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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 19

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,619 head

▼ 889 vs last sale 3,508▲ 1,977 vs year ago 642 · +307.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 138▲ 11 vs year ago 79 · +13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 136▲ 19 vs year ago 1 · +1,900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 525 lb to 975 lb sold 15.00 higher to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 525 lb to 900 lb sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher, in places 30.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves under 525 lb for a market test, however a definite higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, however 2 high yielding bulls sold for 221.

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 $490.27/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 23 of 26 comparable sales and sits +27.10 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$490.27

82 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$41.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

vs KS average

+2.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	495.87	2,789	71
Medium and Large 1-2	549	454.12	2,491	11thin

One grade step is worth $41.75/cwt here — about $298 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale82 hd

490.27

—

KS average3 barns · 436 hd

497.09

−6.82

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+2.92

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

+27.10

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	1,876	202.43	3,797	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	177.12	2,388	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	163.32	2,120	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	141.35	1,532	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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,050	1thin

Every lot

75 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,289	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,498	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	563.25/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,377	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	592.00/cwt	592.00–592.00	2,634	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	528.67/cwt	517.50–537.50	2,442	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	498	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,689	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	529.67/cwt	510.00–532.50	2,738	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,550	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	492.28/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,653	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	426.06/cwt	360.00–470.00	2,411	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	491.41/cwt	485.00–498.00	2,826	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,778	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	438.67/cwt	427.50–447.00	2,715	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,429	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	373.84/cwt	352.50–398.00	2,542	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	417.22/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,883	118
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	394.40/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,879	359
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	376.33/cwt	362.00–381.00	2,950	75
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	821	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	3,206	88
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	377.28/cwt	372.00–386.00	3,101	288
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	356.54/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,949	53
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	868	367.63/cwt	354.00–372.00	3,191	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	333.04/cwt	331.00–350.00	2,901	117
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,914	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	915	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	3,308	32
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	343.90/cwt	340.00–348.00	3,188	71
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	322.71/cwt	322.50–323.00	2,995	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	327.25/cwt	320.00–336.75	3,207	162
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	313.66/cwt	305.00–316.00	3,206	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	630.29/cwt	620.50–640.00	2,105	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	497.39/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,179	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,141	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,116	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	457	439.21/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,007	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	492.38/cwt	492.00–492.50	2,388	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	464.30/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,475	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	443.20/cwt	427.50–446.00	2,513	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	360.31/cwt	347.00–388.00	2,090	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	405.40/cwt	397.50–416.00	2,392	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	431.25/cwt	423.00–434.00	2,613	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,604	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,462	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	385.60/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,626	88
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	334.66/cwt	334.00–335.00	2,376	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	369.67/cwt	357.00–372.00	2,710	74
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	346.29/cwt	339.00–357.00	2,660	129
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	828	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,881	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	334.42/cwt	326.50–344.50	2,779	122
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,710	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	330.71/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,814	84
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,808	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,067	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	294.08/cwt	287.00–302.00	2,858	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,017	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,000	9
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,080	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,035	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	497.55/cwt	495.00–498.00	2,538	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,717	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,743	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,655	4
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,973	21
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,057	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,012	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,681	180.61/cwt	173.00–187.00	3,036	4
Bulls	—	—	1,904	213.82/cwt	205.00–221.00	4,071	11
Bulls	—	—	1,993	192.95/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,845	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	141.35/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,532	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	163.32/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,120	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	174.84/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,338	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	182.45/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,509	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	216.74/cwt	184.00–284.00	2,427	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,619Last week 3,508Year ago 642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 138Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 136Year ago 1

* 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	450–500	498	540.00	540.00
8	500–550	517	510.00–532.50	529.67
17	600–650	604	460.00	460.00
88	800–850	821	390.50	390.50
33	850–900	868	354.00–372.00	367.63
32	900–950	915	361.50	361.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	534	477.50	477.50
5	550–600	566	360.00–470.00	426.06
2	600–650	635	382.50	382.50
12	650–700	680	352.50–398.00	373.84
53	800–850	827	345.00–362.00	356.54
8	850–900	883	330.00	330.00
26	900–950	928	322.50–323.00	322.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	700.00	700.00
4	350–400	370	675.00	675.00
5	400–450	445	592.00	592.00
17	450–500	462	517.50–537.50	528.67
12	500–550	539	485.00–502.50	492.28
51	550–600	575	485.00–498.00	491.41
34	600–650	619	427.50–447.00	438.67
118	650–700	691	410.00–420.00	417.22
359	700–750	730	385.00–400.00	394.40
75	750–800	784	362.00–381.00	376.33
288	800–850	822	372.00–386.00	377.28
117	850–900	871	331.00–350.00	333.04
71	900–950	927	340.00–348.00	343.90
162	950–1000	980	320.00–336.75	327.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	422	555.00–565.00	563.25
3	450–500	465	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	1000–1050	1,022	305.00–316.00	313.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	620.50–640.00	630.29
21	400–450	438	495.00–510.00	497.39
27	450–500	485	492.00–492.50	492.38
42	500–550	533	460.00–475.00	464.30
21	550–600	590	397.50–416.00	405.40
32	600–650	606	423.00–434.00	431.25
88	650–700	681	375.00–392.00	385.60
74	700–750	733	357.00–372.00	369.67
129	750–800	768	339.00–357.00	346.29
122	800–850	831	326.50–344.50	334.42
84	850–900	851	323.00–331.00	330.71
15	900–950	902	340.00	340.00
5	950–1000	972	287.00–302.00	294.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	446	480.00	480.00
6	450–500	457	435.00–447.50	439.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,017	295.00	295.00
10	1050–1100	1,080	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	467.00	467.00
6	550–600	580	347.00–388.00	360.31
6	600–650	605	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	660	373.00	373.00
3	700–750	710	334.00–335.00	334.66
9	800–850	847	320.00	320.00
6	850–900	879	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	567	427.50–446.00	443.20
13	650–700	651	400.00	400.00
6	800–850	828	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	510	495.00–498.00	497.55
4	550–600	550	494.00	494.00
3	650–700	665	412.50	412.50
4	800–850	835	318.00	318.00
21	1000–1050	1,025	290.00	290.00
2	1050–1100	1,057	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	139.00–149.00	141.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,375	180.00–184.00	182.45
35	—	1,337	170.00–179.00	174.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	162.00–167.00	163.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,904	205.00–221.00	213.82
4	—	1,993	191.00–197.00	192.95
4	—	1,681	173.00–187.00	180.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,120	184.00–284.00	216.74

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)	1	—	1,075	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,975.00	2,975.00

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.