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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 23

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,487 head

▲ 1,118 vs last sale 3,369▲ 1,133 vs year ago 3,354 · +33.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 165▼ 178 vs year ago 413 · −43.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 29▼ 39 vs year ago 67 · −58.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with excellent quality. Steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady from 8.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Not enough steer calves under 600 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers 700 lb to 800 lb sold 8.00 higher Not enough heifers under 700 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good on 9 wt steers. Demand was moderate otherwise. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 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 $467.78/cwt on 46 head, down $12.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 26 comparable sales and sits +4.61 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$467.78

▼ 12.69 vs prior sale

46 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$51.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs KS average

−11.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	474.44	2,623	40
Medium and Large 1-2	558	423.35	2,362	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.09/cwt here — about $260 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 sale46 hd

467.78

—

KS average3 barns · 362 hd

475.15

−7.38

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−11.25

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

+4.61

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	—	Low	1,710	210.17	3,593	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,280	195.03	2,496	162
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	165.15	1,992	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	147.72	1,731	10

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)	1,266	$3,147	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,441	$3,032	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,495	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$4,213	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$3,475	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$3,400	1thin

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	467.07/cwt	457.50–482.50	1,658	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	382	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,349	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	524.93/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,262	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	538.22/cwt	530.00–542.50	2,535	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,481	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	489.90/cwt	482.50–497.50	2,611	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	423.35/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,362	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	454.51/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,654	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	607	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,750	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	425.89/cwt	421.00–441.00	2,666	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	659	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,834	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,336	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	391.92/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,704	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	355.85/cwt	346.00–370.00	2,612	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	375.80/cwt	366.00–380.00	2,766	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	345.29/cwt	339.00–365.00	2,631	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	780	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,956	60
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	361.78/cwt	351.00–367.00	2,826	78
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	353.10/cwt	338.00–357.50	2,878	186
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	321.56/cwt	294.00–333.00	2,634	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	847	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	3,159	36
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	870	362.56/cwt	355.00–363.50	3,154	225
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	303.12/cwt	282.00–329.00	2,661	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	337.09/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,966	155
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	904	357.78/cwt	351.00–359.50	3,234	212
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	315.96/cwt	309.00–324.00	2,878	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	336.82/cwt	328.00–346.00	3,143	325
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	309.01/cwt	308.00–311.00	3,000	24
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	978	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,315	119
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	327.86/cwt	317.00–334.50	3,229	744
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,028	317.30/cwt	305.00–327.00	3,262	300
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,061	311.30/cwt	306.00–313.85	3,303	289
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,137	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,479	6
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,175	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	3,325	14
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,220	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	3,331	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,731	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,629	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,998	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,989	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,136	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,033	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	440.12/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,218	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	413.31/cwt	402.00–420.00	2,178	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,081	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	360.79/cwt	340.00–371.00	2,064	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	378.61/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,238	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	594	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,352	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	320.41/cwt	281.00–350.00	2,006	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	627	384.46/cwt	383.00–386.00	2,411	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	361.49/cwt	357.50–363.00	2,303	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	685	377.56/cwt	377.00–383.00	2,586	73
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,125	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	357.60/cwt	354.00–371.00	2,478	43
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	327.09/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,355	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	352.33/cwt	341.00–358.00	2,551	80
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	756	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,703	56
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	341.75/cwt	331.00–346.00	2,666	472
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	322.32/cwt	301.00–327.00	2,517	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	328.33/cwt	322.00–334.00	2,689	127
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	306.76/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,512	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	291.49/cwt	291.00–293.00	2,574	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	307.03/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,717	27
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	307.75/cwt	297.00–313.00	2,819	162
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,812	25
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,161	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,961	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,445	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,507	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,022	6
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,564	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,008	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	3,004	7
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,162	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,684	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	203.87/cwt	178.00–216.00	3,262	16
Bulls	—	—	1,906	224.82/cwt	223.00–226.00	4,285	4
Bulls	—	—	2,195	231.25/cwt	228.00–234.00	5,076	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,110	223.70/cwt	177.00–283.00	2,483	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	147.72/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,731	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	165.15/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,992	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	184.98/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,484	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	177.91/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,446	38
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	920	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,266	3,147.11/head	2,250.00–3,550.00	3,147	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,441	3,032.38/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,032	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,495	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,525.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	4,212.50/head	4,125.00–4,300.00	4,213	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,600	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Apr 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,487Last week 3,369Year ago 3,354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 165Year ago 413

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 29Year ago 67

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	530.00	530.00
6	400–450	431	510.00–530.00	524.93
24	450–500	471	530.00–542.50	538.22
21	500–550	533	482.50–497.50	489.90
16	550–600	584	445.00–457.50	454.51
20	600–650	626	421.00–441.00	425.89
36	650–700	690	375.00–400.00	391.92
10	700–750	736	366.00–380.00	375.80
78	750–800	781	351.00–367.00	361.78
186	800–850	815	338.00–357.50	353.10
155	850–900	880	332.00–342.00	337.09
325	900–950	933	328.00–346.00	336.82
744	950–1000	985	317.00–334.50	327.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	615.00	615.00
8	600–650	607	453.00	453.00
6	650–700	659	430.00	430.00
60	750–800	780	379.00	379.00
36	800–850	847	373.00	373.00
225	850–900	870	355.00–363.50	362.56
212	900–950	904	351.00–359.50	357.78
119	950–1000	978	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
300	1000–1050	1,028	305.00–327.00	317.30
289	1050–1100	1,061	306.00–313.85	311.30
6	1100–1150	1,137	306.00	306.00
14	1150–1200	1,175	283.00	283.00
2	1200–1250	1,220	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	422.50–427.50	423.35
2	650–700	685	341.00	341.00
11	700–750	734	346.00–370.00	355.85
9	750–800	762	339.00–365.00	345.29
21	800–850	819	294.00–333.00	321.56
16	850–900	878	282.00–329.00	303.12
11	900–950	911	309.00–324.00	315.96
24	950–1000	971	308.00–311.00	309.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	355	457.50–482.50	467.07
3	500–550	525	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	390.00	390.00
6	650–700	685	366.00	366.00
2	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
6	800–850	832	243.00	243.00
2	950–1000	990	259.00	259.00
7	1000–1050	1,008	298.00	298.00
2	1150–1200	1,162	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	452.50	452.50
3	400–450	408	487.50	487.50
21	450–500	472	452.50	452.50
16	500–550	527	402.00–420.00	413.31
26	550–600	591	374.00–380.00	378.61
10	600–650	637	357.50–363.00	361.49
43	650–700	693	354.00–371.00	357.60
80	700–750	724	341.00–358.00	352.33
472	750–800	780	331.00–346.00	341.75
127	800–850	819	322.00–334.00	328.33
27	850–900	885	305.00–310.00	307.03
162	900–950	916	297.00–313.00	307.75
25	950–1000	973	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	540.00	540.00
23	500–550	504	440.00–442.50	440.12
7	550–600	594	396.00	396.00
12	600–650	627	383.00–386.00	384.46
73	650–700	685	377.00–383.00	377.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1150–1200	1,161	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	487	417.50	417.50
2	500–550	537	387.50	387.50
6	550–600	572	340.00–371.00	360.79
7	600–650	626	281.00–350.00	320.41
3	650–700	691	307.50	307.50
5	700–750	720	325.00–328.00	327.09
23	750–800	781	301.00–327.00	322.32
9	800–850	819	305.00–310.00	306.76
8	850–900	883	291.00–293.00	291.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
56	750–800	756	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	487.50	487.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	2,250.00–3,550.00	3,147.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,441	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,032.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	1	—	1,600	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,400	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,350	4,125.00–4,300.00	4,212.50

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)	1	—	880	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,600	178.00–216.00	203.87
2	—	2,195	228.00–234.00	231.25
4	—	1,906	223.00–226.00	224.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,343	183.00–188.00	184.98
38	—	1,375	170.00–182.00	177.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,206	162.00–168.00	165.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,172	141.00–159.00	147.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,110	177.00–283.00	223.70

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.