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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 6, 2025

4,540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $260.23/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,394/hd at 920 lb · 589 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $285.25/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,219/hd at 778 lb · 368 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $267.96/cwt -9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,332/hd at 870 lb · 363 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,540 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–382 fancy 376 38 425.00–452.50 $438.84 $1,650 —
382–393 389 6 390.00–411.00 $402.70 $1,567 -26.67
455–476 fancy 461 46 399.00–402.50 $401.40 $1,850 -17.64
481–488 483 22 377.00–385.00 $379.24 $1,832 -24.50
500–514 508 13 359.00–367.50 $366.59 $1,862 -3.31
534–535 fancy 534 31 365.00–375.00 $373.06 $1,992 -16.94
551–582 568 14 350.00–368.00 $364.15 $2,068 +11.89
600–645 615 134 331.00–348.00 $341.19 $2,098 +13.95
625–637 fancy 636 94 349.00–351.00 $349.17 $2,221 +13.17
650–697 686 152 304.00–328.00 $316.56 $2,172 +4.77
706–733 fancy 721 198 310.00–313.00 $311.81 $2,248 +8.54
712–748 736 54 284.00–298.00 $294.68 $2,169 -3.26
756–757 fancy 756 16 294.00–294.50 $294.34 $2,225 +2.25
751–796 779 352 277.00–290.75 $284.84 $2,219 +1.32
800–819 fancy 816 100 279.00–280.00 $279.83 $2,283 -4.71
806–849 828 231 263.00–278.00 $271.78 $2,250 -1.79
850–872 fancy 863 125 274.50–280.00 $277.07 $2,391 -9.93
850–897 874 238 255.00–269.50 $263.17 $2,300 -13.00
901–908 fancy 905 100 273.00–275.00 $273.90 $2,479 +1.28
900–947 923 489 251.00–262.50 $257.44 $2,376 +1.40
956–995 981 155 242.00–257.00 $251.17 $2,464 -8.16
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1035 1022 173 232.00–243.75 $240.99 $2,463 -2.30
1050–1062 1058 45 228.00–240.75 $235.67 $2,493 -9.18
1136 1136 5 233.00 $233.00 $2,647 -5.00
1155 1155 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,645 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 8 336.00 $336.00 $1,660 —
548 548 4 342.50 $342.50 $1,877 +9.50
582 582 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,702 -30.00
619–647 639 86 308.00–312.50 $309.22 $1,976 -0.78
663 663 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,949 +30.00
728–738 732 25 279.00–281.00 $279.56 $2,046 +6.87
750–798 780 40 260.00–278.00 $267.43 $2,086 +0.43
906–927 909 20 246.00–248.00 $247.39 $2,249 —
976 976 3 235.00 $235.00 $2,294 -15.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 fancy 346 7 417.50 $417.50 $1,445 +13.96
348 348 4 373.00 $373.00 $1,298 +21.00
361 361 8 397.50 $397.50 $1,435 +44.99
369 fancy 369 12 420.00 $420.00 $1,550 —
429 fancy 429 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,737 +31.30
412–446 432 18 357.50–370.00 $363.84 $1,572 +14.86
450–485 476 22 342.50–352.50 $350.17 $1,667 +9.04
515–549 536 41 313.00–322.00 $319.15 $1,711 -2.64
567–594 582 85 300.00–318.00 $305.79 $1,780 -1.95
601–629 fancy 611 25 298.00–303.00 $301.15 $1,840 —
622–647 632 89 284.00–295.00 $289.60 $1,830 -8.23
662–696 683 94 266.00–281.50 $272.09 $1,858 -1.80
720 720 40 280.00 $280.00 $2,016 +12.45
700–749 734 218 257.00–270.00 $262.95 $1,930 -4.60
751–785 773 143 251.00–265.00 $255.33 $1,974 -9.97
800–848 822 184 241.00–256.50 $249.02 $2,047 -0.02
823 823 39 261.00 $261.00 $2,148 +11.96
853 853 16 253.50 $253.50 $2,162 +11.70
850–893 871 166 230.00–242.00 $239.57 $2,087 -2.23
903–944 929 40 221.00–239.00 $227.51 $2,114 -9.40
960–984 977 26 219.50–225.00 $219.80 $2,147 -5.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,491 +17.86
502 502 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,406 —
588–597 593 10 276.00–296.00 $288.41 $1,710 -3.26
727 727 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,883 +8.92
773–790 786 12 243.50–249.00 $244.85 $1,925 +1.26
835 835 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,962 +3.03
850–887 876 7 221.00–226.00 $222.39 $1,948 -6.78
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058 1058 3 191.00 $191.00 $2,021 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 407.50 $407.50 $1,394 —
470 470 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,739 —
613 613 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,876 +34.26
702 702 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,973 —
777 777 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,927 +11.28

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1027–1920 1367 75-80% 96 131.00–139.50 $136.07 $1,860 —
1140–1518 1404 75-80% 22 140.00–145.00 $142.19 $1,996 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1310 1242 80-85% 16 121.00–129.00 $126.65 $1,573 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1470 1375 85-90% 3 101.00–120.00 $113.58 $1,562 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1830 1755 2 148.00–157.00 $152.31 $2,673 —
1685–2045 1808 4 165.00–168.00 $166.69 $3,014 —
1900–2390 2128 5 173.00–184.00 $177.03 $3,767 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065–1224 1171 (<2 yrs)Open 12 165.00–182.00 $173.38 $2,030

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1275–1530 1403 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,050.00–2,100.00 $2,072.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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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.