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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 13

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

780 head

▼ 1,449 vs last sale 2,229▼ 608 vs year ago 1,388 · −43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

209 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 203▼ 133 vs year ago 342 · −38.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a steady to lower trend was noted. No market test on steers and heifers under 700 lb. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 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 $420.00/cwt on 3 head, down $56.62 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −43.16 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$420.00

▼ 56.62 vs prior sale

3 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+33.66

vs KS average

+18.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	420.00	2,272	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

420.00

—

KS average3 barns · 58 hd

386.34

+33.66

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

+18.17

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−43.16

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	—	Low	1,733	215.99	3,743	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	178.21	2,411	169
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	165.21	1,921	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	146.29	1,584	6thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,272	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,672	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,800	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,527	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	326.84/cwt	317.00–327.50	2,745	92
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	329.58/cwt	323.25–336.50	2,900	156
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,770	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	315.80/cwt	314.00–317.00	2,921	129
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,049	12
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,014	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	3,027	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,977	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,051	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,978	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	354.56/cwt	354.00–358.00	2,248	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,211	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	354.46/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,442	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	318.27/cwt	318.00–327.50	2,365	35
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	324.39/cwt	320.00–330.50	2,511	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	332.33/cwt	322.50–334.25	2,732	50
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,176	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	296.45/cwt	296.00–297.50	2,585	85
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	288.09/cwt	286.00–289.00	2,783	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,786	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,571	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,975	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,646	205.52/cwt	196.00–215.00	3,383	5
Bulls	—	—	1,781	221.80/cwt	220.00–222.00	3,950	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	146.29/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,584	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	165.21/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,921	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,174	218.28/cwt	216.00–225.00	2,563	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,222	181.23/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,215	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	175.26/cwt	170.00–178.50	2,434	135

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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 2,229Year ago 1,388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 203Year ago 342

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	373.00	373.00
9	550–600	562	365.00	365.00
7	600–650	634	354.00–358.00	354.56
45	650–700	689	351.00–358.00	354.46
35	700–750	743	318.00–327.50	318.27
11	750–800	774	320.00–330.50	324.39
50	800–850	822	322.50–334.25	332.33
85	850–900	872	296.00–297.50	296.45
13	950–1000	966	286.00–289.00	288.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	671	329.50	329.50
2	800–850	837	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	541	420.00	420.00
12	700–750	707	378.00	378.00
20	750–800	780	359.00	359.00
92	800–850	840	317.00–327.50	326.84
156	850–900	880	323.25–336.50	329.58
129	900–950	925	314.00–317.00	315.80
12	950–1000	990	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	780	324.00	324.00
2	850–900	885	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	1000–1050	1,014	298.50	298.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	406	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	553	465.00	465.00
2	600–650	635	311.00	311.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,646	196.00–215.00	205.52
9	—	1,781	220.00–222.00	221.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,389	170.00–178.50	175.26
26	—	1,222	181.00–182.00	181.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	140.00–151.00	146.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,163	163.00–166.00	165.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,174	216.00–225.00	218.28

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.