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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 30, 2025

952 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.00/cwt -18.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,485/hd at 767 lb · 140 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.39/cwt -8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,744/hd at 833 lb · 140 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $349.40/cwt -15.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,917/hd at 835 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 952 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,626 -25.59
360–399 380 10 477.50–492.50 $484.61 $1,842 -67.00
390 fancy 390 1 562.50 $562.50 $2,194 -21.17
402 402 6 488.00 $488.00 $1,962 -63.61
476 unweaned 476 10 412.50 $412.50 $1,964 +10.00
470–480 478 16 430.00–447.50 $437.93 $2,093 -82.82
480 fancy 480 24 480.00 $480.00 $2,304 -72.44
534 534 7 445.00 $445.00 $2,376 +21.57
544 unweaned 544 6 412.50 $412.50 $2,244 —
551 fancy 551 10 412.50 $412.50 $2,273 -27.50
550–596 591 9 380.00–392.50 $381.29 $2,253 -25.04
610 fancy 610 2 477.50 $477.50 $2,913 —
600–633 613 25 366.00–377.00 $372.56 $2,284 -11.57
797 797 65 357.50 $357.50 $2,849 +9.11
832 832 60 357.00 $357.00 $2,970 +11.33
846 846 15 319.00 $319.00 $2,699 -26.67
949 949 9 315.50 $315.50 $2,994 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 4 342.50 $342.50 $1,764 -32.12
590 590 4 371.00 $371.00 $2,189 -1.45
603–612 608 8 322.50–358.00 $340.38 $2,070 +6.89
776 776 3 323.00 $323.00 $2,506 -5.25
987 987 2 291.00 $291.00 $2,872 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,560 -7.50
355–362 unweaned 357 6 432.50–442.50 $435.88 $1,556 -6.85
360 fancy 360 7 502.00 $502.00 $1,807 —
380–381 381 6 472.50 $472.50 $1,800 -26.22
415 fancy 415 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 —
430 430 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,666 -49.57
451–471 fancy 466 21 402.50–424.00 $419.05 $1,953 -48.45
480–490 484 19 360.00–382.50 $374.26 $1,811 -52.68
503–543 524 29 349.00–365.00 $359.82 $1,885 -19.20
543 fancy 543 15 382.00 $382.00 $2,074 -11.69
553–583 565 10 368.00–386.00 $375.43 $2,121 +19.31
580–591 588 8 310.00–318.00 $316.03 $1,858 -40.09
601 601 6 317.50 $317.50 $1,908 -40.35
706 706 3 311.00 $311.00 $2,196 -19.35
767 767 140 324.00 $324.00 $2,485 -12.00
832–848 833 140 316.00–330.00 $329.39 $2,744 -8.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 2 362.50 $362.50 $1,802 -11.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1580 1315 75-80% 70 170.00–183.00 $176.72 $2,324 -12.77
1250–1637 1351 75-80% 8 184.00–190.50 $186.68 $2,522 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
938–988 971 85-90% 9 150.00–156.00 $151.93 $1,475 +2.93
1020–1500 1123 85-90% 45 140.00–157.00 $149.39 $1,678 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1345 1189 80-85% 37 160.00–169.00 $166.03 $1,974 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1905 1645 4 180.00–188.00 $185.02 $3,044 —
1445–1910 1713 7 149.00–177.00 $170.19 $2,915 —
1880 1880 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,854 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1041 1041 (<2 yrs)Open 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,915

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1411 1234 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 2,500.00–2,925.00 $2,733.37
865–1765 1348 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,702.37
1035–1550 1363 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,950.00–3,150.00 $2,926.30
1350–1592 1416 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,450.00–2,750.00 $2,664.41
1445 1445 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00
1510 1510 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1138 1138 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,875.00 $2,875.00
1178 1178 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 3,350.00 $3,350.00

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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 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —

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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.