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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 21, 2025

1,848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $340.91/cwt +12.61 vs last sale · ≈ $3,191/hd at 936 lb · 274 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $352.86/cwt +14.22 vs last sale · ≈ $3,076/hd at 872 lb · 260 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.64/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,544/hd at 736 lb · 156 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,848 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 567.50 $567.50 $1,759 +43.92
387 387 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,993 —
392 unweaned 392 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,901 —
405–406 406 5 520.00–535.00 $529.01 $2,148 +79.01
460–461 fancy 461 5 500.00–515.00 $505.99 $2,333 —
490–498 496 5 457.50–465.00 $458.98 $2,277 -37.18
520–532 524 6 440.00–442.50 $441.65 $2,314 -3.01
560–565 564 10 422.50–432.50 $430.51 $2,428 +25.28
630 630 2 379.00 $379.00 $2,388 +3.71
671 671 3 374.00 $374.00 $2,510 -20.68
736 736 23 387.50 $387.50 $2,852 +32.68
772–779 776 81 379.00–380.00 $379.36 $2,944 +30.38
848–849 848 117 349.00–352.50 $350.85 $2,975 +16.89
856 thin fleshed 856 54 362.00 $362.00 $3,099 —
850–891 876 206 340.50–358.00 $350.47 $3,070 +26.93
906–945 936 274 332.50–349.50 $340.91 $3,191 +12.61
968 968 44 339.00 $339.00 $3,282 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,848 —
735 735 18 348.00 $348.00 $2,558 +13.00
758–779 775 64 324.00–341.00 $337.91 $2,619 +6.33
841 841 17 321.00 $321.00 $2,700 +11.44
855–892 885 37 325.00–336.75 $334.60 $2,961 +27.60
909 909 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,818 —
973 973 22 316.00 $316.00 $3,075 +42.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–376 366 5 447.50–452.50 $449.41 $1,645 +41.10
380 unweaned 380 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,596 +52.50
415 415 4 474.00 $474.00 $1,967 +29.12
461 fancy 461 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,051 —
490 490 5 422.50 $422.50 $2,070 —
508 508 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,007 +24.83
564 fancy 564 6 408.00 $408.00 $2,301 —
585–594 589 11 365.00–383.00 $374.75 $2,207 +1.75
615–645 643 51 358.00–373.50 $371.24 $2,387 +19.24
689 689 82 355.50 $355.50 $2,449 -0.69
702–747 736 156 339.50–352.00 $345.64 $2,544 -0.43
778–795 787 129 328.00–339.25 $338.29 $2,662 +1.40
820–834 828 101 332.50–333.50 $333.06 $2,758 +0.47
854–893 873 65 320.00–323.00 $321.46 $2,806 —
905 905 3 314.00 $314.00 $2,842 -0.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,690 —
462 462 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,536 —
508 508 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,626 —
662–665 664 9 325.00–326.00 $325.78 $2,163 +15.78
818 818 5 252.00 $252.00 $2,061 -49.00
880–898 890 22 215.00–218.00 $216.35 $1,926 -90.65
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016 1016 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,794 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,950 —
508 508 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,007 —
668 668 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,254 +16.50
790–797 794 4 328.00–332.00 $330.01 $2,620 +23.01
925 925 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,978 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1641 1291 75-80% 51 160.00–169.00 $164.09 $2,118 —
1225–1755 1420 75-80% 66 170.00–177.50 $173.01 $2,457 +0.30
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1092–1365 1187 80-85% 5 151.00–157.00 $155.62 $1,847 +0.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1375 1325 85-90% 2 141.00–142.00 $141.52 $1,875 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1875 1556 9 168.00–192.00 $181.84 $2,829 —
1750 1750 1 212.00 $212.00 $3,710 —
1635–1950 1812 3 204.50–207.00 $205.53 $3,724 +2.98

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050–1135 1118 (<2 yrs)Open 5 184.00–193.00 $191.31 $2,139

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1007–1282 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,750.00–2,850.00 $2,806.01

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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.