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Winter Livestock Market Report, Pratt, KS

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 8, 2024

2,306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.27/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,885/hd at 775 lb · 419 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.51/cwt -5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,100/hd at 866 lb · 200 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.82/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 791 lb · 153 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,306 885 2,928
Feeder cattle 2,133 780 2,658
Slaughter cattle 172 103 270
Replacement cattle 1 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, however front end steers sold steady. One load of 963# steers sold for 237.50 which would be 8.00 higher than last week. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough calves for a market test.. Demand was good on the front end kind. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter 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
320 320 6 358.00–360.00 $359.33 $1,150 +68.08
375–387 380 5 311.00–332.50 $323.74 $1,230 —
385–386 fancy 386 4 351.00 $351.00 $1,355 —
405–423 419 5 338.00–345.00 $339.35 $1,422 +42.35
456–465 462 10 324.00–332.00 $329.63 $1,523 —
538 fancy 538 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,668 —
565–570 569 4 265.50–269.00 $266.37 $1,516 —
600–642 614 6 264.00–280.00 $274.42 $1,685 -10.60
652–695 685 29 258.00–271.00 $263.41 $1,804 —
716–744 723 151 247.50–261.00 $257.43 $1,861 +1.45
770–798 791 153 240.50–255.00 $252.82 $2,000 +1.93
809 fancy 809 82 253.00 $253.00 $2,047 —
806–846 813 60 235.00–245.00 $238.62 $1,940 -12.53
860–892 866 200 232.00–248.00 $242.51 $2,100 -5.77
901–940 907 100 231.00–245.50 $240.51 $2,181 -5.05
953 953 53 237.50 $237.50 $2,263 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,368 —
641 641 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,570 —
715–725 717 5 231.00–233.00 $232.60 $1,668 -1.40
773–792 780 29 230.00–236.50 $232.28 $1,812 —
860–895 879 43 220.00–229.00 $225.58 $1,983 -13.42
901–936 928 41 220.00–225.50 $225.05 $2,088 -6.89
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018 1018 56 226.50 $226.50 $2,306 +13.50
1073 1073 55 216.00 $216.00 $2,318 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 fancy 355 4 334.00 $334.00 $1,186 —
358–391 371 10 300.00–321.00 $313.38 $1,163 +62.38
495 495 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,361 -3.52
585–588 586 12 264.00 $264.00 $1,547 —
606–645 630 17 243.00–250.00 $247.02 $1,556 -11.98
666–690 682 20 242.50–244.50 $243.82 $1,663 —
702–726 724 116 234.00–242.00 $239.42 $1,733 +3.81
757–787 775 419 234.00–249.00 $243.27 $1,885 +1.83
804–843 830 116 229.00–232.00 $231.32 $1,920 +1.20
856–861 857 76 218.50–229.00 $226.64 $1,942 +6.64
903–931 922 42 211.00–218.00 $216.24 $1,994 —
993 993 20 215.50 $215.50 $2,140 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,364 —
687 687 4 223.50 $223.50 $1,535 —
795 795 20 232.00 $232.00 $1,844 —
867 867 10 215.00 $215.00 $1,864 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1056 1056 3 190.00 $190.00 $2,006 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,271 —
470 470 6 293.00 $293.00 $1,377 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,915 —
1190–1195 1191 5 155.00–171.00 $158.21 $1,884 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1550 1243 75-80% 42 134.00–143.00 $139.61 $1,735 —
1135–1710 1478 75-80% 33 144.00–150.00 $146.04 $2,158 +0.03
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1535 1196 80-85% 35 120.50–131.00 $126.68 $1,515 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1347 1201 85-90% 11 105.00–119.00 $114.11 $1,370 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1905 1591 8 140.00–152.00 $145.57 $2,316 —
1285–2310 1861 17 154.00–169.50 $160.36 $2,984 —
1878–2400 2069 8 170.00–178.50 $173.63 $3,592 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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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.