Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 13, 2022

1,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.89/cwt +10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 568 lb · 146 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.42/cwt -9.19 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 574 lb · 126 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.26/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 622 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,989	2,432	2,306
Feeder cattle	1,539	1,679	2,121
Slaughter cattle	417	725	185
Replacement cattle	33	28	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifer 600 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher on light receipts. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher on light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. One high yielding bull sold for 102.50

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–336	324	12	198.00–210.00	$200.82	$651	+3.77
323–337 fancy	328	6	214.00–216.00	$214.69	$704	+6.69
350–398	389	24	208.00–212.00	$211.84	$824	+22.76
413 fancy	413	10	224.00	$224.00	$925	—
415–432 unweaned	424	4	186.00–190.00	$188.04	$797	—
405–445	430	31	206.00–210.00	$208.38	$896	+22.97
467–469 fancy	468	19	196.00	$196.00	$917	+8.65
476 unweaned	476	3	175.00	$175.00	$833	—
455–492	483	43	183.50–188.00	$185.33	$895	+11.33
500 unweaned	500	6	172.00	$172.00	$860	—
513 fancy	513	13	182.00	$182.00	$934	—
522–540	536	35	171.00–176.50	$175.04	$938	+10.93
562–578 fancy	569	16	176.00–180.00	$178.22	$1,014	—
560–595	573	99	164.00–171.00	$168.92	$968	-9.69
582–595 unweaned	590	11	159.00–165.00	$161.15	$951	—
600–630	614	23	161.00–170.00	$164.51	$1,010	-2.11
620 unweaned	620	27	154.00	$154.00	$955	—
630 fancy	630	35	172.00	$172.00	$1,084	—
662 fancy	662	13	171.00	$171.00	$1,132	-1.00
652–692	665	41	159.50–169.00	$164.71	$1,095	+3.71
708–717	713	39	165.00–171.00	$167.68	$1,196	+1.21
786–799	797	31	166.00–173.50	$169.62	$1,352	+0.96
815–830	825	27	166.00–175.00	$173.56	$1,432	+13.21
870–891	890	31	169.50–170.00	$169.52	$1,509	+9.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	179.00	$179.00	$591	—
415–436	432	6	170.00–181.00	$178.56	$771	+3.56
475–490	477	10	157.00–165.50	$164.63	$785	+3.71
539	539	6	165.00	$165.00	$889	+17.98
555–577	569	12	136.00–150.00	$145.58	$828	-14.18
620–630	623	3	156.00	$156.00	$972	-1.90
897	897	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,390	+9.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,442	—
1190	1190	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,547	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	176.00	$176.00	$484	—
313–332	320	13	176.00–181.00	$179.01	$573	+14.27
365 fancy	365	8	189.00	$189.00	$690	—
350–393	372	16	169.00–173.00	$171.53	$638	+5.45
378 unweaned	378	5	161.00	$161.00	$609	—
423–428 unweaned	427	11	159.00–163.00	$161.92	$691	—
415–449	436	53	168.00–175.00	$171.01	$746	+8.88
459–481 fancy	468	43	178.00–182.00	$179.71	$841	+14.71
472–482 unweaned	477	15	155.00–155.50	$155.26	$741	—
455–494	481	15	159.00–168.00	$162.27	$781	+3.83
505–545	526	46	158.00–165.50	$161.36	$849	+4.62
557–589	568	146	157.00–166.50	$161.89	$920	+10.46
601–627	615	49	154.75–161.00	$160.01	$984	+4.51
658–697	674	43	152.00–160.00	$156.49	$1,055	+0.56
699 fancy	699	8	166.50	$166.50	$1,164	—
702–705	703	16	159.00–166.00	$160.32	$1,127	+17.14
751–796	756	79	159.50–168.00	$162.67	$1,230	+19.24
828	828	54	161.00	$161.00	$1,333	+18.35
852–863	855	17	153.75–158.00	$156.74	$1,340	+13.74
942	942	14	159.75	$159.75	$1,505	—
958–975	965	5	146.00–151.00	$148.98	$1,438	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1046	1041	63	135.50–139.00	$136.84	$1,425	+4.34
1112	1112	6	137.50	$137.50	$1,529	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–423	421	10	155.00–157.00	$156.81	$660	—
530–548	537	10	145.00–150.00	$147.67	$793	-3.04
582–590	587	8	135.00–151.00	$146.41	$859	+7.71
630	630	1	141.00	$141.00	$888	+0.50
730	730	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,029	+3.00
755	755	10	125.50	$125.50	$948	-7.02
840	840	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,268	—
920–945	928	3	123.00–140.00	$128.77	$1,195	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	4	184.00	$184.00	$876	+43.00
580–585	583	2	144.00	$144.00	$840	+12.00
830	830	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,112	—
935	935	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,159	—
1051	1051	3	126.00	$126.00	$1,324	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1820	1200	80-85%	220	60.00–69.50	$65.11	$781	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1785	1382	75-80%	65	70.00–79.00	$73.49	$1,016	—
1372–1580	1477	75-80%	37	80.00–85.50	$83.31	$1,230	-1.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1320	1136	85-90%	41	46.00–59.50	$55.69	$633	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1875	1555	4	74.00–84.00	$80.26	$1,248	—
1415–2135	1817	11	91.00–96.00	$93.32	$1,696	-1.50
1545–2185	1818	9	97.00–102.50	$98.57	$1,792	+3.75

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1090	944	(<2 yrs)	Open	33	74.50–104.00	$84.60	$799

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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.