Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 7, 2023

3,531 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Winter Livestock report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $289.92/cwt +10.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 561 lb · 273 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $234.04/cwt -14.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 683 lb · 244 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $254.19/cwt ≈ $1,573/hd at 619 lb · 241 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,531	1,113	2,475
Feeder cattle	3,237	634	2,137
Slaughter cattle	263	400	326
Replacement cattle	31	79	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** No recent price comparison as the last test of feeder cattle were three weeks ago. The undertone to last week's limited run of feeders is lower. The CME Feeder Cattle contracts have lost around 20.00 in the last two weeks. Demand was moderate as order buyers are willing to take on cattle but at much lower prices. Best demand for thinner fleshed calves suitable for winter grazing.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	7	309.00	$309.00	$1,168	—
420–436	431	21	327.00–335.00	$332.77	$1,434	+26.59
451 thin fleshed	451	94	363.00	$363.00	$1,637	—
468–497	483	31	296.00–325.00	$306.54	$1,481	—
507–515 fancy	508	33	296.00–315.00	$311.50	$1,582	—
532 thin fleshed	532	14	290.00	$290.00	$1,543	—
540–549	545	18	261.00–281.00	$269.81	$1,470	-11.69
551–559 fancy	555	194	294.00–305.00	$302.90	$1,681	—
558–599	576	79	241.00–268.00	$258.05	$1,486	-21.42
600 thin fleshed	600	51	275.00	$275.00	$1,650	—
601–646	624	190	240.00–258.50	$248.60	$1,551	—
651 fancy	651	27	249.00	$249.00	$1,621	—
669–699	687	217	225.00–242.00	$232.18	$1,595	-15.93
702–734	712	83	222.00–240.00	$233.29	$1,661	-11.71
720 unweaned	720	13	195.50	$195.50	$1,408	—
761 unweaned	761	15	196.00	$196.00	$1,492	—
768–780	774	49	214.00–225.00	$220.96	$1,710	-18.04
822–849	833	47	201.00–208.00	$205.09	$1,708	-30.41
878–892	887	24	205.00–205.50	$205.34	$1,821	-28.87
935–946	939	27	191.00	$191.00	$1,793	-47.25
957–979	975	72	190.00–190.50	$190.09	$1,853	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	6	288.00	$288.00	$1,201	—
499	499	5	273.00	$273.00	$1,362	—
598	598	33	235.00	$235.00	$1,405	—
611–649	628	59	210.00–243.00	$235.84	$1,481	—
654–692	676	56	209.50–223.00	$214.89	$1,453	—
707–737	713	47	204.00–212.00	$210.63	$1,502	—
772–799	778	43	190.00–215.75	$209.94	$1,633	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419 thin fleshed	419	14	310.00	$310.00	$1,299	—
432	432	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,231	+33.56
463–475	470	50	256.00–279.00	$272.89	$1,283	—
465–489 thin fleshed	482	23	286.00–288.00	$286.59	$1,381	—
510–537	525	71	238.00–261.00	$252.17	$1,324	+13.17
502–538 thin fleshed	535	87	265.50–268.00	$265.72	$1,422	—
565–582	571	88	222.00–244.00	$234.23	$1,337	—
605–622	614	97	204.50–220.00	$213.66	$1,312	—
622–631 fancy	627	48	251.00–252.00	$251.55	$1,577	—
642–645 unweaned	644	25	195.50–207.00	$201.49	$1,298	—
650–680	677	97	208.50–209.50	$209.39	$1,418	—
698 unweaned	698	15	193.00	$193.00	$1,347	—
715–746	736	121	192.00–209.25	$197.36	$1,453	-17.89
738	738	20	192.00	$192.00	$1,417	-23.25
757–789	774	170	192.00–204.50	$201.87	$1,562	+2.37
788	788	66	196.00	$196.00	$1,544	-3.50
810–841	815	38	184.50–187.50	$184.99	$1,508	-21.51
860–892	875	148	181.00–190.00	$187.84	$1,644	—
908–920	915	109	189.00–190.00	$189.57	$1,735	+1.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,010	—
402–438 thin fleshed	418	9	300.00–311.00	$305.88	$1,279	—
470	470	6	242.00	$242.00	$1,137	—
530–531 thin fleshed	531	19	228.00–239.00	$230.89	$1,226	—
571–593	584	54	198.00–221.75	$215.59	$1,259	+1.24
608	608	14	172.00	$172.00	$1,046	-40.00
619	619	12	206.00	$206.00	$1,275	-6.00
678–696	686	61	190.00–193.00	$191.32	$1,312	—
720	720	9	187.00	$187.00	$1,346	—
754–780	773	28	177.00–188.00	$183.91	$1,422	-11.09

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1081	1081	9	151.00	$151.00	$1,632	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1398	1179	80-85%	63	85.50–94.00	$91.62	$1,080	—
1050–1468	1189	80-85%	21	91.00–97.50	$94.49	$1,123	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012–1740	1317	75-80%	31	90.00–100.50	$93.61	$1,233	—
1325–1355	1340	75-80%	2	84.00–86.50	$85.26	$1,142	—
1027–1650	1347	75-80%	12	99.50–110.00	$104.95	$1,414	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–945	815	85-90%	3	46.00–48.00	$46.77	$381	—
920	920	85-90%	6	66.00	$66.00	$607	—
946–1205	1035	85-90%	23	76.50–89.50	$82.72	$856	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,591	—
1607	1607	2	87.50	$87.50	$1,406	—
1675–1940	1833	3	98.00–115.50	$107.65	$1,973	+1.41

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1252–1255	1254	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,277.30
1264	1264	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.