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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 5

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,225 head

▲ 1,951 vs last sale 1,274▼ 1,353 vs year ago 4,578 · −29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 196▼ 59 vs year ago 160 · −36.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 35▲ 51 vs year ago 21 · +242.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 6.00 lower, however short 7 wts suitable for grazing sold up to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 925 lb sold from 3.00 higher to 9.00 lower. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $493.09/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 25 of 26 comparable sales and sits +29.93 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$493.09

62 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$22.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

vs KS average

+17.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	494.89	2,709	57
Medium and Large 1-2	521	472.50	2,462	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale62 hd

493.09

—

KS average3 barns · 174 hd

489.70

+3.39

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+17.53

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

+29.93

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	1,856	187.12	3,474	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	176.82	2,525	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	161.39	2,074	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	150.92	1,807	5thin

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)	1,375	$3,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$3,073	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,453	$3,000	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	987	$2,753	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	857	$2,650	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,200	6

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	672.50/cwt	672.50–672.50	2,051	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	401.83/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,250	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	649.00/cwt	649.00–649.00	2,336	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,544	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,489	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,580	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,560	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,462	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	520.22/cwt	515.00–522.50	2,747	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	494.66/cwt	487.50–507.50	2,661	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	479.52/cwt	477.00–482.50	2,772	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,522	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	461.43/cwt	457.00–465.00	2,884	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	441.03/cwt	439.00–445.00	2,792	66
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	436.40/cwt	435.00–439.00	2,863	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	423.85/cwt	416.00–429.00	2,836	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	394.65/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,711	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	724	395.86/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,866	76
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	388.52/cwt	385.00–393.00	2,871	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	374.16/cwt	366.00–381.00	2,784	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	382.87/cwt	378.00–386.50	2,952	247
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,769	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	821	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	3,128	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	366.43/cwt	355.00–373.00	3,038	242
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	320.63/cwt	319.25–348.00	2,700	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	347.50/cwt	342.00–355.00	3,023	88
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	342.34/cwt	342.00–343.00	2,982	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	877	372.54/cwt	362.00–377.50	3,267	226
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	921	357.00/cwt	352.00–360.50	3,288	49
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	323.90/cwt	322.00–329.00	2,990	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	343.72/cwt	331.00–350.00	3,197	211
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	317.00/cwt	312.00–330.50	3,094	114
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	980	347.94/cwt	342.00–350.50	3,410	93
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	315.06/cwt	295.00–319.25	3,223	237
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,053	315.67/cwt	291.00–320.50	3,324	36
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,113	305.28/cwt	283.00–313.00	3,398	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	307	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,873	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,732	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,864	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	377	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,111	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	457	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,296	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	473.76/cwt	467.50–477.50	2,198	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	389.36/cwt	330.00–412.50	1,842	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,504	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	442.63/cwt	430.00–444.00	2,421	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,081	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	427.33/cwt	418.00–437.00	2,449	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	407.55/cwt	401.00–413.00	2,498	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	376.81/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,359	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	674	383.40/cwt	378.00–392.00	2,584	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	352.59/cwt	352.00–355.00	2,408	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	368.73/cwt	357.00–374.00	2,541	104
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	334.65/cwt	317.00–344.00	2,393	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	364.56/cwt	351.00–369.00	2,618	206
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	769	356.94/cwt	355.50–361.00	2,745	71
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	343.40/cwt	334.00–351.00	2,689	146
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	784	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	3,034	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,689	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	318.99/cwt	315.00–324.50	2,622	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	331.70/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,740	107
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	321.34/cwt	321.00–323.00	2,786	24
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	310.24/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,864	23
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,054	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,846	11
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,125	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,038	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,492	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,811	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,993	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,756	193.47/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,397	5
Bulls	—	—	1,826	176.88/cwt	167.00–187.00	3,230	12
Bulls	—	—	2,030	205.34/cwt	201.00–208.00	4,168	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	150.92/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,807	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	161.39/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,074	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	181.69/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,396	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	173.58/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,605	36
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,363	3,073.30/head	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,073	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,453	2,999.87/head	2,050.00–3,075.00	3,000	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	944	241.56/cwt	170.00–300.00	2,280	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	2,753.17/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,753	5

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 Mar 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,225Last week 1,274Year ago 4,578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 196Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 35Year ago 21

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	311	400.00–405.00	401.83
4	350–400	372	415.00	415.00
5	450–500	466	339.00	339.00
5	500–550	521	472.50	472.50
17	600–650	602	419.00	419.00
21	650–700	687	393.00–400.00	394.65
11	700–750	744	366.00–381.00	374.16
3	750–800	791	350.00	350.00
60	800–850	842	319.25–348.00	320.63
15	850–900	871	342.00–343.00	342.34
17	900–950	923	322.00–329.00	323.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	528	515.00–522.50	520.22
18	600–650	625	457.00–465.00	461.43
17	650–700	656	435.00–439.00	436.40
76	700–750	724	395.00–410.00	395.86
20	800–850	821	381.00	381.00
226	850–900	877	362.00–377.50	372.54
49	900–950	921	352.00–360.50	357.00
93	950–1000	980	342.00–350.50	347.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	305	672.50	672.50
7	350–400	360	649.00	649.00
2	400–450	420	592.50	592.50
2	450–500	497	515.00	515.00
31	500–550	538	487.50–507.50	494.66
16	550–600	578	477.00–482.50	479.52
66	600–650	633	439.00–445.00	441.03
16	650–700	669	416.00–429.00	423.85
32	700–750	739	385.00–393.00	388.52
247	750–800	771	378.00–386.50	382.87
242	800–850	829	355.00–373.00	366.43
88	850–900	870	342.00–355.00	347.50
211	900–950	930	331.00–350.00	343.72
114	950–1000	976	312.00–330.50	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
237	1000–1050	1,023	295.00–319.25	315.06
36	1050–1100	1,053	291.00–320.50	315.67
16	1100–1150	1,113	283.00–313.00	305.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	555.00	555.00
3	350–400	355	525.00	525.00
8	450–500	464	467.50–477.50	473.76
20	500–550	547	430.00–444.00	442.63
43	550–600	573	418.00–437.00	427.33
22	600–650	613	401.00–413.00	407.55
104	650–700	689	357.00–374.00	368.73
206	700–750	718	351.00–369.00	364.56
146	750–800	783	334.00–351.00	343.40
107	800–850	826	328.00–335.00	331.70
24	850–900	867	321.00–323.00	321.34
23	900–950	923	300.00–316.00	310.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	307	610.00	610.00
5	350–400	377	560.00	560.00
5	450–500	457	502.50	502.50
18	500–550	535	468.00	468.00
46	650–700	674	378.00–392.00	383.40
71	750–800	769	355.50–361.00	356.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	330.00–412.50	389.36
4	550–600	567	367.00	367.00
15	600–650	626	360.00–389.00	376.81
5	650–700	683	352.00–355.00	352.59
28	700–750	715	317.00–344.00	334.65
25	750–800	798	337.00	337.00
12	800–850	822	315.00–324.50	318.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1050–1100	1,054	270.00	270.00
3	1100–1150	1,125	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
32	750–800	784	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	417.50	417.50
2	750–800	770	365.00	365.00
7	850–900	883	339.00	339.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,285	161.00–162.00	161.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,197	149.00–158.00	150.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,319	180.00–186.00	181.69
36	—	1,501	170.00–179.00	173.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,756	190.00–199.00	193.47
12	—	1,826	167.00–187.00	176.88
5	—	2,030	201.00–208.00	205.34

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)	10	—	1,453	2,050.00–3,075.00	2,999.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,363	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,073.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	3,275.00	3,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	40	—	944	170.00–300.00	241.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	987	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,753.17
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	857	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.