Winter Livestock Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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

*** Final Report *** 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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.