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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 2, 2025

2,483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $375.20/cwt -8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,939/hd at 783 lb · 449 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $372.73/cwt +19.92 vs last sale · ≈ $3,101/hd at 832 lb · 251 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $391.85/cwt +12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,653/hd at 677 lb · 206 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,483 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 5 612.50 $612.50 $1,911 +59.16
362 fancy 362 27 622.50 $622.50 $2,253 -7.50
386–392 unweaned 389 7 477.50–500.00 $487.06 $1,895 —
410–425 unweaned 415 13 520.00–545.00 $527.88 $2,191 —
412–421 419 36 565.00–572.50 $567.05 $2,376 +17.08
463 463 7 515.00 $515.00 $2,384 +62.50
481 fancy 481 18 515.00 $515.00 $2,477 +0.55
503–525 509 22 465.00–480.00 $475.78 $2,422 +23.28
525 unweaned 525 8 422.50 $422.50 $2,218 —
562–587 fancy 567 23 445.00–450.00 $448.88 $2,545 -16.92
583 583 35 430.00 $430.00 $2,507 +41.86
648 unweaned 648 11 372.50 $372.50 $2,414 —
671 thin fleshed 671 30 404.00 $404.00 $2,711 —
659–698 678 176 378.00–393.00 $389.78 $2,643 +10.44
704–710 thin fleshed 709 177 403.50–406.50 $405.83 $2,877 —
716–719 717 14 359.00–376.00 $366.30 $2,626 +0.96
757–781 thin fleshed 773 79 384.50–385.50 $384.82 $2,975 -0.82
773–795 780 115 356.50–364.75 $361.90 $2,823 +1.27
770–797 fancy 788 255 375.50–381.50 $378.22 $2,980 —
826–839 832 251 369.00–377.00 $372.73 $3,101 +19.92
869–886 878 201 362.00–367.00 $363.85 $3,195 +9.14
901–920 906 11 331.00–337.00 $335.34 $3,038 -10.46
976–991 980 12 310.00–328.00 $323.45 $3,170 +9.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,490 -90.63
430 430 2 472.50 $472.50 $2,032 +2.32
450–492 477 11 432.50–465.00 $448.95 $2,141 +108.95
500–531 517 9 380.00–382.50 $381.43 $1,972 +1.43
572–578 576 5 337.50–342.50 $340.51 $1,961 +38.51
621–638 632 9 318.00–327.00 $324.05 $2,048 -36.95
662–687 682 19 319.00–361.00 $342.56 $2,336 -18.44
705–720 717 10 310.00–333.00 $326.07 $2,338 -5.39
770 770 12 353.00 $353.00 $2,718 +27.72
821–823 821 22 340.00–353.00 $342.96 $2,816 +8.95
865–880 868 17 343.00–345.00 $344.64 $2,991 +23.03
905 905 10 316.00 $316.00 $2,860 -0.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 525.00 $525.00 $1,785 +40.11
348 fancy 348 26 598.00 $598.00 $2,081 —
372 fancy 372 16 525.00 $525.00 $1,953 -2.50
373 373 6 495.00 $495.00 $1,846 +44.88
416 416 25 468.00 $468.00 $1,947 +46.45
427 fancy 427 78 510.00 $510.00 $2,178 +50.00
450–452 451 52 465.00–473.00 $470.38 $2,121 +88.20
502 fancy 502 114 467.50–475.00 $472.63 $2,373 +57.63
509 unweaned 509 6 415.00 $415.00 $2,112 —
513 513 24 422.50 $422.50 $2,167 +31.02
575 575 23 417.00 $417.00 $2,398 +55.66
620–636 628 16 357.50–372.00 $364.66 $2,290 +2.83
678 678 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,441 -0.56
710–746 739 11 340.00 $340.00 $2,513 -0.31
751 fancy 751 27 349.00 $349.00 $2,621 —
795–796 796 22 339.00–340.00 $339.82 $2,705 +4.80
816–821 817 21 337.00–337.50 $337.14 $2,754 +4.19
852 fancy 852 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,854 —
895 895 6 312.00 $312.00 $2,792 -14.72
905–928 924 6 312.00–320.00 $313.31 $2,895 +4.86
952 952 2 309.00 $309.00 $2,942 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 8 452.50 $452.50 $1,507 +18.72
355–395 382 9 432.50 $432.50 $1,652 +36.65
410–425 417 9 400.00–430.00 $413.60 $1,725 +33.60
454–498 477 34 336.00–447.50 $375.81 $1,793 +30.81
523–546 535 12 332.50–352.50 $339.14 $1,814 -30.86
556–578 566 15 372.50–380.00 $376.07 $2,129 +17.07
656–681 665 8 323.00–339.00 $329.14 $2,189 -9.86
806 806 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,579 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011 1011 5 293.00 $293.00 $2,962 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 7 455.00 $455.00 $1,815 -68.75
441 441 11 467.50 $467.50 $2,062 +17.27
462–475 472 15 403.00–453.00 $416.06 $1,964 +26.10
535 535 7 384.00 $384.00 $2,054 -11.52
550–562 554 6 362.50–372.50 $365.88 $2,027 +25.31
705–720 716 7 317.50–353.00 $343.01 $2,456 —
761 761 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,359 —
868–890 875 9 310.00–317.50 $314.96 $2,756 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1547 1276 75-80% 6 178.50–184.00 $180.45 $2,303 —
1070–1645 1298 75-80% 84 166.00–176.00 $170.24 $2,210 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1540 1247 80-85% 20 156.00–164.00 $158.76 $1,980 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1445 1171 85-90% 15 137.00–153.00 $147.80 $1,731 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1207–1555 1368 14 155.00–185.00 $177.80 $2,432 —
1070–1750 1410 2 193.00–195.00 $193.76 $2,732 —
1690 1690 1 206.00 $206.00 $3,481 +29.91

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
952 952 (<2 yrs)Open 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,761

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00

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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.