Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 13, 2023

5,141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $201.22/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 884 lb · 472 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.05/cwt +19.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,477/hd at 724 lb · 407 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.15/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,433/hd at 778 lb · 306 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,141	2,102	5,103
Feeder cattle	4,341	1,818	4,663
Slaughter cattle	695	230	378
Replacement cattle	105	54	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher; over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold on a light test though a higher undertone was noted; 500 to 700 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher; over 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers 4.00 to 5.00 lower, boners and leans steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls overall sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand overall was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
259 unweaned	259	13	322.00	$322.00	$834	—
351–390	355	52	276.00–278.00	$276.70	$982	+27.40
394 thin fleshed	394	6	292.50	$292.50	$1,152	+29.23
407–428	420	25	272.50–290.00	$285.07	$1,197	+24.07
453–498	472	45	260.00–269.00	$265.01	$1,251	+21.48
505–541	525	79	244.00–252.00	$248.03	$1,302	+26.03
552–560	557	38	242.50–251.00	$246.05	$1,370	+29.55
616	616	38	255.50	$255.50	$1,574	+67.77
650–682	667	31	214.00–224.00	$215.96	$1,440	+2.01
702–721	710	189	216.00–236.00	$233.95	$1,661	+42.51
759 value added	759	46	215.50	$215.50	$1,636	—
771–781	776	211	212.00–223.00	$218.81	$1,698	+14.54
825–835	834	89	193.00–211.00	$201.59	$1,681	-2.38
860–895	884	472	191.00–206.00	$201.22	$1,779	+20.72
903–909	906	114	193.25–200.75	$197.32	$1,788	+15.62

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
872–897	888	173	197.50–204.00	$200.27	$1,778	—
900	900	61	201.00	$201.00	$1,809	—
1022	1022	116	179.00–179.50	$179.25	$1,832	—
1080	1080	5	167.50	$167.50	$1,809	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	415	21	252.50–267.00	$262.17	$1,088	—
476–498	490	64	245.00–248.00	$246.62	$1,208	—
526–543	536	13	229.00–233.00	$230.17	$1,234	+52.17
603–628	621	15	206.00–223.00	$212.72	$1,321	+31.72
670 unweaned	670	12	199.00	$199.00	$1,333	—
708–743	716	24	191.00–198.00	$191.94	$1,374	+9.07
756–781	768	24	195.00–199.00	$195.97	$1,505	+2.97
866	866	9	183.00	$183.00	$1,585	+24.00
901	901	22	184.50	$184.50	$1,662	—
995	995	30	170.00	$170.00	$1,692	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–293	268	24	244.00–251.00	$248.45	$666	+21.45
318–346	341	28	243.00–244.00	$243.83	$831	—
360–396	374	40	235.00–245.00	$238.82	$893	+4.59
400–445	415	30	235.00–242.50	$237.84	$987	+13.84
413–424 value added	420	11	231.00–235.00	$233.57	$981	—
457 thin fleshed	457	11	251.00	$251.00	$1,147	—
459–491	470	74	219.00–241.00	$228.83	$1,076	+35.60
502–541	530	68	219.50–226.00	$222.13	$1,177	+21.72
569–594	585	17	214.00–226.50	$222.21	$1,300	+24.21
603–613	609	88	223.50–227.00	$224.92	$1,370	+31.80
660 fancy	660	42	230.00	$230.00	$1,518	—
668–683 value added	676	10	198.50–199.00	$198.75	$1,344	—
668–693	691	111	201.00–204.50	$204.05	$1,410	+16.65
701–731 fancy	723	103	214.00–222.00	$219.89	$1,590	—
701–747	724	304	187.00–207.50	$198.68	$1,438	+18.96
754–797	778	306	182.25–186.50	$184.15	$1,433	+5.52
813 value added	813	26	178.00	$178.00	$1,447	—
806–842	824	145	182.00–190.50	$184.37	$1,519	+4.62
918–936	932	48	177.00–180.00	$177.68	$1,656	+12.96

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
714–724	718	86	186.75–190.00	$188.20	$1,351	—
808	808	69	181.50	$181.50	$1,467	—
943	943	32	177.25	$177.25	$1,671	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	10	215.00	$215.00	$538	—
325	325	7	221.00	$221.00	$718	—
413–437	423	7	226.00–228.00	$227.12	$961	—
612–640 value added	624	14	185.50–191.00	$187.92	$1,173	—
634–638	636	17	200.00–205.00	$202.36	$1,287	+28.36
652–675	663	17	185.00–199.00	$194.00	$1,286	+19.49
705	705	7	201.00	$201.00	$1,417	+53.00
805–847	829	11	168.00–172.00	$170.30	$1,412	+15.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	312	16	271.00–281.00	$274.16	$855	—
387–392	389	8	266.00–283.00	$276.57	$1,076	—
501	501	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,102	—
527 unweaned	527	9	237.00	$237.00	$1,249	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1340	1169	80-85%	218	84.00–96.00	$89.02	$1,041	+1.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1730	1289	75-80%	64	87.00–97.00	$91.37	$1,178	-4.33
1280–1710	1388	75-80%	69	98.00–105.00	$101.79	$1,413	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
898–1180	1068	85-90%	96	79.00–87.00	$85.10	$909	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1800	1523	19	103.00–115.00	$112.35	$1,711	—
1502–2470	1817	8	86.00–95.00	$92.18	$1,675	—
1850–2155	2014	7	116.00–128.00	$119.69	$2,411	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1143	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	121.00–130.00	$126.34	$1,233
845–1097	1061	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	141.00–156.00	$142.71	$1,514

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1165	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	91.00–117.00	$101.25	$1,035

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1098–1120	1109	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,112.50	—
1130–1425	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,355.43	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
976	976	(<2 yrs)	Open	35	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
928	928	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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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.