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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 4, 2025

1,932 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $356.67/cwt -5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,434/hd at 682 lb · 137 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $400.29/cwt +13.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,493/hd at 623 lb · 120 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $343.26/cwt +21.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,643/hd at 770 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,932 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 330 12 482.50–505.00 $503.07 $1,660 —
372 thin fleshed 372 5 517.50 $517.50 $1,925 —
370–398 fancy 392 5 540.00–542.50 $542.03 $2,125 —
396 396 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,901 -22.50
440 440 2 517.50 $517.50 $2,277 +63.24
445 fancy 445 10 542.50 $542.50 $2,414 -27.50
458 fancy 458 20 517.50 $517.50 $2,370 +22.91
455–492 471 41 492.50–502.50 $493.34 $2,324 +50.86
506 fancy 506 19 499.00 $499.00 $2,525 +4.80
526–530 528 73 467.50–470.00 $468.90 $2,476 +58.99
564 fancy 564 19 450.00 $450.00 $2,538 +40.89
557–581 570 63 412.50–432.50 $418.01 $2,383 +27.47
617–639 fancy 620 86 390.00–417.50 $413.72 $2,565 +8.72
630 630 34 365.00–370.00 $366.32 $2,308 -18.67
675 fancy 675 24 385.00 $385.00 $2,599 -10.00
665–687 684 113 335.00–355.00 $350.65 $2,398 +16.35
713 fancy 713 36 380.00 $380.00 $2,709 +35.00
708–725 719 12 349.00–356.00 $353.70 $2,543 +37.28
765–772 770 98 322.50–345.50 $343.26 $2,643 +21.14
848 848 40 336.00 $336.00 $2,849 -4.77
890 890 6 326.00 $326.00 $2,901 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–372 369 4 417.50–460.00 $438.55 $1,618 —
461–497 479 10 435.00–470.00 $451.84 $2,164 —
527–543 539 21 371.00–446.00 $427.68 $2,305 +115.18
550–579 570 30 372.00–397.50 $389.76 $2,222 +33.76
601–649 629 34 301.00–336.00 $321.65 $2,023 -0.85
665–697 676 16 322.50–332.50 $329.92 $2,230 —
703–733 727 67 302.00–332.50 $327.66 $2,382 +26.66
753 753 5 301.00 $301.00 $2,267 -3.45
800–812 808 7 273.00–321.00 $301.41 $2,435 -6.78
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1033 1024 5 276.00–279.00 $277.18 $2,838 —
1110–1125 1118 2 264.00–269.00 $266.48 $2,979 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,266 +0.75
318 fancy 318 3 457.00 $457.00 $1,453 —
382 382 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,547 —
420 fancy 420 15 457.50 $457.50 $1,922 +31.66
427–437 429 21 427.50–432.50 $431.29 $1,850 +49.62
461–493 468 31 412.50–427.50 $423.37 $1,981 +48.51
516 fancy 516 36 420.00 $420.00 $2,167 —
517–547 526 25 385.00–397.50 $396.15 $2,084 -8.52
555–563 fancy 558 12 380.00–392.50 $388.29 $2,167 —
573–595 583 31 362.00–372.50 $364.38 $2,124 -18.16
615 fancy 615 24 375.00 $375.00 $2,306 —
631 631 5 353.00 $353.00 $2,227 +39.81
655 fancy 655 16 353.00 $353.00 $2,312 —
664–667 664 65 321.00–330.00 $322.31 $2,140 +3.65
707–724 712 17 320.00–322.00 $321.40 $2,288 +30.85
765–785 777 14 313.50–316.00 $315.08 $2,448 +38.92
802 802 36 315.00 $315.00 $2,526 +30.00
928 928 25 292.00–309.00 $302.88 $2,811 +14.71
966 966 8 306.00 $306.00 $2,956 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–427 422 4 365.00–397.50 $381.44 $1,610 —
465–470 469 5 332.50–362.50 $338.45 $1,587 -7.78
507–540 535 24 315.00–334.00 $328.34 $1,757 —
565–591 588 75 310.00–322.00 $320.46 $1,884 +25.34
613 613 31 293.00–331.00 $296.68 $1,819 +14.27
677 677 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,835 -16.84
720 720 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,994 —
767 767 22 306.00 $306.00 $2,347 —
802–834 819 13 281.00–298.00 $290.32 $2,378 —
927 927 2 253.00 $253.00 $2,345 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012 1012 2 279.00 $279.00 $2,823 —
1111 1111 5 281.00 $281.00 $3,122 +27.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,455 —
505–527 510 9 335.00–367.50 $360.04 $1,836 —
634–645 636 6 315.00–331.00 $317.71 $2,021 -24.79
700 700 8 301.00–310.00 $307.75 $2,154 —
782 782 9 261.00 $261.00 $2,041 +8.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022 1022 2 222.50 $222.50 $2,274 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1073–1805 1330 80-85% 137 150.00–159.50 $155.71 $2,071 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1545 1332 75-80% 10 170.00–184.00 $178.03 $2,371 +13.35
1102–1696 1388 75-80% 88 160.00–168.00 $163.00 $2,262 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1580 1157 85-90% 48 137.00–149.00 $144.07 $1,667 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–2255 1738 6 157.00–168.00 $163.71 $2,845 —
1800–2150 1911 7 182.00–197.00 $188.57 $3,604 —
1790–2190 2053 9 171.00–179.00 $176.87 $3,631 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–1095 908 (<2 yrs)Open 34 184.00–272.50 $239.63 $2,176

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1065 990 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,450.00 $2,403.79
905–1083 1058 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,850.00–3,600.00 $3,508.31
985–1420 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,250.00–2,450.00 $2,382.59
1155 1155 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1163–1240 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 2,580.00–2,900.00 $2,755.38
1237–1250 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,275.00–3,000.00 $2,421.22
910–1382 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,250.00–3,000.00 $2,765.07
1280–1325 1303 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,650.00–2,750.00 $2,699.14
1352 1352 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1245–1545 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,600.00–2,750.00 $2,683.06

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00 -150.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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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.