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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 12

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,508 head

▲ 1,914 vs last sale 1,594▲ 2,643 vs year ago 865 · +305.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 163▲ 120 vs year ago 18 · +666.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 66▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 450 lb to 750 lb sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 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 $498.10/cwt on 202 head. That ranks 26 of 26 comparable sales and sits +34.94 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$498.10

202 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$77.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs KS average

+19.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	513.77	2,811	161
Medium and Large 1-2	579	436.55	2,526	41

One grade step is worth $77.22/cwt here — about $285 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 sale202 hd

498.10

—

KS average3 barns · 491 hd

497.12

+0.98

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+19.71

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

+34.94

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	—	Average	1,720	181.88	3,128	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	172.05	2,358	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	164.44	2,258	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,246	152.45	1,900	20

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)	1,228	$3,745	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,398	$3,211	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,389	$3,026	40
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,388	$2,974	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,388	$2,809	37
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,903	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	652.50/cwt	652.50–652.50	2,153	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	647.50/cwt	647.50–647.50	2,350	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	601.99/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,330	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	559.11/cwt	557.50–562.50	2,432	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,404	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	563.39/cwt	562.50–567.50	2,597	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	537.00/cwt	522.50–542.50	2,508	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	541	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,856	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	510.95/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,769	85
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	460.24/cwt	392.50–477.50	2,495	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	557	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,882	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	454.19/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,625	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	427.87/cwt	402.50–435.00	2,533	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	462.83/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,874	65
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	420.66/cwt	407.50–442.50	2,688	65
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	659	447.52/cwt	431.00–456.00	2,949	148
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	369.06/cwt	351.00–390.00	2,458	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	413.63/cwt	406.00–427.00	2,838	141
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	712	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,862	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	354.66/cwt	302.00–373.00	2,532	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	396.05/cwt	379.00–399.50	2,895	168
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	761	390.60/cwt	389.00–392.50	2,972	52
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	372.06/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,880	144
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	361.13/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,820	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	825	374.37/cwt	370.00–375.00	3,089	192
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	356.02/cwt	346.00–365.00	2,944	167
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,863	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	337.01/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,912	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	355.80/cwt	347.00–366.00	3,110	348
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	884	369.30/cwt	369.00–369.50	3,265	74
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	350.04/cwt	338.00–358.25	3,213	378
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	975	334.25/cwt	334.25–334.25	3,259	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	313.28/cwt	312.50–314.50	3,061	31
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,021	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,155	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	521.20/cwt	517.50–525.00	1,928	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	484.36/cwt	482.50–490.00	1,991	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	482.48/cwt	470.00–497.50	2,268	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	440.78/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,160	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	416.65/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,062	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	393.23/cwt	360.00–412.50	2,053	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,323	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	425.70/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,252	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	419.27/cwt	408.00–427.00	2,419	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	367.47/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,128	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,548	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	341.86/cwt	327.50–410.00	2,082	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	390.04/cwt	386.00–399.00	2,481	123
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,565	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	377.42/cwt	368.00–382.00	2,551	181
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	335.29/cwt	311.00–343.00	2,317	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	333.29/cwt	331.00–337.00	2,426	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	349.60/cwt	346.50–359.00	2,573	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	347.48/cwt	339.00–357.00	2,669	134
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	329.62/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,545	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	310.33/cwt	302.50–317.00	2,542	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	332.52/cwt	329.75–339.00	2,743	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	828	344.36/cwt	344.00–349.00	2,851	80
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	319.04/cwt	311.00–326.50	2,757	82
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	312.03/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,911	59
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,726	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,779	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,116	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,980	8
Heifers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,277	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,631	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,492	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,903	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,631	173.93/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,837	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	182.81/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,132	10
Bulls	—	—	1,892	192.05/cwt	191.00–194.00	3,634	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	152.45/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,900	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,279	177.34/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,268	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	164.44/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,258	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	171.17/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,372	48
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	3,745.01/head	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,745	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	2,973.98/head	2,600.00–3,035.00	2,974	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	2,809.35/head	2,150.00–2,875.00	2,809	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,389	3,026.24/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,026	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,398	3,210.76/head	2,600.00–3,375.00	3,211	31
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,034	236.90/cwt	201.00–277.50	2,450	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 Feb 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,508Last week 1,594Year ago 865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 163Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 66Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	645.00	645.00
2	300–350	330	652.50	652.50
6	350–400	387	600.00–610.00	601.99
14	400–450	435	557.50–562.50	559.11
17	450–500	467	522.50–542.50	537.00
85	500–550	542	500.00–515.00	510.95
5	550–600	578	445.00–460.00	454.19
65	600–650	621	447.50–465.00	462.83
141	650–700	686	406.00–427.00	413.63
168	700–750	731	379.00–399.50	396.05
144	750–800	774	360.00–381.00	372.06
167	800–850	827	346.00–365.00	356.02
348	850–900	874	347.00–366.00	355.80
378	900–950	918	338.00–358.25	350.04
31	950–1000	977	312.50–314.50	313.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	647.50	647.50
11	450–500	461	562.50–567.50	563.39
26	500–550	541	528.00	528.00
45	550–600	557	517.50	517.50
148	650–700	659	431.00–456.00	447.52
10	700–750	712	402.00	402.00
52	750–800	761	389.00–392.50	390.60
192	800–850	825	370.00–375.00	374.37
74	850–900	884	369.00–369.50	369.30
26	950–1000	975	334.25	334.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	522.50	522.50
11	500–550	542	392.50–477.50	460.24
30	550–600	592	402.50–435.00	427.87
65	600–650	639	407.50–442.50	420.66
20	650–700	666	351.00–390.00	369.06
8	700–750	714	302.00–373.00	354.66
23	750–800	781	357.00–365.00	361.13
4	800–850	842	340.00	340.00
4	850–900	864	336.00–338.00	337.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1000–1050	1,021	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	517.50–525.00	521.20
8	400–450	411	482.50–490.00	484.36
17	450–500	490	430.00–460.00	440.78
24	500–550	529	420.00–432.50	425.70
50	550–600	577	408.00–427.00	419.27
123	600–650	636	386.00–399.00	390.04
181	650–700	676	368.00–382.00	377.42
70	700–750	736	346.50–359.00	349.60
134	750–800	768	339.00–357.00	347.48
69	800–850	825	329.75–339.00	332.52
82	850–900	864	311.00–326.50	319.04
59	900–950	933	305.00–320.00	312.03
2	950–1000	955	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	470	470.00–497.50	482.48
2	500–550	525	442.50	442.50
4	600–650	603	422.50	422.50
11	650–700	651	394.00	394.00
80	800–850	828	344.00–349.00	344.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	495	415.00–420.00	416.65
22	500–550	522	360.00–412.50	393.23
5	550–600	579	365.00–371.00	367.47
12	600–650	609	327.50–410.00	341.86
14	650–700	691	311.00–343.00	335.29
14	700–750	728	331.00–337.00	333.29
14	750–800	772	315.00–332.00	329.62
8	800–850	819	302.50–317.00	310.33
3	900–950	940	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1100–1150	1,116	267.00	267.00
2	1250–1300	1,277	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	465.00	465.00
2	850–900	877	331.00	331.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,373	160.00–169.00	164.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,246	140.00–158.00	152.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,279	177.00–178.00	177.34
48	—	1,386	170.00–174.00	171.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,713	180.00–186.00	182.81
5	—	1,631	166.00–177.00	173.93
3	—	1,892	191.00–194.00	192.05

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)	40	—	1,389	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,026.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,388	2,600.00–3,035.00	2,973.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,398	2,600.00–3,375.00	3,210.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,745.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,388	2,150.00–2,875.00	2,809.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,034	201.00–277.50	236.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.