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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 26, 2021

2,398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.33/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 771 lb · 385 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $162.70/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 826 lb · 327 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.81/cwt +8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 666 lb · 179 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,398 2,634 2,498
Feeder cattle 2,254 2,268 2,337
Slaughter cattle 141 366 161
Replacement cattle 3 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 500 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 199.00 $199.00 $740 +15.00
483 unweaned 483 11 172.00 $172.00 $831 -2.00
491 fancy 491 18 192.00 $192.00 $943 —
513 fancy 513 29 189.00 $189.00 $970 —
528 unweaned 528 15 175.50 $175.50 $927 +13.50
595 fancy 595 42 191.00 $191.00 $1,136 —
598 598 10 182.00 $182.00 $1,088 +11.00
625 fancy 625 7 171.00 $171.00 $1,069 —
608–649 633 52 158.00–165.00 $161.56 $1,023 -9.19
685 685 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,130 -4.68
707–748 726 151 165.00–169.50 $167.38 $1,215 +0.20
752–764 757 101 161.00–166.75 $162.92 $1,233 +3.92
802–848 820 94 155.00–161.00 $158.77 $1,302 -0.44
813–839 fancy 828 233 163.75–165.00 $164.28 $1,360 +8.18
851–864 857 109 160.25–161.00 $160.63 $1,377 +11.87
930 930 55 154.00 $154.00 $1,432 +4.69
959–966 960 56 149.00–149.75 $149.70 $1,437 +3.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 unweaned 471 8 171.00 $171.00 $805 —
492 492 2 173.00 $173.00 $851 —
596 596 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,043 —
701–732 721 36 145.00–146.00 $145.65 $1,050 -11.67
752–791 779 68 136.00–153.00 $139.64 $1,088 -7.53
841 841 56 156.25 $156.25 $1,314 +9.81
975 975 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,297 -7.10
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1019 1019 14 141.00 $141.00 $1,437 —
1050–1085 1068 2 105.00–113.00 $109.07 $1,165 -15.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 19 165.00 $165.00 $691 +1.00
470 470 12 166.00 $166.00 $780 +2.00
476 unweaned 476 10 152.00 $152.00 $724 +1.00
553 fancy 553 40 170.25 $170.25 $941 —
661–684 663 122 148.00–155.00 $154.45 $1,024 +6.17
673 fancy 673 57 161.85 $161.85 $1,089 —
724 724 35 154.50 $154.50 $1,119 +0.73
738–749 fancy 747 37 159.50–159.60 $159.58 $1,192 —
765–767 fancy 766 139 156.75–157.75 $157.25 $1,205 —
757–789 774 246 148.00–155.75 $151.12 $1,170 +3.97
837–838 fancy 837 123 154.00–157.00 $155.58 $1,302 —
918–928 926 12 125.00–129.00 $125.99 $1,167 -0.01
983–992 988 10 125.00–131.00 $127.99 $1,265 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 11 146.00 $146.00 $987 —
714–725 716 10 131.00–141.00 $133.02 $952 -10.48
758–766 762 11 127.00–144.00 $134.68 $1,026 -6.37
868 868 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,068 -2.00
926 926 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,065 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1071 1071 32 120.50 $120.50 $1,291 +9.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 unweaned 355 3 168.00 $168.00 $596 —
680 680 1 136.00 $136.00 $925 —
723 723 3 136.00 $136.00 $983 —
840 840 1 101.00 $101.00 $848 —
859–887 874 17 121.00–136.00 $127.94 $1,118 —
1045 1045 4 103.00 $103.00 $1,076 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1056–1570 1209 85-90% 43 50.00–59.50 $54.49 $659 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1515 1397 75-80% 18 72.00–78.00 $75.34 $1,052 +1.32
1540–1630 1579 75-80% 4 80.50–84.00 $81.89 $1,293 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1580 1233 80-85% 7 59.00–66.00 $62.62 $772 -1.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1775 1597 7 75.00–82.00 $77.22 $1,233 —
1650–1955 1777 7 84.00–92.50 $87.58 $1,556 —
1770–2140 2063 21 96.00–99.00 $97.76 $2,017 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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.