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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 8, 2025

1,803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $294.45/cwt +18.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,702/hd at 917 lb · 213 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $272.93/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,665/hd at 977 lb · 206 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $293.62/cwt +10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,626/hd at 894 lb · 162 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,803 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,586 —
393–396 395 8 460.00–462.50 $461.25 $1,822 —
405 405 2 462.50 $462.50 $1,873 +6.22
460–465 464 15 401.00–431.00 $404.96 $1,879 -3.35
519 519 6 412.50 $412.50 $2,141 +13.50
556 fancy 556 5 392.50 $392.50 $2,182 —
591 591 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,187 -27.75
602–627 615 13 350.00–357.50 $352.55 $2,168 -17.61
669 669 7 340.00 $340.00 $2,275 +9.90
707–749 728 24 311.00–325.00 $316.16 $2,302 -12.22
750–776 759 42 300.00–310.00 $305.75 $2,321 +0.61
803–822 808 58 297.00–303.00 $301.01 $2,432 +8.97
805–843 fancy 836 93 315.00–317.00 $316.67 $2,647 +10.87
884–895 891 70 279.00–294.50 $285.56 $2,544 +2.82
897 fancy 897 92 299.75 $299.75 $2,689 —
908–914 912 67 277.00–285.00 $282.15 $2,573 +6.48
907–932 fancy 920 146 299.75–300.50 $300.10 $2,761 —
972–986 975 124 262.00–266.50 $265.11 $2,585 -3.71
979 fancy 979 82 284.75 $284.75 $2,788 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009 fancy 1009 77 271.00 $271.00 $2,734 —
1015–1032 1020 35 240.00–260.75 $258.73 $2,639 -5.69
1055–1078 1070 86 241.00–262.50 $260.83 $2,791 +21.33
1130 1130 4 244.00 $244.00 $2,757 -9.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 3 331.00 $331.00 $1,969 -32.05
722–745 740 10 290.00–307.00 $293.32 $2,171 —
777 777 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,989 -19.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,389 -37.03
368–375 fancy 372 8 400.00–402.50 $401.26 $1,493 —
383 thin fleshed 383 3 422.50 $422.50 $1,618 —
423 423 5 357.50 $357.50 $1,512 +6.52
467 467 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,658 +12.50
501–505 502 4 320.00–332.50 $323.14 $1,622 -9.19
516 thin fleshed 516 5 344.00 $344.00 $1,775 -21.00
567–586 573 9 283.00–294.00 $290.25 $1,663 -15.27
553–592 thin fleshed 576 22 333.50–349.00 $339.59 $1,956 —
591 fancy 591 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,803 -25.00
615–641 633 15 301.00–310.00 $306.00 $1,937 +7.23
696 unweaned 696 15 271.00 $271.00 $1,886 —
696 696 6 289.00 $289.00 $2,011 +0.62
703–733 723 43 292.00–294.00 $293.37 $2,121 +8.17
778–782 780 13 278.00 $278.00 $2,168 ±0.00
806–837 827 108 269.00–273.50 $270.87 $2,240 +11.38
889 889 78 260.00 $260.00 $2,311 -0.22
951–956 953 26 251.00–252.00 $251.39 $2,396 +2.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,042 -67.50
483 483 11 335.00 $335.00 $1,618 +32.70
885 885 3 234.00 $234.00 $2,071 —
953–988 975 16 214.00–226.00 $222.67 $2,171 -6.33
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 4 219.00 $219.00 $2,278 -3.02
1065 1065 2 207.00 $207.00 $2,205 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 432.50 $432.50 $1,674 —
486 486 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,944 —
556 556 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,029 -15.00
655–693 677 7 317.00–337.00 $325.30 $2,202 +38.53
800 800 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,888 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,290 +6.80
1080–1710 1407 75-80% 123 150.00–157.00 $152.51 $2,146 -0.83
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1852 1355 80-85% 61 140.00–149.00 $144.67 $1,960 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1792 1221 85-90% 26 120.00–138.00 $133.87 $1,635 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–2722 1869 31 153.00–179.00 $173.80 $3,248 —
1780–2150 1968 6 182.00–187.50 $185.14 $3,644 —
1810–2250 2099 4 190.00–203.50 $200.45 $4,207 +7.86

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1018–1130 1034 (<2 yrs)Open 7 148.00–220.00 $159.24 $1,647

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1245–1417 1360 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,250.00–2,300.00 $2,284.74
1310–1490 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,550.00–2,950.00 $2,775.06
1375–1620 1458 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,625.00–2,750.00 $2,665.02

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1310 1193 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,800.00 $2,597.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1300 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,850.00–2,950.00 $2,900.00 —
1000–1200 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,800.00–2,850.00 $2,825.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,250.00–3,400.00 $3,350.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 -475.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 +450.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —

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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.