Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-06-25

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jun 25
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▼ 1,260 vs last sale 1,856▼ 1,084 vs year ago 1,680 · −64.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 105▼ 61 vs year ago 233 · −26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 10▲ 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday July 2nd for the 4th of July holiday.

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, not enough feeder steers or heifers for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $470.00/cwt on 6 head, up $82.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 28 comparable sales and sits +73.22 against this barn's trailing median of $396.78.
Average price
$470.00
▲ 82.96 vs prior sale
6 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,430
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+33.48
vs KS average
+54.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517470.002,4306thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
470.00
—
KS average2 barns · 51 hd
436.52
+33.48
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
+54.17
This barn, trailing median28 sales
396.78
+73.22
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
453419384350median 396.7803/0504/2307/2309/1710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,902220.534,19422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,338187.362,506103
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,109168.741,87123
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,097153.441,68311

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)1,430$3,2502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,530$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,5504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,500$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,105$3,09510

Every lot

45 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380553.19/cwt532.50–575.002,1022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,5372
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6054
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,8326
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777362.22/cwt355.00–365.002,8147
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827371.00/cwt371.00–371.003,06822
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,9132
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863347.54/cwt343.00–350.002,99917
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2864333.88/cwt333.00–336.002,8857
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy892362.50/cwt362.50–362.503,23457
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915339.00/cwt339.00–339.003,10213
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918337.95/cwt334.00–342.003,1024
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,1823
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,2182
Steers1000–1050Large 11,017321.00/cwt321.00–321.003,26513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456524.47/cwt520.00–527.502,3925
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4306
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627429.12/cwt427.50–432.502,69139
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5444
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy650390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5353
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695377.13/cwt374.00–377.502,6219
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement715380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,71724
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1736367.02/cwt366.00–367.502,70128
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1779357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,78165
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2797337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,6864
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870336.84/cwt333.50–340.502,931114
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1908321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,91545
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,017286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,90910
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,757211.49/cwt201.00–219.003,7169
Bulls——1,980225.74/cwt222.00–228.004,47011
Bulls——2,125232.50/cwt231.00–234.004,9412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight966151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109168.74/cwt165.00–172.001,87123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,119220.04/cwt186.00–227.502,46214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146154.35/cwt146.00–162.001,7698
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,307178.40/cwt174.00–183.002,33242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430185.63/cwt184.00–188.502,65547
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1173,155.56/head3,000.00–3,175.003,1569
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4303,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.