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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 23

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,121 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 3,343▼ 182 vs year ago 3,303 · −5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 190▼ 226 vs year ago 347 · −65.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 16▼ 10 vs year ago 35 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt LIvestock will have a special stock cow sale next Thursday October 30th *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 950 sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower, however unweaned and unvaccinated calves sold up to 30.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 450 lb to 650 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

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 $415.19/cwt on 454 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −47.98 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$415.19

454 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$50.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.70

vs KS average

−42.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	424.17	2,347	374
Medium and Large 1-2	561	373.18	2,095	80

One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale454 hd

415.19

—

KS average3 barns · 946 hd

426.89

−11.70

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−42.95

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−47.98

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	—	Low	1,840	179.51	3,304	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	181.63	2,523	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	165.35	2,052	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	154.42	1,811	20

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)	1,002	$2,750	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	827	$2,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,487	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	530.59/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,677	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	335	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,943	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	369	647.50/cwt	647.50–647.50	2,389	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	551.61/cwt	542.50–557.50	2,063	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	378	583.67/cwt	575.00–587.50	2,206	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,096	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	551.61/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,311	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	429	571.00/cwt	571.00–571.00	2,450	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,969	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	454	582.00/cwt	582.00–582.00	2,642	46
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	552.44/cwt	549.00–562.50	2,536	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	465.93/cwt	452.50–482.50	2,199	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	520.75/cwt	507.50–535.00	2,484	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	497	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,000	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	374.62/cwt	322.50–390.00	1,952	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	527	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,424	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	423.43/cwt	412.50–435.00	2,282	89
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	541	439.91/cwt	437.00–440.00	2,380	91
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,433	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	562	445.58/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,504	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	406.33/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,316	118
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	372.45/cwt	322.50–385.00	2,168	53
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,135	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	384.13/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,374	143
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	333.49/cwt	265.00–369.00	2,104	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	359.80/cwt	352.00–366.00	2,429	111
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	678	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,515	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	323.35/cwt	293.00–348.00	2,199	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	357.12/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,528	125
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	323.30/cwt	296.00–357.00	2,331	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	736	381.50/cwt	381.50–381.50	2,808	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	736	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,480	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	740	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,768	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	328.25/cwt	311.00–341.00	2,537	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	781	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,929	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	348.39/cwt	328.00–354.00	2,742	47
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	798	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,905	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	803	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,883	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	302.78/cwt	286.00–321.00	2,519	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	345.67/cwt	342.00–354.00	2,886	42
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	846	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	3,185	87
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	367.39/cwt	356.00–372.50	3,240	70
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	340.64/cwt	318.00–343.50	3,004	25
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	927	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,328	65
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	326.27/cwt	325.00–327.00	3,132	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	961	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,344	25
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	317.60/cwt	307.00–319.00	3,246	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,600	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,437	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	341	521.05/cwt	502.50–522.50	1,777	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	361	442.73/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,598	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	498.72/cwt	497.00–502.50	1,920	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	416	489.50/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,036	78
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	400.07/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,668	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	437.07/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,827	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	426.94/cwt	401.00–435.00	1,972	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,197	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	381.27/cwt	367.50–392.50	1,838	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	379.02/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,971	76
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	350.82/cwt	302.50–362.50	1,845	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	527	393.69/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,075	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	551	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,149	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	356.12/cwt	347.00–372.50	2,048	138
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	332.19/cwt	305.00–357.50	1,927	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	590	373.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,206	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	357.85/cwt	345.00–371.00	2,194	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	327.40/cwt	291.00–340.00	2,063	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	646	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,180	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	363.85/cwt	351.00–371.00	2,394	108
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	319.73/cwt	301.00–331.00	2,133	53
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	333.71/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,256	96
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	330.35/cwt	328.00–342.00	2,322	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	754	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,631	59
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	315.53/cwt	290.00–321.00	2,449	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	336.00/cwt	326.00–340.50	2,631	59
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	337.62/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,728	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,954	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,600	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	530.91/cwt	472.50–582.50	2,076	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,003	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,788	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	358.64/cwt	342.50–372.50	2,044	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,598	27
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,730	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,294	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,773	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,055	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,933	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,656	181.84/cwt	181.00–184.00	3,011	5
Bulls	—	—	2,071	176.59/cwt	174.00–179.00	3,657	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	983	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,465	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,236	156.23/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,931	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	165.35/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,052	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	189.49/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,507	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	177.21/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,527	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,002	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	228.19/cwt	209.00–270.00	2,647	18

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 Oct 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,121Last week 3,343Year ago 3,303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 190Year ago 347

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 35

* Note * Pratt LIvestock will have a special stock cow sale next Thursday October 30th *

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	502.50	502.50
3	300–350	316	520.00–550.00	530.59
5	350–400	374	542.50–557.50	551.61
18	400–450	419	540.00–560.00	551.61
27	450–500	477	507.50–535.00	520.75
89	500–550	539	412.50–435.00	423.43
118	550–600	570	390.00–422.50	406.33
143	600–650	618	370.00–397.50	384.13
111	650–700	675	352.00–366.00	359.80
125	700–750	708	353.00–370.00	357.12
47	750–800	787	328.00–354.00	348.39
42	800–850	835	342.00–354.00	345.67
70	850–900	882	356.00–372.50	367.39
11	950–1000	960	325.00–327.00	326.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	580.00	580.00
18	350–400	369	647.50	647.50
46	450–500	454	582.00	582.00
9	500–550	527	460.00	460.00
28	550–600	562	440.00–447.50	445.58
25	700–750	736	381.50	381.50
25	750–800	798	364.00	364.00
28	800–850	803	359.00	359.00
25	950–1000	961	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	378	575.00–587.50	583.67
7	400–450	429	571.00	571.00
32	450–500	459	549.00–562.50	552.44
91	500–550	541	437.00–440.00	439.91
29	550–600	553	440.00	440.00
9	650–700	678	371.00	371.00
2	700–750	740	374.00	374.00
3	750–800	781	375.00	375.00
87	800–850	846	376.50	376.50
65	900–950	927	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,022	307.00–319.00	317.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	442.50	442.50
29	450–500	472	452.50–482.50	465.93
27	500–550	521	322.50–390.00	374.62
53	550–600	582	322.50–385.00	372.45
47	600–650	631	265.00–369.00	333.49
16	650–700	680	293.00–348.00	323.35
9	700–750	721	296.00–357.00	323.30
23	750–800	773	311.00–341.00	328.25
6	800–850	832	286.00–321.00	302.78
25	850–900	882	318.00–343.50	340.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	510.00	510.00
5	450–500	497	402.50	402.50
10	550–600	593	360.00	360.00
9	700–750	736	337.00	337.00
9	750–800	795	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	400–450	416	480.00–490.00	489.50
19	550–600	551	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	335	477.50	477.50
6	350–400	385	497.00–502.50	498.72
25	400–450	418	425.00–457.50	437.07
44	450–500	462	401.00–435.00	426.94
76	500–550	520	365.00–387.50	379.02
138	550–600	575	347.00–372.50	356.12
62	600–650	613	345.00–371.00	357.85
96	650–700	676	332.50–345.00	333.71
12	700–750	703	328.00–342.00	330.35
59	750–800	783	326.00–340.50	336.00
25	800–850	808	332.00–342.00	337.62
6	950–1000	953	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	341	502.50–522.50	521.05
4	450–500	470	467.50	467.50
51	500–550	527	388.00–405.00	393.69
30	550–600	590	365.00–380.00	373.92
108	650–700	658	351.00–371.00	363.85
59	750–800	754	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	392.50–417.50	400.07
58	450–500	482	367.50–392.50	381.27
35	500–550	526	302.50–362.50	350.82
38	550–600	580	305.00–357.50	332.19
21	600–650	630	291.00–340.00	327.40
53	650–700	667	301.00–331.00	319.73
17	750–800	776	290.00–321.00	315.53
2	800–850	840	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	422.50	422.50
9	350–400	361	430.00–447.50	442.73
18	600–650	646	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	462.50	462.50
11	350–400	391	472.50–582.50	530.91
5	400–450	424	472.50	472.50
8	450–500	478	374.00	374.00
11	550–600	570	342.50–372.50	358.64
5	600–650	639	359.00	359.00
2	950–1000	987	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,055	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	576	277.50	277.50
4	600–650	636	272.00	272.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,426	171.00–181.00	177.21
9	—	1,323	184.00–194.00	189.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	983	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,236	149.00–159.00	156.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,241	160.00–169.00	165.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,071	174.00–179.00	176.59
5	—	1,656	181.00–184.00	181.84

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	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	827	2,875.00	2,875.00

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)	2	—	1,002	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,160	209.00–270.00	228.19

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.