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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 17, 2022

6,951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.80/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 824 lb · 669 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.46/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 775 lb · 503 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $145.53/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 923 lb · 415 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,951 5,674 3,179
Feeder cattle 6,626 5,509 3,089
Slaughter cattle 315 163 72
Replacement cattle 10 2 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 925 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Approximately 200 fancy heifers weighing 500 lb sold for 200. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. One high yielding bull sold for 120

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–319 316 10 192.00–200.00 $196.04 $619 —
367–390 377 7 215.00–218.00 $216.67 $817 +23.67
415–430 423 41 208.00–215.00 $211.52 $895 +1.88
475–487 481 53 194.00–202.00 $195.92 $942 -6.71
483–484 fancy 484 31 224.00 $224.00 $1,084 —
493 unweaned 493 19 189.00 $189.00 $932 —
528 unweaned 528 47 182.00 $182.00 $961 —
537 fancy 537 17 193.00 $193.00 $1,036 -25.50
545 545 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,025 -3.86
562 unweaned 562 27 171.00 $171.00 $961 —
567–573 fancy 570 12 189.00–198.00 $195.24 $1,113 -8.76
560–595 582 28 184.00–193.00 $189.36 $1,102 —
604 fancy 604 59 190.00 $190.00 $1,148 -14.75
618 unweaned 618 9 172.00 $172.00 $1,063 —
600–637 635 154 184.00–190.00 $185.90 $1,180 +0.06
657 fancy 657 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,235 -3.00
651–691 671 107 170.00–178.00 $175.06 $1,175 -2.92
703–747 721 150 152.00–161.00 $157.81 $1,138 -2.01
750 fancy 750 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 -0.75
755–797 775 351 155.50–163.00 $159.91 $1,239 +4.97
814–840 827 250 152.50–156.75 $155.06 $1,282 +8.95
870 fancy 870 6 154.50 $154.50 $1,344 -3.09
851–894 873 356 145.50–153.85 $150.06 $1,310 +6.36
905–948 923 415 140.50–148.75 $145.53 $1,343 +6.47
966–982 974 276 137.25–138.50 $138.20 $1,346 +2.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 6 171.00 $171.00 $790 -13.50
526 526 3 168.00 $168.00 $884 -1.57
559–572 562 8 170.00–179.00 $176.71 $993 +10.71
601–642 619 47 164.00–177.00 $171.47 $1,061 -3.48
691–697 696 23 152.00–161.50 $159.86 $1,113 +1.40
727–747 736 15 148.50–149.00 $148.74 $1,095 -0.75
755–783 779 72 144.00–152.00 $150.51 $1,172 +8.06
850–898 887 168 135.00–144.25 $141.86 $1,258 +5.85
934–945 940 17 139.00–139.50 $139.23 $1,309 +7.23
967 967 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,305 +9.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006–1045 1028 144 135.00–137.85 $136.79 $1,406 +4.00
1123 1123 52 130.25 $130.25 $1,463 —
1150 1150 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,127 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–337 315 5 181.00–186.00 $183.86 $579 +17.86
385–391 391 36 170.00–175.00 $174.11 $681 -6.89
428 fancy 428 30 190.00 $190.00 $813 —
428–430 unweaned 429 8 151.00–160.00 $155.49 $667 —
410–443 432 16 175.00–178.00 $176.30 $762 +5.73
454–477 unweaned 464 20 160.00–162.00 $161.08 $747 —
470–496 492 22 169.00–172.00 $171.61 $844 +15.87
497 fancy 497 105 200.00 $200.00 $994 —
500 fancy 500 105 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 —
510–521 514 26 180.00–182.50 $181.53 $933 +27.44
505–537 unweaned 530 71 163.00–166.00 $164.68 $873 —
557–562 559 68 173.50–176.00 $175.53 $981 +27.37
562–567 fancy 564 146 181.50–182.00 $181.75 $1,025 +29.05
616–648 632 198 153.50–161.50 $157.51 $995 +12.52
652–661 fancy 658 16 154.00–158.50 $155.67 $1,024 +5.28
659–695 681 102 143.25–150.00 $147.73 $1,006 +8.04
713–717 fancy 714 97 149.25–149.50 $149.29 $1,066 +6.25
705–740 729 175 140.00–147.50 $145.53 $1,061 +11.89
755–798 775 503 136.50–145.00 $141.46 $1,096 +7.03
800–848 824 669 135.50–142.75 $138.80 $1,144 +5.59
855–888 fancy 866 122 140.25–140.75 $140.59 $1,218 —
853–890 877 187 130.00–138.50 $132.96 $1,166 -0.36
901–940 927 146 129.75–135.00 $132.87 $1,232 +5.15
950–962 958 13 125.50–128.00 $126.26 $1,210 +0.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–532 514 25 165.00–170.00 $166.03 $853 +22.39
554–570 562 12 155.00–158.00 $156.48 $879 —
635–643 641 40 147.50–151.50 $149.98 $961 —
687–696 690 17 137.00–137.50 $137.15 $946 +6.65
701 701 10 137.25 $137.25 $962 —
789 789 6 133.50 $133.50 $1,053 —
800–807 802 24 123.00–125.00 $123.59 $991 —
930 930 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,162 —
1008 1008 8 120.50 $120.50 $1,215 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1045 1016 3 110.00–120.00 $116.57 $1,184 —
1075–1092 1076 28 118.00–119.00 $118.93 $1,280 +0.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–555 554 11 157.00–166.00 $164.37 $911 —
632 632 2 139.00 $139.00 $878 —
767 767 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,012 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–2160 1302 80-85% 126 78.00–86.50 $83.02 $1,081 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1890 1283 75-80% 25 90.00–95.50 $91.86 $1,179 +4.71
1155–1688 1376 75-80% 47 87.00–89.00 $87.91 $1,210 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1413 1182 85-90% 33 70.00–77.50 $75.42 $891 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–2385 1796 8 88.00–99.00 $93.64 $1,682 -18.30
1490–2287 1854 25 100.00–108.50 $104.22 $1,932 —
1810–2575 2091 9 111.00–120.00 $113.87 $2,381 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 635.00 $635.00 —
1000–1100 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 710.00–725.00 $717.50 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 835.00 $835.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 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.