Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 11, 2021

6,969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.16/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 774 lb · 749 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $129.08/cwt +1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 873 lb · 726 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.49/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 821 lb · 648 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,969 7,454 2,976
Feeder cattle 6,702 7,238 2,786
Slaughter cattle 250 198 190
Replacement cattle 17 18 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 925 lb to 1000 lb sold steady. Steers 500 lb to 650 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 6.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers 725 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 475 lb to 725 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 300 lb to 475 lb sold 4.00 lower on a light test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bull 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 fancy 416 6 196.00 $196.00 $815 +9.00
433 433 3 182.00 $182.00 $788 +6.99
445 unweaned 445 8 148.00 $148.00 $659 —
474–492 477 11 173.00–181.00 $178.87 $853 -2.13
502–525 fancy 515 23 175.00–180.00 $177.46 $914 -4.54
507–540 526 44 166.00–173.00 $168.85 $888 -2.53
555–565 fancy 559 38 167.75–168.00 $167.90 $939 -8.04
576 576 8 151.00 $151.00 $870 -5.61
560–595 587 58 156.00–164.00 $159.50 $936 +2.89
610–623 fancy 619 105 160.00–162.00 $161.44 $999 +1.61
631 631 19 148.50 $148.50 $937 +4.50
602–647 633 191 149.50–159.00 $155.02 $981 +2.22
655–694 675 291 143.00–153.00 $146.30 $988 -1.97
703–749 727 398 135.75–145.00 $140.90 $1,024 +2.05
732–738 fancy 734 141 147.75–148.35 $148.18 $1,088 +2.50
761–769 fancy 766 59 145.50–150.00 $146.94 $1,126 +4.73
751–795 775 690 132.00–141.50 $136.32 $1,056 +1.13
807 fancy 807 73 139.60 $139.60 $1,127 +1.92
801–846 823 575 128.60–138.85 $131.59 $1,083 +6.49
852–898 873 726 125.00–133.00 $129.08 $1,127 +1.52
917 fancy 917 27 130.10 $130.10 $1,193 —
900–948 923 255 123.75–128.50 $125.68 $1,160 -0.21
954–997 974 289 120.50–126.00 $123.06 $1,199 -0.34
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1049 1033 107 116.75–122.60 $120.09 $1,241 -0.16
1080–1092 1090 7 113.25–121.00 $114.35 $1,246 —
1105 1105 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,127 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 3 137.00 $137.00 $864 —
766 766 9 132.00 $132.00 $1,011 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 324 5 149.00–150.50 $150.10 $486 -15.20
390 390 1 145.00 $145.00 $566 -11.00
395 unweaned 395 2 135.00 $135.00 $533 —
401–423 410 13 140.00–151.00 $148.20 $608 -4.77
452 unweaned 452 2 132.00 $132.00 $597 —
464 fancy 464 17 148.00 $148.00 $687 —
461–497 488 24 137.00–144.50 $142.82 $697 -1.34
501–502 fancy 501 14 153.00–156.00 $154.71 $775 +2.94
510 510 15 140.00 $140.00 $714 +4.00
524–549 535 57 142.00–151.75 $147.63 $790 +5.12
551–596 583 42 130.50–136.00 $133.40 $778 -3.10
601 601 3 120.00 $120.00 $721 -9.65
615 unweaned 615 2 125.00 $125.00 $769 —
604–646 625 403 130.50–139.50 $135.83 $849 +6.18
655–689 673 137 127.50–134.50 $130.83 $880 +2.77
712 712 12 123.00 $123.00 $876 -3.73
700–743 724 257 125.50–129.50 $127.61 $924 +0.88
751–791 761 308 122.00–128.10 $126.28 $961 -0.29
805–847 827 510 119.50–127.50 $123.70 $1,023 -0.05
865 865 3 110.00 $110.00 $952 -7.92
856–883 875 93 118.00–123.00 $120.86 $1,058 +2.94
901–925 915 205 118.00–121.75 $120.69 $1,104 +3.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 120.50 $120.50 $545 —
543 543 4 130.00 $130.00 $706 —
588–589 589 29 127.00–127.50 $127.21 $749 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1019 1019 30 102.50 $102.50 $1,044 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 173.00 $173.00 $666 -7.00
400 400 2 156.00 $156.00 $624 -11.00
420 unweaned 420 1 123.00 $123.00 $517 —
487 487 4 159.00 $159.00 $774 -16.98
616 616 8 129.50 $129.50 $798 -8.50
669 669 16 132.00 $132.00 $883 —
731 731 4 113.00 $113.00 $826 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1508 1336 75-80% 89 58.00–63.00 $61.17 $817 -4.24
1242–1705 1402 75-80% 48 64.00–67.00 $65.24 $915 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1710 1167 80-85% 52 47.00–56.00 $52.69 $615 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007–1095 1034 85-90% 13 39.00–45.00 $41.41 $428 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1580 1435 2 64.00 $64.00 $918 —
1075–2140 1641 8 72.00–82.00 $78.87 $1,294 —
1700–2430 2005 7 84.50–87.50 $85.93 $1,723 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 660.00 $660.00
1088–1495 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 650.00–775.00 $734.30
1225–1285 1245 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 910.00–1,000.00 $940.96
1257 1257 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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.