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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 4

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,755 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 1,758▼ 1,822 vs year ago 3,577 · −50.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 604▼ 119 vs year ago 466 · −25.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 446 vs last sale 550▼ 53 vs year ago 157 · −33.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, not enough feeder steers 650 lb to 850 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Steer calves 450 lb to 650 lb sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher, in places up to 40.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 700 lb to 925 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Heifer calves 450 lb to 700 lb sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher. Demand was good Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $441.20/cwt on 225 head. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −21.97 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$441.20

225 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$46.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs KS average

+12.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	451.70	2,461	174
Medium and Large 1-2	557	405.37	2,259	51

One grade step is worth $46.32/cwt here — about $202 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 sale225 hd

441.20

—

KS average4 barns · 751 hd

444.05

−2.85

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

+12.05

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−21.97

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	1,922	177.00	3,402	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	164.53	2,274	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	155.71	2,071	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	144.07	1,667	48

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$3,508	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,765	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,755	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$2,699	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,683	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,421	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,404	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$2,383	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,352	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	503.07/cwt	482.50–505.00	1,660	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	438.55/cwt	417.50–460.00	1,618	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	372	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,925	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	392	542.03/cwt	540.00–542.50	2,125	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,901	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,277	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	445	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,414	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,370	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	493.34/cwt	492.50–502.50	2,324	41
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	451.84/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,164	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,525	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	468.90/cwt	467.50–470.00	2,476	73
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	427.68/cwt	371.00–446.00	2,305	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,538	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	418.01/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,383	63
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	389.76/cwt	372.00–397.50	2,222	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	413.72/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,565	86
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	321.65/cwt	301.00–336.00	2,023	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	366.32/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,308	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	675	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,599	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	329.92/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,230	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	350.65/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,398	113
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	713	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,709	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	353.70/cwt	349.00–356.00	2,543	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	327.66/cwt	302.00–332.50	2,382	67
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,267	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	343.26/cwt	322.50–345.50	2,643	98
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	301.41/cwt	273.00–321.00	2,435	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,849	40
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,901	6
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,024	277.18/cwt	276.00–279.00	2,838	5
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,118	266.48/cwt	264.00–269.00	2,979	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,266	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	318	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,453	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,547	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,922	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	381.44/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,610	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	431.29/cwt	427.50–432.50	1,850	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	423.37/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,981	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	338.45/cwt	332.50–362.50	1,587	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,167	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	396.15/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,084	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	328.34/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,757	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	388.29/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,167	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	364.38/cwt	362.00–372.50	2,124	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	320.46/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,884	75
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	296.68/cwt	293.00–331.00	1,819	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,227	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,312	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	322.31/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,140	65
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,835	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	321.40/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,288	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,994	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,347	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	315.08/cwt	313.50–316.00	2,448	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,526	36
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	290.32/cwt	281.00–298.00	2,378	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	927	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,345	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	302.88/cwt	292.00–309.00	2,811	25
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,956	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,012	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,823	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,111	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,122	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,455	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	360.04/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,836	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	317.71/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,021	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	307.75/cwt	301.00–310.00	2,154	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,041	9
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,274	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	163.71/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,845	6
Bulls	—	—	1,911	188.57/cwt	182.00–197.00	3,604	7
Bulls	—	—	2,053	176.87/cwt	171.00–179.00	3,631	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	144.07/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,667	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	155.71/cwt	150.00–159.50	2,071	137
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	178.03/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,371	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	163.00/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,262	88
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	2,403.79/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,404	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	3,508.31/head	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,508	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	2,382.59/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,383	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	2,755.38/head	2,580.00–2,900.00	2,755	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	2,421.22/head	2,275.00–3,000.00	2,421	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	2,765.07/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,765	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	2,699.14/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,699	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,352	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	2,683.06/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,683	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	908	239.63/cwt	184.00–272.50	2,176	34
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	800	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Thu Dec 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,755Last week 1,758Year ago 3,577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 604Year ago 466

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 550Year ago 157

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	330	482.50–505.00	503.07
4	350–400	396	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	440	517.50	517.50
41	450–500	471	492.50–502.50	493.34
73	500–550	528	467.50–470.00	468.90
63	550–600	570	412.50–432.50	418.01
34	600–650	630	365.00–370.00	366.32
113	650–700	684	335.00–355.00	350.65
12	700–750	719	349.00–356.00	353.70
98	750–800	770	322.50–345.50	343.26
40	800–850	848	336.00	336.00
6	850–900	890	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	540.00–542.50	542.03
10	400–450	445	542.50	542.50
20	450–500	458	517.50	517.50
19	500–550	506	499.00	499.00
19	550–600	564	450.00	450.00
86	600–650	620	390.00–417.50	413.72
24	650–700	675	385.00	385.00
36	700–750	713	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,024	276.00–279.00	277.18
2	1100–1150	1,118	264.00–269.00	266.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	417.50–460.00	438.55
10	450–500	479	435.00–470.00	451.84
21	500–550	539	371.00–446.00	427.68
30	550–600	570	372.00–397.50	389.76
34	600–650	629	301.00–336.00	321.65
16	650–700	676	322.50–332.50	329.92
67	700–750	727	302.00–332.50	327.66
5	750–800	753	301.00	301.00
7	800–850	808	273.00–321.00	301.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	517.50	517.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	412.50	412.50
2	350–400	382	405.00	405.00
21	400–450	429	427.50–432.50	431.29
31	450–500	468	412.50–427.50	423.37
25	500–550	526	385.00–397.50	396.15
31	550–600	583	362.00–372.50	364.38
5	600–650	631	353.00	353.00
65	650–700	664	321.00–330.00	322.31
17	700–750	712	320.00–322.00	321.40
14	750–800	777	313.50–316.00	315.08
36	800–850	802	315.00	315.00
25	900–950	928	292.00–309.00	302.88
8	950–1000	966	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	457.00	457.00
15	400–450	420	457.50	457.50
36	500–550	516	420.00	420.00
12	550–600	558	380.00–392.50	388.29
24	600–650	615	375.00	375.00
16	650–700	655	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,012	279.00	279.00
5	1100–1150	1,111	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	365.00–397.50	381.44
5	450–500	469	332.50–362.50	338.45
24	500–550	535	315.00–334.00	328.34
75	550–600	588	310.00–322.00	320.46
31	600–650	613	293.00–331.00	296.68
2	650–700	677	271.00	271.00
2	700–750	720	277.00	277.00
22	750–800	767	306.00	306.00
13	800–850	819	281.00–298.00	290.32
2	900–950	927	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	380.00	380.00
9	500–550	510	335.00–367.50	360.04
6	600–650	636	315.00–331.00	317.71
8	700–750	700	301.00–310.00	307.75
9	750–800	782	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,022	222.50	222.50

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,245	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,765.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,395	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,683.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,205	2,580.00–2,900.00	2,755.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,403.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,699.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,240	2,275.00–3,000.00	2,421.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,352	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,058	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,508.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,068	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,382.59

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	—	908	184.00–272.50	239.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,650.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,388	160.00–168.00	163.00
10	—	1,332	170.00–184.00	178.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,330	150.00–159.50	155.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,157	137.00–149.00	144.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,738	157.00–168.00	163.71
7	—	1,911	182.00–197.00	188.57
9	—	2,053	171.00–179.00	176.87

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.