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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 1, 2022

3,595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $182.95/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 820 lb · 478 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $180.22/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 933 lb · 322 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.88/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 871 lb · 300 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,595 3,159 2,952
Feeder cattle 3,292 2,738 2,696
Slaughter cattle 296 421 251
Replacement cattle 7 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, steers 450 lb to 975 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, however thin fleshed and fancy steers sold steady. Heifers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 unweaned 290 2 223.00 $223.00 $647 —
310–329 fancy 321 15 240.00–254.00 $247.65 $795 -28.35
335–338 unweaned 337 4 206.00–211.00 $209.76 $707 —
321–348 338 9 222.50–229.00 $226.83 $767 -6.26
357 357 2 228.00 $228.00 $814 -12.00
360 unweaned 360 3 199.00 $199.00 $716 -20.62
363–381 fancy 373 9 230.00–231.00 $230.57 $860 -45.43
405–447 fancy 429 42 222.00–235.00 $229.49 $985 —
431 unweaned 431 11 205.00 $205.00 $884 -8.94
447 447 10 211.00 $211.00 $943 -18.45
457–496 482 25 199.00–206.00 $203.72 $982 -17.60
505 unweaned 505 2 191.00 $191.00 $965 —
501–520 515 33 203.50–209.00 $204.76 $1,055 -7.34
506–543 fancy 525 78 211.00–216.00 $214.18 $1,124 -2.82
555–591 569 53 189.00–199.00 $195.43 $1,112 -4.42
574 unweaned 574 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,068 —
610 fancy 610 14 194.00 $194.00 $1,183 -8.04
614–623 619 35 181.50–190.00 $187.02 $1,158 +7.33
662–689 687 45 175.50–185.00 $177.65 $1,220 -7.83
776 thin fleshed 776 111 179.50 $179.50 $1,393 —
762–786 782 33 169.00–172.35 $171.86 $1,344 -12.47
793 fancy 793 49 182.50 $182.50 $1,447 -6.10
805–846 thin fleshed 819 354 182.60–187.10 $184.95 $1,515 —
807–843 822 124 174.00–179.25 $177.25 $1,457 -0.53
860–870 thin fleshed 866 158 183.10 $183.10 $1,586 —
867–881 876 18 161.00–169.00 $163.64 $1,433 -14.72
865–890 fancy 877 124 177.50–178.75 $178.14 $1,562 —
918–927 924 23 160.00–161.00 $160.30 $1,481 -16.91
910–948 fancy 934 299 175.75–185.10 $181.75 $1,698 -1.25
959 thin fleshed 959 24 176.50 $176.50 $1,693 —
963 963 5 150.50 $150.50 $1,449 -16.25
992 fancy 992 52 165.75 $165.75 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 457 3 180.00 $180.00 $823 -10.94
502 502 2 199.00 $199.00 $999 +8.58
570 570 1 165.00 $165.00 $940 -5.00
606–645 634 11 156.00–173.00 $168.01 $1,065 -6.31
672–690 677 12 160.00–172.00 $168.94 $1,144 +9.94
732–746 737 9 161.00–166.00 $162.69 $1,199 -7.47
758–795 784 22 162.50–166.00 $164.24 $1,288 -1.76
825–842 837 31 154.50–160.00 $158.06 $1,323 -11.94
915–944 943 21 148.50–151.00 $148.62 $1,401 -17.38
990 990 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,445 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,580 -10.53
1089 1089 51 157.50 $157.50 $1,715 —
1140 1140 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,619 -1.00
1150 1150 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,598 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 198.00–207.00 $202.46 $583 —
326 326 3 215.00 $215.00 $701 +16.96
351–365 fancy 357 7 212.00–214.00 $212.88 $760 +0.88
351–395 376 34 192.00–201.00 $197.15 $741 -1.18
370–385 unweaned 376 4 181.00–186.00 $184.25 $693 +12.25
407–442 432 20 180.00–191.00 $189.09 $817 -12.91
430–448 fancy 442 16 195.00–200.00 $198.48 $877 —
452–479 458 65 182.00–187.00 $185.52 $850 -1.04
477–489 unweaned 482 11 173.00–175.00 $174.08 $839 +6.08
482–487 fancy 485 28 189.00–192.00 $190.51 $924 —
503–548 526 65 176.00–186.00 $183.94 $968 +5.96
527 unweaned 527 5 163.00 $163.00 $859 —
555 fancy 555 7 179.50 $179.50 $996 —
557 thin fleshed 557 24 185.50 $185.50 $1,033 -10.31
550–592 578 83 170.00–177.00 $173.79 $1,005 -1.31
608–645 618 40 169.00–178.00 $174.58 $1,079 -3.95
650–678 666 24 156.00–164.00 $157.81 $1,051 -11.86
672 thin fleshed 672 46 178.00 $178.00 $1,196 —
691 fancy 691 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,154 -14.23
703–721 714 52 164.00–168.00 $166.78 $1,191 -4.47
721 fancy 721 38 174.75 $174.75 $1,260 -3.75
729 thin fleshed 729 72 177.25 $177.25 $1,292 -7.15
750 thin fleshed 750 61 176.35 $176.35 $1,323 —
773–793 785 140 161.50–168.50 $165.86 $1,302 -1.01
787 fancy 787 66 170.35 $170.35 $1,341 -8.27
817–835 822 44 159.00–160.50 $160.26 $1,317 -7.41
868 868 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,302 -14.06
876 fancy 876 39 158.25 $158.25 $1,386 —
902–936 909 37 148.00–151.50 $150.74 $1,370 —
980 980 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,441 -12.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–483 479 30 173.00–176.00 $175.14 $839 —
503–540 519 18 145.00–164.00 $154.01 $799 —
578–597 580 17 163.00–167.00 $166.52 $966 -7.48
606–610 608 7 149.00–160.00 $155.27 $944 —
660 660 10 150.00 $150.00 $990 -1.02
710–740 731 17 151.00–161.00 $153.19 $1,120 -7.81
878 878 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,141 -23.16
905–925 915 2 141.00–142.00 $141.51 $1,295 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,431 -7.00
1055–1085 1059 7 123.00–138.00 $129.32 $1,369 -19.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 197.00 $197.00 $906 —
511 511 3 169.00 $169.00 $864 —
605–610 607 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,008 —
650–690 663 28 158.00–164.00 $160.43 $1,064 —
915 915 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,290 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1515 1321 75-80% 85 83.00–90.50 $86.47 $1,142 —
1380–1775 1467 75-80% 33 91.50–93.50 $92.32 $1,354 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1425 1213 80-85% 78 72.00–82.00 $77.22 $937 -0.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1370 1156 85-90% 46 61.00–71.00 $67.62 $782 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–2060 1750 12 100.00–109.00 $104.36 $1,826 —
1345–2310 1785 8 80.00–98.00 $91.49 $1,633 —
1745–2345 2044 4 112.00–114.50 $113.37 $2,317 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1221 1221 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.