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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 26

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,274 head

▼ 1,345 vs last sale 2,619▼ 4,618 vs year ago 5,892 · −78.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

196 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 90▼ 151 vs year ago 347 · −43.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 38 vs year ago 73 · −52.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 8.00 to 13.00 higher, in places 30.00 to 40.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, in places 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 425 lb to 650 lb sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was mixed on feeders, and good on calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $527.69/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 27 of 26 comparable sales and sits +64.53 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$527.69

42 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.83

vs KS average

+40.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	527.69	2,791	42

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 sale42 hd

527.69

—

KS average3 barns · 330 hd

519.86

+7.83

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

+40.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

+64.53

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	1,812	192.21	3,482	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	175.27	2,300	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	164.35	2,153	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	149.25	1,667	19

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	947	$3,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$3,578	2thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,208	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	353	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,471	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,420	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	638.00/cwt	638.00–638.00	2,590	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	589.00/cwt	589.00–589.00	2,751	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	527.69/cwt	521.00–538.00	2,791	42
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,808	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	433.93/cwt	422.50–445.00	2,734	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	425.12/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,887	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	405.71/cwt	391.00–407.00	2,856	51
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	318.73/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,266	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	379.66/cwt	368.00–385.50	2,984	116
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,859	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	348.71/cwt	347.00–351.00	2,842	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	354.11/cwt	348.00–361.00	3,155	125
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	916	359.56/cwt	352.00–360.50	3,294	72
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	330.94/cwt	320.00–337.00	3,088	100
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,955	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	323.11/cwt	322.25–338.00	3,170	90
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,016	327.30/cwt	323.25–332.00	3,325	34
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,086	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,345	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	571.00/cwt	571.00–571.00	2,153	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	521.93/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,281	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	517.15/cwt	498.00–521.00	2,394	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,271	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,579	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	423.58/cwt	362.50–427.00	2,486	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	373.02/cwt	348.00–382.50	2,201	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	602	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,492	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,549	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,488	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,336	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	345.85/cwt	339.00–350.00	2,525	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,753	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	318.47/cwt	311.00–320.00	2,398	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	336.94/cwt	334.00–342.00	2,578	27
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	332.07/cwt	314.00–332.50	2,723	43
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,542	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	324.83/cwt	316.00–332.00	2,790	60
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	308.75/cwt	299.00–316.00	2,853	41
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	983	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,634	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,002	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,956	2
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,180	232.90/cwt	228.00–243.00	2,748	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	614.84/cwt	595.00–645.00	2,324	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,668	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,750	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,604	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	10
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,917	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	181.00/cwt	168.00–188.50	3,041	5
Bulls	—	—	1,733	193.20/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,348	6
Bulls	—	—	2,038	202.23/cwt	202.00–203.00	4,121	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	149.25/cwt	136.00–159.00	1,667	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	174.63/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,275	106
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	164.35/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,153	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	180.52/cwt	179.50–182.50	2,507	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	947	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	3,577.92/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,578	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,104	210.13/cwt	180.00–296.00	2,320	31

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,274Last week 2,619Year ago 5,892

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 90Year ago 347

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 73

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	571.00	571.00
13	400–450	437	515.00–525.00	521.93
44	450–500	463	498.00–521.00	517.15
17	500–550	543	475.00	475.00
18	550–600	587	362.50–427.00	423.58
34	650–700	652	391.00	391.00
26	700–750	730	339.00–350.00	345.85
27	750–800	765	334.00–342.00	336.94
43	800–850	820	314.00–332.50	332.07
60	850–900	859	316.00–332.00	324.83
41	900–950	924	299.00–316.00	308.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,002	295.00	295.00
3	1150–1200	1,180	228.00–243.00	232.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	602	414.00	414.00
22	750–800	750	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	432.50	432.50
7	550–600	590	348.00–382.50	373.02
3	650–700	691	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	710	329.00	329.00
6	750–800	753	311.00–320.00	318.47
3	850–900	853	298.00	298.00
3	950–1000	983	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	1000–1050	1,016	323.25–332.00	327.30
6	1050–1100	1,086	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	640.00	640.00
2	400–450	400	605.00	605.00
31	450–500	467	589.00	589.00
42	500–550	529	521.00–538.00	527.69
6	600–650	630	422.50–445.00	433.93
18	650–700	679	415.00–428.00	425.12
51	700–750	704	391.00–407.00	405.71
116	750–800	786	368.00–385.50	379.66
7	800–850	815	347.00–351.00	348.71
125	850–900	891	348.00–361.00	354.11
100	900–950	933	320.00–337.00	330.94
90	950–1000	981	322.25–338.00	323.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	353	700.00	700.00
10	400–450	406	638.00	638.00
20	600–650	600	468.00	468.00
72	900–950	916	352.00–360.50	359.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	711	317.50–320.00	318.73
4	750–800	792	361.00	361.00
10	900–950	938	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	850	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	595.00–645.00	614.84
4	500–550	531	502.50	502.50
2	600–650	625	440.00	440.00
2	750–800	757	344.00	344.00
2	900–950	935	312.00	312.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,303	170.00–178.00	174.63
13	—	1,389	179.50–182.50	180.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,117	136.00–159.00	149.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,310	160.00–168.00	164.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	190.00–195.00	193.20
5	—	1,680	168.00–188.50	181.00
5	—	2,038	202.00–203.00	202.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,577.92
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	947	3,700.00	3,700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,104	180.00–296.00	210.13

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.