Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 4, 2021

1,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $165.99/cwt -2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 785 lb · 191 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $167.50/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 858 lb · 58 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.00/cwt -5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 723 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,000 1,335 1,883
Feeder cattle 551 1,007 1,143
Slaughter cattle 419 317 697
Replacement cattle 30 11 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** ***This report will not be issued on November 11, 2021 due to federal/state holiday. *** Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers for a true market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 203.00 $203.00 $660 +20.51
446 446 11 167.00 $167.00 $745 -15.00
470–478 476 5 174.50–177.00 $176.51 $840 —
516–528 521 13 157.00–166.00 $160.51 $836 —
598 598 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,023 —
625–630 626 4 148.00–156.50 $154.36 $966 -4.12
652 652 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,069 —
701 unweaned 701 6 136.00 $136.00 $953 —
708–725 709 19 152.00–155.50 $154.11 $1,093 -1.50
784–786 785 191 162.25–169.25 $165.99 $1,303 -2.66
815–848 835 16 150.50–156.50 $154.66 $1,291 -2.68
858 fancy 858 58 167.50 $167.50 $1,437 —
913–940 917 10 141.50–150.00 $148.82 $1,365 -15.98
950 950 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,378 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 136.00 $136.00 $598 —
511 511 4 147.00 $147.00 $751 —
585 585 3 95.00 $95.00 $556 -51.00
700 700 1 124.00 $124.00 $868 —
783 783 9 146.00 $146.00 $1,143 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 170.00 $170.00 $527 —
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 -5.00
415–438 434 6 144.00–152.00 $145.27 $630 +2.27
463–490 479 9 151.50–155.00 $152.68 $731 +1.94
515 515 1 142.00 $142.00 $731 —
557–596 581 7 130.00–140.00 $136.59 $794 —
611 unweaned 611 5 125.00 $125.00 $764 —
650–695 673 2 128.00–133.00 $130.58 $879 -12.42
723 fancy 723 29 144.00 $144.00 $1,041 -6.00
755–765 763 4 121.00–128.00 $126.27 $963 —
825–840 833 2 120.00–128.00 $124.04 $1,033 -21.39
948 948 13 135.00 $135.00 $1,280 —
993 993 4 116.00 $116.00 $1,152 +3.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1054 1054 10 111.00 $111.00 $1,170 —
1183 1183 3 94.00 $94.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 135.00 $135.00 $504 —
420 420 1 138.00 $138.00 $580 —
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 149.00 $149.00 $526 -49.94
452–482 462 6 131.00–135.00 $133.61 $617 —
582 582 2 136.00 $136.00 $792 —
830 830 1 96.00 $96.00 $797 —
852 852 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,022 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1565 1274 80-85% 135 52.00–67.50 $63.05 $803 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1565 1137 85-90% 116 48.00–58.00 $54.29 $617 +3.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1555 1397 75-80% 20 67.50–69.00 $68.36 $955 —
1050–1757 1422 75-80% 23 70.00–76.50 $72.13 $1,026 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1845 1576 6 70.50–75.50 $73.06 $1,151 —
1535–2120 1788 9 78.50–84.50 $82.12 $1,468 -1.12
1705–2305 1942 8 85.00–87.50 $85.96 $1,669 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1035 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $875.24
1110–1357 1319 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 880.00–1,050.00 $922.61
1125–1545 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,110.00 $1,084.72
1020–1463 1343 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 850.00–1,275.00 $1,064.26
1410 1410 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.