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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 29, 2025

3,343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.75/cwt +8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,336/hd at 823 lb · 575 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $294.16/cwt +18.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,729/hd at 928 lb · 501 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $303.36/cwt +11.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,622/hd at 864 lb · 310 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,343 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 493.00 $493.00 $1,676 —
502–525 506 12 405.00–410.00 $409.14 $2,070 —
562 fancy 562 11 404.00 $404.00 $2,270 —
563 563 10 360.00 $360.00 $2,027 —
620–645 633 35 356.00–372.50 $365.71 $2,315 +30.71
653–699 679 9 312.00–320.00 $315.42 $2,142 -16.34
682 fancy 682 11 346.50 $346.50 $2,363 —
720 720 6 332.50 $332.50 $2,394 +18.83
771–795 fancy 793 122 314.00–315.25 $315.14 $2,499 —
793–798 795 7 284.00–296.00 $290.84 $2,312 -10.51
804–835 821 49 292.25–302.00 $295.58 $2,427 -0.68
856–871 fancy 864 295 302.50–305.50 $304.04 $2,627 +5.40
869 869 15 290.00 $290.00 $2,520 +4.91
904–932 923 170 281.50–292.00 $284.88 $2,629 +8.96
926–935 fancy 930 331 295.50–299.75 $298.92 $2,780 —
954–978 971 198 284.00–292.00 $287.65 $2,793 +14.43
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1017 1006 241 271.25–285.00 $279.98 $2,817 +19.37
1075–1076 1075 32 252.50–255.00 $254.45 $2,735 +3.30
1150 1150 31 251.00 $251.00 $2,886 +23.00
1270 1270 3 225.00 $225.00 $2,858 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 430 3 342.00–345.00 $342.95 $1,475 —
601–618 606 11 282.50–315.00 $301.46 $1,827 —
655 655 2 311.00–332.50 $321.75 $2,107 —
725 725 5 297.50 $297.50 $2,157 +3.66
861–897 872 22 251.00–271.00 $258.50 $2,254 +3.45
949 949 5 233.00 $233.00 $2,211 -33.23
972 972 11 271.00 $271.00 $2,634 +20.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608–623 613 9 306.00–308.00 $306.68 $1,880 +17.03
653 fancy 653 7 325.00 $325.00 $2,122 +25.00
690–693 691 116 303.00–309.00 $306.97 $2,121 +21.97
717 fancy 717 46 311.00 $311.00 $2,230 +18.50
707–746 735 181 294.75–306.00 $297.76 $2,189 +29.76
760–792 783 80 280.00–286.50 $285.74 $2,237 +5.44
801–831 820 105 269.00–280.00 $274.63 $2,252 -0.77
813–833 fancy 824 470 285.00–286.75 $285.79 $2,355 —
875–897 894 71 262.00–272.25 $263.13 $2,352 +3.99
900–917 913 174 259.00–266.00 $260.54 $2,379 +6.82
910–925 fancy 919 98 269.00–269.50 $269.19 $2,474 +9.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,300 +10.00
660–685 679 6 269.00–285.00 $272.78 $1,852 +20.97
713 713 14 287.50 $287.50 $2,050 —
760–780 772 13 243.00–276.00 $253.47 $1,957 +19.17
818 818 13 260.00 $260.00 $2,127 +31.99
865–880 870 7 221.00–250.00 $232.80 $2,025 -10.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 7 284.00 $284.00 $2,079 —
855 855 2 264.00 $264.00 $2,257 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1320 1308 75-80% 2 161.00–163.00 $161.99 $2,119 —
1100–1725 1321 75-80% 150 150.00–159.00 $154.17 $2,037 -0.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1575 1136 85-90% 33 120.00–139.00 $131.95 $1,499 -0.02
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1485 1279 80-85% 23 141.00–149.00 $145.81 $1,865 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–2060 1719 12 167.00–183.00 $177.10 $3,044 —
1570–1900 1764 4 197.50–211.00 $204.62 $3,609 —
1530–2115 1809 13 184.00–194.00 $188.79 $3,415 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1280 1095 (<2 yrs)Open 33 164.00–219.00 $183.01 $2,004

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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 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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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.