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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 13, 2025

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.73/cwt +25.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,011/hd at 740 lb · 165 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.37/cwt +16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,070/hd at 771 lb · 153 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $285.28/cwt +14.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,252/hd at 790 lb · 102 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 860

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 5 432.50 $432.50 $1,375
454 454 6 287.50 $287.50 $1,305 -107.50
522 522 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,631 -16.71
529 unweaned 529 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,640 -2.50
537 fancy 537 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,880 -3.40
624 624 6 303.00 $303.00 $1,891 -11.41
660–690 fancy 687 46 302.00–310.00 $309.33 $2,125
696 696 10 279.00 $279.00 $1,942 -12.63
784 fancy 784 51 294.50 $294.50 $2,309
794–796 795 51 274.00–279.00 $276.06 $2,195 +5.93
841 fancy 841 66 287.00 $287.00 $2,414 +9.25
865–896 874 93 265.00–275.50 $272.37 $2,381 +8.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
788–795 793 14 258.00–262.00 $261.15 $2,071
890 890 14 251.00 $251.00 $2,234 +2.54

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 3 357.50 $357.50 $1,326
532 532 2 288.00 $288.00 $1,532 -3.09
583 583 32 287.50 $287.50 $1,676 -10.36
639 639 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,751 -10.85
655–685 680 67 261.50–276.00 $271.16 $1,844 +4.03
732–744 fancy 740 161 267.00–274.00 $272.25 $2,015
740 740 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,857 +2.39
751–787 fancy 770 144 268.00–271.00 $269.42 $2,075 +14.00
791 791 9 251.50 $251.50 $1,989 +11.19
805 fancy 805 15 260.00 $260.00 $2,093
813 813 12 225.00 $225.00 $1,829 -10.93
855 855 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,941 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–757 755 3 232.00–237.00 $235.34 $1,777
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,052 -27.84

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1276–1501 1360 75-80% 12 150.00–153.50 $151.47 $2,060
1230–1600 1372 75-80% 3 142.00–143.00 $142.39 $1,954

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,577

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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.