Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-08-20

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 20
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▼ 444 vs last sale 780▼ 1,444 vs year ago 1,780 · −81.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 209▲ 45 vs year ago 142 · +31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 0▲ 17 vs year ago 10 · +170.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note* Next Thursday August 27th, Pratt Livestock will have their first calf sale of the season *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers 650 lb to 950 lb for a market test. Good demand for steers and heifers under 600 lb. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $393.00/cwt on 1 head, down $83.62 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −70.16 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.
Average price
$393.00
▼ 83.62 vs prior sale
1 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,279
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−32.91
vs KS average
−3.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1580393.002,2791thin
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 sale1 hd
393.00
—
KS average3 barns · 168 hd
425.91
−32.91
National average147 barns · 5,729 hd
396.78
−3.78
This barn, trailing median26 sales
463.16
−70.16
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
517472427382median 463.1603/0504/1607/0909/1710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,675195.983,28212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,459173.552,532123
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,404162.982,28827
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,163148.971,73322

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,258$4,1007
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,365$3,81812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,655$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$4,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,6501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)950$4,2002thin

Every lot

59 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,1181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3662
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485496.69/cwt492.00–502.002,4098
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,2791
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy605424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,5657
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,36610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4195
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,58815
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718342.88/cwt330.00–346.002,4625
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773334.56/cwt332.00–345.002,58610
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1826330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7268
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,81910
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8521
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1952304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,8949
Steers1000–1050Large 11,001306.00/cwt306.00–306.003,06354
Steers1050–1100Large 11,050282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,9612
Steers1350–1400Large 11,370220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,0143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7115
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345494.00/cwt494.00–494.001,7042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,7161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455445.33/cwt436.00–450.002,0263
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy506420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1253
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515401.43/cwt398.00–408.002,0673
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,1657
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1692316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,1872
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0457
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723306.63/cwt301.00–315.002,21710
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785281.12/cwt277.00–294.002,2074
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1791329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,60224
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy801317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5394
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817283.81/cwt281.00–288.002,3195
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1833292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,43211
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7629
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,6493
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1998290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,89419
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,036284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,9423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332553.80/cwt528.00–567.501,8393
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462496.34/cwt490.00–498.002,2935
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned527376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,9825
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531474.00/cwt474.00–474.002,5176
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620385.75/cwt367.50–395.002,3923
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,3251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,2482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,667207.76/cwt204.00–217.503,4633
Bulls——1,677192.05/cwt183.00–200.003,2219
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,105193.07/cwt182.50–240.002,13312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163148.97/cwt130.00–157.001,73322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,382175.09/cwt175.00–176.002,42025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,404162.98/cwt160.00–165.002,28827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531170.38/cwt167.00–174.002,60986
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19504,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2584,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3653,817.84/head2,950.00–4,150.003,81812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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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