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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 2, 2023

4,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $196.14/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,435/hd at 732 lb · 588 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $191.68/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 776 lb · 403 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $205.68/cwt +8.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 670 lb · 320 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,010 3,183 6,734
Feeder cattle 3,733 2,969 6,348
Slaughter cattle 259 205 379
Replacement cattle 18 9 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, however thin fleshed and fancy cattle sold 2.00 higher. Steers and heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–318 314 4 234.00–240.00 $238.56 $749 —
330 thin fleshed 330 10 262.50 $262.50 $866 +26.56
356–392 371 6 226.00–234.00 $230.22 $854 —
382 thin fleshed 382 11 257.00 $257.00 $982 +18.51
405–430 418 2 237.00–245.00 $241.12 $1,008 —
425 thin fleshed 425 16 256.00 $256.00 $1,088 ±0.00
465–466 thin fleshed 466 10 231.00–235.00 $234.20 $1,091 —
450–480 469 6 219.00–227.50 $223.99 $1,051 -7.94
472 fancy 472 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,104 —
505 thin fleshed 505 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,126 -16.91
500–525 510 4 215.00–223.00 $218.53 $1,115 —
547 fancy 547 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,214 +1.52
552–565 thin fleshed 557 28 227.00–237.00 $231.90 $1,292 +7.18
554–588 571 32 210.00–222.00 $215.70 $1,232 —
624–631 fancy 628 138 218.60–222.00 $220.29 $1,383 +6.36
616–644 639 52 195.00–206.00 $196.65 $1,257 -10.84
664–673 fancy 668 266 204.50–210.00 $205.21 $1,371 —
668–680 674 13 190.00–195.00 $192.33 $1,296 +13.38
678 thin fleshed 678 41 213.00 $213.00 $1,444 +12.50
701–744 728 45 186.00–196.00 $189.56 $1,380 -3.05
704–745 fancy 732 482 190.00–199.00 $195.57 $1,432 —
733 thin fleshed 733 61 205.50 $205.50 $1,506 +0.53
754–798 thin fleshed 771 280 190.50–200.00 $194.21 $1,497 -5.29
761–798 788 123 178.75–188.50 $185.92 $1,465 +0.52
805 thin fleshed 805 86 192.25 $192.25 $1,548 -2.85
813 fancy 813 30 190.50 $190.50 $1,549 —
816–847 836 34 175.00–182.00 $179.03 $1,497 -4.29
853–894 872 88 175.25–182.50 $180.96 $1,578 -0.42
874 fancy 874 39 184.25 $184.25 $1,610 —
913 fancy 913 70 181.00 $181.00 $1,653 —
938–947 939 15 170.00–173.50 $173.03 $1,625 -2.56
951 fancy 951 77 177.35 $177.35 $1,687 —
963–973 970 24 171.50–172.00 $171.86 $1,667 +0.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 4 195.00 $195.00 $961 —
605–645 633 4 173.00–183.00 $177.57 $1,124 —
677–692 683 12 162.00–185.50 $175.58 $1,199 —
700–747 739 10 177.00–183.00 $177.96 $1,315 +15.96
751–798 783 11 161.00–175.00 $171.92 $1,346 +1.96
821 821 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,363 -5.22
851–888 869 47 171.00–173.00 $172.10 $1,496 +1.85
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1026 1007 14 167.00–171.00 $169.84 $1,710 +5.84
1063–1065 1063 34 156.00–171.00 $170.12 $1,808 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 221.00 $221.00 $751 —
359 359 6 193.00 $193.00 $693 -16.99
374 thin fleshed 374 16 218.00 $218.00 $815 —
401–435 409 8 195.00–206.00 $201.51 $824 +1.51
409–435 thin fleshed 411 14 209.00–216.00 $215.47 $886 +4.47
450–479 470 18 194.00–201.00 $199.81 $939 —
457–482 thin fleshed 470 26 202.00–211.00 $206.03 $968 -3.13
534 thin fleshed 534 34 211.00 $211.00 $1,127 +7.68
548 fancy 548 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,069 —
548 548 11 182.00–182.50 $182.36 $999 —
559–568 thin fleshed 563 20 202.00–211.00 $207.37 $1,167 +5.93
570–586 580 16 184.50–194.00 $190.87 $1,107 +2.93
589 fancy 589 26 196.00 $196.00 $1,154 +3.00
603–635 616 39 180.00–188.00 $184.87 $1,139 -2.43
616 thin fleshed 616 80 193.50 $193.50 $1,192 -10.50
650–690 674 49 170.00–177.50 $174.37 $1,175 -5.40
683 thin fleshed 683 46 180.75 $180.75 $1,235 -7.25
705–735 715 148 172.00–177.75 $175.06 $1,252 -1.68
701–749 thin fleshed 729 163 180.25–185.75 $181.50 $1,323 +0.50
754 thin fleshed 754 40 183.25 $183.25 $1,382 —
760–794 772 107 165.00–177.10 $175.38 $1,354 +1.86
800–842 828 208 168.00–175.00 $172.87 $1,431 +1.20
841 fancy 841 82 177.75 $177.75 $1,495 —
855–881 875 68 162.00–169.85 $169.10 $1,480 +0.74
905–938 922 36 154.00–159.00 $155.81 $1,437 -4.69
953–990 960 5 151.00–152.00 $151.79 $1,457 -3.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 3 186.00 $186.00 $885 -3.00
545 545 1 174.00 $174.00 $948 +5.32
605–620 618 8 165.00–177.00 $175.53 $1,085 +5.27
650 650 3 153.00 $153.00 $994 -15.50
700–735 717 11 155.00–167.00 $165.02 $1,183 -0.98
765–780 772 12 156.00–167.00 $163.48 $1,262 +11.26
810–825 812 27 153.00–163.00 $162.48 $1,319 +25.48
850–898 885 6 151.00–156.00 $154.52 $1,368 +4.24
932–935 933 3 140.00–148.00 $145.33 $1,356 —
970 970 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,174 -20.00
1065 1065 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,544 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007 1007 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,259 -19.96
1065–1082 1076 3 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $1,402 -13.20
1125 1125 4 120.00–133.00 $129.75 $1,460 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 209.00 $209.00 $711 —
432 432 11 207.00 $207.00 $894 +9.00
532 532 6 200.50 $200.50 $1,067 —
595 595 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,012 -1.00
610 610 2 145.50–191.00 $168.25 $1,026 +17.25
737 737 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,253 —
770 770 3 150.00–166.00 $160.67 $1,237 +4.67
813 813 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,106 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1636 1292 75-80% 128 91.00–100.00 $97.13 $1,255 —
1175–1517 1303 75-80% 43 101.00–106.00 $102.95 $1,341 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 80-85% 1 81.00 $81.00 $786 —
1035–1945 1142 80-85% 37 81.00–90.00 $87.07 $994 -4.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $686 —
1088–1220 1101 85-90% 10 65.00–76.00 $66.22 $729 -12.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1875 1665 8 91.00–106.00 $97.52 $1,624 —
1380–2187 1887 15 111.00–119.00 $116.92 $2,206 —
1935–2300 2071 4 121.00–123.00 $122.23 $2,531 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935–1175 1029 (<2 yrs)Open 14 86.00–111.00 $100.58 $1,035

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1167 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.