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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 28, 2025

1,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $329.40/cwt -9.60 vs last sale · ≈ $3,228/hd at 980 lb · 185 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.83/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,716/hd at 772 lb · 132 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $374.64/cwt -12.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,757/hd at 736 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,247 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,847 -25.00
450 fancy 450 4 515.00 $515.00 $2,318 +9.01
483 unweaned 483 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,198 —
483 483 3 497.50 $497.50 $2,403 +38.52
507 507 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,231 -1.65
590 590 2 383.00 $383.00 $2,260 -47.51
600 fancy 600 15 407.50 $407.50 $2,445 —
612–624 620 15 387.00–390.00 $387.99 $2,406 +8.99
657–694 679 30 379.00–388.00 $383.49 $2,604 +9.49
708–749 fancy 731 18 381.00–389.00 $383.68 $2,805 —
714–747 737 80 360.00–375.50 $372.60 $2,746 -14.90
761–785 769 74 362.00–372.00 $370.13 $2,846 -9.23
818–845 833 85 346.00–359.50 $353.36 $2,943 +2.51
850 850 20 341.00 $341.00 $2,898 -9.47
906–948 915 97 334.50–343.50 $340.77 $3,118 -0.14
955–999 980 185 326.25–333.00 $329.40 $3,228 -9.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606–645 625 7 337.50–365.00 $351.82 $2,199 —
711–736 725 11 336.00–355.00 $346.53 $2,512 -1.47
770–790 784 24 327.50–350.00 $346.37 $2,716 +8.46
810 810 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,754 +19.00
880–891 887 5 313.00–325.00 $317.76 $2,819 -16.84
930 930 3 310.00–316.00 $312.00 $2,902 +2.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021 1021 11 319.00 $319.00 $3,257 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–377 fancy 374 7 512.50 $512.50 $1,917 —
463–490 470 4 424.00–437.50 $433.98 $2,040 +11.48
545–548 548 14 400.00 $400.00 $2,192 —
580–585 583 4 365.00–369.00 $367.01 $2,140 -7.74
594 fancy 594 8 387.00 $387.00 $2,299 -21.00
602 602 2 349.00 $349.00 $2,101 —
654–694 673 52 350.00–366.00 $359.01 $2,416 +3.51
707–733 719 60 354.50–364.00 $359.89 $2,588 +14.25
765–778 772 132 347.50–356.50 $351.83 $2,716 +13.54
832–846 840 21 321.00–326.00 $324.08 $2,722 -8.98
880 880 6 316.00 $316.00 $2,781 -5.46
901–910 905 23 316.00–323.00 $319.06 $2,887 +5.06
950–958 956 42 308.00–312.00 $311.24 $2,975 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,023 +57.50
640 640 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 —
671–675 671 18 335.00–350.00 $335.84 $2,253 +10.06
700–717 708 11 301.00–340.00 $320.91 $2,272 —
786 786 9 330.00 $330.00 $2,594 —
937 937 2 298.00 $298.00 $2,792 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1701 1321 75-80% 33 162.00–173.00 $168.95 $2,232 —
1115–1695 1452 75-80% 41 175.00–183.00 $176.55 $2,564 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1230 1168 80-85% 12 151.00–158.00 $152.93 $1,786 -2.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–2115 1704 18 176.00–192.00 $185.24 $3,156 —
1855 1855 1 213.00 $213.00 $3,951 —
1495–2365 1908 8 195.00–208.00 $200.13 $3,818 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–1200 1088 (<2 yrs)Open 5 187.00–225.00 $204.80 $2,228

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —

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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.