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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 17

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,511 head

▲ 526 vs last sale 985▲ 375 vs year ago 1,136 · +33.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 200▲ 104 vs year ago 112 · +92.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 3▲ 3 vs year ago 55 · +5.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note *

* Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday September 24th *

* Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 975 lb sold from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Steers 400 lb to 750 lb sold lower on light receipts. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 925 lb sold steady, however 2 partial loads of fancy heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 800 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, however a partial load of thin 699 lb heifers sold for 356 which would be 25.00 higher. 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 $420.20/cwt on 25 head, down $6.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −42.96 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$420.20

▼ 6.79 vs prior sale

25 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$34.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs KS average

+16.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	427.13	2,334	20
Medium and Large 1-2	540	392.50	2,120	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.63/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale25 hd

420.20

—

KS average3 barns · 184 hd

425.99

−5.79

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

+16.84

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−42.96

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	—	High	1,792	188.48	3,378	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	159.49	2,291	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	142.44	1,846	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	126.76	1,483	38

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)	1,392	$2,842	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,271	$2,307	41
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,200	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	908	$2,426	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

63 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,835	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	393	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	2,095	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,120	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,396	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,142	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	344.27/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,103	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	381.70/cwt	381.00–382.50	2,515	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	341.35/cwt	341.00–345.00	2,355	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	346.25/cwt	341.00–348.00	2,552	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	339.76/cwt	334.00–342.00	2,599	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	766	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,827	31
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	344.39/cwt	343.00–344.50	2,900	70
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	335.39/cwt	327.00–338.00	2,904	41
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	869	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,742	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,824	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	321.81/cwt	318.00–327.00	3,019	172
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	983	282.94/cwt	281.00–291.00	2,781	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	307.70/cwt	306.00–309.00	3,034	165
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,043	283.99/cwt	283.00–286.50	2,962	46
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,052	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,103	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,928	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,007	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	396.19/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,822	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,762	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,961	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,168	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,022	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,218	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	347.33/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,334	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	699	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,488	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	334.59/cwt	326.00–340.00	2,439	63
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	296.70/cwt	294.00–298.00	2,305	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	314.06/cwt	307.00–319.50	2,456	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	783	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,588	49
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	313.49/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,567	117
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	822	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,672	21
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	310.09/cwt	309.50–317.00	2,654	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,617	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,567	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	287.96/cwt	286.00–300.00	2,675	145
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,033	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,748	35
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,092	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,839	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,282	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,075	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,634	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	193.38/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,071	5
Bulls	—	—	1,882	171.55/cwt	161.00–178.00	3,229	3
Bulls	—	—	2,002	184.16/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,687	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,007	180.41/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,817	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	126.76/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,483	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	142.44/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,846	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	156.04/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,122	65
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,560	49
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	983	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,067	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,271	2,307.01/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,307	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,392	2,842.36/head	2,600.00–3,075.00	2,842	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	2,425.90/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	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.

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