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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 30

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 364 vs last sale 513▼ 1,014 vs year ago 1,163 · −87.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 102▼ 173 vs year ago 224 · −77.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 22▼ 6 vs year ago 11 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers for a market test, however 57 steers weighing 963 lb sold for 321. Not enough heifers for a market test. Demand was moderate on light receipts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market test.

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 $440.00/cwt on 3 head, up $10.50 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −23.16 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$440.00

▲ 10.50 vs prior sale

3 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.16

vs KS average

+40.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	440.00	2,600	3thin

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 sale3 hd

440.00

—

KS average3 barns · 113 hd

432.84

+7.16

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+40.71

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−23.16

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	—	Average	1,718	211.68	3,637	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	173.71	2,331	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	164.83	2,143	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	152.19	1,841	7thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,590	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,436	$2,550	4thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	1,840.10/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,840	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	557.60/cwt	550.00–562.50	1,974	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,204	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,600	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	337.76/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,770	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,822	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,091	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,756	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,685	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,285	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	296.97/cwt	289.00–305.00	2,325	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,438	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,657	34
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	208.02/cwt	207.00–209.00	3,328	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,281	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	152.19/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,841	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,375	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	164.83/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,143	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	172.81/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,328	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,436	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,590	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Jul 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 513Year ago 1,163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 102Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 22Year ago 11

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	452.50	452.50
3	700–750	701	326.00	326.00
2	750–800	783	289.00–305.00	296.97
1	800–850	810	301.00	301.00
34	850–900	871	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	581	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	230	1,400.00	1,400.00
5	250–300	276	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,840.10
13	350–400	354	550.00–562.50	557.60
5	450–500	487	452.50	452.50
3	550–600	591	440.00	440.00
8	800–850	820	337.00–340.00	337.76
4	850–900	882	320.00	320.00
57	950–1000	963	321.00	321.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,347	170.00–175.00	172.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,300	161.00–169.00	164.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	140.00–159.00	152.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	219.00	219.00
2	—	1,600	207.00–209.00	208.02

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	—	1,590	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,436	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.