Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 2, 2021

2,407 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $161.74/cwt +16.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,420/hd at 878 lb · 195 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.93/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 619 lb · 150 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.07/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 773 lb · 117 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,407	1,982	1,052
Feeder cattle	1,890	1,661	857
Slaughter cattle	476	311	182
Replacement cattle	41	10	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to 2 weeks ago, yearling steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady, with the exception of 157 fancy steers that weighed 880 lb that sold for 166. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–347	342	5	201.00–214.00	$211.56	$724	+14.56
350 fancy	350	6	222.00	$222.00	$777	-2.34
362–375	371	8	200.00–215.00	$209.26	$776	—
395 unweaned	395	1	183.00	$183.00	$723	-10.00
409–417 unweaned	411	8	187.00–190.00	$187.76	$772	+5.76
402–427	414	28	202.00–215.00	$208.16	$862	+19.35
456–473 fancy	465	36	195.00–203.00	$198.48	$923	-1.32
470–483	482	35	184.00–189.00	$187.92	$906	+14.29
488–489 unweaned	489	12	165.00–169.00	$166.33	$813	—
502–540	519	54	168.00–177.00	$170.21	$883	-8.88
527 unweaned	527	4	152.00	$152.00	$801	-10.94
536 fancy	536	6	184.00	$184.00	$986	-3.08
551–580	560	79	170.00–174.00	$172.95	$969	+9.49
577 unweaned	577	8	147.00	$147.00	$848	+5.00
607–642	616	58	163.50–165.00	$164.37	$1,013	+0.73
608–629 fancy	621	92	168.00–176.00	$175.06	$1,087	+2.16
654–663	658	19	155.50–161.00	$157.68	$1,038	-3.98
680 fancy	680	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,108	-10.50
707–712	710	4	150.00–159.00	$154.48	$1,097	+6.04
771 fancy	771	105	171.50	$171.50	$1,322	+1.86
782–790	787	12	151.50–160.50	$157.52	$1,240	-4.76
824–825	824	78	159.85–162.00	$160.24	$1,320	-1.14
853	853	7	154.50	$154.50	$1,318	—
873–880 fancy	878	157	165.00–166.60	$166.06	$1,458	—
871–894	882	31	141.00–142.00	$141.51	$1,248	-3.98
905	905	14	153.00	$153.00	$1,385	-3.94
951	951	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,426	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1046	1046	44	149.00	$149.00	$1,559	—
1070	1070	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,584	+13.00
1167	1167	14	142.75	$142.75	$1,666	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556–597	585	32	154.00–155.00	$154.33	$903	-10.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	177.00	$177.00	$612	-12.12
356–393 fancy	365	12	171.00–175.00	$173.92	$635	—
373–397	387	25	155.00–166.00	$161.78	$626	-16.47
402–447	417	21	153.00–161.00	$157.02	$655	-13.09
420–425 fancy	424	17	167.00–175.00	$172.67	$732	—
445 unweaned	445	2	145.00	$145.00	$645	—
454 unweaned	454	6	151.00	$151.00	$686	—
461–465 fancy	463	54	168.00	$168.00	$778	-2.00
468–481	477	45	162.00–166.00	$164.63	$785	+5.13
505–537	530	61	157.00–165.50	$163.55	$867	+13.15
515–545 unweaned	532	7	146.00–154.00	$149.32	$794	—
556–563 fancy	561	24	158.00–164.00	$159.98	$897	—
550–593	579	25	143.00–152.00	$148.72	$861	+0.42
581 unweaned	581	5	140.50	$140.50	$816	+1.50
602–640	624	45	141.00–151.50	$147.70	$922	+3.70
642 fancy	642	24	160.00	$160.00	$1,027	+3.72
645 unweaned	645	3	136.00	$136.00	$877	—
653–671	667	31	141.00–150.50	$147.42	$983	-2.60
694 fancy	694	29	157.00	$157.00	$1,090	-1.00
705 fancy	705	23	156.00	$156.00	$1,100	—
700–723	711	7	135.00–142.00	$138.82	$987	-1.17
791–798	797	32	149.00–153.00	$152.50	$1,215	—
800–806	802	38	146.00–153.50	$151.52	$1,215	+19.58
825 fancy	825	57	154.60	$154.60	$1,275	—
850	850	10	146.00	$146.00	$1,241	—
915–940	921	40	132.00–140.50	$135.50	$1,248	+2.50
952–955	953	5	130.00–138.00	$131.60	$1,254	-4.90

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1017	1017	5	133.00	$133.00	$1,353	—
1070	1070	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,070	—
1103–1121	1114	24	126.00–127.00	$126.41	$1,408	+27.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	5	127.00	$127.00	$610	—
540	540	2	128.00	$128.00	$691	—
667	667	2	136.00	$136.00	$907	+1.00
718	718	7	135.00	$135.00	$969	-4.00
875	875	12	133.50	$133.50	$1,168	+8.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–442	435	9	179.00–180.00	$179.21	$780	-6.79
455–485	475	4	155.00–176.00	$165.08	$784	-6.92
527–535	528	6	158.00–159.00	$158.83	$839	-4.17
555–591	582	4	143.00–153.00	$150.62	$877	+5.69
600–637	620	9	121.00–144.00	$137.20	$851	-15.00
723	723	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,019	-3.00
757	757	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,037	—
855	855	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,077	-4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1770	1334	80-85%	164	60.00–69.00	$64.16	$856	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1475	1170	85-90%	108	50.00–59.50	$55.50	$649	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1675	1393	75-80%	60	70.50–74.50	$72.66	$1,012	—
1255–1800	1508	75-80%	18	75.00–83.50	$77.02	$1,161	+9.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1600	1549	6	74.00–82.00	$79.61	$1,233	-0.39
1740–2045	1852	3	86.00–89.00	$87.57	$1,622	—
1855–2171	2021	8	90.00–93.50	$91.83	$1,856	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1051–1240	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	750.00–985.00	$803.53
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1212	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1035–1440	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–990.00	$928.64
1125–1337	1292	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	800.00–910.00	$889.47
1291–1410	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	985.00–1,000.00	$996.78
1280–1431	1394	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	870.00–975.00	$949.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1063	1042	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,000.00	$976.49
1345	1345	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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.