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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 28

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,319 head

▼ 1,376 vs last sale 2,695▼ 1,885 vs year ago 3,204 · −58.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 310 vs last sale 465▼ 98 vs year ago 253 · −38.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 49▼ 23 vs year ago 35 · −65.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 875 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady, however load lots sold up to 5.00 higher. Steers 775 lb to 875 lb sold up to 10.00 higher on light receipts. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher on light receipts. Not enough cattle under 700 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $415.00/cwt on 8 head, down $19.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −48.16 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$415.00

▼ 19.59 vs prior sale

8 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$585

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

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.06

vs KS average

−45.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	437.50	2,573	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	347.50	1,988	2thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $585 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 sale8 hd

415.00

—

KS average2 barns · 25 hd

436.06

−21.06

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−45.37

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−48.16

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	1,994	235.39	4,694	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	183.65	2,481	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	175.10	2,164	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	148.75	1,752	6thin

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)	1,485	$3,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,090	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,712	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$4,250	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,988	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,573	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,405	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,055	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	395.30/cwt	392.00–397.50	2,724	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,605	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	365.65/cwt	359.00–369.00	2,603	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	375.31/cwt	369.00–376.00	2,935	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,651	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	366.32/cwt	362.00–368.00	2,993	76
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,844	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	350.84/cwt	344.50–355.00	3,073	107
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	329.14/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,883	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	883	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,232	198
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,979	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	946	345.75/cwt	345.75–345.75	3,271	73
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	946	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,933	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	965	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	3,353	158
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	331.54/cwt	329.00–333.50	3,249	133
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,057	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,319	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,792	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,176	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,058	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,928	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,177	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,311	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	343.56/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,450	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	341.84/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,680	76
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,384	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	324.96/cwt	313.00–329.00	2,821	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	869	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,950	115
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,748	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	308.23/cwt	306.50–311.00	2,897	73
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,923	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,288	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,838	4
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,105	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,039	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,812	223.41/cwt	217.00–229.00	4,048	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	4,306	1
Bulls	—	—	2,134	242.86/cwt	242.00–244.00	5,183	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,071	181.37/cwt	177.00–199.50	1,942	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	148.75/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,752	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	175.10/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,164	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	183.97/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,557	86
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	3,090.00/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,090	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,712.04/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,712	2

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 May 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,319Last week 2,695Year ago 3,204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 465Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 49Year ago 35

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	685	334.00	334.00
4	900–950	943	301.00	301.00
8	1100–1150	1,105	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	637	377.50	377.50
3	650–700	663	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	712	359.00–369.00	365.65
2	750–800	782	339.00	339.00
17	800–850	844	337.00	337.00
4	850–900	876	325.00–340.00	329.14
3	900–950	946	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
198	850–900	883	366.00	366.00
73	900–950	946	345.75	345.75
158	950–1000	965	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	437.50	437.50
5	650–700	689	392.00–397.50	395.30
6	700–750	704	370.00	370.00
10	750–800	782	369.00–376.00	375.31
76	800–850	817	362.00–368.00	366.32
107	850–900	876	344.50–355.00	350.84
6	900–950	900	331.00	331.00
133	950–1000	980	329.00–333.50	331.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	1050–1100	1,057	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	343.00	343.00
2	600–650	642	360.00	360.00
2	800–850	822	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	895	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	499	412.50	412.50
8	550–600	573	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
7	700–750	713	341.00–350.00	343.56
76	750–800	784	338.00–342.00	341.84
12	850–900	868	313.00–329.00	324.96
73	900–950	940	306.50–311.00	308.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	460.00	460.00
115	850–900	869	339.50	339.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,090.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,485	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	4,250.00	4,250.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,712.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,812	217.00–229.00	223.41
5	—	2,134	242.00–244.00	242.86
1	—	1,840	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	140.00–162.00	148.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,071	177.00–199.50	181.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,390	180.00–188.00	183.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,236	170.00–179.00	175.10

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.