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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 15

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,194 head

▼ 1,345 vs last sale 3,539▼ 1,879 vs year ago 4,073 · −46.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

275 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 435▼ 187 vs year ago 462 · −40.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 380▲ 48 vs year ago 72 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 475 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady from 8.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Steer calves 300 lb to 475 lb sold 20.00 to 40.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 350 lb to 650 lb sold 20.00 to 40.00 higher. Demand was good Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher however 1 slaughter bull sold for 191

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 $463.83/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 14 of 26 comparable sales and sits +0.66 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$463.83

67 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$47.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.50

vs KS average

−8.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	474.55	2,675	52
Medium and Large 1-2	544	426.64	2,322	15thin

One grade step is worth $47.91/cwt here — about $353 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale67 hd

463.83

—

KS average4 barns · 689 hd

490.32

−26.50

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−8.15

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

+0.66

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	—	Low	1,629	170.50	2,778	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	166.27	2,288	154
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	155.77	1,877	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	144.71	1,622	25

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)	1,070	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,048	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,391	$2,950	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$2,947	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,893	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,361	$2,727	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,551	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,700	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	319	677.92/cwt	667.50–685.00	2,163	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	618.50/cwt	592.50–632.50	2,047	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	581.17/cwt	577.50–612.50	2,255	32
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,122	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,015	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	523.79/cwt	522.50–525.00	2,231	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	547.88/cwt	547.50–548.00	2,487	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,018	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	524.54/cwt	520.00–537.50	2,486	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,344	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,435	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	431.34/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,256	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	489.29/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,583	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,773	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	419.59/cwt	397.50–442.50	2,417	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	471.78/cwt	455.00–477.00	2,732	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,573	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	417.20/cwt	400.00–436.00	2,683	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	653	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,775	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,599	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	407.73/cwt	398.00–414.00	2,785	57
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	352.00/cwt	349.00–355.00	2,506	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	375.46/cwt	364.00–380.00	2,737	41
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	331.42/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,559	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	777	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,945	47
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	365.12/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,895	88
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	358.82/cwt	349.00–361.25	2,928	123
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	331.54/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,729	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	838	363.41/cwt	363.00–371.00	3,045	56
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	353.27/cwt	348.00–358.00	3,081	197
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	331.08/cwt	305.00–333.00	2,940	70
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	296.46/cwt	281.00–298.00	2,698	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	334.41/cwt	325.00–340.50	3,110	97
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	323.78/cwt	323.50–324.00	3,141	69
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,857	5
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	301.17/cwt	301.00–302.00	3,093	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	574.97/cwt	572.50–577.50	1,984	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	557.13/cwt	547.50–565.00	1,978	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	509.26/cwt	507.50–512.50	2,144	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	495.89/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,108	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,658	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,400	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	409.72/cwt	380.00–432.50	1,950	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	455.36/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,195	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	453.53/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,426	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	434.68/cwt	422.50–452.50	2,460	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	379.48/cwt	335.00–407.50	2,152	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,484	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,214	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,546	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	379.95/cwt	374.00–390.00	2,420	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	332.18/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,136	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	371.44/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,500	80
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	332.81/cwt	323.00–340.00	2,400	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,632	44
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	320.28/cwt	312.00–322.50	2,476	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	338.28/cwt	324.50–344.00	2,632	174
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,644	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	318.69/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,773	142
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,628	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,627	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	302.78/cwt	296.00–316.00	2,764	54
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	311.75/cwt	311.75–311.75	2,971	62
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,968	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,060	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,207	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,323	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	433.51/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,454	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,462	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,362	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,258	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	165.16/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,596	11
Bulls	—	—	1,713	175.16/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,000	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	188.20/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,265	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	144.71/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,622	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	155.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,877	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	172.90/cwt	170.00–176.50	2,357	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	163.87/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,263	113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	3,048.49/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,048	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	2,893.46/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,893	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,277	2,551.34/head	2,000.00–2,975.00	2,551	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	2,947.12/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,947	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,361	2,726.81/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,727	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,391	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,433	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	191.86/cwt	171.00–250.00	2,022	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 Jan 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,194Last week 3,539Year ago 4,073

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 435Year ago 462

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 380Year ago 72

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	667.50–685.00	677.92
20	450–500	454	547.50–548.00	547.88
10	500–550	528	485.00–500.00	489.29
6	550–600	567	489.00	489.00
9	650–700	653	425.00	425.00
47	750–800	777	379.00	379.00
56	800–850	838	363.00–371.00	363.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	331	592.50–632.50	618.50
32	350–400	388	577.50–612.50	581.17
4	400–450	426	522.50–525.00	523.79
29	450–500	474	520.00–537.50	524.54
4	500–550	510	477.50	477.50
28	550–600	579	455.00–477.00	471.78
22	600–650	643	400.00–436.00	417.20
57	650–700	683	398.00–414.00	407.73
41	700–750	729	364.00–380.00	375.46
88	750–800	793	358.00–368.00	365.12
123	800–850	816	349.00–361.25	358.82
197	850–900	872	348.00–358.00	353.27
97	900–950	930	325.00–340.50	334.41
69	950–1000	970	323.50–324.00	323.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	1000–1050	1,027	301.00–302.00	301.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	495.00	495.00
7	450–500	464	435.00	435.00
9	500–550	523	430.00–432.50	431.34
6	550–600	576	397.50–442.50	419.59
4	650–700	675	385.00	385.00
4	700–750	712	349.00–355.00	352.00
6	750–800	772	320.00–347.50	331.42
29	800–850	823	320.00–338.00	331.54
70	850–900	888	305.00–333.00	331.08
11	900–950	910	281.00–298.00	296.46
5	950–1000	992	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	540.00	540.00
4	450–500	476	492.50	492.50
4	550–600	595	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	355	547.50–565.00	557.13
16	400–450	425	485.00–502.50	495.89
12	450–500	482	452.50–470.00	455.36
28	500–550	535	450.00–462.50	453.53
46	550–600	566	422.50–452.50	434.68
46	600–650	637	374.00–390.00	379.95
80	650–700	673	365.00–380.00	371.44
44	700–750	731	360.00	360.00
174	750–800	778	324.50–344.00	338.28
13	800–850	806	328.00	328.00
142	850–900	870	315.00–320.00	318.69
54	900–950	913	296.00–316.00	302.78
62	950–1000	953	311.75	311.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	345	572.50–577.50	574.97
9	400–450	421	507.50–512.50	509.26
7	450–500	455	527.50	527.50
9	550–600	571	435.00	435.00
13	600–650	635	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,027	289.00	289.00
2	1050–1100	1,060	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	371.00	371.00
9	450–500	476	380.00–432.50	409.72
13	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
10	550–600	567	335.00–407.50	379.48
13	600–650	643	320.00–335.00	332.18
23	700–750	721	323.00–340.00	332.81
15	750–800	773	312.00–322.50	320.28
5	850–900	882	298.00	298.00
2	900–950	912	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	600	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	467	497.50	497.50
6	550–600	566	420.00–447.50	433.51
3	600–650	648	380.00	380.00
4	650–700	650	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	738	320.00	320.00
6	800–850	824	274.00	274.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,391	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,277	2,000.00–2,975.00	2,551.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,328	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,947.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,235	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,893.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,048.49
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,361	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,726.81

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	—	1,300	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	890	161.00	161.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,054	171.00–250.00	191.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,381	160.00–169.00	163.87
41	—	1,363	170.00–176.50	172.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,121	137.00–149.00	144.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,205	150.00–159.00	155.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,572	152.00–169.00	165.16
2	—	1,735	185.00–191.00	188.20
5	—	1,713	171.00–177.00	175.16

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.