Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 17, 2022

4,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.14/cwt +10.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 663 lb · 255 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $190.78/cwt +7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 732 lb · 251 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.05/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 623 lb · 246 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,093 2,787 1,982
Feeder cattle 3,212 2,083 1,661
Slaughter cattle 740 645 311
Replacement cattle 141 59 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** *** Note *** Pratt Livestock will be closed next Thursday November 24 for Thanksgiving break. *** Note *** Pratt Livestock will have a bred cow and heifer sale next Monday November 21 Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00, however fancy vaccinated calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 unweaned 281 4 216.00 $216.00 $607 —
303–348 340 50 212.00–229.00 $223.16 $759 +24.09
349 fancy 349 72 268.00 $268.00 $935 —
349 unweaned 349 7 177.00 $177.00 $618 —
370 fancy 370 72 258.00 $258.00 $955 +49.23
358–388 unweaned 375 7 179.00–189.00 $184.91 $693 +3.66
365–396 393 9 194.00–196.00 $194.21 $763 +1.06
407–449 fancy 417 25 206.00–212.00 $210.45 $878 +8.56
421 unweaned 421 7 191.00 $191.00 $804 +29.74
417–448 441 14 195.00–199.00 $195.85 $864 +5.47
452–457 fancy 455 150 231.50–233.50 $232.51 $1,058 +31.51
452–499 483 53 183.00–194.00 $189.96 $918 -4.64
509–548 fancy 532 43 199.00–211.00 $206.19 $1,097 +6.19
500–538 533 67 185.00–193.50 $191.87 $1,023 +11.37
552 fancy 552 18 206.50 $206.50 $1,140 —
561–582 569 95 179.00–189.50 $184.08 $1,047 -5.98
613 fancy 613 42 211.50 $211.50 $1,296 +26.18
616–620 619 77 190.00 $190.00 $1,176 +18.42
650–690 659 61 176.00–187.00 $179.88 $1,185 +2.28
651–673 fancy 661 162 187.75–197.50 $193.05 $1,276 —
666 666 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,032 -22.60
690 690 24 187.00 $187.00 $1,290 +9.40
719 fancy 719 82 198.00 $198.00 $1,424 +14.50
730–742 738 169 183.00–189.00 $187.27 $1,382 +16.27
763–777 769 5 175.00–179.00 $177.38 $1,364 +2.31
805 805 14 177.00 $177.00 $1,425 +13.11
811 811 63 184.00 $184.00 $1,492 +20.11
872 872 63 176.75 $176.75 $1,541 +1.75
945 945 18 172.00 $172.00 $1,625 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 175.00 $175.00 $718 —
450–487 485 22 166.00–181.00 $179.73 $872 -2.78
535–549 544 30 168.00–179.00 $171.72 $934 +1.94
553–598 569 35 161.00–176.00 $170.26 $969 +3.08
600–625 611 10 151.00–176.00 $167.97 $1,026 -0.03
650–693 668 152 160.00–174.00 $169.90 $1,135 +8.05
726–748 736 29 156.50–165.00 $160.79 $1,183 -1.21
800 800 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,328 +18.00
895 895 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,360 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–338 unweaned 332 6 170.00 $170.00 $564 +6.34
332 fancy 332 106 229.50 $229.50 $762 —
373–380 379 18 161.00–171.00 $162.64 $616 -9.54
386 fancy 386 6 207.00 $207.00 $799 +24.00
423–429 fancy 425 206 204.50–208.00 $206.09 $876 +31.81
432 unweaned 432 2 160.00 $160.00 $691 —
443–447 445 32 167.00–176.00 $171.20 $762 +7.61
454–480 463 11 167.00–177.00 $172.94 $801 +3.72
470 unweaned 470 2 155.00 $155.00 $728 ±0.00
497–498 fancy 498 64 189.00–193.00 $191.56 $954 +16.56
503–521 fancy 513 46 183.00–190.00 $186.49 $957 +4.49
520–547 527 75 163.00–174.00 $171.04 $901 +4.65
570–581 579 87 175.00–177.00 $175.43 $1,016 +12.62
595 595 50 195.50 $195.50 $1,163 +32.69
604–635 617 113 161.00–169.00 $167.16 $1,031 +2.08
618–634 fancy 629 133 173.50–176.75 $176.20 $1,108 —
656 656 27 180.00 $180.00 $1,181 +18.24
657–699 688 36 160.50–165.25 $164.63 $1,133 +2.87
700–749 733 19 153.00–159.00 $157.04 $1,151 -1.55
735 fancy 735 18 164.00 $164.00 $1,205 —
839 fancy 839 26 176.00 $176.00 $1,477 —
825–844 841 12 152.00–161.00 $159.43 $1,341 +8.43
857–890 872 11 143.00–159.00 $150.42 $1,312 -0.29
873 873 13 181.00 $181.00 $1,580 +30.29
925 925 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,332 —
955–970 963 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $1,358 -9.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 151.00 $151.00 $732 -4.26
530–545 538 7 141.00–146.00 $141.99 $764 -10.44
568–590 584 47 146.00–161.50 $158.29 $924 +22.29
632–640 636 11 145.00–158.00 $154.09 $980 +14.09
710–739 729 19 110.00–148.00 $128.40 $936 -21.60
765 765 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,094 -8.00
835–847 843 6 145.00–148.00 $145.99 $1,231 +10.99
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1036 1017 32 139.00–151.50 $146.90 $1,494 —
1070 1070 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,273 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–482 477 13 175.00–177.00 $176.55 $842 +23.55
587 587 11 146.00 $146.00 $857 +16.00
640 640 1 131.00 $131.00 $838 -18.24
695 695 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,001 +15.00
745 745 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,050 +4.00
798 798 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,197 —
855 855 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,043 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1640 1208 80-85% 451 60.00–69.50 $65.37 $790 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1218–1695 1392 75-80% 84 70.00–74.50 $72.17 $1,005 —
1270–1720 1451 75-80% 8 76.00–77.00 $76.37 $1,108 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1635 1186 85-90% 62 46.00–59.50 $55.40 $657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1790 1549 7 63.00–75.00 $69.32 $1,074 —
1585–1845 1672 5 81.00–88.00 $85.14 $1,424 +10.54
1715–2230 1941 20 90.00–103.50 $95.24 $1,849 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
766–1175 920 (<2 yrs)Open 138 68.00–132.00 $98.19 $903

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1123 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00 $975.00

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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.