.00–198.00	197.03
9	—	1,668	160.00–189.00	176.09
3	—	1,622	203.00–205.00	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,108	141.00–149.00	147.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,376	170.00–180.00	173.83
16	—	1,342	160.00–169.00	166.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,194	150.00–157.00	152.84

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.