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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 27, 2022

3,976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $175.64/cwt -11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 833 lb · 336 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $179.64/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 618 lb · 278 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.84/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 578 lb · 273 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,976 2,597 1,335
Feeder cattle 3,494 2,096 1,007
Slaughter cattle 423 418 317
Replacement cattle 59 83 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 525 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 525 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, however one high yielding bull sold for 103.40

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–345 318 7 200.00–214.00 $209.29 $666 +10.03
319–320 unweaned 319 6 182.00–190.00 $188.66 $602 —
370 unweaned 370 1 172.00 $172.00 $636 -21.00
377–393 388 22 191.00–201.00 $196.73 $763 -10.77
371–397 fancy 389 17 202.00–203.00 $202.23 $787 —
420–445 unweaned 432 21 180.00–186.00 $183.65 $793 —
405–448 434 44 190.00–199.00 $195.21 $847 -10.79
415–442 fancy 435 40 201.00–206.00 $201.48 $876 -10.52
455 fancy 455 14 193.50 $193.50 $880 -43.30
458–485 unweaned 477 11 171.00–181.00 $174.17 $831 -13.53
454–498 482 81 177.00–185.00 $180.43 $870 -15.28
500–527 fancy 516 72 193.50–206.50 $199.81 $1,031 -12.20
509–541 unweaned 527 14 165.00–173.00 $168.31 $887 —
508–548 536 117 177.50–187.75 $183.25 $982 -6.75
558–574 fancy 567 74 191.00–196.25 $192.27 $1,090 -6.55
551–597 593 66 179.00–187.00 $185.85 $1,102 +7.18
601 unweaned 601 14 165.00 $165.00 $992 —
602–626 fancy 610 53 185.00–189.50 $188.12 $1,148 -3.71
602–647 621 211 172.00–182.00 $178.48 $1,108 +0.12
668–675 fancy 674 91 185.50–190.00 $189.12 $1,275 —
674–696 686 99 174.00–181.50 $178.71 $1,226 +6.55
709–726 719 34 174.00–183.00 $177.64 $1,277 —
761–782 764 107 175.50–181.00 $176.24 $1,346 -6.76
800–848 833 336 170.00–179.25 $175.64 $1,463 +10.79
850–886 872 117 170.25–179.00 $173.10 $1,509 -1.65
947 947 8 165.50 $165.50 $1,567 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–435 413 16 170.00–185.00 $177.48 $733 +2.81
458–476 470 21 166.00–174.00 $171.16 $804 +5.16
513–540 533 29 170.00–176.00 $174.87 $932 +2.85
557–597 582 59 166.00–180.00 $169.18 $985 +7.66
602–643 619 65 155.00–162.00 $159.81 $989 —
652–692 666 47 165.00–168.00 $167.37 $1,115 +9.37
720–724 721 48 167.00–172.00 $170.54 $1,230 —
755 755 1 165.50 $165.50 $1,250 +14.50
842 842 8 168.00 $168.00 $1,415 —
872–884 875 45 164.50–168.75 $167.70 $1,467 +6.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 5 176.00 $176.00 $905 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,530 —
1135 1135 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,691 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 181.00 $181.00 $534 —
299 unweaned 299 5 174.50 $174.50 $522 —
317 unweaned 317 2 170.00 $170.00 $539 -12.02
316–334 326 23 177.00–181.00 $179.68 $586 -18.32
371–382 378 15 173.00–174.00 $173.67 $656 -6.88
370–397 unweaned 395 16 165.00–166.00 $165.06 $652 —
421 unweaned 421 4 161.00 $161.00 $678 -14.00
403–448 435 134 163.00–173.00 $167.51 $729 -15.32
471 unweaned 471 4 157.00 $157.00 $739 -10.85
455–499 479 94 166.50–175.50 $170.50 $817 -6.40
502–503 fancy 502 22 174.00 $174.00 $873 -6.50
515–516 unweaned 516 32 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $831 —
508–538 523 74 163.00–172.00 $168.77 $883 +1.51
550–598 574 137 166.00–174.50 $171.00 $982 +5.71
565–599 fancy 574 79 177.50–180.00 $179.27 $1,029 —
571–598 unweaned 594 57 152.00–160.00 $158.79 $943 —
604 unweaned 604 27 157.00 $157.00 $948 —
605–633 619 17 164.00–171.00 $167.42 $1,036 +2.53
645 fancy 645 70 178.25 $178.25 $1,150 +0.25
652–654 653 23 165.00–170.00 $166.31 $1,086 +1.31
658–687 fancy 672 63 170.00–180.00 $172.02 $1,156 +2.02
704–737 723 61 158.50–168.50 $164.90 $1,192 +8.49
741 fancy 741 64 170.10 $170.10 $1,260 +0.10
796 796 21 164.10 $164.10 $1,306 —
834 834 38 162.10 $162.10 $1,352 +4.10
855–885 878 18 154.00–162.00 $155.73 $1,367 —
910–931 928 14 149.00–151.00 $150.00 $1,392 —
975 975 5 148.00 $148.00 $1,443 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 166.00 $166.00 $629 —
404–442 431 18 150.00–160.00 $157.40 $678 +14.40
497 497 7 160.00 $160.00 $795 +1.00
502–549 529 41 150.50–160.00 $156.52 $828 -0.14
565–595 573 62 145.00–160.00 $157.06 $900 +2.06
635–647 645 6 150.00–158.50 $155.41 $1,002 +1.43
665–695 680 2 144.00–150.00 $146.93 $999 -7.57
700–727 722 11 146.00–158.50 $155.66 $1,124 —
785 785 1 126.00 $126.00 $989 —
890 890 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,335 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,480 +32.00
1085 1085 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,302 +14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 5 171.00 $171.00 $749 —
543 543 10 148.00 $148.00 $804 -20.00
580 580 7 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
810 810 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,110 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1414 1203 80-85% 145 60.00–69.00 $65.63 $790 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1700 1316 75-80% 106 70.00–80.00 $73.47 $967 —
1283–1565 1446 75-80% 26 79.00–86.50 $81.73 $1,182 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1445 1150 85-90% 44 48.00–59.00 $55.97 $644 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1675 1655 2 80.00–88.00 $84.05 $1,391 —
1395–2020 1694 6 75.00–79.50 $77.26 $1,309 —
1775–2060 1884 9 90.00–103.50 $94.75 $1,785 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–1180 973 (<2 yrs)Open 29 62.00–120.00 $92.24 $897

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1245–1626 1392 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,160.00–1,310.00 $1,227.41
1408 1408 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,360.00 $1,360.00

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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.