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Winter Livestock Market Report, Pratt, KS

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 21, 2022

3,293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.65/cwt +16.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 727 lb · 435 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $162.65/cwt -12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,445/hd at 889 lb · 395 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $161.80/cwt -11.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 927 lb · 365 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,293 2,129 1,989
Feeder cattle 2,999 1,530 1,680
Slaughter cattle 294 578 309
Replacement cattle — 21 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Next Thursday July 28th, Pratt Livestock will have their Hall of Fame Auction expecting 4500-5000 head. Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Outstanding offering of feeder heifers. Not enough steer and heifer calves under 500 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate on the steers and good on the heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 12.00 to 13.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 unweaned 315 1 197.00 $197.00 $621 -19.12
329 329 5 209.00 $209.00 $688 —
365 unweaned 365 1 194.00 $194.00 $708 —
365–388 386 10 206.00–210.00 $209.62 $809 -11.54
434 434 20 205.00 $205.00 $890 —
456–470 462 18 189.00–192.00 $189.73 $877 -24.09
480 unweaned 480 4 175.00 $175.00 $840 -45.00
516–544 537 12 181.00–183.00 $182.52 $980 -9.18
571–597 581 5 171.00–177.00 $174.54 $1,014 -12.43
582 fancy 582 14 199.00 $199.00 $1,158 —
623 623 10 172.00 $172.00 $1,072 -10.60
713–741 727 17 159.00–162.00 $160.17 $1,164 —
791 fancy 791 52 167.50 $167.50 $1,325 —
798 798 7 157.50 $157.50 $1,257 -13.58
806 fancy 806 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,370 —
831–832 831 26 155.00–159.50 $158.63 $1,318 -9.45
881 fancy 881 60 170.50 $170.50 $1,502 -7.02
865–895 890 335 160.50–163.75 $161.24 $1,435 -11.78
916–924 fancy 920 110 173.10–173.25 $173.17 $1,593 -2.63
914–949 930 255 154.25–160.50 $156.89 $1,459 -13.63
957–962 960 110 154.25–154.85 $154.55 $1,484 -13.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 150.00 $150.00 $645 -40.28
495 495 10 178.00 $178.00 $881 —
536–545 540 12 166.00–176.00 $169.65 $916 +8.65
586–595 590 7 161.00–169.00 $165.54 $977 -2.34
684 684 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,053 —
711–743 727 10 145.00 $145.00 $1,054 -15.86
790 790 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,114 -23.00
831 831 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,246 +5.00
995 995 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,522 +9.87
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1041 1041 8 127.00 $127.00 $1,322 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 356 8 173.00–176.00 $175.62 $625 +1.20
400–432 414 23 173.00–175.00 $174.37 $722 +14.37
505 unweaned 505 9 155.00 $155.00 $783 —
515 fancy 515 1 176.00 $176.00 $906 —
502–540 526 20 160.00–166.00 $164.01 $863 -13.60
550–595 574 24 165.00–171.50 $168.69 $968 +7.28
600–618 614 10 157.00–158.00 $157.80 $969 +4.80
650–690 659 27 149.00–158.00 $153.33 $1,010 -9.00
667–697 fancy 669 91 173.00–178.00 $177.74 $1,189 —
701–736 fancy 726 359 169.00–173.50 $172.45 $1,252 —
703–748 730 76 156.00–163.00 $162.14 $1,184 +7.66
755–799 788 260 155.00–162.00 $160.87 $1,268 +4.87
803–844 819 162 151.00–159.25 $158.43 $1,298 +3.04
823 fancy 823 62 161.75 $161.75 $1,331 —
873–886 884 163 141.00–147.25 $146.90 $1,299 —
865–898 fancy 892 70 150.50–157.00 $151.67 $1,353 —
909–910 fancy 909 115 150.00 $150.00 $1,364 —
962 962 50 139.75 $139.75 $1,344 +4.45
985–995 fancy 990 105 142.60–142.85 $142.73 $1,413 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 146.00 $146.00 $664 —
530 530 1 151.00 $151.00 $800 -8.00
561 561 6 154.00 $154.00 $864 —
695 695 9 140.00 $140.00 $973 -1.00
705–744 733 37 135.25–151.50 $147.38 $1,080 —
750–782 769 30 143.00–152.00 $147.37 $1,133 +1.37
824–825 824 13 144.00–149.00 $144.77 $1,193 -0.23
887 887 17 138.50 $138.50 $1,228 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,344 —
1100–1147 1138 5 113.00–117.00 $116.23 $1,323 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–532 525 5 167.00–174.00 $171.16 $899 —
687 687 12 149.00 $149.00 $1,024 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1498 1254 80-85% 95 60.00–69.00 $63.97 $802 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1619 1365 75-80% 60 70.00–78.00 $74.89 $1,022 —
1290–1460 1427 75-80% 21 79.00–80.25 $79.99 $1,141 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1475 1166 85-90% 71 48.00–59.50 $55.43 $646 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–2160 1609 15 75.00–89.00 $83.26 $1,340 —
1785 1785 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,856 —
1675–2112 1937 12 91.00–98.00 $95.03 $1,841 -9.62

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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.