Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 18, 2025

2,911 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $356.70/cwt +33.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,953/hd at 828 lb · 642 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $352.40/cwt +17.40 vs last sale · ≈ $3,066/hd at 870 lb · 281 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $329.57/cwt +11.57 vs last sale · ≈ $3,012/hd at 914 lb · 111 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,911	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	7	617.50	$617.50	$2,081	+62.11
340 fancy	340	2	640.00	$640.00	$2,176	—
351	351	5	602.50	$602.50	$2,115	+35.00
410 fancy	410	3	577.50	$577.50	$2,368	—
420–440	424	33	552.50–565.00	$558.53	$2,368	-1.47
455–496 fancy	470	14	510.00–517.50	$514.95	$2,420	+53.95
485–495	492	14	487.50–505.00	$499.53	$2,458	+99.53
515–548	532	58	479.00–494.00	$490.15	$2,608	+18.25
551 fancy	551	3	477.50	$477.50	$2,631	—
565–578	567	34	452.50–463.00	$461.55	$2,617	+47.55
610–612 fancy	611	30	442.50–454.00	$450.31	$2,751	+50.31
608–630	625	73	410.00–428.00	$423.58	$2,647	+74.58
665–698	685	49	360.00–374.00	$368.76	$2,526	-12.86
655–698 fancy	695	13	387.50–390.00	$387.68	$2,694	—
716 fancy	716	10	382.00	$382.00	$2,735	—
700–740	720	86	358.00–377.00	$365.65	$2,633	+16.71
770–794	788	20	338.00–342.50	$341.40	$2,690	+16.40
802–845	828	642	351.00–360.00	$356.70	$2,953	+33.48
850–855	854	32	330.00–336.00	$331.31	$2,829	-3.69
861–897 fancy	872	249	348.00–357.50	$355.11	$3,097	—
902–936	914	111	318.00–331.00	$329.57	$3,012	+11.57
951–996	979	36	285.00–297.00	$294.22	$2,880	-27.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	2	422.50	$422.50	$2,036	—
500–545	520	12	390.00–460.00	$444.86	$2,313	-6.76
563–582	576	22	405.00–443.00	$432.13	$2,489	+67.13
640–645	645	14	375.00–390.00	$388.94	$2,509	—
672–682	678	33	352.00–357.00	$355.14	$2,408	-0.34
720–744	735	17	290.00–351.00	$340.96	$2,506	—
775–798	796	22	313.00–323.50	$319.78	$2,545	—
807–843	828	9	316.00–338.00	$325.86	$2,698	—
856–869	868	47	326.00–334.00	$333.50	$2,895	—
900–930	925	6	295.00–311.00	$308.41	$2,853	—
952	952	2	278.00	$278.00	$2,647	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1009–1030	1009	50	297.00–312.50	$312.18	$3,150	—
1083	1083	16	264.00	$264.00	$2,859	—
1102–1145	1117	8	236.00–268.00	$255.84	$2,858	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–323	312	6	485.00–497.50	$491.03	$1,532	-59.97
330 fancy	330	3	557.50	$557.50	$1,840	—
366	366	5	482.50	$482.50	$1,766	-17.50
407–412	411	32	446.00–455.00	$448.01	$1,841	-16.99
467–495	478	47	402.50–427.50	$422.40	$2,019	-5.69
502–540	517	22	405.00–422.50	$411.93	$2,130	+10.62
558 fancy	558	6	407.50	$407.50	$2,274	+30.00
586	586	4	335.00	$335.00	$1,963	-12.37
615–623 fancy	618	23	354.00–366.00	$362.50	$2,240	-21.50
610–649	626	25	322.00–339.00	$334.88	$2,096	-29.12
656–695	688	110	330.00–337.00	$333.63	$2,295	-9.22
721–739	737	54	321.00–329.50	$328.42	$2,420	—
761–794	769	110	307.00–322.00	$317.85	$2,444	+20.85
834	834	27	322.00	$322.00	$2,685	+19.50
871–882	871	50	287.00–297.25	$294.74	$2,567	-13.71
891 fancy	891	10	304.00	$304.00	$2,709	—
926	926	6	298.50	$298.50	$2,764	—
955	955	25	308.00	$308.00	$2,941	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	2	437.50	$437.50	$1,737	—
413	413	3	417.50	$417.50	$1,724	-5.00
455–488	477	6	317.50–397.50	$342.94	$1,636	-27.06
545	545	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,744	-23.11
620–635	629	7	315.00–332.50	$322.16	$2,026	+17.63
660–685	666	8	290.00–309.00	$304.12	$2,025	—
720–748	732	18	295.00–312.00	$301.11	$2,204	—
779	779	13	308.00	$308.00	$2,399	—
854	854	5	272.00	$272.00	$2,323	—
935	935	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,524	—
956	956	8	270.00	$270.00	$2,581	-21.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1048	1038	39	261.00–301.00	$268.69	$2,789	-49.31
1050–1092	1084	5	262.00–267.00	$266.03	$2,884	-40.97
1111	1111	11	270.00	$270.00	$3,000	—
1160–1165	1162	5	252.50–262.00	$256.31	$2,978	-4.63
1305	1305	3	217.00	$217.00	$2,832	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	4	462.50	$462.50	$2,322	—
580	580	4	342.50	$342.50	$1,986	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1590	1372	75-80%	152	165.00–172.50	$166.94	$2,290	-10.35
1261–1500	1381	75-80%	13	173.00–178.00	$174.41	$2,409	-2.88

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1027–1850	1273	80-85%	136	151.00–164.00	$159.14	$2,026	+3.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1029–1440	1201	85-90%	44	131.00–148.00	$138.95	$1,669	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–2495	1647	11	170.00–175.00	$172.17	$2,836	—
1385–2240	1776	8	163.00–167.00	$164.96	$2,930	—
1595–2040	1828	4	180.00–189.00	$184.42	$3,371	+19.96

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1210	1070	(<2 yrs)	Open	34	180.00–287.50	$223.55	$2,392

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1055–1585	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,050.00–2,450.00	$2,233.40
1195–1355	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,900.00	$2,537.39
1060–1560	1312	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,550.00–2,650.00	$2,174.65

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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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.