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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 30

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,406 head

▼ 1,081 vs last sale 4,487▲ 1,328 vs year ago 2,078 · +63.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

289 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 235▲ 67 vs year ago 222 · +30.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 28▼ 68 vs year ago 93 · −73.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher, with fancy and reputation steers selling up to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 975 lb sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher, in places up to 25.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 500 lb for a market test. Demand was good Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.95/cwt on 129 head, up $21.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 28 comparable sales and sits +28.18 against this barn's trailing median of $396.78.

Average price

$424.95

▲ 21.31 vs prior sale

129 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$16.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.48

vs KS average

+0.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	427.93	2,367	106
Medium and Large 1-2	535	411.25	2,201	23

One grade step is worth $16.67/cwt here — about $165 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 sale129 hd

424.95

—

KS average3 barns · 357 hd

440.44

−15.48

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

+0.88

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.78

+28.18

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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.80, low $364.26, median $396.78 across 28 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	1,870	220.17	4,117	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	188.35	2,548	233
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	168.28	2,077	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	151.65	1,735	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)	1,304	$3,469	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,905	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$2,470	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,350	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$2,699	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,650	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	637.50/cwt	637.50–637.50	1,817	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	2,102	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	343	652.50/cwt	652.50–652.50	2,238	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,180	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	366	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	2,297	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	401	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,386	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,546	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,095	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	535.10/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,301	58
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	471	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,649	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	540.42/cwt	537.00–547.50	2,599	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,288	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	489.13/cwt	472.50–495.00	2,534	61
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	542	517.95/cwt	517.00–527.50	2,807	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	557	482.79/cwt	482.00–485.00	2,689	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	571	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,655	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	461.48/cwt	459.00–476.00	2,704	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	442.88/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,733	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	461.74/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,854	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,626	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	459.07/cwt	447.50–459.50	3,021	168
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,659	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	405.95/cwt	396.00–416.00	2,765	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	415.11/cwt	400.00–418.00	3,034	159
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,738	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,751	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	778	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,112	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	382.04/cwt	377.00–390.00	3,014	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,915	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	370.14/cwt	365.50–378.00	3,039	100
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	329.35/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,859	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	354.57/cwt	340.00–356.00	3,131	171
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	886	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	3,216	35
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	346.89/cwt	341.00–356.00	3,219	242
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	946	328.06/cwt	327.00–330.00	3,103	17
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	327.53/cwt	324.00–338.00	3,243	116
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,105	2
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,016	324.95/cwt	306.00–327.00	3,301	62
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,062	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	3,414	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	571.62/cwt	565.00–572.50	1,829	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	332	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,975	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,811	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	362	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,009	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,935	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	397	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,005	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,932	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	419	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,242	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,354	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	440	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,167	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,933	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	470.21/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,201	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	419.27/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,038	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	453.03/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,229	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	430.44/cwt	387.50–442.50	2,169	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	450.77/cwt	442.50–452.50	2,299	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	559	431.25/cwt	424.00–443.00	2,411	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	407.11/cwt	401.00–410.00	2,341	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	381.41/cwt	372.00–384.00	2,227	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,953	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	392.20/cwt	391.00–392.50	2,518	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	388.50/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,630	59
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	363.17/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,480	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	369.64/cwt	361.00–377.00	2,672	93
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	310.95/cwt	305.00–326.00	2,295	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	756	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,737	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,590	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	345.23/cwt	339.00–355.00	2,717	192
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	348.37/cwt	336.50–351.50	2,846	463
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	320.21/cwt	311.00–331.00	2,658	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	857	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,845	38
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	308.40/cwt	298.00–315.00	2,699	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	330.62/cwt	321.00–339.00	2,896	204
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	892	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	3,046	16
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	300.62/cwt	280.00–307.50	2,766	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	323.98/cwt	321.50–327.00	3,013	98
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	315.27/cwt	313.00–321.00	3,061	14
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	974	280.51/cwt	280.00–281.00	2,732	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,007	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,081	6
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,109	291.07/cwt	289.00–294.00	3,228	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,069	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	471	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,461	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,403	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	430.46/cwt	422.50–432.00	2,484	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,776	210.12/cwt	181.00–217.00	3,732	10
Bulls	—	—	1,858	222.42/cwt	220.00–226.00	4,133	5
Bulls	—	—	2,037	235.06/cwt	233.00–238.00	4,788	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,094	224.80/cwt	177.00–288.00	2,459	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	151.65/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,735	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	168.28/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,077	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	186.82/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,466	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	178.58/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,557	155
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	2,904.79/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,905	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,237	2,469.54/head	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,470	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,304	3,468.61/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,469	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	2,699.02/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,699	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,406Last week 4,487Year ago 2,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 235Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 28Year ago 93

* 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
6	300–350	343	652.50	652.50
19	400–450	414	615.00	615.00
21	450–500	471	562.50	562.50
72	500–550	542	517.00–527.50	517.95
19	550–600	557	482.00–485.00	482.79
23	600–650	618	460.00–465.00	461.74
168	650–700	658	447.50–459.50	459.07
37	750–800	778	400.00	400.00
35	850–900	886	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	1000–1050	1,016	306.00–327.00	324.95
13	1050–1100	1,062	321.50	321.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	502.50	502.50
5	500–550	517	442.50	442.50
22	600–650	629	417.50	417.50
3	650–700	680	391.00	391.00
2	700–750	742	369.00	369.00
2	750–800	762	361.00	361.00
2	800–850	812	359.00	359.00
3	850–900	868	328.00–332.00	329.35
17	900–950	946	327.00–330.00	328.06
2	950–1000	992	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	285	637.50	637.50
2	300–350	335	627.50	627.50
3	350–400	353	617.50	617.50
58	400–450	430	525.00–550.00	535.10
25	450–500	481	537.00–547.50	540.42
61	500–550	518	472.50–495.00	489.13
32	550–600	586	459.00–476.00	461.48
34	600–650	617	437.00–445.00	442.88
15	650–700	681	396.00–416.00	405.95
159	700–750	731	400.00–418.00	415.11
35	750–800	789	377.00–390.00	382.04
100	800–850	821	365.50–378.00	370.14
171	850–900	883	340.00–356.00	354.57
242	900–950	928	341.00–356.00	346.89
116	950–1000	990	324.00–338.00	327.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	627.50	627.50
9	400–450	401	595.00	595.00
10	550–600	571	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	345	525.00	525.00
7	350–400	391	495.00	495.00
29	400–450	423	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	397	505.00	505.00
16	400–450	419	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	595.00	595.00
15	350–400	362	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	440	492.50	492.50
49	450–500	468	470.00–472.50	470.21
48	550–600	559	424.00–443.00	431.25
16	750–800	756	362.00	362.00
16	850–900	892	341.50	341.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	565.00–572.50	571.62
14	400–450	411	470.00	470.00
27	450–500	492	447.50–455.00	453.03
24	500–550	510	442.50–452.50	450.77
34	550–600	575	401.00–410.00	407.11
24	600–650	642	391.00–392.50	392.20
59	650–700	677	375.00–392.00	388.50
93	700–750	723	361.00–377.00	369.64
192	750–800	787	339.00–355.00	345.23
463	800–850	817	336.50–351.50	348.37
204	850–900	876	321.00–339.00	330.62
98	900–950	930	321.50–327.00	323.98
14	950–1000	971	313.00–321.00	315.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,007	306.00	306.00
18	1100–1150	1,109	289.00–294.00	291.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	432.50	432.50
9	450–500	486	412.50–422.50	419.27
14	500–550	504	387.50–442.50	430.44
9	550–600	584	372.00–384.00	381.41
2	600–650	635	307.50	307.50
15	650–700	683	354.00–370.00	363.17
7	700–750	738	305.00–326.00	310.95
7	750–800	773	335.00	335.00
14	800–850	830	311.00–331.00	320.21
11	850–900	875	298.00–315.00	308.40
7	900–950	920	280.00–307.50	300.62
4	950–1000	974	280.00–281.00	280.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	850–900	857	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	570.00	570.00
8	450–500	483	497.50	497.50
12	550–600	577	422.50–432.00	430.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	471	522.50	522.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,432	174.00–184.00	178.58
35	—	1,320	185.00–189.00	186.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,234	160.00–173.00	168.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,094	177.00–288.00	224.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,144	141.00–158.00	151.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,776	181.00–217.00	210.12
6	—	2,037	233.00–238.00	235.06
5	—	1,858	220.00–226.00	222.42

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,904.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,304	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,468.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,237	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,469.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,650.00	3,650.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	937	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,699.02

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.