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Winter Livestock Market Report, Pratt, KS

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 7, 2025

1,797 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.07/cwt +12.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,593/hd at 732 lb · 452 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.00/cwt +18.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,703/hd at 819 lb · 216 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.81/cwt +42.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,607/hd at 681 lb · 212 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,797 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 6 502.50 $502.50 $1,618 -72.50
400 fancy 400 12 544.00 $544.00 $2,176 +21.50
435–440 437 5 422.50 $422.50 $1,846 -78.71
472 472 10 455.00 $455.00 $2,148 -2.50
590 590 5 383.00 $383.00 $2,260 -37.81
613 613 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,237 -10.49
665–675 669 5 340.00–351.00 $346.56 $2,318 —
710 fancy 710 6 379.00 $379.00 $2,691 —
715–740 728 12 357.00–358.00 $357.51 $2,603 -0.76
785 785 12 355.50 $355.50 $2,791 +22.17
813 fancy 813 22 347.00 $347.00 $2,821 +7.00
822–847 836 49 323.00–343.00 $337.45 $2,821 +18.21
872 872 4 329.00 $329.00 $2,869 +9.07
917–939 929 190 309.00–328.50 $326.89 $3,037 -3.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 4 332.00 $332.00 $1,909 —
680 680 2 322.00 $322.00 $2,190 +40.00
760 760 5 337.00 $337.00 $2,561 —
890 890 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,830 +55.72
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001 1001 3 293.00 $293.00 $2,933 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 7 485.00 $485.00 $1,552 +40.00
357–374 fancy 369 7 420.00–445.00 $438.09 $1,617 —
363–395 373 7 370.00–385.00 $379.42 $1,415 -86.96
411 fancy 411 13 470.00 $470.00 $1,932 —
445 445 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,680 -48.69
507–545 533 18 353.00–362.50 $356.77 $1,902 +7.52
566 566 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,854 —
607 fancy 607 14 349.00 $349.00 $2,118 —
617 617 4 332.00 $332.00 $2,048 -21.27
662–695 fancy 681 212 380.50–384.50 $382.81 $2,607 —
701 thin fleshed 701 60 369.00 $369.00 $2,587 —
705–749 737 392 348.00–358.00 $351.79 $2,593 +9.79
768–790 770 174 348.00–354.00 $352.90 $2,717 +11.40
803–835 819 216 325.00–336.00 $330.00 $2,703 +18.91
852–898 861 98 310.00–329.50 $325.97 $2,807 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508–515 510 6 294.00–339.00 $309.14 $1,577 —
630 630 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,600 —
705 705 2 331.00 $331.00 $2,334 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012 1012 4 260.00 $260.00 $2,631 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 7 357.50 $357.50 $1,687 —
636 636 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,908 —
716 716 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,277 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1900 1212 75-80% 78 161.50–169.00 $167.42 $2,029 —
1102–1481 1320 75-80% 35 170.00–175.50 $172.50 $2,277 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1032–1360 1135 85-90% 17 137.00–148.00 $145.97 $1,657 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1500 1299 80-85% 7 153.00–159.00 $155.23 $2,016 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1267–1770 1540 9 170.00–189.00 $184.36 $2,839 —
1200–2120 1618 13 191.00–198.00 $194.38 $3,145 —
1595–1990 1778 6 203.00–216.00 $207.48 $3,689 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1176 1037 (<2 yrs)Open 17 185.00–228.00 $204.74 $2,123

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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.