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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 13

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,795 head

▼ 1,143 vs last sale 2,938▼ 1,371 vs year ago 3,166 · −43.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

354 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 337▲ 113 vs year ago 241 · +46.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 54▲ 54 vs year ago 23 · +234.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special stock cow sale next Thursday November 20th

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 475 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher, in places up to 30.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, however quality of cows and bulls was not as desirable as last week.

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 $436.51/cwt on 211 head. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −26.66 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$436.51

211 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$559

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

$121.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.21

vs KS average

+11.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	443.99	2,429	177
Medium and Large 1-2	553	402.23	2,224	32
Medium and Large 2	580	322.50	1,871	2thin

One grade step is worth $121.49/cwt here — about $559 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale211 hd

436.51

—

KS average3 barns · 523 hd

415.30

+21.21

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+11.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−26.66

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	1,543	165.56	2,555	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	173.80	2,489	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	159.72	1,979	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	141.48	1,611	44

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)	1,215	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,241	$2,636	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,500	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$2,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,200	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	280	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	1,603	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,675	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,836	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,757	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	510.55/cwt	500.00–521.00	1,955	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,155	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,837	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	492.88/cwt	490.00–494.00	2,183	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	472.50/cwt	462.50–482.50	2,150	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	472	485.73/cwt	484.00–486.00	2,293	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	435.48/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,125	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	536	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,519	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	537	463.98/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,492	62
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	427.44/cwt	420.00–429.00	2,295	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	412.10/cwt	401.00–415.00	2,234	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,871	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	412.37/cwt	399.00–420.00	2,429	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	367.00/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,173	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	603	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,695	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,421	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	627	416.59/cwt	411.00–425.00	2,612	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	359.01/cwt	342.50–367.50	2,308	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	350.21/cwt	326.00–358.00	2,297	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	379.12/cwt	377.00–387.50	2,544	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	673	406.79/cwt	399.00–410.00	2,738	98
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	696	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,728	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	722	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,729	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	342.02/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,510	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	341.05/cwt	338.00–356.00	2,629	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,485	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	333.18/cwt	333.00–334.00	2,732	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	839	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,999	64
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,828	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	886	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,048	102
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	906	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,153	33
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,121	56
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,000	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,107	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,413	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	368	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,674	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	432.19/cwt	420.00–434.00	1,668	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	417	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,960	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	395.74/cwt	385.00–406.00	1,678	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,171	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	363.44/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,701	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	397.57/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,916	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	350.82/cwt	349.00–351.00	1,793	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	390.50/cwt	382.50–397.00	2,011	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,208	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,399	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	313.65/cwt	312.50–317.00	1,772	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	375.81/cwt	372.50–377.50	2,187	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	610	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,593	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	389.50/cwt	384.00–397.50	2,388	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	323.01/cwt	310.50–337.00	1,996	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	306.43/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,976	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	652	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,321	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	327.26/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,186	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,112	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	315.98/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,294	40
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	308.88/cwt	303.50–315.00	2,406	30
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	301.77/cwt	291.00–307.00	2,499	21
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	303.13/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,637	23
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	294.56/cwt	282.00–298.00	2,698	31
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,672	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	952	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,580	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	975	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,945	6
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,103	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	3,000	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	377.47/cwt	367.50–397.50	1,589	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	344.87/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,473	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,469	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,027	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,604	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,211	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,366	157.13/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,146	14
Bulls	—	—	1,718	171.82/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,952	7
Bulls	—	—	1,796	180.38/cwt	178.00–185.00	3,240	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	994	139.39/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,386	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	142.36/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,707	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	159.72/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,979	145
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	177.98/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,547	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	169.01/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,422	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	947	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	213.41/cwt	180.00–280.00	2,192	34
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	2,635.54/head	2,150.00–2,800.00	2,636	35

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 Nov 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,795Last week 2,938Year ago 3,166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 337Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 54Year ago 23

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special stock cow sale next Thursday November 20th

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	492.50	492.50
7	350–400	386	420.00–434.00	432.19
7	400–450	424	385.00–406.00	395.74
16	450–500	482	387.50–405.00	397.57
17	500–550	515	382.50–397.00	390.50
16	550–600	582	372.50–377.50	375.81
42	600–650	618	310.50–337.00	323.01
27	650–700	668	318.00–328.00	327.26
40	700–750	726	310.00–319.00	315.98
30	750–800	779	303.50–315.00	308.88
21	800–850	828	291.00–307.00	301.77
23	850–900	870	300.00–312.00	303.13
31	900–950	916	282.00–298.00	294.56
4	950–1000	951	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	455.00	455.00
24	500–550	517	427.00	427.00
40	600–650	613	384.00–397.50	389.50
21	650–700	652	356.00	356.00
6	950–1000	975	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1100–1150	1,103	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	468	360.00–377.50	363.44
12	500–550	511	349.00–351.00	350.82
4	550–600	565	312.50–317.00	313.65
7	600–650	645	305.00–307.50	306.43
8	650–700	688	307.00	307.00
2	950–1000	952	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	417	470.00	470.00
43	450–500	450	482.50	482.50
45	500–550	532	451.00	451.00
16	600–650	610	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	367.50–397.50	377.47
7	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
11	550–600	571	355.00	355.00
2	950–1000	972	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	332.50–352.50	344.87
3	500–550	520	282.50	282.50
3	650–700	671	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	552.50	552.50
44	450–500	472	484.00–486.00	485.73
62	500–550	537	442.50–465.00	463.98
52	600–650	627	411.00–425.00	416.59
98	650–700	673	399.00–410.00	406.79
19	700–750	722	378.00	378.00
64	800–850	839	357.50	357.50
102	850–900	886	344.00	344.00
33	900–950	906	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	535.00	535.00
16	350–400	383	500.00–521.00	510.55
21	400–450	443	490.00–494.00	492.88
8	450–500	455	462.50–482.50	472.50
52	500–550	537	420.00–429.00	427.44
35	550–600	589	399.00–420.00	412.37
6	600–650	613	395.00	395.00
68	650–700	671	377.00–387.50	379.12
13	700–750	734	330.00–349.00	342.02
15	750–800	771	338.00–356.00	341.05
11	800–850	820	333.00–334.00	333.18
63	850–900	870	325.00	325.00
56	900–950	918	340.00	340.00
53	950–1000	953	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	440	417.50	417.50
10	450–500	488	435.00–437.50	435.48
25	500–550	542	401.00–415.00	412.10
7	550–600	592	355.00–372.50	367.00
24	600–650	643	342.50–367.50	359.01
25	650–700	656	326.00–358.00	350.21
5	750–800	774	321.00	321.00
7	900–950	945	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	572.50	572.50
28	500–550	536	470.00	470.00
41	600–650	603	447.00	447.00
9	650–700	696	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	495.00	495.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	947	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,027	180.00–280.00	213.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	4,300.00	4,300.00

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)	1	—	1,215	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,241	2,150.00–2,800.00	2,635.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,138	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,796	178.00–185.00	180.38
7	—	1,718	167.00–176.00	171.82
14	—	1,366	153.00–161.00	157.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,239	150.00–165.00	159.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	994	138.00–140.00	139.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,199	134.00–148.00	142.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,431	175.00–186.00	177.98
34	—	1,433	166.00–172.00	169.01

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