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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 1, 2021

7,547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.27/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 823 lb · 1,410 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.13/cwt -2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 773 lb · 716 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.61/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 731 lb · 516 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,547 4,257 0
Feeder cattle 7,238 3,965 0
Slaughter cattle 279 266 0
Replacement cattle 30 26 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared with last week. feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steer calves 375 lb to 650 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 lower.. Heifer calves 375 lb to 500 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 16 194.00 $194.00 $621 —
379 unweaned 379 6 181.00 $181.00 $686 —
366–397 385 8 189.00–201.00 $196.73 $757 -12.21
431 unweaned 431 4 181.00 $181.00 $780 —
445 445 12 188.00 $188.00 $837 -12.23
452 unweaned 452 2 181.00 $181.00 $818 —
460–472 fancy 464 40 186.00–192.00 $187.70 $871 -7.30
455–483 476 19 171.00–181.00 $174.79 $832 -2.21
505 505 16 166.00 $166.00 $838 -4.00
509 unweaned 509 10 158.00 $158.00 $804 —
500–546 526 52 169.00–179.50 $176.04 $926 +6.04
534–548 fancy 539 24 183.50–184.00 $183.69 $990 -13.31
558–574 563 57 159.00–166.00 $162.73 $916 -5.64
586–590 fancy 588 54 170.00–171.00 $170.59 $1,003 -15.13
607–647 625 27 153.50–162.50 $156.49 $978 -4.01
628 628 19 143.00 $143.00 $898 -17.50
639–640 fancy 640 86 165.00–166.25 $166.12 $1,063 —
652 652 20 147.00 $147.00 $958 -9.01
655–661 fancy 660 49 164.00–168.50 $168.04 $1,109 +6.04
665–697 684 183 151.00–160.00 $155.39 $1,063 -0.62
719–720 fancy 719 22 154.00–156.25 $155.53 $1,118 —
700–745 734 122 141.00–150.00 $146.16 $1,073 -1.97
754–766 fancy 758 83 149.00–152.00 $150.89 $1,144 +0.89
758–791 786 120 138.50–148.00 $142.47 $1,120 -3.63
823 fancy 823 16 146.25 $146.25 $1,204 —
810–843 834 187 136.50–140.00 $138.26 $1,153 -1.49
860 860 4 126.50 $126.50 $1,088 -1.47
856–898 872 192 132.00–140.25 $137.93 $1,203 +9.96
883–888 fancy 886 53 141.75–142.00 $141.91 $1,257 +5.41
904–943 926 276 130.50–138.25 $136.02 $1,260 +8.02
951–992 971 322 126.00–133.25 $131.12 $1,273 +3.12
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012–1024 1013 63 125.50 $125.50 $1,271 +2.99
1300 1300 3 108.50 $108.50 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 176.00 $176.00 $778 +0.50
558 558 23 151.00 $151.00 $843 —
681 681 8 143.00 $143.00 $974 —
752 752 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,023 —
836 836 8 129.50 $129.50 $1,083 —
872 872 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,107 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 181.00 $181.00 $489 —
309 unweaned 309 13 170.00 $170.00 $525 —
377–381 unweaned 379 14 150.00–162.00 $157.40 $597 +25.40
400–418 408 50 159.00–161.00 $160.27 $654 +4.43
432–441 fancy 436 26 165.50–175.00 $170.57 $744 +4.57
402–448 unweaned 437 26 141.00–151.00 $143.50 $627 —
460–465 fancy 462 157 167.25–168.00 $167.63 $774 +10.63
488 488 11 153.00 $153.00 $747 +0.61
491 unweaned 491 3 135.00 $135.00 $663 —
510–544 fancy 513 90 150.00–156.00 $150.79 $774 -1.71
502–549 532 50 138.00–146.00 $140.52 $748 -7.77
548 unweaned 548 14 129.00 $129.00 $707 —
554–558 fancy 556 196 169.00–171.00 $170.00 $945 —
554–596 573 30 137.00–139.00 $137.86 $790 -7.14
550–595 577 15 154.50–156.00 $155.43 $897 +10.43
597 unweaned 597 9 141.00 $141.00 $842 —
620 fancy 620 65 149.00 $149.00 $924 +5.32
603–640 632 115 134.00–144.00 $140.30 $887 +6.81
651–685 fancy 663 153 139.75–144.00 $142.20 $943 —
668 668 5 128.00 $128.00 $855 -9.70
655–696 678 162 130.50–139.50 $134.49 $912 -3.21
712–723 718 42 139.00–139.25 $139.12 $999 +6.77
705–747 731 381 128.00–137.00 $133.52 $976 +1.17
726–744 fancy 739 93 136.75–138.50 $137.05 $1,013 +0.55
751–756 752 28 139.50–140.25 $139.72 $1,051 +9.91
750–796 773 652 128.25–136.00 $131.16 $1,014 +1.35
795 795 36 124.00 $124.00 $986 -5.81
801 801 36 136.25 $136.25 $1,091 +18.25
801–848 824 1,374 124.75–131.75 $129.09 $1,064 -0.43
852–897 868 459 121.50–128.50 $125.48 $1,089 +10.98
890 890 20 137.50 $137.50 $1,224 +14.71
910–940 911 24 131.10–135.50 $131.29 $1,196 +11.84
907–949 940 135 121.10–123.75 $122.61 $1,153 +3.16
959–978 965 70 114.50–121.00 $119.20 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–536 518 11 127.00–130.00 $128.13 $664 -9.87
582 582 5 134.00 $134.00 $780 +3.51
615–627 620 43 128.00–135.50 $129.56 $803 —
667 667 8 129.00 $129.00 $860 +5.00
706–748 739 18 127.10–128.00 $127.29 $941 —
818 818 10 119.00 $119.00 $973 —
982 982 5 111.00 $111.00 $1,090 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,112 —
1100 1100 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,045 —
1205–1215 1213 11 90.00–96.00 $94.92 $1,151 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 11 172.00 $172.00 $841 +13.00
498 unweaned 498 3 151.00 $151.00 $752 —
545 545 1 148.00 $148.00 $807 —
635 635 7 144.00 $144.00 $914 -3.67
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1405 1282 75-80% 12 75.00–80.00 $76.80 $985 —
1013–1690 1299 75-80% 153 65.50–73.75 $69.05 $897 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1505 1194 80-85% 75 56.50–65.50 $62.38 $745 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1027–1360 1131 85-90% 9 42.50–54.00 $49.29 $557 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1790 1642 3 72.00–79.50 $74.95 $1,231 —
1670–2065 1942 5 93.00–101.50 $97.50 $1,893 —
1635–2452 2033 5 85.00–88.00 $86.21 $1,753 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,309 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1265 1265 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1180–1293 1278 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 800.00–1,010.00 $987.07
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1327 1327 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
900 900 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +50.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -150.00
1200–1300 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,500.00 $1,400.00 +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.