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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 18, 2025

1,159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.61/cwt -15.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,496/hd at 729 lb · 127 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.39/cwt +13.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,709/hd at 830 lb · 80 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $348.25/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $3,158/hd at 907 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,159 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–333 313 10 605.00–632.50 $623.71 $1,952 +43.71
358 fancy 358 38 640.00 $640.00 $2,291 +44.53
365–370 369 8 552.50–555.00 $554.69 $2,047 +64.20
413–445 435 28 510.00–532.50 $528.44 $2,299 +13.02
438 unweaned 438 4 497.50 $497.50 $2,179 —
451 fancy 451 26 535.00 $535.00 $2,413 +13.00
452–483 468 13 492.50–500.00 $497.10 $2,326 +7.10
519 519 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,284 -30.96
520–533 fancy 524 26 475.00 $475.00 $2,489 —
527 thin fleshed 527 9 485.00 $485.00 $2,556 —
563–589 580 27 422.50–435.00 $426.54 $2,474 -4.19
602 fancy 602 29 417.00 $417.00 $2,510 —
600–630 627 18 392.50–405.00 $393.83 $2,469 -14.39
662–675 663 14 363.50–368.00 $367.67 $2,438 -19.33
708–740 725 13 366.00–375.00 $370.06 $2,683 +6.77
764–782 773 38 348.00–363.00 $358.60 $2,772 -14.14
808 808 19 349.00–353.00 $351.53 $2,840 -5.08
873 fancy 873 14 353.00 $353.00 $3,082 —
888–898 896 14 327.00–330.50 $329.76 $2,955 -7.81
902–915 906 9 320.00–328.00 $325.31 $2,947 -19.27
907 fancy 907 55 352.00 $352.00 $3,193 —
960–982 963 61 320.00–330.50 $329.27 $3,171 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1015 1012 12 317.00–323.50 $322.50 $3,264 +11.50
1072–1080 1075 3 288.00–296.00 $293.32 $3,153 —
1125–1130 1127 3 284.00–292.00 $286.67 $3,231 -22.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,498 —
607–617 610 12 300.00–360.00 $320.22 $1,953 -47.28
830 830 2 333.00 $333.00 $2,764 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 fancy 358 3 528.00 $528.00 $1,890 +31.00
375 375 2 482.50 $482.50 $1,809 +22.50
410–426 420 9 472.50–490.00 $481.86 $2,024 —
451–467 461 12 442.50–462.50 $449.37 $2,072 +14.37
508–547 532 30 402.50–428.00 $411.81 $2,191 +3.42
577 577 9 355.00 $355.00 $2,048 -46.00
578 fancy 578 14 392.50 $392.50 $2,269 —
635–649 644 37 360.00–363.00 $362.08 $2,332 -17.41
657–680 669 24 335.00–359.00 $350.06 $2,342 -26.80
727 fancy 727 78 349.00 $349.00 $2,537 —
715–747 731 49 327.00–339.00 $332.44 $2,430 -25.56
772–795 789 37 322.00–337.00 $333.99 $2,635 +1.35
825–830 830 80 318.00–326.50 $326.39 $2,709 +13.83
894 894 12 321.00 $321.00 $2,870 +25.00
906–922 912 63 306.00–328.50 $323.80 $2,953 +44.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 5 397.00 $397.00 $2,064 —
615 615 2 336.00 $336.00 $2,066 +12.67
682 682 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,251 -3.00
734 734 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,356 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1030 1023 5 280.00–292.00 $284.35 $2,909 -8.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,187 —
500–541 534 6 432.50–500.00 $443.03 $2,366 -6.97
580 580 6 402.00 $402.00 $2,332 —
680 680 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,074 —
700 700 5 323.00 $323.00 $2,261 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1390 1368 75-80% 11 177.00 $177.00 $2,421 +4.12
1155–1732 1387 75-80% 50 165.00–174.00 $171.29 $2,376 -1.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1285 1185 85-90% 11 145.00–155.00 $152.74 $1,810 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1430 1238 80-85% 5 156.00–164.00 $160.43 $1,986 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1845 1621 8 177.00–186.00 $180.40 $2,924 —
1990 1990 1 211.00 $211.00 $4,199 +3.00
1905–2140 2023 2 194.00–206.00 $200.35 $4,053 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–1290 868 (<2 yrs)Open 37 209.00–273.00 $252.19 $2,189

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1432 1432 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1503 1503 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1637 1637 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,175.00 $3,175.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —
1000–1300 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,250.00–2,300.00 $2,275.00 —

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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.