Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-05-14

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 14
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,762 head
▼ 3,152 vs last sale 4,914▼ 3,068 vs year ago 4,830 · −63.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 313▼ 95 vs year ago 414 · −22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 67▼ 53 vs year ago 95 · −55.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 1,000 lb sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Not enough steers under 600 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 775 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower, however one partial load of fancy heifers weighing 835 lb sold 4.00 higher. Heifers 550 lb to 775 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough heifers under 550 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. One high yielding bull sold for 244.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $455.97/cwt on 16 head, down $11.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 26 comparable sales and sits −7.19 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.
Average price
$455.97
▼ 11.56 vs prior sale
16 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,516
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$414
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$63.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−34.71
vs KS average
−17.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556471.962,62212thin
Medium and Large 1-2541408.002,2074thin
One grade step is worth $63.96/cwt here — about $414 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd
455.97
—
KS average3 barns · 299 hd
490.68
−34.71
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
−17.73
This barn, trailing median26 sales
463.16
−7.19
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—Low1,780217.373,86927
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,258197.892,490242
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,258175.382,20616
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,189159.631,89810

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$3,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$3,2163thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,160$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,186$2,4784thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$3,8805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,144$3,6069
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$3,5176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,164$3,20011

Every lot

89 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned367522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,9182
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,2696
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482526.56/cwt517.00–532.502,53813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,6033
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,4512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,9482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy558477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,6644
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579446.20/cwt420.00–502.502,5835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy600475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,8502
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,7735
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635376.68/cwt361.00–387.002,3925
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy657429.09/cwt426.00–432.002,81918
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662390.67/cwt388.00–400.002,58617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678369.73/cwt352.50–383.002,50710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy705414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,9198
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719395.65/cwt391.00–397.002,84522
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,5412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767375.84/cwt368.00–384.002,88310
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2798336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,6818
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy820374.78/cwt371.00–376.003,07374
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1831349.48/cwt338.00–354.002,90414
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833335.35/cwt333.00–341.002,79325
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885321.45/cwt311.00–326.002,84510
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890352.13/cwt349.00–365.003,134105
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2913327.32/cwt313.00–333.002,98819
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930352.84/cwt346.00–357.003,281145
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2958308.32/cwt305.00–310.002,9543
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970342.64/cwt334.00–350.003,324191
Steers1000–1050Large 11,031322.66/cwt312.25–326.753,327198
Steers1050–1100Large 11,079314.74/cwt314.50–315.003,39621
Steers1200–1250Large 11,226287.00/cwt287.00–287.003,5194
Steers1250–1300Large 11,278251.00/cwt251.00–251.003,2083
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,12913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned396475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416401.67/cwt400.00–402.501,6713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,2089
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned445452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,0142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,0073
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486482.93/cwt478.00–490.002,34724
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1501407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,0425
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,8534
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy545446.00/cwt446.00–446.002,43124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556375.04/cwt362.50–380.002,0857
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569397.83/cwt393.00–404.002,26413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy623386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,4054
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,0754
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636361.48/cwt359.00–368.002,2997
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671375.66/cwt368.00–382.502,52152
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy684396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,70966
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684327.85/cwt301.00–341.002,2429
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713364.78/cwt362.00–368.002,60113
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732326.00/cwt310.00–335.502,3868
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1791335.35/cwt328.75–349.002,65377
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy794360.50/cwt360.50–360.502,86240
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813325.92/cwt320.00–335.002,6505
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826300.38/cwt273.00–309.502,48112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy835344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,87218
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2872303.11/cwt300.00–311.002,64323
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880320.83/cwt317.50–328.002,823159
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1934305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8497
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968291.23/cwt290.00–300.002,8198
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676366.05/cwt353.00–375.002,4745
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1759358.08/cwt352.50–360.002,71812
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1821327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,6857
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1923303.37/cwt299.00–307.002,80011
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1956291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,7824
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 11,231242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,9796
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508203.48/cwt188.00–219.003,06810
Bulls——1,921235.55/cwt230.00–244.004,5255
Bulls——1,948221.37/cwt220.00–224.004,31212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,065217.43/cwt179.00–287.502,31678
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,189159.63/cwt140.00–169.001,89810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258175.38/cwt171.00–179.002,20616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,302191.81/cwt190.00–194.002,49779
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395185.60/cwt180.00–189.002,58985
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1703,215.62/head3,200.00–3,250.003,2163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1862,478.19/head2,300.00–2,750.002,4784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2453,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,300.00/head3,000.00–3,400.003,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1004,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1643,200.00/head2,900.00–3,400.003,20011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8505

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.