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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 24

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,458 head

▲ 947 vs last sale 1,511▲ 249 vs year ago 2,209 · +11.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 216▲ 54 vs year ago 78 · +69.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 58▲ 6 vs year ago 22 · +27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, however load lots of fancy steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 1,000 lb sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good for fancy steers and heifers Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $449.95/cwt on 205 head, up $29.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −13.22 against this barn's trailing median of $463.16.

Average price

$449.95

▲ 29.75 vs prior sale

205 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.46

vs KS average

+44.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	457.33	2,448	166
Medium and Large 1-2	534	418.50	2,233	39

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $215 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 sale205 hd

449.95

—

KS average3 barns · 563 hd

436.48

+13.46

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

+44.54

This barn, trailing median26 sales

463.16

−13.22

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	1,638	194.97	3,193	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	154.86	2,145	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	144.02	1,907	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	128.43	1,520	28

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,570	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,627	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,354	$2,329	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,318	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$1,996	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	510.40/cwt	507.50–515.00	1,450	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,800	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	526.52/cwt	517.50–530.00	1,906	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,638	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	375	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,053	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	497.52/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,100	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	424	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,279	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,994	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,005	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,461	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,285	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	492.56/cwt	489.00–497.50	2,497	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	423.53/cwt	422.00–424.00	2,202	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	445.90/cwt	442.50–452.00	2,363	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,474	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,448	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	423.63/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,423	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,338	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,397	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	376.88/cwt	367.00–384.00	2,393	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	350.74/cwt	346.00–352.00	2,336	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	378.89/cwt	368.00–386.00	2,565	82
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	336.73/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,411	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	370.42/cwt	364.00–372.00	2,660	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	768	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,711	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	334.52/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,616	51
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	336.33/cwt	323.00–338.50	2,734	94
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	290.63/cwt	255.00–311.00	2,409	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	879	349.39/cwt	339.50–354.50	3,071	171
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	324.24/cwt	321.00–333.00	2,863	102
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	889	305.65/cwt	301.00–312.00	2,717	30
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	291.10/cwt	287.00–301.00	2,655	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	914	344.10/cwt	337.00–345.50	3,145	283
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	318.71/cwt	308.00–321.00	2,913	68
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	311.86/cwt	310.00–314.00	3,003	45
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,018	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,402	2
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	295.72/cwt	281.00–300.00	3,031	9
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,088	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,046	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,310	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	475.89/cwt	466.00–487.50	1,842	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	459.38/cwt	457.50–460.00	1,934	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,833	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	423.57/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,016	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,698	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,151	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	395.60/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,116	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	371.47/cwt	367.50–382.50	2,103	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	349.07/cwt	335.00–358.00	2,018	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	590	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,257	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	321.47/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,967	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	625	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,306	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	353.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,255	40
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	323.50/cwt	313.00–334.00	2,180	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	358.75/cwt	358.50–363.00	2,447	77
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	346.20/cwt	343.00–351.00	2,486	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	300.01/cwt	281.00–310.00	2,187	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	324.31/cwt	313.00–326.00	2,474	108
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	314.91/cwt	306.00–320.00	2,544	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	856	317.25/cwt	317.25–317.25	2,716	108
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	297.28/cwt	295.25–300.00	2,622	185
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,774	81
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	986	238.67/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,353	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	277.44/cwt	273.00–282.00	2,741	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,730	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,241	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	896	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,392	3
Bulls	—	—	1,456	171.07/cwt	157.00–179.00	2,491	5
Bulls	—	—	1,824	187.53/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,421	12
Bulls	—	—	1,938	192.56/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,732	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	977	119.99/cwt	114.00–132.00	1,172	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	980	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,882	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	129.44/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,564	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	144.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,907	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	152.55/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,119	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,708	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,256	1,996.45/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	1,996	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,354	2,328.58/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,329	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,570	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,627	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	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 Sep 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,458Last week 1,511Year ago 2,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 216Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 58Year ago 22

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	507.50–515.00	510.40
6	300–350	313	575.00	575.00
10	350–400	362	517.50–530.00	526.52
41	400–450	422	487.50–505.00	497.52
7	450–500	477	479.00	479.00
37	500–550	530	442.50–452.00	445.90
43	550–600	572	410.00–427.50	423.63
35	600–650	635	367.00–384.00	376.88
82	650–700	677	368.00–386.00	378.89
36	700–750	718	364.00–372.00	370.42
51	750–800	782	330.00–342.00	334.52
94	800–850	813	323.00–338.50	336.33
102	850–900	883	321.00–333.00	324.24
68	900–950	914	308.00–321.00	318.71
45	950–1000	963	310.00–314.00	311.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	424	537.50	537.50
10	450–500	476	517.00	517.00
52	500–550	507	489.00–497.50	492.56
11	550–600	550	445.00	445.00
2	600–650	613	391.00	391.00
4	750–800	768	353.00	353.00
171	850–900	879	339.50–354.50	349.39
283	900–950	914	337.00–345.50	344.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,025	281.00–300.00	295.72
2	1050–1100	1,088	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,018	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	445.00	445.00
4	450–500	453	442.50	442.50
31	500–550	520	422.00–424.00	423.53
8	550–600	586	399.00	399.00
18	650–700	666	346.00–352.00	350.74
6	700–750	716	335.00–345.00	336.73
7	800–850	829	255.00–311.00	290.63
30	850–900	889	301.00–312.00	305.65
7	900–950	912	287.00–301.00	291.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	547.50	547.50
23	500–550	532	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	455.00	455.00
17	350–400	387	466.00–487.50	475.89
8	400–450	421	457.50–460.00	459.38
46	450–500	476	415.00–432.50	423.57
47	500–550	535	392.50–405.00	395.60
25	550–600	566	367.50–382.50	371.47
40	600–650	638	350.00–360.00	353.48
77	650–700	682	358.50–363.00	358.75
30	700–750	718	343.00–351.00	346.20
108	750–800	763	313.00–326.00	324.31
22	800–850	808	306.00–320.00	314.91
185	850–900	882	295.25–300.00	297.28
81	900–950	937	296.00	296.00
13	950–1000	988	273.00–282.00	277.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	522	412.00	412.00
2	550–600	590	382.50	382.50
108	850–900	856	317.25	317.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	348.00	348.00
4	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
14	550–600	578	335.00–358.00	349.07
5	600–650	612	315.00–328.00	321.47
24	650–700	674	313.00–334.00	323.50
8	700–750	729	281.00–310.00	300.01
2	800–850	840	300.00	300.00
9	950–1000	986	225.00–260.00	238.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	600–650	625	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	439	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	618	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	663	338.00	338.00
9	900–950	925	285.00	285.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,627	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,256	1,900.00–2,250.00	1,996.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,354	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,328.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,389	150.00–156.00	152.55
2	—	1,725	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	114.00–132.00	119.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,324	140.00–147.00	144.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,208	120.00–138.00	129.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	896	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,938	191.00–195.00	192.56
5	—	1,456	157.00–179.00	171.07
12	—	1,824	181.00–189.00	187.53

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.