Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-05-07

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 7
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,914 head
▲ 1,508 vs last sale 3,406▲ 3,261 vs year ago 1,653 · +197.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 289▲ 48 vs year ago 265 · +18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 25▲ 30 vs year ago 37 · +81.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 1,000 lb sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 12.00 lower, with front end heifers selling close to steady. Not enough steers and heifers under 600 lb for a market test. Approximately 1100 head of the feeder run weighed over 1,000 lb. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $467.52/cwt on 43 head, down $24.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 26 comparable sales and sits +4.36 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.
Average price
$467.52
▼ 24.60 vs prior sale
43 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$31.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.10
vs KS average
−20.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1577475.592,74232
Medium and Large 1-2543444.072,41111thin
One grade step is worth $31.52/cwt here — about $330 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 sale43 hd
467.52
—
KS average3 barns · 523 hd
495.63
−28.10
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−20.03
This barn, trailing median26 sales
463.16
+4.36
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
517472427382median 463.1603/0504/1607/0909/1710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,779217.033,86127
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,352189.972,569241
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,113166.771,8566thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,200156.821,8829thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$3,1002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,473$3,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,378$2,9262thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,218$2,6973thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)970$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,9502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)932$2,6549
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$4,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,325$4,04431
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$3,9836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,400$3,8504thin

Every lot

102 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1476
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4806
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,2914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490402.99/cwt402.50–405.001,9755
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507458.00/cwt458.00–458.002,3225
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533486.11/cwt480.00–492.502,5918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573432.46/cwt430.00–435.002,4786
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1591472.08/cwt462.50–480.002,79024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619436.20/cwt422.50–447.502,7009
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637382.80/cwt382.50–385.002,4388
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670405.39/cwt389.00–407.502,71644
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693366.15/cwt350.00–370.002,53724
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727374.13/cwt370.00–377.002,72032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733357.70/cwt351.00–359.002,62212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy737390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,87424
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762362.82/cwt350.00–368.002,76578
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780337.74/cwt330.00–352.002,63426
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7946
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy840362.50/cwt362.50–362.503,04583
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1842351.62/cwt341.00–360.502,96175
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1871337.01/cwt328.00–342.002,935129
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875319.84/cwt316.00–325.502,79930
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy899348.00/cwt348.00–348.003,12946
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Fancy914352.78/cwt352.50–355.003,22488
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2924316.49/cwt313.00–326.002,92471
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1934334.69/cwt318.50–337.003,126264
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fancy962335.45/cwt329.50–342.003,22785
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970315.99/cwt315.00–317.003,0652
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1982320.07/cwt309.00–326.503,143634
Steers1000–1050Large 11,023314.24/cwt286.00–319.003,215344
Steers1050–1100Large 11,075302.93/cwt282.50–308.003,256466
Steers1050–1100Large 1-21,084266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,8839
Steers1100–1150Large 11,118274.65/cwt271.00–289.003,07189
Steers1150–1200Large 11,181283.91/cwt271.00–287.003,35385
Steers1200–1250Large 11,209284.36/cwt261.00–285.253,43828
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1342500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7102
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed362532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,9282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy382487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,86211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,7846
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1406505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0506
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425466.25/cwt462.50–472.501,9828
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485414.14/cwt372.50–432.502,00913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488461.73/cwt457.50–470.002,25315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1506407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,0624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy539452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,4396
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy552443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,4454
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,2302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1592401.92/cwt392.50–406.002,37916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629379.82/cwt371.00–392.002,38931
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy634400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5368
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642344.86/cwt341.00–346.002,21415
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy665388.50/cwt388.50–388.502,58431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684361.17/cwt356.00–377.002,47075
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691336.72/cwt336.00–342.002,3278
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710328.01/cwt313.00–332.002,32915
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721362.27/cwt355.00–365.002,61232
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy755366.73/cwt354.00–369.002,76973
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777341.42/cwt331.00–347.002,653151
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2791322.18/cwt311.00–326.002,54816
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817311.78/cwt300.00–312.002,54754
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828332.79/cwt320.00–339.002,756521
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883323.03/cwt319.50–327.002,852346
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1919311.24/cwt301.00–312.002,860142
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,7944
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1963303.45/cwt295.50–308.502,92271
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,013293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,96852
Heifers1050–1100Large 11,074273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,9326
Heifers1100–1150Large 11,103279.00/cwt279.00–279.003,07720
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1352482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,6982
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,9504
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,17210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,5013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572423.93/cwt405.00–437.502,42511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,3523
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1682377.44/cwt370.00–382.502,5745
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1838323.05/cwt301.00–331.002,70710
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1892301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,6852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,588201.13/cwt187.00–216.003,19411
Bulls——1,901225.95/cwt219.00–229.004,29512
Bulls——1,938233.98/cwt231.00–238.004,5354
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113166.77/cwt165.00–168.001,8566
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,167199.85/cwt186.00–297.002,33280
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200156.82/cwt145.00–161.001,8829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,391187.96/cwt185.00–193.002,61595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521180.89/cwt173.00–184.002,75166
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2182,697.26/head2,600.00–2,900.002,6973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3782,925.59/head2,600.00–3,200.002,9262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4733,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2253,875.00/head3,500.00–4,050.003,8754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3414,117.24/head3,750.00–4,325.004,11729
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19322,653.91/head2,150.00–2,950.002,6549
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.