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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

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

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,272 head

▲ 1,047 vs last sale 3,225▼ 1,728 vs year ago 6,000 · −28.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 101▼ 13 vs year ago 196 · −6.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 72▼ 26 vs year ago 52 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 1,000 lb sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower, however some 6-7 wts suitable for grazing sold nearly steady. Fleshy steers sold up to 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers 475 lb to 975 lb sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however 3 high yielding bulls sold for 216 to 218.

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 $485.54/cwt on 103 head, down $7.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +22.37 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$485.54

▼ 7.55 vs prior sale

103 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$91.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.43

vs KS average

+13.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	502.49	2,702	84
Medium and Large 1-2	552	410.56	2,266	19thin

One grade step is worth $91.93/cwt here — about $436 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale103 hd

485.54

—

KS average3 barns · 364 hd

497.96

−12.43

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+13.34

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

+22.37

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	1,659	197.44	3,276	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	178.57	2,352	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	164.37	1,995	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	151.27	1,774	15

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)	1,460	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,478	$2,998	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,328	$2,678	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$3,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,800	1thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,226	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,290	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	365	662.50/cwt	662.50–662.50	2,418	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,280	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	475.69/cwt	435.00–515.00	2,069	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	591.62/cwt	582.50–601.00	2,579	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,514	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	564.00/cwt	564.00–564.00	2,561	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	475.99/cwt	462.50–495.00	2,270	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,624	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	521.88/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,756	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	418.42/cwt	407.50–461.00	2,234	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	484.59/cwt	475.00–497.50	2,612	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,608	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	401.83/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,298	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,532	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	405.83/cwt	390.00–422.00	2,472	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	462.97/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,829	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	433.95/cwt	427.00–442.50	2,682	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	427.68/cwt	425.00–429.00	2,823	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	412.24/cwt	403.00–422.50	2,774	45
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,653	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	718	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,850	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	381.76/cwt	372.00–393.00	2,806	97
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	754	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,865	45
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	366.04/cwt	358.00–371.00	2,815	100
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	345.49/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,705	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	821	360.96/cwt	359.00–363.00	2,963	242
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	330.50/cwt	329.00–333.00	2,763	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	346.57/cwt	335.00–356.00	2,908	133
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	3,009	42
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	322.74/cwt	309.00–328.00	2,824	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	341.79/cwt	331.00–349.00	3,004	422
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	883	331.44/cwt	328.50–331.75	2,927	157
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	913	319.26/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,915	36
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	931	350.93/cwt	343.00–359.00	3,267	274
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	328.78/cwt	320.00–337.00	3,074	310
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	312.52/cwt	311.00–313.00	2,931	21
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,875	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	318.44/cwt	304.00–324.50	3,079	230
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	308.73/cwt	289.00–313.00	3,164	162
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,051	305.79/cwt	281.00–307.00	3,214	102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	486.56/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,825	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	397	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,074	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,179	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,894	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	493.63/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,128	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	473.40/cwt	470.00–482.50	2,268	55
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,508	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	420.47/cwt	413.00–435.00	2,182	62
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	384.74/cwt	360.00–402.50	2,008	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	382.01/cwt	369.00–387.50	2,204	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	414.99/cwt	404.00–422.00	2,403	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,434	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	369.63/cwt	345.00–376.00	2,303	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	387.45/cwt	377.50–397.00	2,418	61
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	340.34/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,246	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	363.31/cwt	356.50–369.00	2,460	89
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,304	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	716	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,585	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	346.08/cwt	336.00–354.00	2,492	86
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	765	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,662	42
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	318.12/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,469	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	334.62/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,613	167
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,744	61
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,468	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	314.31/cwt	311.00–326.00	2,637	75
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	869	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,564	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	309.09/cwt	298.00–314.00	2,735	232
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	301.80/cwt	292.00–305.50	2,749	81
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,674	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,809	19
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,064	263.97/cwt	260.00–302.50	2,809	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,025	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,334	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	506.18/cwt	410.00–535.00	2,450	35
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	398.20/cwt	352.50–407.50	2,481	21
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	358.07/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,596	8
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,708	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	217.50/cwt	216.00–218.00	3,487	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	190.49/cwt	172.00–199.00	3,105	12
Bulls	—	—	1,833	205.19/cwt	203.00–207.00	3,761	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,471	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	164.37/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,995	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	149.91/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,922	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,294	183.24/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,371	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	176.44/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,343	70
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	2,677.87/head	2,600.00–2,875.00	2,678	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,362	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,478	2,998.37/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	2,998	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	186.63/cwt	181.50–205.00	2,124	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	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 Mar 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,272Last week 3,225Year ago 6,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 101Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 72Year ago 52

* 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
4	400–450	435	435.00–515.00	475.69
5	450–500	477	462.50–495.00	475.99
10	500–550	534	407.50–461.00	418.42
9	550–600	572	390.00–408.00	401.83
4	600–650	609	390.00–422.00	405.83
2	650–700	682	389.00	389.00
32	750–800	783	345.00–349.00	345.49
32	800–850	836	329.00–333.00	330.50
27	850–900	875	309.00–328.00	322.74
21	900–950	938	311.00–313.00	312.52
2	950–1000	955	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	700.00	700.00
2	350–400	355	645.00	645.00
8	400–450	449	560.00	560.00
2	450–500	495	530.00	530.00
17	500–550	539	475.00–497.50	484.59
7	550–600	582	435.00	435.00
27	600–650	618	427.00–442.50	433.95
45	650–700	673	403.00–422.50	412.24
97	700–750	735	372.00–393.00	381.76
100	750–800	769	358.00–371.00	366.04
133	800–850	839	335.00–356.00	346.57
422	850–900	879	331.00–349.00	341.79
310	900–950	935	320.00–337.00	328.78
230	950–1000	967	304.00–324.50	318.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	436	582.50–601.00	591.62
14	450–500	454	564.00	564.00
54	500–550	528	505.00–525.00	521.88
6	550–600	570	457.50	457.50
48	600–650	611	450.00–467.50	462.97
15	650–700	660	425.00–429.00	427.68
17	700–750	718	397.00	397.00
242	800–850	821	359.00–363.00	360.96
42	850–900	850	354.00	354.00
274	900–950	931	343.00–359.00	350.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	1000–1050	1,025	289.00–313.00	308.73
102	1050–1100	1,051	281.00–307.00	305.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
157	850–900	883	328.50–331.75	331.44
36	900–950	913	315.00–321.00	319.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	662.50	662.50
3	400–450	400	570.00	570.00
45	750–800	754	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	480.00–495.00	486.56
24	400–450	431	490.00–495.00	493.63
55	450–500	479	470.00–482.50	473.40
62	500–550	519	413.00–435.00	420.47
20	550–600	579	404.00–422.00	414.99
61	600–650	624	377.50–397.00	387.45
89	650–700	677	356.50–369.00	363.31
86	700–750	720	336.00–354.00	346.08
167	750–800	781	330.00–345.00	334.62
75	800–850	839	311.00–326.00	314.31
232	850–900	885	298.00–314.00	309.09
81	900–950	911	292.00–305.50	301.80
19	950–1000	967	290.50	290.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	1050–1100	1,064	260.00–302.50	263.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	413	527.50	527.50
2	500–550	515	487.00	487.00
9	600–650	610	399.00	399.00
25	700–750	716	361.00	361.00
42	750–800	765	348.00	348.00
61	800–850	800	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	442.50	442.50
2	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
10	500–550	522	360.00–402.50	384.74
10	550–600	577	369.00–387.50	382.01
13	600–650	623	345.00–376.00	369.63
9	650–700	660	338.00–345.00	340.34
4	700–750	711	324.00	324.00
14	750–800	776	314.00–320.00	318.12
4	800–850	820	301.00	301.00
5	850–900	869	295.00	295.00
2	900–950	945	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	397	522.50	522.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	610.00	610.00
5	350–400	394	592.50	592.50
35	450–500	484	410.00–535.00	506.18
15	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
21	600–650	623	352.50–407.50	398.20
8	700–750	725	352.00–360.00	358.07
2	950–1000	950	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
10	—	1,282	141.00–159.00	149.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,294	180.00–187.00	183.24
70	—	1,328	170.00–179.00	176.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	955	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,214	161.00–169.00	164.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	203.00–207.00	205.19
12	—	1,630	172.00–199.00	190.49
3	—	1,603	216.00–218.00	217.50

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)	2	—	1,362	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,478	2,800.00–3,300.00	2,998.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,328	2,600.00–2,875.00	2,677.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,138	181.50–205.00	186.63

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)	3	—	1,108	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,800.00	3,800.00

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.