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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 22

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,999 head

▼ 195 vs last sale 2,194▲ 1,665 vs year ago 334 · +498.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

239 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 275▲ 133 vs year ago 106 · +125.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 120▲ 58 vs year ago 4 · +1,450.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 875 lb sold steady to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Incoming weather was a big topic at the sale barn today. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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 $460.09/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 14 of 26 comparable sales and sits −3.07 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$460.09

104 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$57.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

vs KS average

−5.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	466.19	2,610	93
Medium and Large 1-2	588	408.56	2,402	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.63/cwt here — about $208 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 sale104 hd

460.09

—

KS average3 barns · 518 hd

458.69

+1.40

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−5.24

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−3.07

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	1,770	170.17	3,012	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	170.07	2,265	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	154.87	1,680	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,282	141.31	1,812	24

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)	1,315	$2,883	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,277	$2,694	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$2,650	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$2,558	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,401	14

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	294	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,632	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	512.31/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,619	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	318	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,972	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	527.48/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,925	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,252	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	518.62/cwt	517.50–520.00	2,272	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,221	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	530.54/cwt	520.00–542.50	2,456	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	488.35/cwt	475.00–502.50	2,593	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	465.99/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,642	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	447.06/cwt	430.00–454.00	2,597	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	408.56/cwt	391.00–412.50	2,402	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	445.50/cwt	442.50–447.50	2,740	85
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	414.14/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,555	68
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	379.19/cwt	362.00–393.00	2,362	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	656	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,854	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	351.25/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,322	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	375.58/cwt	362.50–387.00	2,498	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	687	401.64/cwt	398.00–407.00	2,759	65
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	706	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,775	77
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	379.78/cwt	376.00–382.50	2,708	82
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,583	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	344.60/cwt	318.00–349.50	2,647	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	366.16/cwt	351.00–370.00	2,845	143
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	358.42/cwt	355.50–362.00	2,921	127
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,603	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	328.25/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,856	31
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	882	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	3,052	138
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	321.92/cwt	316.00–324.50	2,984	50
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	304.95/cwt	302.00–308.00	3,117	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,563	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	465.01/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,748	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,935	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,035	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	322.31/cwt	280.00–352.50	1,367	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	470.20/cwt	467.50–472.50	2,031	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	403.66/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,970	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	446.66/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,300	85
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	360.34/cwt	351.00–370.00	1,877	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,222	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	392.34/cwt	385.00–409.00	2,221	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	364.82/cwt	337.50–382.50	2,141	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	591	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,459	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	352.62/cwt	331.00–359.00	2,155	44
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	398.79/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,508	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	369.77/cwt	366.00–377.00	2,455	70
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	332.86/cwt	318.00–343.00	2,297	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,201	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	341.04/cwt	335.00–358.00	2,432	55
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	331.78/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,538	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	290.90/cwt	283.00–300.00	2,278	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	323.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,611	80
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,461	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	308.24/cwt	306.00–311.00	2,703	52
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,337	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,877	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,450	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,677	162.99/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,733	6
Bulls	—	—	1,819	176.41/cwt	176.00–177.00	3,209	5
Bulls	—	—	2,080	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	154.87/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,680	64
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	141.31/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,812	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,314	167.64/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,203	76
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	176.91/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,443	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	2,401.28/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,401	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,277	2,694.25/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,694	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,882.83/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,883	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	2,558.49/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,558	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	203.98/cwt	167.50–287.00	2,019	28

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,999Last week 2,194Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 275Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 120Year ago 4

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	294	555.00	555.00
4	300–350	316	505.00–515.00	512.31
19	350–400	365	510.00–535.00	527.48
9	400–450	438	517.50–520.00	518.62
25	450–500	463	520.00–542.50	530.54
33	500–550	531	475.00–502.50	488.35
38	550–600	581	430.00–454.00	447.06
68	600–650	617	400.00–430.00	414.14
28	650–700	665	362.50–387.00	375.58
82	700–750	713	376.00–382.50	379.78
143	750–800	777	351.00–370.00	366.16
127	800–850	815	355.50–362.00	358.42
31	850–900	870	321.00–330.00	328.25
50	900–950	927	316.00–324.50	321.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	620.00	620.00
6	400–450	417	540.00	540.00
22	550–600	567	460.00–475.00	465.99
85	600–650	615	442.50–447.50	445.50
65	650–700	687	398.00–407.00	401.64
77	700–750	706	393.00	393.00
138	850–900	882	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	1000–1050	1,022	302.00–308.00	304.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	458	485.00	485.00
11	550–600	588	391.00–412.50	408.56
7	600–650	623	362.00–393.00	379.19
6	650–700	661	350.00–352.50	351.25
6	700–750	740	349.00	349.00
23	750–800	768	318.00–349.50	344.60
27	850–900	862	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	656	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	311	502.50	502.50
12	350–400	376	450.00–470.00	465.01
13	400–450	432	467.50–472.50	470.20
13	450–500	488	402.50–405.00	403.66
15	500–550	529	420.00	420.00
21	550–600	566	385.00–409.00	392.34
20	600–650	629	398.00–400.00	398.79
70	650–700	664	366.00–377.00	369.77
55	700–750	713	335.00–358.00	341.04
70	750–800	765	325.00–333.00	331.78
80	800–850	808	315.00–325.00	323.09
52	850–900	877	306.00–311.00	308.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	560.00	560.00
26	350–400	385	502.50	502.50
4	400–450	407	500.00	500.00
85	500–550	515	445.00–452.50	446.66
38	550–600	591	416.00	416.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	424	280.00–352.50	322.31
20	500–550	521	351.00–370.00	360.34
19	550–600	587	337.50–382.50	364.82
44	600–650	611	331.00–359.00	352.62
13	650–700	690	318.00–343.00	332.86
3	700–750	701	314.00	314.00
23	750–800	783	283.00–300.00	290.90
6	800–850	826	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	477.00	477.00
2	500–550	517	363.00	363.00
4	550–600	582	421.00	421.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,475	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,558.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,315	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,882.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,275	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,401.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,327	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,277	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,694.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	990	167.50–287.00	203.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	182.00	182.00
5	—	1,819	176.00–177.00	176.41
6	—	1,677	159.00–169.00	162.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,282	130.00–149.00	141.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,381	173.00–182.00	176.91
76	—	1,314	160.00–172.00	167.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,085	150.00–159.00	154.87

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.