Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-05-21

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 21
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,695 head
▲ 933 vs last sale 1,762▼ 1,574 vs year ago 4,269 · −36.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
465 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 319▲ 202 vs year ago 263 · +76.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 42▲ 26 vs year ago 23 · +113.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Not enough steers under 700 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $434.59/cwt on 23 head, down $21.38 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 26 comparable sales and sits −28.58 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.
Average price
$434.59
▼ 21.38 vs prior sale
23 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,461
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$60.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.60
vs KS average
−39.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566447.812,53718thin
Medium and Large 1-2566387.002,1895thin
One grade step is worth $60.81/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd
434.59
—
KS average3 barns · 199 hd
467.19
−32.60
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
−39.89
This barn, trailing median26 sales
463.16
−28.58
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—High1,749221.773,87941
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,233198.752,451270
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180174.492,05949
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,077158.241,70458

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)1,446$3,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$3,1175
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,595$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,415$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,360$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,495$2,7072thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,4502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$3,1502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)935$2,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$3,7833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,189$3,47618
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,050$3,3002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$4,7005

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4492
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372607.45/cwt598.00–615.002,2607
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,5302
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,2722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1503512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,5784
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy576455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,6214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0223
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1588419.05/cwt402.50–432.502,46410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy661409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,7038
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2443
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,6285
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1746371.87/cwt371.00–372.002,77415
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1791359.53/cwt352.00–365.002,84457
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805322.20/cwt322.00–323.002,5945
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815352.93/cwt341.00–359.002,87622
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy868360.50/cwt360.50–360.503,129100
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868351.28/cwt337.00–356.003,049152
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2884326.61/cwt321.50–335.002,88721
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Fancy909351.00/cwt351.00–351.003,19165
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915336.90/cwt326.00–345.003,083222
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2928318.05/cwt310.50–321.002,95219
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1982330.24/cwt323.50–338.003,243486
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2992303.22/cwt301.00–305.003,00852
Steers1000–1050Large 11,016314.67/cwt296.00–322.003,197233
Steers1050–1100Large 11,052306.89/cwt297.50–307.003,22893
Steers1100–1150Large 11,123301.01/cwt298.50–302.503,38051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333587.80/cwt577.50–600.001,9579
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned349492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,7197
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,02615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned402452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,8194
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9646
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy431507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,1853
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy459518.00/cwt518.00–518.002,37853
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475416.67/cwt395.00–427.501,9796
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1491457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,2465
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed499495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,47061
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,7552
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy525430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2584
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540369.50/cwt367.50–370.001,9955
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585396.28/cwt381.00–398.002,31818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed599436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,61240
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607374.25/cwt367.00–375.002,27234
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634346.92/cwt335.00–362.502,1994
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy644396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,55019
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy667374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,49535
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679345.12/cwt337.00–353.002,3436
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy726363.63/cwt363.00–364.502,640137
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729330.62/cwt321.00–334.002,41041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730316.57/cwt309.00–322.002,31112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,2885
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778328.41/cwt327.75–332.002,55552
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5044
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy828328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,71659
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1842321.73/cwt310.00–324.002,70959
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy850328.50/cwt328.50–328.502,79215
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1874305.99/cwt305.00–309.002,6748
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1917298.32/cwt296.00–302.002,7368
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960298.40/cwt290.00–299.002,86515
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,003287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,8794
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,40130
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy507507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,57351
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,1233
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9393
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,3503
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1732380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7829
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,70613
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3726
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,8372
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,067227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,4272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645223.49/cwt221.00–229.003,67619
Bulls——1,772209.43/cwt202.00–216.003,71114
Bulls——1,956239.27/cwt231.00–250.004,6808
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight967157.22/cwt151.00–166.001,52026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,022222.38/cwt182.00–290.002,273100
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,166159.06/cwt146.00–168.001,85532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180174.49/cwt170.00–179.002,05949
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,357184.67/cwt180.00–188.502,506166
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,361192.48/cwt190.00–195.002,6204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2933,117.45/head2,650.00–3,500.003,1175
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4153,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4463,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4952,707.19/head2,200.00–3,100.002,7072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19803,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,0002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1103,450.00/head3,000.00–3,500.003,45010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2004,175.00/head4,175.00–4,175.004,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3293,646.43/head2,650.00–3,900.003,6467
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19004,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7005

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.