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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 17, 2025

3,318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $285.89/cwt +4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,633/hd at 921 lb · 669 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $283.33/cwt -7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,502/hd at 883 lb · 342 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $287.11/cwt -9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,366/hd at 824 lb · 242 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,318 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 454.00 $454.00 $1,407 -22.01
333 thin fleshed 333 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,665 —
362–388 369 18 442.50–465.00 $460.37 $1,699 +42.87
380 fancy 380 13 520.00 $520.00 $1,976 —
459–468 fancy 465 45 435.00–445.00 $442.15 $2,056 —
466 466 22 419.00 $419.00 $1,953 +5.33
503–526 fancy 516 7 387.50–397.50 $393.32 $2,030 -5.45
506–548 534 37 365.00–380.00 $373.52 $1,995 +18.52
551–585 fancy 569 42 380.50–390.00 $384.68 $2,189 +2.68
550–599 592 25 349.00–357.50 $354.49 $2,099 -4.34
605 unweaned 605 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,966 -16.00
601–647 617 59 345.00–360.00 $357.53 $2,206 +22.47
653–687 fancy 662 27 331.00–335.00 $333.16 $2,206 -19.34
687–698 694 5 300.00–302.00 $301.21 $2,090 -19.03
700–707 fancy 706 6 318.00–320.00 $318.33 $2,247 —
740–743 743 24 284.00–294.00 $284.42 $2,113 -26.58
758–769 fancy 768 47 312.50–315.00 $312.76 $2,402 —
765–781 772 20 293.00–307.50 $299.60 $2,313 +23.60
800–834 823 108 271.00–288.00 $276.79 $2,278 -10.74
822–826 fancy 825 134 295.00–299.00 $295.42 $2,437 -8.08
855–896 883 342 271.00–290.00 $283.33 $2,502 +2.49
910–936 920 401 273.00–284.50 $280.12 $2,577 +3.72
921–923 fancy 922 268 293.50–296.10 $294.53 $2,716 +2.03
960–997 974 106 265.75–273.00 $270.27 $2,632 -4.65
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022 fancy 1022 15 262.00 $262.00 $2,678 —
1005–1048 1023 192 243.00–259.00 $251.79 $2,576 —
1058 1058 59 247.10 $247.10 $2,614 +11.45
1100–1146 1145 103 218.00–230.00 $229.84 $2,632 —
1253 1253 10 208.25 $208.25 $2,609 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,260 —
768–796 780 22 252.00–273.00 $268.03 $2,091 —
830 830 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,200 —
952 952 10 256.50 $256.50 $2,442 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 fancy 381 26 416.00–435.00 $422.93 $1,611 +26.49
428–446 443 25 352.50–372.50 $367.12 $1,626 +10.85
457–468 fancy 459 38 371.00–385.00 $373.26 $1,713 —
465 unweaned 465 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,488 —
472–488 thin fleshed 479 7 360.00–377.00 $369.58 $1,770 —
508–529 fancy 523 36 332.50–347.50 $343.45 $1,796 +2.06
515–530 525 6 280.00–286.00 $284.04 $1,491 -1.49
555–571 562 28 311.00–326.00 $317.74 $1,786 -7.15
610–638 fancy 618 10 302.00–306.00 $304.76 $1,883 —
600–641 623 30 280.00–298.00 $291.23 $1,814 -3.28
656–684 675 9 278.00–279.00 $278.32 $1,879 -3.30
676 fancy 676 48 300.50 $300.50 $2,031 —
710–746 736 66 270.00–279.50 $274.54 $2,021 -2.74
770 fancy 770 5 281.50 $281.50 $2,168 —
761–799 794 105 263.00–273.00 $263.63 $2,093 —
818–820 818 45 250.00–264.00 $261.82 $2,142 +4.62
850–895 fancy 875 55 258.00–265.00 $260.47 $2,279 -1.53
860–898 881 118 223.00–253.00 $251.17 $2,213 +7.54
906–946 922 38 239.00–248.00 $243.36 $2,244 +10.36
926 fancy 926 15 248.00 $248.00 $2,296 —
965–983 980 14 229.00–231.00 $230.86 $2,262 -1.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 476 10 342.50–352.50 $348.93 $1,661 +4.93
577 577 12 297.00 $297.00 $1,714 +34.03
646 646 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,654 —
695 695 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,835 —
700–742 717 5 240.00–254.00 $248.20 $1,780 -8.81
792 792 4 256.00 $256.00 $2,028 -3.00
867–890 870 19 230.00–235.00 $233.62 $2,032 +12.62
935 935 2 218.00 $218.00 $2,038 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1057 1057 7 204.00 $204.00 $2,156 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,820 —
452–462 455 6 312.50–400.00 $370.41 $1,685 -29.59
557–580 572 6 295.00–300.00 $296.62 $1,697 -47.48
719 719 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,826 -30.00
782–787 785 4 261.00–269.00 $264.99 $2,080 +7.99
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1097 1069 8 211.00–215.00 $213.97 $2,287 +12.97

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1154–1480 1280 75-80% 23 160.00–166.00 $162.72 $2,083 +16.88
1030–1730 1375 75-80% 123 145.00–158.00 $149.82 $2,060 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1860 1276 80-85% 35 135.00–144.00 $140.61 $1,794 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052–1420 1158 85-90% 19 114.00–134.00 $128.71 $1,490 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–2135 1773 20 159.00–179.00 $169.99 $3,014 -15.03
1445–2255 1883 9 180.50–188.00 $184.19 $3,468 —
2045–2215 2109 10 190.00–200.00 $193.64 $4,084 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1161 1041 (<2 yrs)Open 19 172.00–204.00 $182.85 $1,903

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1230 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,200.00–2,300.00 $2,252.90
1365 1365 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 24 2,450.00–2,875.00 $2,794.79 -255.21
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 2,900.00 $2,900.00 -150.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00 ±0.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 +433.33
1600 1600 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —

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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.