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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 18, 2022

3,417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $174.98/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 923 lb · 377 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.58/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 877 lb · 307 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.31/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 778 lb · 232 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,417 3,741 2,634
Feeder cattle 3,105 3,422 2,268
Slaughter cattle 312 319 366

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. One high yielding cow sold for 94.00. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 fancy 297 15 267.00 $267.00 $793 —
310 unweaned 310 3 208.00 $208.00 $645 —
318 fancy 318 17 237.50–250.00 $244.12 $776 —
335 335 1 221.00 $221.00 $740 -13.96
372–374 fancy 373 22 232.00–237.00 $235.64 $879 —
383 unweaned 383 3 200.00 $200.00 $766 —
375–393 384 10 213.00–220.00 $216.58 $832 +2.26
421 unweaned 421 13 204.00 $204.00 $859 +10.81
426 fancy 426 13 225.00 $225.00 $958 +2.00
415–449 446 11 205.00–213.00 $212.32 $947 +14.00
450 unweaned 450 1 190.00 $190.00 $855 +9.00
452 fancy 452 7 224.00 $224.00 $1,012 —
480–498 495 37 204.00–215.00 $209.89 $1,039 +17.89
505–538 522 8 190.00–202.00 $200.18 $1,045 +12.97
532 fancy 532 7 217.00 $217.00 $1,154 —
555–566 559 118 204.00–209.00 $207.25 $1,159 —
577–585 unweaned 580 7 193.00–197.00 $195.27 $1,133 —
594 thin fleshed 594 41 204.00 $204.00 $1,212 —
607–617 fancy 611 22 200.00–202.00 $201.27 $1,230 —
608–641 630 51 191.00–197.00 $194.05 $1,223 +10.56
659–665 662 45 191.00–195.00 $192.51 $1,274 +9.56
686 thin fleshed 686 47 199.00 $199.00 $1,365 —
704–749 725 48 190.00–191.00 $190.46 $1,381 +8.32
771–783 773 148 183.50–191.00 $185.51 $1,434 +13.33
800–846 829 140 169.00–178.00 $173.11 $1,435 -4.89
853–877 fancy 864 122 180.00–184.00 $182.10 $1,573 —
874–889 885 185 175.00–179.50 $177.91 $1,575 +3.03
905–928 fancy 918 134 178.50–179.00 $178.87 $1,642 +4.37
901–937 925 243 167.75–175.50 $172.83 $1,599 -1.39
954–981 973 177 170.00–171.75 $171.22 $1,666 -0.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 unweaned 384 10 158.00 $158.00 $607 —
453 453 3 160.00 $160.00 $725 -11.00
532 532 5 155.00 $155.00 $825 -13.25
555–591 582 9 168.00–171.00 $169.43 $986 —
611 fancy 611 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,130 —
612–630 625 10 173.00–176.00 $174.91 $1,093 +2.47
655–685 658 25 173.00–183.00 $174.22 $1,146 +3.63
724 724 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,245 +5.48
755–790 764 23 165.00–172.00 $168.99 $1,291 +3.99
797 fancy 797 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,403 —
810–833 823 9 165.00–168.00 $166.69 $1,372 +6.99
946 946 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,533 +5.00
982 982 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,512 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023 1023 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,596 -0.98
1092 1092 2 129.50 $129.50 $1,414 -17.50
1150 1150 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,541 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 unweaned 266 3 191.00 $191.00 $508 —
318–328 fancy 321 28 211.00–221.00 $218.08 $700 —
317–347 334 5 188.00–199.00 $193.80 $647 —
344 unweaned 344 6 170.00 $170.00 $585 ±0.00
370–383 380 20 198.00–203.00 $200.40 $762 +17.81
414–442 418 34 199.00–206.50 $205.33 $858 +28.00
441 unweaned 441 18 184.50 $184.50 $814 —
453–496 480 17 185.00–190.00 $187.37 $899 +24.38
505–528 511 24 179.00–189.00 $186.99 $956 +20.52
536 fancy 536 35 192.00 $192.00 $1,029 +4.00
567–592 fancy 575 25 180.00–187.00 $183.90 $1,057 +1.90
551–587 579 91 176.00–181.00 $179.61 $1,040 +8.29
601–645 609 63 168.00–177.00 $174.73 $1,064 +7.08
626 fancy 626 25 183.00 $183.00 $1,146 -6.36
659–691 672 28 163.00–170.00 $168.48 $1,132 +1.85
656–679 fancy 675 96 176.00–184.00 $178.16 $1,203 +5.16
715–740 fancy 720 137 172.00–179.50 $176.70 $1,272 +6.70
707–740 723 38 157.00–165.00 $163.07 $1,179 +0.07
759–799 fancy 778 208 170.00–174.50 $172.57 $1,343 -1.93
775–782 779 24 156.00–163.00 $160.39 $1,249 -5.75
830 fancy 830 23 172.25 $172.25 $1,430 —
836 836 22 160.50–163.75 $162.86 $1,362 +5.86
868–890 879 79 162.50–165.50 $164.06 $1,442 +10.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 322 3 161.00–170.00 $164.03 $528 —
418 418 4 153.00 $153.00 $640 -17.00
498 498 3 175.00 $175.00 $872 +10.24
505 505 1 169.00 $169.00 $853 —
570–593 581 13 165.00–170.00 $167.36 $972 +3.94
617–642 631 33 156.00–165.00 $161.87 $1,021 +2.87
660–685 673 4 156.00–159.00 $157.47 $1,060 +9.35
715–741 732 17 146.00–155.00 $148.77 $1,089 -3.55
840 840 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,201 -2.00
877–893 882 9 145.00–148.00 $146.01 $1,288 —
980 980 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,225 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,224 -23.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,099 —
680 680 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,095 -3.00
732 732 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,208 +15.30
855–875 867 5 148.00–156.00 $151.16 $1,311 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1575 1320 75-80% 89 80.00–86.00 $83.58 $1,103 +0.68
1240–1637 1477 75-80% 38 86.25–94.00 $87.49 $1,292 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1450 1243 80-85% 68 71.00–79.00 $75.82 $942 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1280 1155 85-90% 46 61.50–68.00 $65.77 $760 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1277–1765 1514 5 91.00–99.00 $92.81 $1,405 —
1225–2045 1658 6 78.00–86.00 $81.65 $1,354 —
1531–2185 1778 18 100.00–108.50 $104.79 $1,863 —

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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.