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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 11, 2025

1,211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $356.61/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,992/hd at 839 lb · 129 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $337.57/cwt -16.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,998/hd at 888 lb · 77 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.62/cwt -14.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,577/hd at 763 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,211 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–340 333 6 580.00 $580.00 $1,931 -40.00
352–379 fancy 363 22 580.00–607.00 $595.47 $2,162 —
372–390 376 13 487.50–500.00 $490.49 $1,844 —
435 435 6 515.00–517.50 $515.42 $2,242 -32.08
435 fancy 435 15 564.00 $564.00 $2,453 —
465 fancy 465 9 522.00 $522.00 $2,427 —
477 477 8 490.00 $490.00 $2,337 -16.85
500–547 528 16 465.00–484.00 $470.96 $2,487 +19.97
568–585 570 7 417.50–433.00 $430.73 $2,455 -20.06
600–620 613 18 392.50–412.00 $408.22 $2,502 —
686 686 13 387.00 $387.00 $2,655 -3.48
704–737 714 57 359.50–376.00 $363.29 $2,594 -24.71
710–728 fancy 724 10 380.00–384.00 $380.78 $2,757 —
757–760 757 58 368.00–373.00 $372.74 $2,822 +5.02
834–844 839 129 346.00–360.00 $356.61 $2,992 +9.45
852–895 888 77 336.75–342.00 $337.57 $2,998 -16.02
913–936 916 68 330.50–346.50 $344.58 $3,156 +9.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,934 -7.50
625 625 2 367.50 $367.50 $2,297 +45.00
776 776 4 346.00 $346.00 $2,685 +18.00
823 823 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,798 +7.50
855 855 3 301.00 $301.00 $2,574 -37.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 2 311.00 $311.00 $3,163 —
1113 1113 6 309.00 $309.00 $3,439 —
1240 1240 2 285.00 $285.00 $3,534 —
1312 1312 2 240.00 $240.00 $3,149 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 4 509.00 $509.00 $1,461 —
326 fancy 326 6 544.00 $544.00 $1,773 —
325–345 335 19 485.00–507.00 $496.45 $1,663 -37.13
380 380 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,748 -52.97
383 fancy 383 13 497.00 $497.00 $1,904 —
465 465 5 435.00 $435.00 $2,023 +13.11
505–543 517 15 400.00–416.00 $408.39 $2,111 -20.09
570 570 9 401.00 $401.00 $2,286 +4.26
615–637 622 24 365.00–381.50 $379.49 $2,360 +21.79
665–678 672 66 375.00–379.00 $376.86 $2,532 +19.09
728 728 37 358.00 $358.00 $2,606 +5.78
751 fancy 751 26 347.00 $347.00 $2,606 —
761–796 770 49 322.00–339.00 $332.64 $2,561 -24.04
822–845 830 8 300.00–320.00 $312.56 $2,594 -19.09
850–886 871 58 319.00–325.00 $323.33 $2,816 -19.67
896 896 4 296.00 $296.00 $2,652 -24.66
903–941 919 7 275.00–282.00 $278.93 $2,563 -45.81
935 935 2 306.00 $306.00 $2,861 -18.74
955–980 965 5 290.00–301.00 $294.47 $2,842 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 357.50 $357.50 $1,476 —
483 483 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,811 -2.50
580 580 2 361.00 $361.00 $2,094 +0.33
645 645 3 320.00–325.00 $323.33 $2,085 -1.64
672 672 8 333.00 $333.00 $2,238 +8.23
751 751 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,960 -58.10
892–898 896 5 285.00–287.50 $286.00 $2,563 —
997 997 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,667 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038 1038 7 293.00 $293.00 $3,041 -3.89
1052–1065 1054 6 278.00 $278.00 $2,930 —
1129 1129 10 264.00 $264.00 $2,981 -12.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,809 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,295 —
850 850 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,635 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 75-80% 8 181.00 $181.00 $2,299 —
1121–1760 1367 75-80% 119 170.00–179.00 $172.88 $2,363 -4.47
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1695 1261 80-85% 56 159.00–169.00 $164.76 $2,078 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1325 1267 85-90% 17 141.00–158.00 $150.81 $1,911 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1765 1538 3 185.00–189.00 $187.08 $2,877 —
1665–1865 1735 3 194.00–197.00 $195.29 $3,388 +1.71
1970 1970 1 208.00 $208.00 $4,098 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
836–1307 994 (<2 yrs)Open 20 197.00–250.00 $226.47 $2,251

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1465 1465 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —

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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.