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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 29

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

821 head

▼ 1,178 vs last sale 1,999▼ 850 vs year ago 1,671 · −50.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 239▼ 102 vs year ago 239 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 62▼ 60 vs year ago 83 · −72.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 850 lb to 1000 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Steers 700 lb to 850 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers 550 lb to 700 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 $478.24/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 19 of 26 comparable sales and sits +15.08 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$478.24

34 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.79

vs KS average

−5.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	478.24	2,649	34

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

478.24

—

KS average3 barns · 122 hd

470.45

+7.79

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−5.86

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

+15.08

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	1,819	181.59	3,303	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,294	174.45	2,258	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	156.54	2,188	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	142.10	1,754	4thin

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)	1,435	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,030	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	478.24/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,649	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	666	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,731	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	378.67/cwt	377.00–379.00	2,639	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	357.20/cwt	354.50–365.00	2,818	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	347.10/cwt	341.00–347.50	2,874	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,782	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	343.09/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,985	22
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,143	155
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,914	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	326.56/cwt	320.00–328.25	3,164	132
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,019	301.49/cwt	297.00–303.50	3,072	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,772	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,095	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	457	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,152	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,072	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,201	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,428	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	404.47/cwt	397.50–412.00	2,326	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,332	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,204	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,517	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	337.27/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,405	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	326.72/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,548	19
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	316.67/cwt	297.00–322.00	2,752	75
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,007	22
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,791	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,869	183.91/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,437	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	142.10/cwt	132.50–148.00	1,754	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	170.93/cwt	165.65–178.00	2,179	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	180.80/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,403	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	156.54/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,188	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	233.95/cwt	179.00–297.00	2,407	21

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 1,999Year ago 1,671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 239Year ago 239

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 62Year ago 83

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	471.00	471.00
17	550–600	568	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,030	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	467.50	467.50
5	400–450	419	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	498	416.00	416.00
5	500–550	506	435.00	435.00
13	550–600	575	397.50–412.00	404.47
8	600–650	627	372.00	372.00
18	650–700	673	374.00	374.00
12	700–750	713	329.00–340.00	337.27
19	750–800	780	326.00–328.00	326.72
75	850–900	869	297.00–322.00	316.67
22	950–1000	967	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	666	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	843	330.00	330.00
9	950–1000	968	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	480.00	480.00
34	550–600	554	470.00–480.00	478.24
24	650–700	697	377.00–379.00	378.67
30	750–800	789	354.50–365.00	357.20
33	800–850	828	341.00–347.50	347.10
22	850–900	870	338.00–346.00	343.09
155	900–950	919	342.00	342.00
132	950–1000	969	320.00–328.25	326.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	650–700	666	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	1000–1050	1,019	297.00–303.50	301.49

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,029	179.00–297.00	233.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,869	181.00–188.00	183.91
1	—	1,570	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,398	150.00–163.00	156.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,275	165.65–178.00	170.93
31	—	1,329	179.00–184.00	180.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	132.50–148.00	142.10

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.