Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 12, 2023

4,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $224.49/cwt +25.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 570 lb · 355 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $191.09/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 621 lb · 296 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.03/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 779 lb · 255 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,390	3,952	4,424
Feeder cattle	4,094	3,476	3,954
Slaughter cattle	277	426	389
Replacement cattle	19	50	81

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, however thin fleshed and reputation calves sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	231.00	$231.00	$797	+29.00
366 thin fleshed	366	4	264.00	$264.00	$966	—
355–398	380	29	222.00–232.00	$225.19	$856	+6.19
393 fancy	393	11	243.00	$243.00	$955	+0.50
409 unweaned	409	8	209.00	$209.00	$855	+12.00
411–423 thin fleshed	412	68	253.00–265.00	$263.55	$1,086	+17.68
410–441 fancy	427	55	224.00–242.00	$235.14	$1,004	+3.14
405–447	436	11	212.00–223.00	$215.32	$939	+4.99
461–497	478	28	196.00–211.00	$203.84	$974	+5.62
461–497 fancy	482	36	222.00–238.00	$235.41	$1,135	+9.77
493 thin fleshed	493	126	256.00	$256.00	$1,262	—
508–520 fancy	512	29	216.00–221.00	$219.57	$1,124	-1.05
510–545	526	109	200.00–215.00	$206.75	$1,088	+7.74
525–542 unweaned	534	13	195.50–198.00	$196.87	$1,051	—
556–559 thin fleshed	558	210	238.00–240.00	$239.79	$1,338	—
585 fancy	585	16	213.50	$213.50	$1,249	+9.48
563–596	587	129	195.00–206.00	$200.94	$1,180	+7.70
600–633	618	214	181.00–194.00	$189.11	$1,169	-2.59
607–634 thin fleshed	627	71	195.00–207.00	$199.00	$1,248	—
643 unweaned	643	11	178.50	$178.50	$1,148	—
655 fancy	655	24	197.00	$197.00	$1,290	-13.25
662–686	677	151	181.00–190.00	$187.93	$1,272	+0.07
713–723 fancy	720	63	195.50–199.00	$196.71	$1,416	—
700–735	721	165	171.00–183.00	$178.50	$1,287	-2.26
752–796	776	212	169.00–179.00	$175.76	$1,364	-7.64
790 fancy	790	24	188.50	$188.50	$1,489	-7.50
808–833	826	11	179.00–184.00	$180.33	$1,490	+5.01
824–840 fancy	836	116	189.50–194.00	$192.12	$1,606	+3.98
850–879	878	56	168.50–171.00	$168.59	$1,480	-13.29
883	883	31	168.50	$168.50	$1,488	-13.38
905–930	919	95	166.00–170.85	$170.40	$1,566	-4.05
974	974	10	162.85	$162.85	$1,586	+1.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	172.50	$172.50	$630	—
555–597	591	14	179.00–186.00	$179.94	$1,063	-1.30
605	605	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,053	-0.80
675	675	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,046	-14.00
715–745	719	8	164.00–167.00	$166.61	$1,198	-7.89
760	760	13	164.00–168.00	$167.69	$1,274	-3.03
805–837	832	25	165.50–171.00	$166.00	$1,381	+1.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1030	1008	56	150.00–166.00	$157.78	$1,590	+0.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	6	224.00	$224.00	$638	+16.50
317 unweaned	317	2	195.00	$195.00	$618	—
327 fancy	327	4	216.00	$216.00	$706	—
320–347	338	18	199.00–208.00	$204.67	$692	+15.21
365–372	369	4	194.00–198.00	$195.98	$723	-5.98
356–380 fancy	374	35	205.00–210.00	$209.17	$782	-8.25
381 unweaned	381	4	191.00	$191.00	$728	+3.50
389 thin fleshed	389	42	224.00	$224.00	$871	—
405–440	422	38	187.00–198.00	$194.33	$820	+9.33
412–435 fancy	431	58	202.50–204.00	$202.72	$874	+5.82
448 thin fleshed	448	64	211.00	$211.00	$945	—
450–496	470	61	188.00–196.50	$192.41	$904	+7.80
465–497 unweaned	473	8	183.00–184.00	$183.74	$869	—
484 thin fleshed	484	10	214.00	$214.00	$1,036	—
500–546	513	73	176.00–185.00	$181.75	$932	-3.86
519–531 fancy	529	64	188.00–190.75	$190.29	$1,007	-4.21
550–588	572	165	173.00–184.00	$178.72	$1,022	-2.90
601–632	621	124	171.00–178.00	$174.69	$1,085	-0.72
653–691	666	235	164.00–174.50	$172.36	$1,148	-0.11
701–732	721	190	165.00–174.35	$171.97	$1,240	+2.33
752–794	779	255	166.00–171.00	$170.03	$1,325	-1.54
804–831	820	53	164.50–170.00	$167.45	$1,373	-4.32
915	915	1	149.50	$149.50	$1,368	-17.00
950–990	964	10	145.00–152.00	$149.59	$1,442	+0.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422–428	426	5	183.00–185.00	$183.79	$783	—
461–490	483	28	172.00–182.00	$177.46	$857	+8.33
515–549	541	13	168.00–174.50	$173.07	$936	+2.42
592–599	595	13	170.00–171.00	$170.46	$1,014	-1.14
608–611	608	23	164.50–167.50	$164.89	$1,003	+2.10
675	675	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,012	-5.00
718–735	722	4	146.00–151.00	$147.27	$1,063	-11.07
807–841	833	12	135.00–146.00	$139.91	$1,165	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018	1018	28	154.00	$154.00	$1,568	+12.58
1050	1050	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,292	-14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	163.00	$163.00	$774	—
573	573	3	171.00	$171.00	$980	—
660–672	668	3	161.00–164.00	$161.99	$1,082	—
710–740	734	5	160.00–169.00	$161.74	$1,187	—
768	768	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
723	723	3	157.00	$157.00	$1,135	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1790	1387	75-80%	149	70.00–76.00	$73.19	$1,015	-9.50
1280–1709	1608	75-80%	26	77.00–80.50	$78.22	$1,258	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1750	1208	80-85%	55	60.00–69.50	$66.67	$805	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1435	1205	85-90%	11	47.00–59.00	$56.59	$682	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1610	1479	4	86.00–89.00	$87.58	$1,295	—
1490–2410	1815	11	93.00–99.50	$96.20	$1,746	-6.59
1695–2435	2093	8	100.00–111.00	$106.16	$2,222	-6.71

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1090	973	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	81.00–117.00	$93.19	$907

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
993	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,085.00	$1,085.00

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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.