Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2026-09-03

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 3
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 709▼ 1,501 vs year ago 2,166 · −69.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 361▲ 7 vs year ago 200 · +3.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 76▼ 10 vs year ago 45 · −22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note*

*Pratt Livestock will have a calf sale next Thursday September 10th*

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 12.00 lower, however steers weighing 725 lb to 750 lb sold close to steady. Steers under 600 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher Not enough heifers 425 lb to 925 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate, however demand was good on steers weighing under 600 lb. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $411.58/cwt on 103 head, up $15.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −51.58 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.
Average price
$411.58
▲ 15.46 vs prior sale
103 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,298
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.34
vs KS average
+40.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558411.582,298103
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 sale103 hd
411.58
—
KS average3 barns · 203 hd
401.25
+10.34
National average157 barns · 5,984 hd
371.39
+40.19
This barn, trailing median26 sales
463.16
−51.58
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—High1,779194.403,4589thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,341162.382,17897
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,294156.652,02757
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,194136.611,63135

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,4546
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,275$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,314$2,39717
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,380$2,28510

Every lot

57 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1402477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,92015
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,7483
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476467.38/cwt460.00–470.002,22557
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,2572
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559411.14/cwt409.00–420.002,298101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy605400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4205
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613345.00/cwt343.00–355.002,11512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0764
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,3187
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727359.81/cwt353.00–360.502,61654
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782308.19/cwt304.50–314.002,41011
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy808331.31/cwt331.00–331.502,67735
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818310.98/cwt310.00–312.002,5442
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1879309.38/cwt309.00–311.002,71927
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1901308.40/cwt306.00–309.002,77910
Steers1000–1050Large 11,021281.55/cwt279.00–282.002,87513
Steers1050–1100Large 11,098266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,9213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384447.51/cwt432.50–457.501,7184
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,70822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy461434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,00112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1492368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,81128
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525394.66/cwt391.00–402.502,07213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,9217
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy580363.27/cwt356.00–375.002,1075
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671341.20/cwt338.00–345.502,28913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,0117
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy708336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,3793
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,3453
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8832
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767316.66/cwt315.00–317.002,4296
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,1901
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,57441
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1858305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6173
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923289.43/cwt288.00–289.502,67165
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,005269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,7033
Heifers1100–1150Large 11,138249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,8345
Heifers1150–1200Large 11,153243.86/cwt243.00–246.002,8127
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,7341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,9521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8124
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,9742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,195210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5101
Bulls——1,687198.45/cwt197.00–200.003,3484
Bulls——2,017186.45/cwt185.00–188.003,7614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,183201.00/cwt200.00–202.002,3782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194136.61/cwt125.00–144.001,63135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294156.65/cwt150.00–159.002,02757
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,344161.50/cwt160.00–165.002,17194
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,3351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,454.42/head2,250.00–2,700.002,4546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2752,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3142,396.77/head2,325.00–2,425.002,39717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3802,285.00/head2,285.00–2,285.002,28510

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.