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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 12

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Nov 5Nov 12latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,486 head

▲ 1,453 vs last sale 2,033▲ 1,691 vs year ago 1,795 · +94.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

352 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 255▼ 2 vs year ago 354 · −0.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 27▲ 0 vs year ago 77 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note *

* Pratt Livestock will have a special stock cow and bred heifer sale next Thursday November 19th *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 850 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, however reputation and fancy steers sold up to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, however reputation and fancy heifers sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good.. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 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 $447.51/cwt on 548 head, down $14.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 27 comparable sales and sits −11.32 against this barn's trailing median of $458.83.

Average price

$447.51

▼ 14.28 vs prior sale

548 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$47.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.43

vs KS average

+28.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	450.88	2,486	509
Medium and Large 1-2	543	403.47	2,189	39

One grade step is worth $47.42/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale548 hd

447.51

—

KS average3 barns · 1,036 hd

432.08

+15.43

National average131 barns · 16,955 hd

418.64

+28.87

This barn, trailing median27 sales

458.83

−11.32

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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.87, low $396.12, median $458.83 across 27 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	1,822	178.17	3,245	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,227	162.56	1,994	164
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	124.34	1,496	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	109.89	1,286	49

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)	1,070	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$2,450	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,493	$2,261	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,324	$2,129	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,279	$2,100	37
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$2,775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,775	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,753	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	677.38/cwt	670.00–685.00	2,134	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	618.45/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,991	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	651.49/cwt	647.50–665.00	2,293	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	543.57/cwt	522.50–555.00	2,076	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	612.02/cwt	602.50–627.50	2,344	33
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,239	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	582.54/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,388	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	553.27/cwt	530.00–557.50	2,346	52
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	522.36/cwt	520.00–522.50	2,220	36
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	454.96/cwt	449.00–470.00	1,997	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	457	537.87/cwt	530.00–542.00	2,458	83
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	502.87/cwt	501.00–520.00	2,414	77
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	447.03/cwt	432.50–497.00	2,146	53
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	486.53/cwt	486.00–487.50	2,394	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	484.01/cwt	470.00–489.00	2,468	127
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	416.24/cwt	405.00–442.50	2,135	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	453.93/cwt	448.00–457.50	2,338	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	476.50/cwt	476.50–476.50	2,497	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,137	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	448.02/cwt	442.00–455.00	2,527	80
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	429.00/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,475	239
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	391.66/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,287	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	609	434.51/cwt	424.00–457.50	2,646	140
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	404.45/cwt	396.00–420.00	2,548	200
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	383.30/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,442	66
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	349.10/cwt	317.50–360.00	2,339	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	671	385.85/cwt	385.00–388.00	2,589	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	376.10/cwt	365.00–383.00	2,542	130
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	321.17/cwt	315.00–343.00	2,271	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	360.14/cwt	352.50–366.00	2,579	117
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	347.30/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,671	46
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	324.44/cwt	319.00–333.00	2,514	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	339.20/cwt	329.00–342.00	2,737	67
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	305.82/cwt	271.00–323.00	2,477	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	311.54/cwt	304.50–325.00	2,682	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,684	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	1,853	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	362	507.39/cwt	500.00–517.50	1,837	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	486.93/cwt	467.50–497.50	1,826	50
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,525	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	404	486.03/cwt	482.50–490.00	1,964	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	464.97/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,990	66
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	445.35/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,973	66
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	419.76/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,872	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	459.31/cwt	457.50–470.00	2,131	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	426.13/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,990	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	360.58/cwt	327.50–396.00	1,709	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,950	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	408.89/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,122	271
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	378.11/cwt	347.50–388.00	1,981	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,029	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	380.32/cwt	373.00–397.50	2,217	96
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	350.21/cwt	302.50–365.00	2,042	50
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	58
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	320.59/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,978	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	358.03/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,220	71
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,063	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,447	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	343.56/cwt	338.00–352.00	2,316	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,317	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,968	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	324.51/cwt	317.00–336.00	2,349	53
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	742	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,530	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	322.55/cwt	304.50–331.00	2,490	59
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	315.63/cwt	302.00–319.00	2,579	26
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	305.71/cwt	297.00–308.00	2,699	19
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	297.74/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,799	19
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	298.46/cwt	293.00–304.00	2,883	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,063	275.96/cwt	273.00–283.00	2,933	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	459.27/cwt	427.50–510.00	1,989	40
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,151	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	374.71/cwt	335.00–393.00	1,975	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	384.56/cwt	352.50–407.50	2,180	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,144	21
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,346	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,624	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	975	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,486	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	169.47/cwt	154.00–179.00	3,034	16
Bulls	—	—	1,941	183.11/cwt	181.00–187.00	3,554	10
Bulls	—	—	1,980	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,782	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	982	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,090	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,062	208.58/cwt	131.00–295.00	2,215	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	109.76/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,308	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	124.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,496	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	131.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,760	98
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,274	2,450.41/head	2,050.00–2,675.00	2,450	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,279	2,099.56/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,100	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,324	2,128.91/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,129	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,444	2,500.00/cwt	2,500.00–2,500.00	36,100	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,493	2,261.19/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,261	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	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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