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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 15, 2021

4,166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $138.16/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 912 lb · 545 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $142.16/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 816 lb · 310 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $138.21/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 880 lb · 305 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,166 4,335 4,147
Feeder cattle 3,751 4,132 3,947
Slaughter cattle 344 184 200
Replacement cattle 71 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared with last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 800 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 unweaned 317 2 173.00 $173.00 $548 —
356 unweaned 356 7 171.00 $171.00 $609 —
383 383 4 199.00 $199.00 $762 -18.00
420–440 432 21 188.00–190.00 $189.11 $817 —
461–477 470 24 174.00–184.50 $181.18 $852 -9.62
491 unweaned 491 12 170.00 $170.00 $835 —
518–546 unweaned 529 21 163.50 $163.50 $865 -9.50
515–546 535 14 172.00–181.00 $176.08 $942 —
550–595 575 39 163.00–171.25 $166.65 $958 -4.42
573–589 unweaned 586 14 155.00–160.00 $158.95 $931 -3.05
610 610 5 163.00 $163.00 $994 +17.00
660–683 fancy 673 54 160.50–162.00 $161.15 $1,085 -8.85
672–690 688 43 143.00–147.25 $146.27 $1,006 -15.17
714–738 731 84 141.00–148.50 $144.18 $1,054 -12.41
725–734 fancy 731 21 151.00–154.00 $152.87 $1,117 -8.63
764–768 fancy 764 63 143.50–148.50 $148.26 $1,133 —
757–797 769 123 140.00–150.00 $146.53 $1,127 -0.24
806–838 816 302 136.75–145.00 $142.40 $1,162 -1.99
824 824 8 133.00 $133.00 $1,096 -11.39
853 fancy 853 33 143.50 $143.50 $1,224 -3.75
857–898 883 272 130.00–140.50 $137.57 $1,215 -3.29
900–919 fancy 909 171 139.75–141.00 $140.65 $1,279 —
900–931 914 374 134.50–141.00 $137.02 $1,252 -1.01
970–986 977 137 127.35–128.75 $127.93 $1,250 -4.03
1030 1030 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,257 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018–1040 1031 166 123.00–125.75 $125.27 $1,292 -7.08
1143–1145 1143 50 112.00–119.00 $118.72 $1,357 —
1191 1191 4 114.50 $114.50 $1,364 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 164.00 $164.00 $738 —
584 584 7 140.50 $140.50 $821 -21.50
586–595 589 13 154.00–156.00 $155.22 $914 -6.78
685 685 4 134.50 $134.50 $921 —
718 718 10 135.50 $135.50 $973 -10.67
755–795 792 65 132.50–136.00 $132.76 $1,051 —
875 875 21 132.50 $132.50 $1,159 —
943 943 8 128.50 $128.50 $1,212 +1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 145.00 $145.00 $519 -15.00
372–389 unweaned 379 18 143.00–146.00 $145.02 $550 -11.39
454–495 467 38 143.00–151.00 $146.75 $685 -12.77
461–496 unweaned 484 14 137.00–141.00 $138.36 $670 +5.36
505–546 514 56 143.00–145.00 $144.31 $742 -3.92
525–540 unweaned 533 21 135.00–138.00 $136.41 $727 +6.09
552–578 563 93 139.25–147.00 $143.38 $807 -3.81
578 fancy 578 8 160.00 $160.00 $925 —
614–630 fancy 618 18 140.00–149.00 $142.04 $878 -5.46
605–645 631 38 132.00–136.50 $134.08 $846 -6.66
651–698 671 91 128.25–135.50 $132.03 $886 -5.89
671–677 fancy 672 111 135.25–138.25 $137.35 $923 —
677 677 8 125.50 $125.50 $850 -12.42
705 705 6 135.75 $135.75 $957 -0.81
717–747 735 58 120.00–128.25 $127.22 $935 +2.22
760 760 12 133.00 $133.00 $1,011 -0.17
750–784 766 103 122.00–128.50 $127.51 $977 -5.66
801–835 817 129 125.50–126.10 $125.67 $1,027 -5.90
838 838 36 133.00 $133.00 $1,115 +1.43
860–880 872 212 121.25–123.25 $122.02 $1,064 -4.31
923 923 21 121.10 $121.10 $1,118 -0.76
954 954 6 109.00 $109.00 $1,040 -7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 unweaned 331 5 141.00 $141.00 $467 —
357 357 4 163.00 $163.00 $582 —
519–540 528 20 131.00–139.00 $135.63 $716 —
574–585 579 9 129.00–131.00 $130.10 $753 -1.71
643 643 4 128.50 $128.50 $826 —
693 693 4 122.50 $122.50 $849 -6.00
810 810 4 106.00 $106.00 $859 —
905 905 2 103.50 $103.50 $937 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1094 1094 10 96.50 $96.50 $1,056 —
1234 1234 5 90.00 $90.00 $1,111 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 1 182.00 $182.00 $582 —
423 unweaned 423 3 164.00 $164.00 $694 —
567–592 573 9 142.00–157.00 $153.55 $880 +3.65
643 643 3 130.00 $130.00 $836 —
720–740 730 2 111.00–118.00 $114.45 $835 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1670 1297 75-80% 190 62.00–68.50 $65.52 $850 —
1155–1535 1345 75-80% 19 68.50–75.50 $70.18 $944 -0.95
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1467 1213 80-85% 43 55.00–61.50 $58.26 $707 -7.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1042–1202 1109 85-90% 11 45.00–55.00 $51.15 $567 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2225 1656 7 74.00–80.50 $78.25 $1,296 —
1170–2690 1876 15 81.00–88.50 $85.77 $1,609 —
1740–2245 1955 6 90.00–99.00 $94.11 $1,840 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1176 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1225–1285 1255 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $948.80
1225–1305 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00–875.00 $819.32
1390 1390 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 885.00 $885.00
1335–1571 1475 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 730.00–980.00 $901.93
1507 1507 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 +475.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 +175.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 +300.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 -450.00
1200–1300 1227 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 30 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,031.17 -218.83
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 5 1,660.00 $1,660.00 —
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 5 1,710.00 $1,710.00 —

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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.