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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 4, 2025

2,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.22/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,702/hd at 767 lb · 297 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.57/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,890/hd at 822 lb · 215 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $374.54/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,954/hd at 789 lb · 162 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,301 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 unweaned 317 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,775 —
332 332 6 620.00 $620.00 $2,058 —
384 unweaned 384 13 497.50 $497.50 $1,910 —
432 432 18 547.50 $547.50 $2,365 —
458 unweaned 458 33 480.00 $480.00 $2,198 +25.00
450–474 472 11 500.00–507.50 $506.85 $2,392 +9.35
510–512 511 15 445.00–460.00 $450.99 $2,305 +10.99
522 unweaned 522 7 426.00 $426.00 $2,224 —
506–531 fancy 526 31 492.50–505.00 $494.83 $2,603 —
588 unweaned 588 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,323 —
575–594 593 34 422.50–452.50 $450.79 $2,673 +67.79
661–697 690 39 383.00–400.00 $390.48 $2,694 +6.99
722 722 7 388.00 $388.00 $2,801 +15.40
756–794 781 72 355.00–372.50 $367.72 $2,872 -2.41
795 fancy 795 90 380.00 $380.00 $3,021 —
802–845 819 167 339.00–355.75 $347.16 $2,843 -6.20
801–834 fancy 832 48 358.00–367.50 $366.93 $3,053 —
853–873 862 109 351.50–356.00 $353.59 $3,048 +12.59
900–938 929 96 332.00–337.00 $335.53 $3,117 -5.24
958–960 960 14 325.00–334.75 $332.66 $3,194 +3.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,955 —
582–590 586 4 347.50–362.50 $355.05 $2,081 —
637 637 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,054 -29.32
678–692 682 12 317.00–323.00 $318.85 $2,175 —
760–761 761 21 326.00–347.00 $328.00 $2,496 -18.37
809 809 6 332.50 $332.50 $2,690 -7.50
886 886 3 338.00 $338.00 $2,995 +20.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–345 343 9 520.00–537.50 $533.58 $1,830 —
370–398 395 10 512.50–517.50 $512.97 $2,026 —
426 fancy 426 13 500.00 $500.00 $2,130 —
426 426 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,981 —
426 unweaned 426 15 442.50 $442.50 $1,885 —
463–491 482 12 410.00–427.50 $421.89 $2,034 -12.09
491 fancy 491 10 442.50 $442.50 $2,173 —
510–522 515 10 422.50–430.00 $428.48 $2,207 +28.48
528 thin fleshed 528 53 447.50 $447.50 $2,363 —
550–568 562 15 393.00–412.50 $396.74 $2,230 +29.73
605 fancy 605 36 397.50 $397.50 $2,405 —
610–633 624 11 352.00–372.50 $357.70 $2,232 +8.70
650–693 677 112 340.00–367.00 $357.77 $2,422 -1.24
679–691 684 39 361.00–376.00 $369.40 $2,527 +10.39
709–746 741 67 350.50–362.53 $352.22 $2,610 -7.67
757–778 761 158 340.00–350.00 $348.30 $2,651 -3.53
761–778 774 139 349.50–357.50 $356.68 $2,761 +4.85
820 820 42 341.00 $341.00 $2,796 +16.92
825–834 832 87 318.00–337.00 $331.65 $2,759 +7.57
836 fancy 836 3 347.00 $347.00 $2,901 —
874–875 875 112 336.50–349.50 $343.00 $3,001 +27.00
857–893 880 40 320.00–321.00 $320.66 $2,822 +4.66
904 904 55 331.50 $331.50 $2,997 +12.44
928–947 933 34 315.00–329.00 $324.74 $3,030 +5.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 377.50 $377.50 $1,774 —
500–524 518 21 362.00–395.00 $383.27 $1,985 +5.77
572–597 591 8 317.00–372.50 $360.67 $2,132 —
600–635 616 9 311.00–357.50 $324.97 $2,002 -15.03
650–655 651 4 321.00–336.00 $324.77 $2,114 -11.07
731–745 735 11 308.00–331.00 $319.61 $2,349 -1.30
756–791 775 11 316.00–323.00 $319.10 $2,473 -10.90
805–806 806 4 290.00–300.00 $297.50 $2,398 —
945 945 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,693 -13.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007–1024 1019 15 291.00–299.00 $296.89 $3,025 —
1138 1138 4 276.00 $276.00 $3,141 —
1248 1248 3 233.00 $233.00 $2,908 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 585.00 $585.00 $2,018 —
377 377 2 452.50 $452.50 $1,706 —
483 483 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,884 —
565 565 7 412.50 $412.50 $2,331 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1640 1307 75-80% 93 164.00–174.00 $170.25 $2,225 +1.30
1100–1900 1366 75-80% 52 175.00–183.00 $177.35 $2,423 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1380 1217 80-85% 7 152.00–162.00 $157.56 $1,918 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1330 1153 85-90% 3 141.00–149.00 $145.69 $1,680 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–2320 1631 13 175.00–189.00 $184.49 $3,009 —
1395–2205 1748 24 190.00–199.00 $193.58 $3,384 —
1950–2085 2018 2 200.00–203.00 $201.55 $4,067 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
927–1147 1018 (<2 yrs)Open 43 195.00–240.00 $218.00 $2,219

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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 3,800.00 $3,800.00 -100.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,850.00 $3,850.00 —

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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.