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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 10, 2022

4,950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.35/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 823 lb · 428 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $161.31/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 871 lb · 384 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $154.30/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 916 lb · 378 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,950 3,106 1,119
Feeder cattle 4,411 2,909 1,005
Slaughter cattle 422 185 109
Replacement cattle 117 12 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance on 5 wts. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 unweaned 295 1 225.00 $225.00 $664 —
323–327 fancy 324 10 244.00–247.00 $244.61 $793 —
340 340 1 220.00 $220.00 $748 +19.00
352 fancy 352 4 240.00 $240.00 $845 +5.00
381–390 383 4 206.00–211.00 $209.73 $803 —
415–447 fancy 431 20 220.00–231.00 $226.06 $974 +9.06
443–446 unweaned 445 6 169.00–172.00 $170.51 $759 —
461–462 461 5 197.00–199.00 $197.80 $912 -5.38
450–487 fancy 462 50 225.00–238.00 $231.27 $1,068 +8.27
527 unweaned 527 2 179.00 $179.00 $943 —
500–549 fancy 533 91 210.00–228.00 $218.47 $1,164 +19.75
535–538 537 15 193.00–201.00 $196.72 $1,056 +4.72
551–583 fancy 571 171 202.00–217.00 $210.66 $1,203 +21.16
584 584 10 185.00 $185.00 $1,080 +3.74
617–625 fancy 617 97 192.00–197.00 $196.79 $1,214 +24.28
610–643 627 34 179.00–185.00 $182.22 $1,143 +3.73
635 unweaned 635 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,022 —
669 fancy 669 13 194.00 $194.00 $1,298 +24.00
668–699 678 141 166.00–173.25 $171.21 $1,161 +5.99
701–704 fancy 702 137 177.00–177.50 $177.40 $1,245 +10.40
701–742 709 102 168.00–171.00 $169.12 $1,199 +5.80
753 fancy 753 31 168.00 $168.00 $1,265 +1.25
751–799 772 152 154.00–163.00 $160.06 $1,236 +0.29
800–840 823 301 149.00–158.75 $157.18 $1,294 +2.29
812–840 fancy 824 127 160.50–162.25 $161.13 $1,328 +1.13
851–890 871 384 154.50–163.60 $161.31 $1,405 +4.18
914 fancy 914 57 158.10 $158.10 $1,445 —
900–938 916 321 149.00–155.35 $153.63 $1,407 +0.05
959–971 964 152 147.75–152.00 $150.89 $1,455 +3.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 133.00 $133.00 $593 -38.00
574–594 580 33 166.00–171.00 $169.86 $985 +5.86
583 fancy 583 13 182.00 $182.00 $1,061 —
614 614 9 171.50 $171.50 $1,053 +15.93
653–662 658 12 155.00 $155.00 $1,020 -4.63
701–749 739 84 150.00–162.00 $157.25 $1,162 +2.74
752–797 767 6 142.00–147.00 $143.73 $1,102 -6.84
895 895 106 151.25–152.85 $152.00 $1,360 +2.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012–1030 1015 6 148.50–149.00 $148.58 $1,508 +11.82
1053–1080 1066 12 141.00–148.00 $146.32 $1,560 —
1130 1130 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,548 +13.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396–398 fancy 397 36 192.50–199.00 $196.48 $780 —
428–449 442 16 173.00–181.00 $177.74 $786 -0.52
451 fancy 451 21 188.50 $188.50 $850 +2.50
458–485 468 42 172.00–180.00 $177.17 $829 +5.00
525 unweaned 525 2 165.00 $165.00 $866 —
500–548 536 159 168.00–177.00 $173.98 $933 +14.93
572–586 574 49 168.00–174.25 $173.47 $996 +13.53
607–633 fancy 618 24 165.25–166.50 $165.78 $1,025 +6.09
600–647 631 106 156.00–162.50 $159.13 $1,004 +5.39
652–688 667 144 150.00–159.75 $157.11 $1,048 +16.77
705–739 724 151 149.00–155.50 $155.11 $1,123 +9.60
753 753 33 160.00 $160.00 $1,205 +16.08
752–798 779 194 152.25–154.50 $153.76 $1,198 +9.84
806–834 822 54 148.25–152.25 $150.17 $1,234 +6.84
850–881 863 42 143.00–148.50 $145.58 $1,256 +9.36
900–910 901 11 139.00–144.50 $143.72 $1,295 +11.79
990–995 991 29 140.00–143.50 $142.53 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 165.00 $165.00 $701 —
517–534 524 46 156.00–159.00 $158.87 $832 +48.37
580–581 581 18 155.00–161.00 $157.00 $912 +8.48
606–635 613 28 148.00–154.75 $153.00 $938 +12.20
660 660 7 148.00 $148.00 $977 —
738 738 12 135.00 $135.00 $996 —
762–791 778 9 145.50 $145.50 $1,132 +11.64
850 850 6 138.00 $138.00 $1,173 —
900–925 919 8 121.00–130.50 $128.17 $1,178 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1045 1011 38 116.00–139.50 $136.74 $1,382 +9.24
1050–1080 1060 11 132.00–138.00 $136.89 $1,451 —
1155 1155 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 178.00 $178.00 $632 —
510 510 2 161.00 $161.00 $821 —
560 560 1 171.00 $171.00 $958 —
675 675 2 141.00 $141.00 $952 —
922 922 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,245 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1850 1313 75-80% 132 80.00–87.00 $83.27 $1,093 +8.77
1265–1795 1483 75-80% 105 87.00–96.00 $88.88 $1,318 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1687 1236 80-85% 123 70.00–79.50 $75.25 $930 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1865 1184 85-90% 26 61.00–69.00 $65.62 $777 +6.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–2180 1611 10 81.00–98.00 $87.83 $1,415 —
1620–1990 1768 6 102.00–107.00 $104.92 $1,855 —
1705–2097 1949 6 109.00–117.00 $112.69 $2,196 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1212 1212 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1128–1390 1242 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 825.00–1,150.00 $959.65
1185–1682 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 46 1,025.00–1,685.00 $1,594.57
1170–1610 1383 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–1,200.00 $1,058.86
1377–1425 1415 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,125.00–1,400.00 $1,346.49
1225–1605 1436 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 950.00–1,325.00 $1,143.22
1377–1473 1446 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,136.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1247 1247 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 +540.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00 +215.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.