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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 8, 2026

4,172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.33/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,996/hd at 831 lb · 479 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $345.41/cwt -6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,986/hd at 865 lb · 441 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $374.60/cwt +33.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,902/hd at 775 lb · 288 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,172 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 fancy 332 6 640.00 $640.00 $2,125 ±0.00
340 340 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,870 -67.50
358 thin fleshed 358 12 620.00 $620.00 $2,220 —
402–417 409 10 500.00–525.00 $507.63 $2,076 -50.90
426 fancy 426 8 532.50 $532.50 $2,268 -45.00
430 thin fleshed 430 45 607.00 $607.00 $2,610 —
456–487 fancy 472 10 522.50–537.50 $529.75 $2,500 +14.80
475 475 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,328 -9.53
478 thin fleshed 478 4 545.00 $545.00 $2,605 —
501–503 thin fleshed 503 99 559.50–560.00 $559.52 $2,814 —
503–522 fancy 511 10 502.50–520.00 $510.64 $2,609 —
545 545 5 478.00 $478.00 $2,605 -12.15
571 fancy 571 5 475.00 $475.00 $2,712 -2.50
571–595 585 106 452.50–470.00 $463.44 $2,711 +1.89
600–615 fancy 608 20 457.50–462.50 $459.72 $2,795 +9.41
627–630 630 39 425.00–437.50 $430.44 $2,712 +6.86
652 fancy 652 11 425.00 $425.00 $2,771 —
655–689 671 30 397.50–417.00 $405.83 $2,723 +37.07
710–719 714 22 383.00–398.00 $391.73 $2,797 +26.08
710–729 fancy 715 118 404.00–413.00 $408.28 $2,919 +26.28
753–778 fancy 757 101 381.00–385.00 $381.65 $2,889 —
781–797 784 184 363.00–375.00 $371.58 $2,913 +30.18
791 791 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,547 -19.40
825 fancy 825 46 372.00 $372.00 $3,069 —
805–849 832 433 350.00–366.25 $359.09 $2,988 +2.39
861–870 fancy 864 192 354.00–356.00 $355.25 $3,069 +0.14
855–886 865 249 329.00–343.00 $337.82 $2,922 +6.51
901–941 926 187 324.00–339.75 $332.57 $3,080 +3.00
960 fancy 960 87 329.50 $329.50 $3,163 —
968–970 969 31 310.00–325.00 $314.58 $3,048 +20.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,054 —
513 513 8 437.50 $437.50 $2,244 -7.36
555 555 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,386 -2.13
625–645 635 28 361.00–412.50 $401.38 $2,549 +12.44
650–692 680 29 375.00–392.50 $382.10 $2,598 +26.96
703–740 735 39 344.00–391.00 $366.45 $2,693 +25.49
775–794 789 60 302.00–356.00 $346.08 $2,731 +26.30
809–825 811 14 322.00–345.00 $328.90 $2,667 +3.04
876–897 890 14 287.00–327.00 $314.46 $2,799 -19.04
905–937 926 3 301.00–306.00 $304.37 $2,818 -4.04
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1032 1032 2 273.00 $273.00 $2,817 -39.18
1161 1161 5 261.00 $261.00 $3,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 unweaned 300 2 467.50 $467.50 $1,402 —
310–328 fancy 324 4 577.50–585.00 $579.30 $1,877 +21.80
335 thin fleshed 335 18 590.00 $590.00 $1,976 —
350–365 thin fleshed 360 6 525.00–552.50 $533.91 $1,922 —
367 fancy 367 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,890 —
370 unweaned 370 5 482.50 $482.50 $1,785 —
387–397 390 12 482.50–495.00 $490.76 $1,914 +8.26
409 thin fleshed 409 56 612.50 $612.50 $2,505 —
403–447 fancy 413 15 510.00–555.00 $518.12 $2,140 —
425–438 unweaned 432 7 422.50–447.50 $436.97 $1,888 —
437–443 442 17 470.00–480.00 $474.95 $2,099 +26.94
458–470 fancy 466 47 467.50–475.00 $472.49 $2,202 —
457–486 478 41 442.50–465.00 $454.46 $2,172 +32.06
478 thin fleshed 478 100 544.00 $544.00 $2,600 —
497 unweaned 497 14 419.00 $419.00 $2,082 —
516 unweaned 516 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,193 —
535–548 542 77 441.00–461.00 $451.42 $2,447 +39.49
551–582 568 30 417.50–425.00 $422.68 $2,401 +87.68
581 fancy 581 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,644 +47.50
602–626 611 36 392.00–403.00 $398.82 $2,437 +63.94
678–695 690 114 352.50–368.00 $360.67 $2,489 +27.04
706–746 725 129 341.00–357.00 $349.66 $2,535 +21.24
752–763 762 62 336.00–341.00 $338.18 $2,577 +20.33
779 779 5 316.00 $316.00 $2,462 -1.85
822 822 20 305.00 $305.00 $2,507 -17.00
854–893 877 34 303.00–318.00 $308.83 $2,708 +14.09
885 fancy 885 16 325.00 $325.00 $2,876 +21.00
900–925 908 15 287.00–299.00 $292.76 $2,658 -5.74
971 971 16 304.50 $304.50 $2,957 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,250 —
513–520 514 5 335.00–342.50 $340.98 $1,753 +20.98
550–596 565 41 321.00–386.00 $366.70 $2,072 —
605–647 636 22 304.00–365.00 $347.28 $2,209 +25.12
660–683 676 6 330.00–340.00 $335.06 $2,265 +30.94
715–747 735 40 310.00–316.00 $310.84 $2,285 +9.73
967 967 2 262.00 $262.00 $2,534 -8.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,800 —
1075–1077 1077 6 260.00–278.00 $263.00 $2,833 -3.03
1111–1136 1131 31 267.00–272.00 $270.79 $3,063 +0.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 9 500.00 $500.00 $2,215 —
451–485 474 9 362.50–517.50 $411.69 $1,951 —
502–545 512 9 422.50–487.50 $462.87 $2,370 +0.37
551–591 560 28 345.00–422.50 $397.26 $2,225 +54.76
625 625 4 367.00 $367.00 $2,294 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1142–1675 1326 75-80% 98 170.00–177.00 $173.12 $2,296 —
1130–1790 1331 75-80% 142 160.00–169.00 $166.00 $2,209 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
993 993 85-90% 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,390 —
1025–1350 1134 85-90% 52 131.00–147.00 $136.71 $1,550 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1740 1200 80-85% 55 151.00–159.00 $153.91 $1,847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1755 1614 12 150.00–167.00 $161.69 $2,610 -10.48
1305–2040 1771 9 170.00–179.00 $173.16 $3,067 +8.20
1635–2195 1915 2 180.50–181.00 $180.79 $3,462 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–1045 862 (<2 yrs)Open 29 201.00–311.00 $281.27 $2,425

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
925–1236 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,350.00–3,000.00 $2,864.53
1062–1341 1197 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 85 1,750.00–3,100.00 $2,980.15
1035–1385 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,700.00–3,050.00 $2,900.31
1040–1580 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 159 1,900.00–3,050.00 $2,959.17
1230 1230 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 3,350.00 $3,350.00
915–1597 1295 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 53 2,050.00–3,150.00 $2,957.35

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
868–1022 918 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,550.00–3,650.00 $3,134.27
885–1120 1061 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,650.00–4,075.00 $3,777.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 3,050.00 $3,050.00 —

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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.