Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 28, 2021

1,335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $166.86/cwt +8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 920 lb · 150 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.43/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 837 lb · 147 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $161.61/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 826 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,335 1,203 0
Feeder cattle 1,007 973 0
Slaughter cattle 317 189 0
Replacement cattle 11 41 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold steady on light receipts. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–345 340 4 181.00–183.00 $182.49 $620 -3.51
368–390 372 6 195.00–197.00 $196.65 $732 —
380 fancy 380 1 208.00 $208.00 $790 —
437 437 2 182.00 $182.00 $795 -5.50
468 fancy 468 6 178.00 $178.00 $833 -12.00
463–477 unweaned 472 15 169.00–172.00 $170.94 $807 —
572 unweaned 572 3 148.00 $148.00 $847 —
626 unweaned 626 5 153.00 $153.00 $958 —
610–641 633 4 158.00–160.00 $158.48 $1,003 -5.99
696 696 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,114 +0.50
725–728 728 23 153.00–156.00 $155.61 $1,133 -5.41
744 744 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,042 -21.02
756–780 762 83 167.00–169.50 $168.65 $1,285 +5.04
800–825 822 46 154.00–158.50 $157.34 $1,293 +0.95
826–834 fancy 829 71 161.00–166.00 $164.37 $1,363 —
877 877 71 165.00–167.00 $165.28 $1,450 —
909–927 fancy 919 102 167.50–168.10 $167.83 $1,542 +9.08
916–924 922 48 164.75–165.00 $164.80 $1,519 —
960 960 7 147.00 $147.00 $1,411 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 9 146.00 $146.00 $858 -0.53
646 646 9 149.00 $149.00 $963 +4.34
652–673 659 9 146.00–149.00 $147.02 $969 +2.45
753 753 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,182 +8.00
911–945 922 15 148.00–151.50 $150.30 $1,386 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 154.00 $154.00 $536 -6.40
353 unweaned 353 3 145.00 $145.00 $512 —
372 372 2 155.00 $155.00 $577 —
405 unweaned 405 1 128.00 $128.00 $518 —
419 419 6 143.00 $143.00 $599 -7.00
439 fancy 439 11 157.00 $157.00 $689 —
461 fancy 461 23 160.00 $160.00 $738 —
486–498 495 12 150.00–153.00 $150.74 $746 -0.90
507 unweaned 507 5 138.00 $138.00 $700 —
560 unweaned 560 1 142.00 $142.00 $795 +7.00
607 607 14 155.00 $155.00 $941 +6.00
683 fancy 683 8 152.00 $152.00 $1,038 -8.00
686 686 8 143.00 $143.00 $981 —
705 unweaned 705 2 127.00 $127.00 $895 —
724 fancy 724 54 150.00 $150.00 $1,086 —
792 fancy 792 5 149.75 $149.75 $1,186 —
830–843 837 147 145.35–145.50 $145.43 $1,217 +3.18
870 870 31 143.00 $143.00 $1,244 +7.00
977 977 11 113.00 $113.00 $1,104 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–624 622 10 132.00–139.00 $138.32 $860 +12.32
742 742 12 136.00 $136.00 $1,009 —
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 +8.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 7 122.00 $122.00 $1,232 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 361 4 197.00–205.00 $198.94 $718 —
978 978 5 96.00 $96.00 $939 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1415 1148 85-90% 154 46.00–58.00 $50.82 $583 -2.10
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1590 1334 80-85% 40 60.50–68.00 $63.52 $847 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1377–1732 1529 75-80% 14 69.00–72.50 $70.23 $1,074 —
1615–1770 1684 75-80% 8 75.00–78.00 $76.01 $1,280 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1985 1790 8 81.00–85.00 $83.24 $1,490 +8.98
1610–2105 1854 6 76.00–78.00 $77.25 $1,432 —
2020–2030 2025 2 88.00–89.00 $88.50 $1,792 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1215 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–1,000.00 $856.29
1050–1230 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–800.00 $747.65
1335 1335 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1370–1465 1441 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 975.00–1,025.00 $1,013.12

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.