Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 7, 2024

2,302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.16/cwt +32.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,534/hd at 527 lb · 226 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $319.57/cwt +23.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,696/hd at 531 lb · 217 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $304.53/cwt +16.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 566 lb · 199 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,302 2,945 4,080
Feeder cattle 1,939 1,653 3,584
Slaughter cattle 292 282 496
Replacement cattle 71 1,010 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb for a market test. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good on calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,104 —
315 unweaned 315 3 292.50 $292.50 $921 —
382–389 fancy 385 18 380.00–382.00 $381.10 $1,467 —
404 fancy 404 14 383.00 $383.00 $1,547 —
416–420 unweaned 417 6 327.50–331.00 $330.41 $1,378 +4.41
427–447 441 37 340.00–355.00 $345.32 $1,523 —
457 unweaned 457 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,314 -22.50
466 fancy 466 21 364.00 $364.00 $1,696 —
455–487 470 44 340.00–347.50 $341.81 $1,607 +8.69
522 thin fleshed 522 8 371.00 $371.00 $1,937 —
526 fancy 526 14 340.00 $340.00 $1,788 —
507–548 530 110 315.00–328.00 $323.19 $1,713 +18.20
500–547 unweaned 533 85 303.00–307.50 $306.69 $1,635 +20.69
557–560 fancy 558 106 311.00–314.00 $313.01 $1,747 —
559 unweaned 559 10 283.00 $283.00 $1,582 —
560–598 578 83 290.00–305.00 $296.29 $1,713 +6.57
603–638 635 67 280.00–288.00 $283.15 $1,798 +36.62
641 fancy 641 68 305.00 $305.00 $1,955 —
661–685 667 68 256.00–267.75 $262.65 $1,752 -1.13
668–671 fancy 668 74 275.25–282.50 $277.72 $1,855 —
716–748 721 18 265.00–274.50 $272.86 $1,967 +24.86
756–762 758 66 245.00–256.00 $252.36 $1,913 -2.89
866 866 3 231.00 $231.00 $2,000 -26.18
997 997 4 225.00 $225.00 $2,243 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 479 4 287.50–290.00 $289.36 $1,386 +0.36
582–596 593 12 242.20–249.00 $243.38 $1,443 +25.88
631–635 634 8 254.00–261.00 $256.61 $1,627 —
673–698 681 12 248.00–258.00 $251.41 $1,712 —
727 727 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,781 +14.86
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 2 209.00 $209.00 $2,142 -17.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 5 332.00 $332.00 $1,056 +8.01
397 397 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,241 -4.50
408–432 418 22 276.00–285.00 $280.03 $1,171 +20.02
423–425 fancy 424 26 304.00–307.00 $304.81 $1,292 +12.81
465–468 unweaned 468 11 268.00–275.00 $274.37 $1,284 —
469 fancy 469 19 311.00 $311.00 $1,459 +17.00
450–494 479 59 293.00–304.50 $303.26 $1,453 +33.76
511–542 517 106 260.00–279.00 $269.81 $1,395 +11.29
522–531 thin fleshed 529 73 300.00–326.00 $320.02 $1,693 —
545 fancy 545 47 294.50 $294.50 $1,605 —
559–595 582 44 257.00–267.00 $264.40 $1,539 +10.90
557–592 fancy 587 69 275.50–281.00 $276.18 $1,621 —
603 fancy 603 63 275.75 $275.75 $1,663 —
610–643 629 55 243.00–254.00 $249.96 $1,572 +12.53
657 657 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,610 +9.78
663 fancy 663 23 269.00 $269.00 $1,783 —
730 730 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,591 -18.00
767–790 771 13 220.00–221.00 $220.16 $1,697 -17.55
835 835 62 225.00 $225.00 $1,879 -10.02
870–890 883 3 219.00–222.00 $219.98 $1,942 -11.75
933–937 936 14 218.00–220.00 $219.57 $2,055 +7.05
976 976 13 211.00 $211.00 $2,059 -12.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 251.00 $251.00 $843 —
432 432 2 226.00 $226.00 $976 -25.00
460–477 471 9 260.00–271.00 $268.31 $1,264 —
560–595 581 5 215.00–247.00 $227.34 $1,321 -9.66
617–646 626 13 230.00–235.00 $231.23 $1,447 —
676–692 680 9 216.00 $216.00 $1,469 -13.00
752 752 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,361 -34.53
755–770 758 6 189.00–200.00 $198.14 $1,502 -17.39
995 995 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,900 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026 1026 9 213.00 $213.00 $2,185 +3.00
1056 1056 3 208.00 $208.00 $2,196 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,007 -62.50
475 475 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,430 -6.50
540 540 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,355 +8.00
556–599 575 23 243.00–254.00 $249.02 $1,432 —
652–670 661 4 241.00–245.00 $243.03 $1,606 —
723 723 8 211.00 $211.00 $1,526 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1057–1865 1254 75-80% 157 114.00–126.00 $119.96 $1,504 —
1275–1745 1411 75-80% 24 126.50–131.00 $129.04 $1,821 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1770 1107 80-85% 57 100.00–113.00 $109.81 $1,216 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1365 1111 85-90% 11 80.00–98.00 $90.75 $1,008 +6.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1955 1632 6 126.00–138.00 $130.18 $2,125 —
1655–2225 1972 5 141.00–149.00 $145.14 $2,862 -12.87
1760–2260 1981 4 154.00–158.00 $155.63 $3,083 -2.38

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1130 971 (<2 yrs)Open 53 141.00–185.00 $163.65 $1,589

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1122–1353 1269 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,625.00–1,825.00 $1,683.06
1305 1305 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1391 1391 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.