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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 11

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

828 head

▼ 927 vs last sale 1,755▼ 1,171 vs year ago 1,999 · −58.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

339 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 347▲ 9 vs year ago 330 · +2.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 104▲ 26 vs year ago 119 · +21.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will have a special weaned calf sale next Thursday December 18th *

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale on December 25th and January 1st for Christmas and New Years break *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however an uneven trend was noted Not enough feeder heifers 450 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Demand was moderate Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $451.70/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −11.46 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$451.70

74 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$51.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs KS average

+21.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	471.39	2,443	41
Medium and Large 1-2	541	429.97	2,325	24
Small 1	586	420.00	2,461	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.39/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale74 hd

451.70

—

KS average3 barns · 645 hd

451.74

−0.04

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

+21.07

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−11.46

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	1,830	169.68	3,105	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	166.06	2,337	160
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	155.28	1,963	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	144.25	1,634	41

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,306	$2,995	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,532	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,282	$2,505	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$3,544	73
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,031	$3,534	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,050	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	637.50/cwt	637.50–637.50	1,862	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	555.39/cwt	552.50–557.50	1,911	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,100	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	452	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,350	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,852	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	477	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,199	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	509	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,443	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	471.90/cwt	465.00–477.50	2,440	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	451.62/cwt	427.50–457.50	2,376	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,405	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	365.00/cwt	352.50–390.00	2,135	6
Steers	550–600	Small 1	586	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,461	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,244	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	651	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,565	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	381.62/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,523	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	355.48/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,353	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	348.94/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,551	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	754	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,669	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,422	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,490	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	323.22/cwt	320.00–324.50	2,696	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,864	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,922	34
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	321.66/cwt	319.00–322.50	3,088	75
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	551.00/cwt	551.00–551.00	1,818	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,810	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,874	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,880	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,765	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	428.09/cwt	427.50–432.50	2,085	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	343.11/cwt	334.00–375.00	1,791	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	401.31/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,155	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,137	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	567	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,251	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	347.37/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,973	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,797	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,342	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	304.53/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,912	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,304	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	342.85/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,294	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,242	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,538	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	308.45/cwt	306.00–318.00	2,640	30
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,913	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	958	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,171	52
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,797	16
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,038	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,301	11
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,065	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,270	13
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,159	260.94/cwt	250.00–279.00	3,024	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	286.90/cwt	251.00–305.00	2,089	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,805	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	164.46/cwt	152.00–175.00	2,980	9
Bulls	—	—	1,923	182.48/cwt	182.00–183.00	3,509	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	952	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,333	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	144.47/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,650	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	155.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,963	95
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	177.29/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,422	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	165.39/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,332	151
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	996	255.46/cwt	228.00–273.00	2,544	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,022	3,543.55/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,544	73
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	3,533.64/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,534	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	2,531.67/head	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,532	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,282	2,504.57/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,505	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,306	2,995.32/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	2,995	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2

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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