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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 20, 2025

3,440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.09/cwt +14.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,206/hd at 826 lb · 409 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $316.53/cwt +14.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,320/hd at 733 lb · 325 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $289.55/cwt +11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,407/hd at 831 lb · 318 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,440 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 444.00 $444.00 $1,536 +1.50
479 479 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,940 +42.26
515–533 529 21 375.00–388.00 $384.99 $2,037 +14.73
550–585 557 5 345.00–347.00 $345.42 $1,924 -4.63
633–647 642 193 357.00–360.00 $358.66 $2,303 +16.93
650–667 660 31 323.00–337.00 $332.22 $2,193 -6.29
705–748 721 120 296.00–311.00 $306.72 $2,211 +10.67
715–745 fancy 740 205 314.00–324.00 $322.28 $2,385 +8.38
750 fancy 750 36 302.00 $302.00 $2,265 +1.67
755–797 788 159 284.00–299.00 $290.20 $2,287 +3.80
801–845 820 64 274.50–288.00 $283.97 $2,329 +10.34
809–835 thin fleshed 825 101 292.50–295.25 $294.26 $2,428 —
839–842 fancy 840 153 288.50–289.00 $288.78 $2,426 +2.24
859–886 866 227 275.00–286.00 $281.18 $2,435 +14.32
919 fancy 919 43 280.25 $280.25 $2,575 +3.87
903–947 930 100 265.00–275.00 $271.54 $2,525 +10.61
954 fancy 954 29 275.00 $275.00 $2,624 —
950–996 966 156 256.50–268.50 $263.98 $2,550 +15.71
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1021 1021 48 256.00–257.00 $256.10 $2,615 +10.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 3 334.00 $334.00 $2,081 +19.00
652–692 675 26 312.00–314.00 $312.82 $2,112 —
740 740 15 291.00–293.00 $291.80 $2,159 +10.22
937 937 2 258.50 $258.50 $2,422 —
962 962 2 249.00 $249.00 $2,395 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 389 20 401.00–420.00 $414.51 $1,612 +57.07
443 443 18 355.00–358.00 $357.50 $1,584 -15.28
452–479 470 17 350.00–352.50 $351.37 $1,651 +19.65
515–520 518 4 350.00–352.00 $351.00 $1,818 +28.72
561 fancy 561 4 377.00 $377.00 $2,115 +40.68
555–588 578 42 338.50–339.00 $338.76 $1,958 +20.42
639 fancy 639 14 301.00 $301.00 $1,923 -14.00
615–647 641 28 278.00–290.00 $284.88 $1,826 -10.67
662–698 681 42 281.00–292.00 $286.26 $1,949 +4.63
700 fancy 700 7 287.50 $287.50 $2,012 +3.50
710–748 724 240 264.00–280.50 $275.61 $1,995 +3.91
753–798 775 158 263.00–277.50 $273.01 $2,116 +11.80
810–838 824 143 247.50–259.50 $258.65 $2,131 +6.26
818–831 fancy 827 266 271.00–272.50 $271.62 $2,246 —
872 fancy 872 66 257.00 $257.00 $2,241 +2.88
852–897 884 159 250.00–254.00 $251.74 $2,225 +8.05
900–916 911 214 247.00–249.25 $248.14 $2,261 +12.25
957–980 969 8 208.00–225.50 $218.37 $2,116 -8.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,390 —
563 563 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,379 -45.67
655 655 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,736 —
716 716 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,711 -21.00
779–795 790 27 241.00–256.00 $249.72 $1,973 -2.28
830 830 5 244.00 $244.00 $2,025 -1.00
861–881 874 8 236.00–240.00 $237.48 $2,076 +9.80
910 910 18 233.00 $233.00 $2,120 +15.13
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1048 1031 16 211.00–223.50 $220.11 $2,269 +5.61
1106 1106 5 210.00 $210.00 $2,323 -0.91
1168 1168 4 212.00 $212.00 $2,476 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,927 +6.94
967 967 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,973 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,925 —
1120–1635 1401 75-80% 46 140.00–149.00 $145.29 $2,036 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1423 1228 80-85% 33 130.00–139.00 $135.88 $1,669 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1310 1117 85-90% 6 120.00–126.00 $122.78 $1,371 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 187.00 $187.00 $2,309 —
1380–2495 1732 14 147.00–169.00 $162.70 $2,818 -11.78
1655–2657 2285 4 172.00–175.00 $172.71 $3,946 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1225 1069 (<2 yrs)Open 25 155.00–217.00 $172.36 $1,843

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195–1400 1298 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,475.00 $2,463.49
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —

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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.