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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 30

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

835 head

▼ 2,286 vs last sale 3,121▼ 818 vs year ago 1,653 · −49.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

246 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 121▼ 36 vs year ago 282 · −12.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 25▼ 956 vs year ago 1,010 · −94.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday November 6th *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. One load of 832 lb steers sold steady with last weeks market. Not enough feeder heifers 450 lb to 850 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher, However 1 high yielding bull sold for 205.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.05/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −34.73 against this barn's trailing median of $396.78.

Average price

$362.05

62 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.41

vs KS average

−12.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	362.05	1,968	62

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 sale62 hd

362.05

—

KS average4 barns · 546 hd

359.64

+2.41

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−12.84

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.78

−34.73

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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.80, low $364.26, median $396.78 across 28 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	1,704	178.03	3,034	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	177.74	2,344	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	166.03	1,974	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	149.81	1,644	54

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)	1,510	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,363	$2,926	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,234	$2,733	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$2,702	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,416	$2,664	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,178	$3,350	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,138	$2,875	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,800	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,626	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	484.61/cwt	477.50–492.50	1,842	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,194	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,962	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,964	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	437.93/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,093	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,764	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,376	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,244	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,273	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,189	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	381.29/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,253	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	340.38/cwt	322.50–358.00	2,070	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,913	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	372.56/cwt	366.00–377.00	2,284	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,506	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,849	65
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,970	60
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	846	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,699	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	949	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,994	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	987	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,872	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,560	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	357	435.88/cwt	432.50–442.50	1,556	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,807	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,800	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,666	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	466	419.05/cwt	402.50–424.00	1,953	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	374.26/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,811	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	359.82/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,885	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	543	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,074	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	375.43/cwt	368.00–386.00	2,121	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	316.03/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,858	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	601	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,908	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	706	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,196	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,485	140
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	329.39/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,744	140
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,802	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	185.02/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,044	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	170.19/cwt	149.00–177.00	2,915	7
Bulls	—	—	1,880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,854	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	971	151.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,475	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	149.39/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,678	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	166.03/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,974	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	176.72/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,324	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	186.68/cwt	184.00–190.50	2,522	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,234	2,733.37/head	2,500.00–2,925.00	2,733	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,348	2,702.37/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,702	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,363	2,926.30/head	1,950.00–3,150.00	2,926	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,416	2,664.41/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,664	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,915	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	9

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 835Last week 3,121Year ago 1,653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 121Year ago 282

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 25Year ago 1,010

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday November 6th *

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	505.00	505.00
10	350–400	380	477.50–492.50	484.61
6	400–450	402	488.00	488.00
16	450–500	478	430.00–447.50	437.93
7	500–550	534	445.00	445.00
9	550–600	591	380.00–392.50	381.29
25	600–650	613	366.00–377.00	372.56
65	750–800	797	357.50	357.50
60	800–850	832	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	800–850	846	319.00	319.00
9	900–950	949	315.50	315.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	562.50	562.50
24	450–500	480	480.00	480.00
10	550–600	551	412.50	412.50
2	600–650	610	477.50	477.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	515	342.50	342.50
4	550–600	590	371.00	371.00
8	600–650	608	322.50–358.00	340.38
3	750–800	776	323.00	323.00
2	950–1000	987	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	476	412.50	412.50
6	500–550	544	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	381	472.50	472.50
2	400–450	430	387.50	387.50
19	450–500	484	360.00–382.50	374.26
29	500–550	524	349.00–365.00	359.82
10	550–600	565	368.00–386.00	375.43
140	750–800	767	324.00	324.00
140	800–850	833	316.00–330.00	329.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	588	310.00–318.00	316.03
6	600–650	601	317.50	317.50
3	700–750	706	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	360	502.00	502.00
3	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
21	450–500	466	402.50–424.00	419.05
15	500–550	543	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	432.50–442.50	435.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	497	362.50	362.50

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)	17	—	1,234	2,500.00–2,925.00	2,733.37
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,363	1,950.00–3,150.00	2,926.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,348	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,702.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,416	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,664.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,041	184.00	184.00

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)	9	—	1,178	3,350.00	3,350.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,138	2,875.00	2,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,713	149.00–177.00	170.19
1	—	1,880	205.00	205.00
4	—	1,645	180.00–188.00	185.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	971	150.00–156.00	151.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,123	140.00–157.00	149.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	184.00–190.50	186.68
70	—	1,315	170.00–183.00	176.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,189	160.00–169.00	166.03

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.