Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 9, 2023

4,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $248.36/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 631 lb · 419 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.81/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 577 lb · 397 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $233.55/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 675 lb · 382 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,080	3,515	2,728
Feeder cattle	3,584	3,021	2,083
Slaughter cattle	496	484	645
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Note *** Pratt Livestock will have a Special Cow Sale next Thursday November 16 *** Final Report *** Compare to last week , not enough feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Steers and heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, some places up to 20.00 lower on unweaned calves. Reputation and thin fleshed calves sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–331 thin fleshed	317	8	332.50–343.00	$337.52	$1,070	—
320–337	334	6	295.00–306.00	$298.04	$995	—
353–373	363	16	286.00–298.00	$290.90	$1,056	-14.63
367–380 fancy	374	30	340.00–347.00	$342.97	$1,283	—
365–394 thin fleshed	391	22	317.50–334.00	$326.86	$1,278	—
402–442 thin fleshed	413	25	301.00–324.00	$314.67	$1,300	-3.74
406–438	430	40	271.00–285.00	$276.50	$1,189	-24.32
449 fancy	449	28	335.00	$335.00	$1,504	+6.39
450–471 thin fleshed	468	23	301.00	$301.00	$1,409	-29.00
477 unweaned	477	17	258.00	$258.00	$1,231	-3.00
458–494	483	47	281.00–290.00	$284.55	$1,374	+33.55
510 thin fleshed	510	42	310.00	$310.00	$1,581	-14.12
504–537 fancy	517	52	274.00–287.00	$282.66	$1,461	-13.73
517–548 unweaned	529	78	249.00–256.00	$250.54	$1,325	-7.30
522–549	541	60	258.00–270.00	$263.06	$1,423	-12.17
561 thin fleshed	561	8	266.00	$266.00	$1,492	-19.35
557–592 unweaned	570	24	226.00–239.00	$231.73	$1,321	-27.63
571 fancy	571	101	285.50	$285.50	$1,630	—
565–598	580	264	250.00–262.00	$255.36	$1,481	-15.36
615–625 unweaned	620	11	211.00–214.00	$212.62	$1,318	-15.38
600–641	624	255	232.00–250.00	$243.90	$1,522	-6.43
624 fancy	624	19	255.00	$255.00	$1,591	-24.00
637–647 thin fleshed	645	134	256.50–259.50	$258.84	$1,670	—
659 fancy	659	55	248.00	$248.00	$1,634	—
653–699	677	301	224.00–241.00	$232.32	$1,573	-5.22
667–688 unweaned	680	26	215.50–220.00	$217.25	$1,477	+6.25
700–747	720	200	212.00–229.00	$223.00	$1,606	-8.06
726	726	8	199.00	$199.00	$1,445	-32.06
743 unweaned	743	3	194.00	$194.00	$1,441	—
758–798	781	49	220.00–237.00	$230.80	$1,803	-4.20
815–835	820	5	220.00–229.00	$222.03	$1,821	-1.36
867–880	875	36	217.00–224.00	$221.08	$1,934	-15.41
875 fancy	875	55	231.10	$231.10	$2,022	—
925	925	56	216.50	$216.50	$2,003	-6.78
951–955	954	25	205.75–214.00	$208.71	$1,991	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016	1016	53	207.50	$207.50	$2,108	—
1065–1095	1091	7	175.00–181.00	$175.84	$1,918	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–506	504	8	219.00–237.00	$228.04	$1,149	—
587	587	5	246.00	$246.00	$1,444	+5.90
699	699	11	207.00	$207.00	$1,447	—
712	712	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,339	—
782	782	12	201.00	$201.00	$1,572	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–325	318	8	272.00–284.00	$279.16	$888	-1.58
366–376 unweaned	370	13	254.00–257.00	$255.17	$944	+24.17
360–391	374	19	267.00–280.00	$272.83	$1,020	-8.60
381–392 thin fleshed	385	13	278.00–280.00	$278.78	$1,073	—
413 thin fleshed	413	21	281.00	$281.00	$1,161	-15.68
425 fancy	425	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,062	—
402–445	431	44	259.00–276.00	$267.95	$1,155	-3.89
461 thin fleshed	461	6	272.00	$272.00	$1,254	+7.16
473–497 unweaned	478	32	226.00–231.00	$228.83	$1,094	-4.20
450–498	486	97	235.50–254.00	$245.44	$1,193	-3.91
500–539	525	56	232.50–242.50	$236.41	$1,241	-1.79
508–536 unweaned	525	15	205.00–210.00	$207.25	$1,088	-11.75
550–599	572	298	215.00–234.00	$224.34	$1,283	-8.73
557–596 unweaned	578	21	198.00–214.00	$203.90	$1,179	—
605–638 thin fleshed	628	116	218.50–226.00	$223.66	$1,405	-13.84
630 unweaned	630	7	196.00	$196.00	$1,235	-21.00
612–647	634	58	199.00–210.00	$204.24	$1,295	-20.64
651–676 unweaned	656	14	189.00–193.00	$192.12	$1,260	—
650–680	661	60	199.00–206.00	$203.11	$1,343	-13.40
675	675	22	198.00	$198.00	$1,336	-18.51
659–685 thin fleshed	681	36	213.00–232.00	$215.55	$1,468	—
702–747	718	19	192.00–209.50	$199.49	$1,432	-2.80
772–788	784	20	209.00–216.00	$211.78	$1,660	-14.82
806–825	810	6	197.00–206.00	$201.18	$1,630	-23.82
900–945	921	29	190.00–197.00	$193.22	$1,780	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1037	1037	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,815	—
1053–1085	1065	14	161.00–187.00	$179.31	$1,910	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
687–690	689	15	181.00–194.50	$186.39	$1,284	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323 unweaned	323	5	269.00	$269.00	$869	—
425	425	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,046	-53.00
461–497	473	6	243.00–255.00	$250.80	$1,186	—
500–523	517	4	211.00–215.00	$214.03	$1,107	—
618–645	627	11	160.00–221.00	$190.12	$1,192	—
695	695	9	169.00	$169.00	$1,175	+8.00
715	715	6	187.00	$187.00	$1,337	—
822	822	7	199.00	$199.00	$1,636	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1800	1257	75-80%	323	90.00–99.50	$92.85	$1,167	-10.70
1220–1645	1400	75-80%	24	100.00–106.00	$102.37	$1,433	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1553	1213	80-85%	67	81.00–89.50	$86.08	$1,044	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1057–1110	1092	85-90%	7	74.00–77.00	$75.41	$823	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1540	1508	2	84.00	$84.00	$1,267	—
1135–2230	1564	11	92.00–97.00	$95.26	$1,490	—
1570–2237	1933	13	101.00–113.50	$105.26	$2,035	—

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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.