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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 14, 2025

1,629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $347.47/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,875/hd at 827 lb · 192 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $338.65/cwt +9.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,961/hd at 874 lb · 153 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.28/cwt ≈ $2,876/hd at 915 lb · 136 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,629 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 314 6 505.00–532.50 $523.58 $1,644 +21.08
438 438 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,971 +27.50
452–495 469 8 492.50–504.00 $496.16 $2,327 +41.16
504–529 517 12 431.00–459.00 $444.66 $2,299 —
571–597 587 21 399.00–410.00 $405.23 $2,379 +22.23
618 fancy 618 7 413.00 $413.00 $2,552 —
605–636 628 4 373.00–382.50 $375.29 $2,357 +10.29
658–660 659 22 391.00–400.00 $394.68 $2,601 +48.12
700 thin fleshed 700 63 390.50 $390.50 $2,734 —
725–745 741 26 344.00–367.50 $354.82 $2,629 -2.69
765–785 779 42 343.00–351.50 $348.98 $2,719 -6.52
815–847 fancy 821 131 347.00–355.50 $353.76 $2,904 +6.76
834–848 841 61 328.50–336.50 $333.96 $2,809 -3.49
856–891 860 58 316.00–325.00 $323.54 $2,782 -5.46
858–898 fancy 883 95 344.00–354.50 $347.87 $3,072 —
901–941 926 115 311.00–330.50 $328.30 $3,040 +1.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,904 —
542–545 544 7 392.00–392.50 $392.36 $2,134 —
680–692 683 8 331.00–333.00 $332.49 $2,271 +10.49
702 702 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,352 —
787–795 788 16 330.00–342.50 $331.58 $2,613 -5.42
800–842 817 5 307.50–311.00 $309.56 $2,529 —
877 877 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,692 -11.00
988 988 30 274.00 $274.00 $2,707 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1016 1013 35 291.00–300.00 $298.48 $3,024 +5.48
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1046 1046 3 267.00 $267.00 $2,793 —
1120 1120 2 253.00 $253.00 $2,834 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 6 475.00 $475.00 $1,378 —
350–352 351 6 395.00–415.00 $408.31 $1,433 +28.89
393 unweaned 393 5 367.50 $367.50 $1,444 —
401 fancy 401 3 451.00 $451.00 $1,809 -19.00
437–445 440 6 441.00–452.50 $444.88 $1,957 +67.38
516 fancy 516 4 418.00 $418.00 $2,157 —
505–542 522 16 360.00–388.00 $370.17 $1,932 +13.40
580 580 4 373.00 $373.00 $2,163 +45.50
617–641 632 21 339.00–358.00 $352.00 $2,225 +20.00
626–634 fancy 632 20 362.00–369.00 $363.73 $2,299 +14.73
652–691 665 21 349.00–360.00 $356.19 $2,369 —
703–728 716 61 330.00–355.00 $346.07 $2,478 -5.72
750–766 764 33 322.50–339.00 $336.89 $2,574 -16.01
803–812 810 103 325.00–335.25 $332.59 $2,694 +2.59
906–929 915 136 310.00–317.00 $314.28 $2,876 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 8 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 —
728 728 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,348 -8.50
829 829 7 301.00 $301.00 $2,495 —
890 890 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,732 —
900 900 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,520 —
960–990 980 6 229.00–234.00 $232.37 $2,277 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 2 243.00 $243.00 $2,552 —
1114 1114 6 211.00 $211.00 $2,351 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,898 +62.50
649 649 6 302.50 $302.50 $1,963 +2.50
667 667 2 321.00 $321.00 $2,141 —
767 767 7 307.00 $307.00 $2,355 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1800 1331 75-80% 150 161.00–169.00 $165.56 $2,204 -6.94
1055–1660 1424 75-80% 117 170.00–177.00 $172.71 $2,459 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
991 991 80-85% 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,566 —
1020–1620 1191 80-85% 15 151.00–159.00 $155.49 $1,852 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1572 1239 85-90% 14 138.00–149.00 $145.20 $1,799 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–2120 1707 15 178.00–196.00 $186.36 $3,181 —
1438–2395 1826 10 198.00–209.50 $202.55 $3,699 —
1790–2105 1915 3 210.00–213.50 $212.22 $4,064 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1080–1261 1211 (<2 yrs)Open 7 204.00–222.00 $206.57 $2,502

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1355 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1150 1150 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 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.