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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 25, 2024

2,415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $259.23/cwt +8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,246/hd at 867 lb · 448 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.64/cwt ≈ $2,005/hd at 784 lb · 313 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $245.41/cwt +9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,351/hd at 958 lb · 203 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,415 498 1,221
Feeder cattle 2,184 284 1,086
Slaughter cattle 227 203 135
Replacement cattle 4 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 188

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–429 407 20 350.00–360.00 $357.37 $1,454 +42.37
451–472 467 20 322.50–330.00 $328.19 $1,533 +6.16
515–540 533 38 302.50–325.00 $320.31 $1,707 +15.31
560–585 582 10 296.00–312.00 $310.06 $1,805 +36.06
635 635 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,911 +27.00
710–736 724 20 259.00–269.00 $263.41 $1,907 +2.22
760–787 763 19 251.00–259.00 $258.13 $1,970 +7.14
791 thin fleshed 791 76 268.00 $268.00 $2,120 —
812 812 8 228.00 $228.00 $1,851 —
829–842 835 187 255.00–261.50 $260.31 $2,174 —
854 854 15 219.50 $219.50 $1,875 -31.64
857–881 867 433 252.00–264.00 $260.61 $2,259 +9.47
900–931 923 134 248.00–259.75 $253.65 $2,341 +14.65
950–953 952 159 246.50–254.25 $251.34 $2,393 +15.84
979 979 44 224.00 $224.00 $2,193 -11.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 3 230.00 $230.00 $2,323 +9.00
1029 thin fleshed 1029 8 203.50 $203.50 $2,094 —
1130 1130 49 206.25 $206.25 $2,331 +13.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,080 —
607–631 623 6 231.00–261.00 $240.74 $1,500 —
770–798 782 23 237.00–245.50 $241.73 $1,890 —
830 830 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,901 —
872–891 880 16 235.00–237.50 $236.39 $2,080 —
917 917 10 236.00 $236.00 $2,164 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 20 312.50 $312.50 $1,203 —
428 428 7 299.00 $299.00 $1,280 —
498 498 29 298.00 $298.00 $1,484 +10.00
518 518 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,383 —
566 566 8 263.00 $263.00 $1,489 —
579 thin fleshed 579 48 287.00 $287.00 $1,662 —
666 666 24 263.00 $263.00 $1,752 —
702 thin fleshed 702 23 258.50 $258.50 $1,815 +11.37
726–744 735 13 229.00–233.00 $231.55 $1,702 —
776–784 779 209 258.00–264.25 $260.94 $2,033 —
795 thin fleshed 795 104 245.00 $245.00 $1,948 —
805 805 24 224.00–231.50 $229.00 $1,843 +11.51
851 851 73 248.50 $248.50 $2,115 +26.77
870–889 888 66 230.50–231.75 $231.66 $2,057 +9.93
905–928 910 101 225.75–228.25 $227.72 $2,072 —
954–973 968 19 217.50–222.00 $220.83 $2,138 +11.02
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 14 215.00 $215.00 $2,247 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,519 —
960 960 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,910 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,696 —
731 731 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,747 —
895 895 1 226.00 $226.00 $2,023 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1562 1250 75-80% 102 130.00–139.50 $135.31 $1,691 —
1126–1735 1325 75-80% 18 140.00–146.00 $142.41 $1,887 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1367 1155 80-85% 65 120.50–127.00 $124.86 $1,442 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1250 1149 85-90% 4 114.00–117.00 $114.82 $1,319 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–2235 1855 13 151.00–165.00 $161.13 $2,989 —
1445–2310 1875 5 166.00–173.00 $169.73 $3,182 —
1890–2175 2044 6 177.00–188.00 $180.94 $3,698 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055–1073 1069 (<2 yrs)Open 4 163.00–191.00 $184.09 $1,968

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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.