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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 24, 2025

3,649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $265.04/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 969 lb · 698 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $284.64/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 862 lb · 343 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $269.25/cwt -16.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,464/hd at 915 lb · 332 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,649 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 fancy 330 3 517.50 $517.50 $1,708 —
363 363 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,652 -5.37
409–445 426 10 402.50–417.00 $408.58 $1,741 —
460 fancy 460 21 427.50 $427.50 $1,966 -14.65
490–492 491 4 380.00–382.50 $381.25 $1,872 -37.75
505–517 508 8 390.00–404.00 $400.44 $2,034 +26.92
555–563 561 8 350.00–352.50 $351.51 $1,972 -2.98
564 thin fleshed 564 62 395.00 $395.00 $2,228 —
592 fancy 592 2 356.00 $356.00 $2,108 -28.68
606–637 618 22 323.50–340.00 $334.59 $2,068 -22.94
611–631 thin fleshed 620 28 357.00–366.00 $362.07 $2,245 —
640 fancy 640 15 355.00 $355.00 $2,272 —
670–680 678 4 284.00–298.00 $294.54 $1,997 -6.67
665–692 thin fleshed 689 20 323.00–330.50 $329.78 $2,272 —
691 fancy 691 4 314.00 $314.00 $2,170 -19.16
712 thin fleshed 712 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,286 —
713–726 fancy 720 7 316.00–324.00 $319.39 $2,300 +1.06
705–746 727 45 295.00–301.00 $297.90 $2,166 +13.48
764 fancy 764 5 301.00 $301.00 $2,300 -11.76
790–797 793 31 281.00–286.50 $284.57 $2,257 -15.03
805 thin fleshed 805 47 311.75 $311.75 $2,510 —
802–838 824 126 281.00–293.00 $287.65 $2,370 +10.86
850 fancy 850 119 298.25 $298.25 $2,535 —
853–881 866 184 270.00–279.00 $274.57 $2,378 -8.76
883 thin fleshed 883 40 290.50 $290.50 $2,565 —
903–949 915 332 257.00–274.00 $269.25 $2,464 -10.87
950–993 968 563 256.00–271.00 $263.52 $2,551 -6.75
968–980 fancy 973 135 266.00–280.00 $271.39 $2,641 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1047 1021 334 250.50–265.25 $257.87 $2,633 +6.08
1050–1070 1059 96 247.00–253.00 $251.05 $2,659 +3.95
1130 1130 14 242.00 $242.00 $2,735 +12.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519–540 523 15 349.00–351.00 $349.41 $1,827 —
575–580 578 4 334.00–350.00 $342.03 $1,977 —
601–642 627 11 301.00–309.00 $306.21 $1,920 —
668 668 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,670 —
757–782 775 7 261.00–265.00 $263.88 $2,045 -4.15
825 825 3 263.00 $263.00 $2,170 -2.00
870–876 874 6 266.00 $266.00 $2,325 —
927 927 90 261.00 $261.00 $2,419 —
986–992 988 5 235.00–242.00 $239.19 $2,363 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1027 1015 8 225.00–237.00 $231.07 $2,345 —
1075–1086 1084 9 232.00–237.00 $235.90 $2,557 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 422.00 $422.00 $1,490 —
423 thin fleshed 423 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,607 —
427 427 4 357.50 $357.50 $1,527 -9.62
439 fancy 439 17 405.00 $405.00 $1,778 —
477 fancy 477 6 372.50 $372.50 $1,777 -0.76
452–493 479 8 354.00–365.00 $358.39 $1,717 —
521–547 536 7 312.50–317.00 $314.38 $1,685 +30.34
559 fancy 559 61 352.00 $352.00 $1,968 —
565 thin fleshed 565 27 356.00 $356.00 $2,011 —
586 586 23 314.00 $314.00 $1,840 -3.74
600–627 620 6 273.00–286.00 $276.45 $1,714 -14.78
638 fancy 638 17 312.50 $312.50 $1,994 +7.74
658–692 677 40 287.50–291.00 $288.67 $1,954 +10.35
710–727 719 4 262.00–264.50 $263.24 $1,893 -11.30
750–793 769 247 268.00–279.50 $273.98 $2,107 +10.35
805–845 842 72 262.25–269.00 $262.79 $2,213 +0.97
858–868 867 81 255.00–258.50 $258.16 $2,238 +6.99
900–911 904 20 230.00–237.50 $234.82 $2,123 -8.54
966–985 976 6 219.00–220.00 $219.50 $2,142 -11.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–484 480 10 283.00–327.50 $306.38 $1,471 -42.55
657 657 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,794 —
786–795 788 4 246.00–249.00 $246.76 $1,944 -9.24
955 955 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,891 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 2 202.00 $202.00 $2,091 —
1055–1080 1068 2 202.00–219.00 $210.60 $2,249 +6.60
1162 1162 7 209.00 $209.00 $2,429 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,129 —
485–490 488 5 342.50–382.50 $366.60 $1,789 -3.81
608 608 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,824 —
747 747 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,927 +4.00
778 778 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,891 -21.99
875 875 5 249.00 $249.00 $2,179 —
900–942 911 8 237.00–245.00 $242.93 $2,213 —
965–978 972 11 230.00–246.00 $237.22 $2,306 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 2 205.00 $205.00 $2,085 —
1060 1060 9 234.00 $234.00 $2,480 +20.03
1130 1130 2 216.00 $216.00 $2,441 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026–1655 1265 80-85% 167 140.00–149.00 $145.96 $1,846 +5.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1107–1710 1375 75-80% 156 150.00–159.00 $153.69 $2,113 +3.87
1496 1496 75-80% 3 168.50 $168.50 $2,521 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1622 1222 85-90% 37 118.00–138.00 $134.04 $1,638 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1172–1960 1545 13 152.00–176.00 $168.37 $2,601 —
1635–2280 1909 6 180.00–188.00 $184.44 $3,521 —
1875–2080 1957 5 190.00–197.00 $193.83 $3,793 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1395 1157 (<2 yrs)Open 25 162.00–210.00 $180.95 $2,094

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1321 1321 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,525.00 $2,525.00
1258–1485 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,775.00–2,875.00 $2,799.50
1445 1445 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1572 1572 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 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
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,500.00–3,250.00 $2,875.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00 -94.79
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 +405.21
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —

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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.