Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 16, 2021

1,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.33/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 764 lb · 67 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.26/cwt -7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 686 lb · 62 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.57/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 869 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,054 2,381 1,809
Feeder cattle 801 2,196 1,494
Slaughter cattle 253 169 315
Replacement cattle — 16 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report*** Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Heifer calves 300 lb to 600 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for weaned calves under 500 lbs. Slaughter cows and bull sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 8 212.00 $212.00 $710 +26.00
347 unweaned 347 2 171.00 $171.00 $593 —
380 380 15 200.00 $200.00 $760 +19.00
423–425 423 19 192.00–200.00 $199.15 $842 +17.40
441–448 unweaned 445 17 174.00–175.00 $174.59 $777 —
455–482 479 10 173.00–174.00 $173.91 $833 -14.09
506 506 16 166.00 $166.00 $840 +1.91
513–537 unweaned 525 12 153.00–153.50 $153.24 $805 —
566 fancy 566 16 178.00 $178.00 $1,007 —
570–590 586 9 161.50–162.50 $161.72 $948 -4.91
638 unweaned 638 5 136.00 $136.00 $868 —
684 fancy 684 37 165.50 $165.50 $1,132 -5.00
689 689 25 152.50 $152.50 $1,051 -1.15
755–761 759 17 142.00–147.00 $143.76 $1,091 -8.22
766 fancy 766 50 155.25 $155.25 $1,189 -3.75
830 830 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,237 -5.78
867–869 869 58 147.00–147.75 $147.57 $1,282 -2.83
900 900 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,224 -13.26
963–995 975 43 136.00–142.50 $140.08 $1,366 -12.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 177.00 $177.00 $690 —
639 639 5 143.00 $143.00 $914 —
711 711 35 129.50 $129.50 $921 -10.37
764 764 5 132.50 $132.50 $1,012 -13.25
912 912 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,231 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 11 192.00 $192.00 $574 +9.00
327–332 unweaned 330 4 154.00–166.00 $160.05 $528 —
357–372 fancy 369 22 187.00–190.00 $187.66 $692 —
417 fancy 417 16 180.00 $180.00 $751 —
467 467 2 164.00 $164.00 $766 +7.60
502–531 508 14 148.00–154.00 $152.66 $776 +5.43
536 unweaned 536 8 133.00 $133.00 $713 —
575–578 577 7 146.00–146.50 $146.29 $844 +4.29
600–612 fancy 611 47 145.50–154.50 $153.75 $939 —
605–643 626 8 130.00–138.00 $133.05 $833 -5.46
716 fancy 716 11 141.00 $141.00 $1,010 -11.76
757–785 774 5 129.00–130.00 $129.61 $1,003 -13.39
892–898 893 23 123.00–131.00 $129.25 $1,154 —
942 942 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,140 —
992 992 4 122.50 $122.50 $1,215 +15.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 131.00 $131.00 $500 —
605 605 5 126.00 $126.00 $762 -2.00
695 695 9 132.00 $132.00 $917 —
846 846 12 96.00 $96.00 $812 —
975 975 10 82.00 $82.00 $800 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014 1014 18 124.50 $124.50 $1,262 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–325 314 6 207.00–210.00 $208.55 $655 —
390 390 2 180.00 $180.00 $702 -18.00
520 unweaned 520 1 145.00 $145.00 $754 —
616–625 618 6 135.00–136.00 $135.17 $835 +4.17
835 835 9 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 —
907 907 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,116 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1370 1276 75-80% 34 65.00–72.50 $68.13 $869 -4.85
1280–1735 1519 75-80% 39 74.50–85.50 $80.01 $1,215 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1405 1218 80-85% 64 57.00–64.50 $59.89 $729 -5.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1235 1105 85-90% 43 50.00–56.50 $53.05 $586 -3.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1795 1631 7 75.50–82.50 $79.12 $1,290 —
1755–2120 1899 6 84.00–88.00 $86.47 $1,642 —
1750–2265 1992 5 90.00–96.75 $92.34 $1,839 —

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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.