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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 3, 2025

2,840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $285.16/cwt +11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,632/hd at 923 lb · 395 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $287.31/cwt +9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,511/hd at 874 lb · 210 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.12/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,218/hd at 873 lb · 201 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,840 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 thin fleshed 327 4 531.00 $531.00 $1,736 —
320–340 332 6 485.00–510.00 $495.56 $1,645 -4.55
366–380 369 6 420.00–445.00 $426.78 $1,575 -44.73
373 fancy 373 10 497.50 $497.50 $1,856 —
387 thin fleshed 387 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,838 -34.79
425 thin fleshed 425 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,955 —
405–446 439 36 445.00 $445.00 $1,954 -14.78
450–488 475 30 402.00–430.00 $418.22 $1,987 +39.31
461–498 thin fleshed 475 18 443.00–445.00 $444.19 $2,110 +41.29
489 fancy 489 11 470.00 $470.00 $2,298 +42.50
510–545 532 30 380.00–395.00 $389.18 $2,070 -7.93
550–567 thin fleshed 557 5 373.00–375.00 $373.81 $2,082 —
555–572 560 10 360.00–379.00 $374.62 $2,098 +2.22
626 thin fleshed 626 28 361.00 $361.00 $2,260 -19.00
607–637 633 49 338.00–352.50 $339.38 $2,148 -3.64
650–671 656 33 333.00–345.00 $339.59 $2,228 +50.95
724 fancy 724 38 323.00 $323.00 $2,339 +9.00
715–745 725 24 300.00–315.00 $309.28 $2,242 +9.15
750–798 776 56 287.00–303.00 $294.21 $2,283 -2.09
800–801 fancy 801 53 305.00–310.00 $308.77 $2,473 +7.05
824–830 829 28 282.00–299.75 $296.60 $2,459 +8.70
863–885 874 210 277.00–297.75 $287.31 $2,511 +9.31
910–929 fancy 919 242 289.00–293.25 $290.49 $2,670 —
904–945 929 153 270.00–285.50 $276.74 $2,571 +2.68
956–995 983 155 259.00–269.00 $264.74 $2,602 +1.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 356.00 $356.00 $1,239 -99.00
523–538 526 18 337.50–369.00 $363.63 $1,913 —
563 563 10 357.50 $357.50 $2,013 +5.00
602–630 616 8 250.00–287.50 $269.18 $1,658 -49.99
689 689 5 282.00 $282.00 $1,943 +32.00
745 745 3 283.00 $283.00 $2,108 +3.99
832 832 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,288 +6.65
861–863 862 6 273.00–276.00 $274.50 $2,366 +15.90
920–936 930 11 251.00–266.00 $258.40 $2,403 -1.18
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058 1058 10 256.00 $256.00 $2,708 —
1260 1260 2 196.00 $196.00 $2,470 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,372 +17.50
324–325 thin fleshed 324 7 452.50 $452.50 $1,466 —
313–340 333 16 420.00–430.00 $423.13 $1,409 -40.25
377 fancy 377 2 372.50 $372.50 $1,404 -50.00
355–388 382 12 342.50–355.00 $352.90 $1,348 -39.60
406 fancy 406 19 395.00 $395.00 $1,604 —
400–415 thin fleshed 407 17 405.00–419.00 $412.28 $1,678 +24.78
415–422 418 7 347.50–365.00 $357.10 $1,493 -35.87
452 thin fleshed 452 24 410.00 $410.00 $1,853 +7.00
452–485 fancy 464 11 382.50–385.00 $384.05 $1,782 —
476–490 482 50 330.00–352.50 $342.38 $1,650 -34.35
520–525 522 3 312.50–320.00 $317.48 $1,657 -24.55
525 thin fleshed 525 129 379.50 $379.50 $1,992 +19.50
545 fancy 545 5 338.00 $338.00 $1,842 -2.62
550–597 584 59 305.00–330.00 $321.36 $1,877 -10.68
556–596 thin fleshed 593 72 325.00–347.00 $345.28 $2,048 —
605–607 thin fleshed 606 13 316.00–319.00 $317.61 $1,925 +3.11
615–646 631 33 289.00–310.00 $298.02 $1,881 -1.18
676–696 684 42 270.00–290.00 $286.84 $1,962 -5.99
714–734 725 36 275.50–282.50 $279.36 $2,025 -6.26
753–794 777 92 271.00–278.00 $275.32 $2,139 +7.13
812–818 fancy 815 57 274.00–279.00 $276.71 $2,255 —
840–848 845 110 258.50–260.00 $259.12 $2,190 -2.71
857 fancy 857 27 272.00 $272.00 $2,331 —
854–883 875 168 246.50–257.00 $252.00 $2,205 -5.60
884 884 6 233.00 $233.00 $2,060 -24.60
916 916 4 235.00 $235.00 $2,153 -15.87
952 952 40 246.00 $246.00 $2,342 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,159 -57.50
377 377 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,093 —
401–436 404 43 231.00–335.00 $241.43 $975 -113.57
456–483 473 9 317.50–325.00 $321.50 $1,521 -18.50
500–524 507 20 277.50–307.50 $297.15 $1,507 -15.07
579–595 587 21 191.00–286.00 $235.59 $1,383 -59.51
634–641 636 14 255.00–273.00 $259.75 $1,652 —
695 695 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,800 -14.92
715–737 732 8 246.00–259.00 $255.82 $1,873 -12.37
772–783 778 14 220.00–253.00 $234.23 $1,822 -16.77
840 840 2 241.00 $241.00 $2,024 -2.93
861 861 9 226.00 $226.00 $1,946 -13.73
981 981 5 216.00 $216.00 $2,119 -12.59
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 2 207.00 $207.00 $2,091 —
1050–1073 1065 6 219.00–222.00 $219.99 $2,343 -9.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,883 -7.50
450–496 488 17 372.50–390.00 $387.15 $1,889 +17.89
503–525 514 6 362.50–367.50 $364.95 $1,876 —
552–563 555 12 322.50–372.50 $354.69 $1,969 —
611–647 623 16 275.00–317.00 $304.20 $1,895 —
716 716 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,041 —
783 783 6 258.00 $258.00 $2,020 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1855 1293 75-80% 87 141.00–149.00 $145.10 $1,876 —
1140–1642 1402 75-80% 61 150.00–160.00 $151.18 $2,120 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1770 1319 80-85% 25 131.00–139.00 $135.59 $1,788 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1380 1106 85-90% 7 115.00–128.00 $122.74 $1,358 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1820 1681 7 153.00–164.00 $156.09 $2,624 —
1418–2125 1726 16 167.00–174.00 $169.81 $2,931 —
1412–2310 1817 7 176.00–183.50 $179.67 $3,265 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1220–1418 1352 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1290–1557 1456 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,600.00 $2,393.96

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00 +425.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,385.00 $2,385.00 +385.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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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.