Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 9, 2025

2,160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $475.08/cwt +13.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,519/hd at 530 lb · 295 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $375.86/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $3,125/hd at 831 lb · 214 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $397.33/cwt +22.13 vs last sale · ≈ $3,104/hd at 781 lb · 143 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,160	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,578	—
310 unweaned	310	5	555.00	$555.00	$1,720	—
312–340 fancy	321	3	600.00–632.50	$611.46	$1,963	—
330–345	338	2	577.50–585.00	$581.33	$1,965	-31.17
356–395	371	6	552.50–572.50	$563.01	$2,089	—
366–386 thin fleshed	378	40	622.50–662.50	$657.69	$2,486	—
390 fancy	390	4	589.00	$589.00	$2,297	-33.50
409–415	411	15	535.00–552.40	$546.38	$2,246	-20.67
435 unweaned	435	2	507.50	$507.50	$2,208	-20.38
438–446 fancy	444	43	572.50–582.50	$575.49	$2,555	—
454 fancy	454	59	565.00	$565.00	$2,565	+50.00
470 unweaned	470	4	427.50	$427.50	$2,009	—
486–493	490	6	467.50–487.50	$477.43	$2,339	-37.57
508–522 fancy	516	102	481.00–505.00	$496.41	$2,561	—
524–541 unweaned	527	33	420.00–442.50	$437.28	$2,304	+14.78
514–547	540	160	452.50–485.00	$469.28	$2,534	-6.50
571 unweaned	571	3	387.50	$387.50	$2,213	—
556–594	587	60	421.00–442.50	$434.61	$2,551	+4.61
566–594 fancy	590	63	455.00–457.50	$455.38	$2,687	+6.50
610–620 fancy	616	71	434.00–440.00	$437.05	$2,692	—
600–643	628	55	405.00–427.50	$414.05	$2,600	—
659 fancy	659	13	403.00	$403.00	$2,656	—
650–697	683	47	375.00–394.00	$379.34	$2,591	-10.44
716–735	725	51	383.50–388.50	$386.33	$2,801	+20.03
781 thin fleshed	781	138	398.50	$398.50	$3,112	+13.68
788	788	5	365.00	$365.00	$2,876	+3.10
801–848	826	158	369.50–376.00	$372.27	$3,075	-0.46
847 thin fleshed	847	56	386.00	$386.00	$3,269	—
855–883	873	99	354.00–367.50	$364.59	$3,183	+0.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,397	—
442	442	4	466.00	$466.00	$2,060	-6.50
466 fancy	466	20	532.50	$532.50	$2,481	—
488	488	3	432.50	$432.50	$2,111	-16.45
533	533	3	437.50	$437.50	$2,332	+56.07
552	552	2	407.50	$407.50	$2,249	+66.99
649	649	14	387.00	$387.00	$2,512	+62.95
725	725	8	366.00	$366.00	$2,654	+39.93
772–798	786	11	347.00–359.00	$352.41	$2,770	-0.59
805–841	838	13	351.00–358.00	$357.06	$2,992	+14.10
853–891	859	24	336.00–346.00	$344.12	$2,956	-0.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	472.50	$472.50	$1,569	-52.50
347 fancy	347	2	507.50	$507.50	$1,761	-90.50
369 thin fleshed	369	24	605.00	$605.00	$2,232	—
367–397	384	21	482.50–510.00	$487.70	$1,873	-7.30
390 fancy	390	6	545.00	$545.00	$2,126	+20.00
411–433 fancy	428	61	532.00–550.00	$535.94	$2,294	+25.94
400–438	429	16	465.00–495.00	$488.00	$2,094	+20.00
452–491	471	34	432.50–465.00	$448.67	$2,113	-21.71
464–485 fancy	483	57	482.00–510.00	$485.29	$2,344	—
505 fancy	505	25	470.00	$470.00	$2,374	-2.63
502–540	523	18	406.00–430.00	$415.16	$2,171	-7.34
566–599	582	21	371.00–398.00	$382.30	$2,225	-34.70
566–589 thin fleshed	583	53	400.00–404.00	$401.03	$2,338	—
583 fancy	583	12	430.00	$430.00	$2,507	—
600–644	630	63	351.00–375.00	$360.80	$2,273	-3.86
655–688	681	18	338.00–349.00	$342.31	$2,331	-17.69
700–740	724	13	326.00–330.00	$327.89	$2,374	-12.11
756–770	764	31	330.00–345.00	$338.54	$2,586	-1.28
882	882	7	314.00	$314.00	$2,769	+2.00
925–942	936	11	311.00–318.00	$316.00	$2,958	+2.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	435	6	421.00–475.00	$439.29	$1,911	+25.69
450–480	473	26	380.00–415.00	$386.37	$1,828	+10.56
517–549	536	36	322.50–385.00	$354.17	$1,898	+15.03
560–590	574	36	333.00–362.00	$348.05	$1,998	-28.02
600–635	628	11	302.00–342.50	$335.59	$2,108	—
682	682	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,046	-29.14

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032	1032	2	320.00	$320.00	$3,302	+27.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	4	462.50	$462.50	$1,378	—
378	378	4	522.50	$522.50	$1,975	+67.50
435–440	438	2	415.00–422.50	$418.73	$1,834	-48.77
490–495	492	13	405.00–445.00	$417.39	$2,054	+1.33
508	508	5	432.50	$432.50	$2,197	+48.50
560–593	582	9	332.59–422.50	$375.45	$2,185	+9.57
619	619	6	402.50	$402.50	$2,491	—
661–696	674	11	297.50–315.00	$308.43	$2,079	—
722	722	2	312.50	$312.50	$2,256	-30.51

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1690	1212	85-90%	19	146.00–158.00	$151.73	$1,839	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1454	1342	75-80%	17	170.00–177.50	$174.54	$2,342	—
1380	1380	75-80%	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,498	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1112–1480	1302	80-85%	7	162.00–169.00	$166.86	$2,173	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1282–1575	1414	4	170.00–177.00	$172.43	$2,438	-21.33
1630–1695	1653	3	193.00–199.00	$196.29	$3,245	—
1620–1922	1784	7	180.00–185.00	$182.32	$3,253	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
791–950	848	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	176.00–184.00	$178.01	$1,510

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1234	1234	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,175.00	$2,175.00
1265	1265	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1235–1425	1276	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,000.00–2,525.00	$2,306.61
1480	1480	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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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.