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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 20

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,758 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 1,795▲ 580 vs year ago 1,178 · +49.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

604 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 354▲ 221 vs year ago 383 · +57.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

550 head

▲ 473 vs last sale 77▲ 136 vs year ago 414 · +32.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday November 27 for Thanksgiving break. *

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special weaned calf sale on Thursday December 4th *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 15.00 lower, however 4 loads of 800 lb to 850 lb steers sold 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 15.00 lower, however 2 loads of heifers weighing 500 lb to 575 lb sold 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 207.

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 $423.71/cwt on 228 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −39.45 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$423.71

228 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

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

$79.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.07

vs KS average

+13.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	431.73	2,385	205
Medium and Large 1-2	563	352.22	1,982	23

One grade step is worth $79.52/cwt here — about $403 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 sale228 hd

423.71

—

KS average3 barns · 415 hd

413.64

+10.07

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

+13.63

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−39.45

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	—	Low	1,709	171.55	2,932	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	166.79	2,235	269
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	155.46	1,901	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	138.24	1,548	116

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$4,700	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$4,116	102
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$3,681	46
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,369	$3,385	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,391	$3,052	67
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,486	$2,861	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,386	$2,605	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$2,191	157
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$1,559	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$3,874	46
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,377	23
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,800	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,300	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,844	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,700	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,394	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	423	521.30/cwt	509.00–544.00	2,205	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	454.26/cwt	437.50–477.50	2,021	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	483	494.59/cwt	490.00–499.00	2,389	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	442.48/cwt	437.50–447.50	2,168	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,584	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	409.91/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,140	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,931	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	494.20/cwt	492.50–502.50	2,590	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,534	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	356.00/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,022	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	578	409.11/cwt	403.00–422.50	2,365	58
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	390.54/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,277	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,442	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,958	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	384.99/cwt	362.50–395.00	2,425	102
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,607	51
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	334.30/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,293	59
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	316.42/cwt	312.00–330.00	2,294	54
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,200	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	304.45/cwt	291.00–311.00	2,338	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	322.12/cwt	301.00–331.00	2,509	41
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	801	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,171	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	308.19/cwt	286.00–318.00	2,506	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	340.77/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,791	193
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,902	59
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	897	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,785	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,685	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	318.18/cwt	301.00–320.00	2,915	77
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	308.25/cwt	308.25–308.25	3,042	48
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,081	273.42/cwt	271.00–276.00	2,956	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	411.75/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,388	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	392	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,911	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	425.84/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,823	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	381.67/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,653	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	374.86/cwt	362.50–387.00	1,822	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	346.23/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,686	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	489	405.96/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,985	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	404.67/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,084	70
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	382.54/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,200	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	295.12/cwt	272.50–322.00	1,706	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	599	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,492	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	282.41/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,790	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	313.19/cwt	297.00–318.00	1,992	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	318.66/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,151	66
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	287.84/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,946	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	290.55/cwt	284.00–297.00	2,118	35
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	276.16/cwt	270.50–290.00	2,149	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,286	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,491	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	288.17/cwt	287.00–289.00	2,643	34
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,830	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	967	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,640	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,057	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,886	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,106	253.99/cwt	252.00–255.00	2,809	6
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,166	237.56/cwt	221.00–243.00	2,770	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,490	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,147	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,990	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	187.15/cwt	183.00–207.00	3,022	7
Bulls	—	—	1,619	158.30/cwt	144.00–165.00	2,563	12
Bulls	—	—	1,825	174.87/cwt	172.00–179.50	3,191	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	138.24/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,548	116
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	155.46/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,901	99
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,311	164.68/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,159	212
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	174.62/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,528	57
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,082	1,835.13/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,835	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,558.84/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,559	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	4,116.48/head	2,800.00–4,700.00	4,116	102
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	2,191.37/head	1,400.00–2,850.00	2,191	157
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	3,680.76/head	1,800.00–4,100.00	3,681	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,369	3,384.73/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,385	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,386	2,605.08/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,605	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,391	3,051.50/head	1,950.00–4,175.00	3,052	67
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,486	2,860.53/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,861	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	3,377.07/head	2,350.00–3,850.00	3,377	23
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,064	3,873.79/head	2,750.00–3,900.00	3,874	46
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	228.34/cwt	164.00–283.50	2,366	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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.

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