Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 19, 2023

1,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $288.23/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 570 lb · 164 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.68/cwt +10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 726 lb · 161 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.55/cwt +23.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,917/hd at 787 lb · 124 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,544 2,525 2,597
Feeder cattle 1,324 2,336 2,096
Slaughter cattle 201 173 418
Replacement cattle 19 16 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Note *** Pratt livestock in Pratt will have a special calf sale next Thursday October 26 *** Final Report *** Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 400 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Not enough feeder heifers 450 lb to 850 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Thin fleshed, fancy, and reputation steers and heifers sold steady on very low supply. Demand was good on reputation cattle, otherwise moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–381 368 15 310.00–322.50 $315.61 $1,161 +3.75
415 fancy 415 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,378 —
420–440 436 16 302.00–315.00 $313.43 $1,367 -1.33
422–449 thin fleshed 439 27 322.00–329.00 $324.28 $1,424 -6.72
451 fancy 451 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,443 -7.00
465 thin fleshed 465 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,418 -27.56
493 unweaned 493 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,366 -8.00
514 fancy 514 18 275.00 $275.00 $1,414 -37.50
516–525 521 14 251.00–261.00 $256.13 $1,334 -21.50
501–546 thin fleshed 523 48 289.00–303.00 $297.28 $1,555 -6.72
561–567 thin fleshed 566 51 273.00–279.00 $273.93 $1,550 -10.07
551–598 569 17 259.00–268.00 $264.16 $1,503 -7.18
568–581 fancy 572 96 292.00–303.50 $300.09 $1,717 +1.95
608–642 623 19 239.00–250.00 $244.75 $1,525 -7.53
627 fancy 627 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,643 —
650–651 fancy 650 61 267.00–273.00 $272.31 $1,770 —
650–670 659 14 233.00–242.00 $238.02 $1,569 -20.41
705 705 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,657 —
730 fancy 730 28 244.50 $244.50 $1,785 —
768–784 776 20 244.00–253.00 $248.45 $1,928 +6.88
869–898 893 77 230.00–238.00 $231.01 $2,063 -4.14
940 940 13 230.00 $230.00 $2,162 ±0.00
956–957 957 48 215.50–230.00 $218.82 $2,094 -14.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 5 199.00 $199.00 $971 —
583–587 585 5 236.00–249.00 $243.78 $1,426 -9.22
682–697 692 12 224.00–228.00 $225.31 $1,559 -10.87
865 865 8 221.00 $221.00 $1,912 —
901 901 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,937 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–325 310 9 274.00–275.00 $274.88 $852 +0.77
405–435 431 20 275.00–279.00 $278.02 $1,198 +3.55
491 unweaned 491 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,208 -5.80
471–499 492 64 249.00–259.00 $257.05 $1,265 -8.21
518 thin fleshed 518 10 262.00 $262.00 $1,357 —
526–546 536 12 231.00–243.00 $238.80 $1,280 -20.01
548 fancy 548 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,397 -25.00
581 581 12 226.00 $226.00 $1,313 -6.17
614–645 630 27 221.00–223.00 $221.43 $1,395 -17.84
716 716 52 231.00–238.00 $237.60 $1,701 +22.60
722–732 thin fleshed 731 109 239.00–246.00 $245.11 $1,792 +9.11
780 fancy 780 45 239.50 $239.50 $1,868 —
791–792 791 12 221.00–232.00 $228.33 $1,806 +8.04
791 thin fleshed 791 67 249.00 $249.00 $1,970 —
827–831 831 17 220.00–225.00 $224.41 $1,865 —
867–890 thin fleshed 880 71 231.50–236.50 $233.58 $2,056 —
885–890 886 8 216.00–218.00 $217.50 $1,927 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 4 218.00–226.00 $222.00 $1,114 -12.74
565 565 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,316 +4.78
635 635 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,308 —
734 734 10 198.00 $198.00 $1,453 —
775 775 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,674 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1098 1098 15 186.00 $186.00 $2,042 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,217 +47.91
522 522 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,180 -16.50
630 630 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,405 -3.00
757 757 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,446 -13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1425 1368 75-80% 28 111.00–117.00 $114.25 $1,563 —
1105–1770 1387 75-80% 56 100.00–109.50 $105.78 $1,467 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1605 1216 80-85% 78 90.00–99.50 $95.59 $1,162 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1116 1065 85-90% 8 76.00–88.00 $84.35 $898 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705–1965 1835 2 85.00–99.00 $91.50 $1,679 —
1630–2215 1878 8 108.00–113.00 $109.52 $2,057 —
1520–2185 1933 10 114.00–121.50 $118.17 $2,284 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1008–1120 1064 (<2 yrs)Open 13 117.00–138.00 $131.20 $1,396

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1310–1445 1378 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,900.00 $1,757.35

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290 1290 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1305 1305 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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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.