Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 6, 2022

2,432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $160.81/cwt -18.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,492/hd at 928 lb · 137 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $160.07/cwt -17.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 862 lb · 127 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $172.54/cwt -11.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 776 lb · 118 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,432	5,986	1,619
Feeder cattle	1,679	5,600	1,452
Slaughter cattle	725	355	160
Replacement cattle	28	31	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, steers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower on light receipts. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 fancy	310	3	208.00	$208.00	$645	-38.00
315–343	323	10	195.00–199.00	$197.05	$636	-16.54
352–398	380	17	185.00–190.00	$189.08	$719	-20.08
428–436	433	10	184.50–186.00	$185.41	$803	-17.29
451–489 fancy	484	56	187.00–190.00	$187.35	$907	-23.79
493	493	25	174.00	$174.00	$858	-15.90
505–543	522	17	160.00–166.00	$164.11	$857	-19.56
571–590	582	53	178.00–179.00	$178.61	$1,040	-6.34
612–626	619	49	162.00–171.00	$166.62	$1,031	-11.14
655 fancy	655	37	172.00	$172.00	$1,127	-12.00
673–682	677	14	161.00	$161.00	$1,090	-16.80
701–738	733	51	161.00–168.50	$166.47	$1,220	-9.84
758–788	769	59	165.00–171.00	$168.66	$1,297	-3.02
771–793 fancy	783	59	176.00–176.75	$176.42	$1,381	—
837–840	838	17	160.00–161.50	$160.35	$1,344	-12.24
861–866	862	127	159.00–162.50	$160.07	$1,380	-17.61
901–931	927	55	167.00–171.00	$170.43	$1,580	-1.07
928	928	82	154.35	$154.35	$1,432	-17.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	175.00	$175.00	$784	—
485–492	489	12	160.00–161.00	$160.92	$787	-15.98
515–542	530	9	144.00–151.00	$147.02	$779	-25.40
571–593	581	55	150.00–167.50	$159.76	$928	-10.40
625–628	628	10	148.00–159.00	$157.90	$992	-7.35
650–690	665	4	146.00–156.00	$152.33	$1,013	-15.33
715	715	18	141.00	$141.00	$1,008	-16.00
760–779	768	12	149.00–161.00	$155.93	$1,198	-8.07
880	880	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,285	—
942	942	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,498	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,461	—
1115	1115	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,327	—
1205	1205	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,591	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–325	322	4	161.00–166.00	$164.74	$530	-16.95
355–396	387	28	159.00–169.00	$166.08	$643	-8.73
411–412	412	8	159.00–164.00	$162.13	$668	-7.97
453–498	472	33	153.00–162.50	$158.44	$748	-8.09
487 fancy	487	49	165.00	$165.00	$804	-10.86
519 fancy	519	8	165.50	$165.50	$859	-4.50
506–537	523	56	154.00–162.00	$156.74	$820	-4.66
553–599	573	40	150.00–156.00	$151.43	$868	-10.00
603	603	5	155.50	$155.50	$938	-1.54
656–669	666	34	155.00–159.00	$155.93	$1,038	-3.07
728–742	732	15	142.50–145.00	$143.18	$1,048	-2.11
703–744 fancy	735	26	157.00–162.00	$158.10	$1,162	—
771–783	778	31	141.00–147.00	$143.43	$1,116	—
824–840	826	9	136.00–143.50	$142.65	$1,178	—
832 fancy	832	60	160.50	$160.50	$1,335	—
867	867	14	143.00	$143.00	$1,240	-5.27
902–925	905	9	139.00–141.00	$139.23	$1,260	-10.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	2	141.00	$141.00	$539	—
525–529	529	17	146.00–151.00	$150.71	$797	+11.81
557–583	575	9	126.00–141.00	$138.70	$798	-11.30
621	621	3	140.50	$140.50	$873	-8.32
677–685	680	3	141.00–142.00	$141.34	$961	+0.99
720	720	1	138.00	$138.00	$994	+15.00
780–790	785	2	130.00–135.00	$132.52	$1,040	-8.48
877	877	2	133.00	$133.00	$1,166	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	2	132.50	$132.50	$1,365	—
1078	1078	28	135.00	$135.00	$1,455	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	5	153.00	$153.00	$644	—
498	498	5	141.00	$141.00	$702	—
500–509	505	14	153.00–159.00	$156.45	$790	-11.03
576	576	6	132.00	$132.00	$760	-16.50
660–664	663	7	137.00–145.00	$139.13	$922	-7.53
740	740	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,147	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1772	1194	80-85%	323	60.00–69.50	$64.19	$766	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1545	1313	75-80%	114	70.00–79.50	$73.65	$967	-6.46
1295–1710	1465	75-80%	68	80.00–87.50	$85.04	$1,246	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1565	1094	85-90%	107	48.00–59.50	$54.06	$591	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1530	1480	3	70.00–76.00	$71.91	$1,064	—
1385–2005	1773	18	80.00–88.50	$84.97	$1,507	—
1520–2235	1809	5	92.00–97.00	$94.82	$1,715	+13.17

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1135	968	(<2 yrs)	Open	28	82.00–109.00	$94.15	$911

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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.