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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

1,170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $321.66/cwt ≈ $3,088/hd at 960 lb · 75 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $388.21/cwt +31.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,545/hd at 656 lb · 62 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.31/cwt +21.31 vs last sale · ≈ $3,133/hd at 957 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,170 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 5 637.50 $637.50 $1,862 —
338–348 344 7 552.50–557.50 $555.39 $1,911 +52.32
355–397 370 20 567.50 $567.50 $2,100 +87.50
400 400 2 560.00 $560.00 $2,240 —
452 thin fleshed 452 24 520.00 $520.00 $2,350 —
463 463 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,852 -93.34
477 fancy 477 7 461.00 $461.00 $2,199 -56.50
509 thin fleshed 509 26 480.00 $480.00 $2,443 —
506–525 517 11 465.00–477.50 $471.90 $2,440 +3.00
581 581 4 414.00 $414.00 $2,405 -4.01
615 fancy 615 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,460 -13.72
643 643 3 349.00 $349.00 $2,244 -17.32
651 thin fleshed 651 33 394.00 $394.00 $2,565 —
653–674 661 29 375.00–387.50 $381.62 $2,523 +30.97
722–733 731 12 340.00–357.50 $348.94 $2,551 -4.76
754 fancy 754 9 354.00 $354.00 $2,669 —
766 766 12 325.00 $325.00 $2,490 -18.26
833–834 834 14 320.00–324.50 $323.22 $2,696 -12.78
855 855 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,864 +9.00
910–949 919 34 318.00 $318.00 $2,922 —
956–980 960 75 319.00–322.50 $321.66 $3,088 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–537 526 18 427.50–457.50 $451.62 $2,376 +23.94
585 585 6 352.50–390.00 $365.00 $2,135 -24.76
657–686 662 16 345.00–358.00 $355.48 $2,353 +25.56
757 757 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,422 +19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,461 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 10 551.00 $551.00 $1,818 +138.50
362 362 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,810 +95.00
403 403 6 465.00 $465.00 $1,874 +33.71
485–487 487 17 427.50–432.50 $428.09 $2,085 +4.72
510 fancy 510 7 425.00 $425.00 $2,168 +5.00
532–542 537 8 395.00–407.50 $401.31 $2,155 +5.16
566 fancy 566 4 377.50 $377.50 $2,137 -10.79
567 thin fleshed 567 5 397.00 $397.00 $2,251 —
550–587 568 12 340.00–350.00 $347.37 $1,973 -17.01
610 fancy 610 25 384.00 $384.00 $2,342 +9.00
633 633 6 364.00 $364.00 $2,304 +11.00
664–683 669 30 335.00–347.50 $342.85 $2,294 +20.54
755 755 5 297.00 $297.00 $2,242 -18.08
839 839 5 302.50 $302.50 $2,538 —
852–874 856 30 306.00–318.00 $308.45 $2,640 —
952 952 9 306.00 $306.00 $2,913 ±0.00
958 fancy 958 52 331.00 $331.00 $3,171 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 422.50 $422.50 $1,880 +41.06
477 477 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,765 +31.55
503–528 522 13 334.00–375.00 $343.11 $1,791 +14.77
597 597 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,797 -19.46
624–635 628 9 293.00–320.00 $304.53 $1,912 +7.85
961 961 16 291.00 $291.00 $2,797 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038 1038 11 318.00 $318.00 $3,301 +39.00
1065 1065 13 307.00 $307.00 $3,270 —
1155–1166 1159 16 250.00–279.00 $260.94 $3,024 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726–732 728 6 251.00–305.00 $286.90 $2,089 -20.85

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1281–1560 1366 75-80% 9 176.00–178.00 $177.29 $2,422 +14.29
1040–1815 1410 75-80% 151 160.00–172.00 $165.39 $2,332 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1660 1264 80-85% 95 150.00–159.00 $155.28 $1,963 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
952 952 85-90% 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,333 —
1015–1515 1142 85-90% 39 138.00–148.00 $144.47 $1,650 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805 1805 1 191.00 $191.00 $3,448 —
1480–2070 1812 9 152.00–175.00 $164.46 $2,980 —
1840–2005 1923 2 182.00–183.00 $182.48 $3,509 -6.09

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–1095 996 (<2 yrs)Open 16 228.00–273.00 $255.46 $2,544

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1030–1460 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,800.00–3,100.00 $2,531.67
1275 1275 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1217–1367 1282 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 2,200.00–2,700.00 $2,504.57
1281–1380 1306 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,850.00–3,400.00 $2,995.32
1327 1327 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,850.00 $2,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1076 1022 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 73 2,900.00–3,650.00 $3,543.55
1026–1040 1031 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 3,500.00–3,600.00 $3,533.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.