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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 10

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

985 head

▲ 320 vs last sale 665▼ 69 vs year ago 1,054 · −6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 207▼ 35 vs year ago 235 · −14.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 35▼ 19 vs year ago 22 · −86.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 1,000 lb sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher., Not enough feeder heifers 650 lb to 900 lb for a market test. Not enough steers and heifers under 650 lb for a market test, however a steady to higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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 $426.99/cwt on 42 head, up $15.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −36.17 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$426.99

▲ 15.41 vs prior sale

42 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$28.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.61

vs KS average

+36.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	429.01	2,206	39
Medium and Large 1-2	527	400.81	2,112	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.20/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale42 hd

426.99

—

KS average3 barns · 178 hd

416.38

+10.61

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

+36.40

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−36.17

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	—	Average	1,901	187.39	3,562	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	159.23	2,246	111
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	143.66	1,931	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	127.88	1,406	30

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,005	$1,950	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,803	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	372	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	1,983	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	467.00/cwt	462.50–468.00	1,887	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,779	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	442.69/cwt	412.50–447.00	2,050	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	469.69/cwt	466.00–475.00	2,179	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	484	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,376	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	425.92/cwt	416.50–430.00	2,185	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,349	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	400.81/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,112	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,206	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,395	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	358.18/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,629	51
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	348.60/cwt	347.00–350.50	2,712	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	340.66/cwt	331.00–344.75	2,814	172
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	339.42/cwt	337.50–342.75	2,936	77
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	896	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,666	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	323.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	3,018	230
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,754	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	979	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,917	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	999	310.25/cwt	310.25–310.25	3,099	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,523	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	356	481.16/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,713	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,702	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	440.83/cwt	434.00–443.00	1,953	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,910	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,729	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	390.92/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,888	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	363.65/cwt	362.00–377.50	1,931	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	538	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,165	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	343.28/cwt	336.00–349.00	2,166	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,388	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	313.08/cwt	305.00–314.00	2,464	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	314.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,619	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,663	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	270.92/cwt	270.00–271.50	2,623	8
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,091	256.48/cwt	249.00–261.00	2,798	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	480.82/cwt	480.00–482.50	1,717	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,998	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,197	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,915	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,893	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	188.64/cwt	181.00–194.00	3,586	11
Bulls	—	—	2,025	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	4,010	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	913	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,114	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,036	172.11/cwt	160.00–212.00	1,783	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	129.05/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,467	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	143.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,931	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	156.62/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,164	69
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	162.60/cwt	160.00–166.50	2,442	38
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1

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 Sep 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 665Year ago 1,054

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 207Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 35Year ago 22

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	522.50	522.50
15	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
11	400–450	404	462.50–468.00	467.00
14	450–500	464	466.00–475.00	469.69
34	500–550	513	416.50–430.00	425.92
5	600–650	649	369.00	369.00
51	700–750	734	353.00–361.00	358.18
18	750–800	778	347.00–350.50	348.60
172	800–850	826	331.00–344.75	340.66
77	850–900	865	337.50–342.75	339.42
230	900–950	933	320.00–330.00	323.49
53	950–1000	999	310.25	310.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	417.50	417.50
16	450–500	463	412.50–447.00	442.69
3	500–550	527	395.00–412.50	400.81
3	600–650	645	342.00	342.00
2	650–700	695	335.00	335.00
6	850–900	896	297.50	297.50
2	900–950	943	292.00	292.00
4	950–1000	979	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	372	533.00	533.00
21	450–500	484	491.00	491.00
5	500–550	522	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	457.50	457.50
16	350–400	385	442.00	442.00
22	400–450	443	434.00–443.00	440.83
18	450–500	483	372.50–400.00	390.92
18	500–550	531	362.00–377.50	363.65
10	600–650	631	336.00–349.00	343.28
2	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
9	700–750	728	328.00	328.00
19	750–800	787	305.00–314.00	313.08
10	800–850	834	310.00–315.00	314.01
2	900–950	915	291.00	291.00
8	950–1000	968	270.00–271.50	270.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	356	475.00–490.00	481.16
14	450–500	452	422.50	422.50
3	500–550	538	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	382.50	382.50
2	700–750	720	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,091	249.00–261.00	256.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	480.00–482.50	480.82
3	450–500	452	442.00	442.00
3	500–550	523	420.00	420.00
5	550–600	560	342.00	342.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	913	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,137	120.00–139.00	129.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	160.00–212.00	172.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,502	160.00–166.50	162.60
69	—	1,382	153.00–159.00	156.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,344	140.00–149.00	143.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,901	181.00–194.00	188.64
1	—	2,025	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,775	163.00	163.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,650.00	2,650.00

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.