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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 16

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,369 head

▼ 312 vs last sale 3,681▲ 603 vs year ago 2,766 · +21.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 177▼ 94 vs year ago 259 · −36.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 49▼ 33 vs year ago 62 · −53.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 675 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Steers under 675 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Not enough heifers under 650 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Approximately 22% of the steer run weighed over 1,000 lb. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

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 $480.47/cwt on 149 head, down $5.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 26 comparable sales and sits +17.30 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$480.47

▼ 5.10 vs prior sale

149 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$33.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.29

vs KS average

−7.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	484.57	2,699	131
Medium and Large 1-2	563	450.60	2,537	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.98/cwt here — about $162 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 sale149 hd

480.47

—

KS average3 barns · 815 hd

495.76

−15.29

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−7.88

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

+17.30

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	1,653	202.32	3,344	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,316	191.53	2,521	135
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	164.22	2,118	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	147.07	1,725	6thin

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)	1,027	$3,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,270	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$4,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$4,122	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,900	2thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	2,071	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,145	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	404.43/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,767	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	532.67/cwt	522.50–550.00	2,514	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	514.79/cwt	492.50–520.00	2,625	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,331	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	465.17/cwt	460.00–481.00	2,470	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	451.48/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,596	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	475.11/cwt	471.00–489.00	2,803	71
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	617	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,900	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	451.59/cwt	447.00–457.00	2,791	42
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	402.30/cwt	374.00–418.00	2,498	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	672	414.47/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,785	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	682	438.15/cwt	436.00–444.00	2,988	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	383.15/cwt	381.00–391.00	2,628	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,581	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	360.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,593	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	390.98/cwt	382.50–392.00	2,842	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	772	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,995	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	354.34/cwt	338.50–360.00	2,746	40
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	370.31/cwt	359.00–375.50	3,051	313
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	344.72/cwt	331.00–349.50	2,858	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	348.38/cwt	335.00–354.00	3,062	116
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	927	353.46/cwt	352.50–355.00	3,277	88
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	340.09/cwt	327.00–349.00	3,153	477
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	308.47/cwt	291.00–316.00	2,893	19
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	290.97/cwt	256.00–305.00	2,787	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	970	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,191	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	316.41/cwt	308.00–326.50	3,123	69
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	313.69/cwt	304.00–317.50	3,231	311
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,084	297.95/cwt	291.00–300.50	3,230	38
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,188	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,101	3
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,200	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	3,012	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	357	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,017	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,803	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,122	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,718	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,172	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,061	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	455.88/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,393	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	406.49/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,325	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	395.85/cwt	389.00–402.00	2,470	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	347.99/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,210	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	640	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,714	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,589	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,499	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	699	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	706	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,493	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	768	2,769.58/head	2,735.00–2,775.00	2,770	60
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	314.12/cwt	300.00–327.00	2,453	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	328.01/cwt	316.00–332.00	2,588	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	808	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,804	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	313.45/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,580	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	337.11/cwt	326.00–341.00	2,781	112
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	828	3,009.25/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,009	290
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,877	35
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	859	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	321.16/cwt	310.00–325.25	2,833	127
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	912	3,088.28/head	3,085.00–3,100.00	3,088	75
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	314.11/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,880	147
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	293.82/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,706	19
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,141	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,091	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	3,175	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,101	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,083	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	513.17/cwt	497.50–525.00	2,520	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,644	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,721	4
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,095	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,066	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	208.09/cwt	202.00–212.00	3,267	6
Bulls	—	—	1,644	192.08/cwt	170.00–200.00	3,158	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,373	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,097	250.27/cwt	186.00–308.00	2,745	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	147.07/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,725	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	164.22/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,118	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	184.87/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,475	85
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	176.19/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,428	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	4,122.22/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	4,122	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,900.00/head	2,100.00–3,700.00	2,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,067	7

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 Apr 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,369Last week 3,681Year ago 2,766

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 177Year ago 259

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 49Year ago 62

* 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
37	500–550	510	492.50–520.00	514.79
2	600–650	617	470.00	470.00
23	650–700	672	410.00–416.00	414.47
2	750–800	772	388.00	388.00
88	900–950	927	352.50–355.00	353.46
12	950–1000	970	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	627.50	627.50
5	350–400	399	537.50	537.50
38	450–500	472	522.50–550.00	532.67
23	500–550	531	460.00–481.00	465.17
71	550–600	590	471.00–489.00	475.11
42	600–650	618	447.00–457.00	451.59
18	650–700	686	381.00–391.00	383.15
25	700–750	727	382.50–392.00	390.98
40	750–800	775	338.50–360.00	354.34
313	800–850	824	359.00–375.50	370.31
116	850–900	879	335.00–354.00	348.38
477	900–950	927	327.00–349.00	340.09
69	950–1000	987	308.00–326.50	316.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
311	1000–1050	1,030	304.00–317.50	313.69
38	1050–1100	1,084	291.00–300.50	297.95
3	1150–1200	1,188	261.00	261.00
9	1200–1250	1,200	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	380.00–430.00	404.43
4	500–550	521	447.50	447.50
14	550–600	575	442.50–455.00	451.48
19	600–650	621	374.00–418.00	402.30
2	650–700	692	373.00	373.00
9	700–750	719	350.00–375.00	360.60
17	800–850	829	331.00–349.50	344.72
19	900–950	938	291.00–316.00	308.47
7	950–1000	958	256.00–305.00	290.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	650–700	682	436.00–444.00	438.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	357	505.00	505.00
9	400–450	433	490.00	490.00
15	450–500	482	427.50	427.50
19	500–550	525	452.50–460.00	455.88
10	550–600	572	395.00–417.50	406.49
14	600–650	624	389.00–402.00	395.85
21	650–700	670	373.00	373.00
15	700–750	729	342.00	342.00
16	750–800	789	316.00–332.00	328.01
112	800–850	825	326.00–341.00	337.11
127	850–900	882	310.00–325.25	321.16
147	900–950	917	305.00–319.00	314.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	565.00	565.00
5	450–500	480	452.50	452.50
4	650–700	657	394.00	394.00
18	800–850	808	347.00	347.00
35	850–900	850	338.50	338.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
10	650–700	699	2,650.00	2,650.00
22	700–750	706	2,700.00	2,700.00
60	750–800	768	2,735.00–2,775.00	2,769.58
290	800–850	828	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,009.25
8	850–900	859	3,025.00	3,025.00
75	900–950	912	3,085.00–3,100.00	3,088.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,023	307.00	307.00
3	1050–1100	1,091	291.00	291.00
6	1100–1150	1,101	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
10	600–650	635	345.00–351.00	347.99
4	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
25	750–800	781	300.00–327.00	314.12
22	800–850	823	300.00–325.00	313.45
19	900–950	921	290.00–297.50	293.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	640	424.00	424.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	491	497.50–525.00	513.17
2	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	656	403.00	403.00
4	850–900	892	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,095	280.00	280.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,027	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	3,800.00	3,800.00

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	—	875	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	4,000.00	4,000.00

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	2	—	1,200	4,600.00	4,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,233	3,600.00–4,300.00	4,122.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,100.00–3,700.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,060	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	226.00	226.00
6	—	1,570	202.00–212.00	208.09
8	—	1,644	170.00–200.00	192.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,339	183.00–188.00	184.87
32	—	1,378	170.00–182.00	176.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,097	186.00–308.00	250.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,290	160.00–169.00	164.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	141.00–158.00	147.07

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.