Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

7,454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.38/cwt -7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 826 lb · 994 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $127.37/cwt -3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 873 lb · 894 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $123.40/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 967 lb · 717 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,454 4,944 3,749
Feeder cattle 7,238 4,531 3,411
Slaughter cattle 198 301 338
Replacement cattle 18 112 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared with last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 900 lb sold 3,00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 5 177.00 $177.00 $542 —
381 381 9 183.00 $183.00 $697 +4.00
405–410 409 7 169.00–176.00 $175.01 $716 -8.73
425 fancy 425 2 187.00 $187.00 $795 -11.00
469 469 45 179.00–185.00 $181.00 $849 -0.42
505–532 525 19 164.00–172.00 $171.38 $900 -5.91
530 fancy 530 9 182.00 $182.00 $965 -5.14
559–582 fancy 566 193 170.00–180.00 $175.94 $996 -7.56
579 unweaned 579 6 150.00 $150.00 $868 —
565–593 590 22 151.00–158.50 $156.61 $924 -13.52
601–646 fancy 621 197 157.00–164.50 $159.83 $993 —
621 621 15 144.00 $144.00 $894 -11.06
635–647 641 26 149.00–156.00 $152.80 $979 -2.26
660 fancy 660 113 167.25 $167.25 $1,104 —
650–697 674 152 143.00–150.00 $148.27 $999 -2.08
701–723 fancy 719 110 141.00–146.50 $145.68 $1,047 —
701–742 722 258 134.00–142.50 $138.85 $1,002 -2.88
723–747 738 28 127.00–133.00 $130.90 $966 -10.83
755–798 783 370 131.75–140.10 $135.19 $1,059 +5.26
768–798 fancy 791 129 141.50–144.75 $142.21 $1,125 —
805–835 fancy 815 146 137.00–138.75 $137.68 $1,122 -2.32
824 824 63 125.10 $125.10 $1,031 -12.15
805–846 828 785 126.00–134.75 $129.44 $1,072 -7.81
853 853 26 121.00 $121.00 $1,032 -10.35
851–897 874 868 122.00–129.75 $127.56 $1,115 -3.79
902–942 924 400 123.00–130.25 $125.89 $1,163 -3.43
950–990 967 717 120.25–127.00 $123.40 $1,193 -2.36
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 58 120.25 $120.25 $1,206 —
1130 1130 11 117.00 $117.00 $1,322 +11.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 6 126.00 $126.00 $958 +1.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 180.00 $180.00 $495 —
313–340 322 9 164.00–166.00 $165.30 $532 —
387–391 389 9 156.00 $156.00 $607 +6.00
400–445 429 54 150.00–159.00 $152.97 $656 -3.03
444 fancy 444 7 162.00 $162.00 $719 -8.11
460–492 483 6 143.00–145.00 $144.16 $696 -7.35
502 502 4 136.00 $136.00 $683 -11.49
515–523 fancy 520 22 151.50–152.00 $151.77 $789 -2.77
521–548 530 23 141.00–145.00 $142.51 $755 -4.98
552–595 563 37 130.00–140.00 $136.50 $768 +7.29
580–589 fancy 587 86 143.00–147.50 $146.73 $861 -9.27
600–647 620 133 126.00–133.50 $129.65 $804 -9.55
651–693 672 346 123.50–129.75 $128.06 $861 -3.92
702–749 736 260 123.50–129.50 $126.73 $933 -3.52
750–799 773 675 119.00–128.50 $126.57 $978 -1.68
802–846 823 186 119.25–125.75 $123.75 $1,018 -1.78
861–897 878 119 117.75–118.00 $117.92 $1,035 -4.47
903–948 917 83 114.00–118.25 $117.16 $1,074 -4.05
978 978 51 119.60 $119.60 $1,170 +2.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 3 112.00 $112.00 $857 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,186 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 180.00 $180.00 $634 -2.00
413 413 15 167.00 $167.00 $690 —
454–460 455 10 170.00–177.50 $175.98 $801 +6.98
502–540 515 3 153.00–154.00 $153.35 $790 -8.65
579–590 585 11 141.00–147.00 $144.30 $844 +8.61
615 615 1 138.00 $138.00 $849 —
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 —
880 880 1 105.00 $105.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 unweaned 355 2 135.00 $135.00 $479 —
583 unweaned 583 3 106.00 $106.00 $618 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1540 1264 75-80% 28 60.00–63.50 $61.87 $782 —
1131–1755 1349 75-80% 79 63.50–67.50 $65.41 $882 +3.47
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1610 1214 80-85% 39 51.00–59.50 $56.72 $689 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1185 1105 85-90% 3 35.00–50.50 $41.69 $461 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068–2010 1552 5 63.00–73.00 $68.88 $1,069 —
1220–2035 1652 13 73.50–84.00 $76.56 $1,265 —
1720–2230 1967 12 87.00–95.00 $89.35 $1,758 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1230 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 860.00–1,125.00 $1,006.49
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1458 1458 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 885.00 $885.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.