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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 29, 2026

887 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $342.00/cwt +20.08 vs last sale · ≈ $3,143/hd at 919 lb · 155 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $326.56/cwt ≈ $3,164/hd at 969 lb · 132 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.67/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,752/hd at 869 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 887 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,030 -38.62
553–554 554 34 470.00–480.00 $478.24 $2,649 +31.18
666 fancy 666 49 410.00 $410.00 $2,731 +8.36
691–698 697 24 377.00–379.00 $378.67 $2,639 +3.09
760–799 789 30 354.50–365.00 $357.20 $2,818 -8.96
827–845 828 33 341.00–347.50 $347.10 $2,874 -11.32
870–871 870 22 338.00–346.00 $343.09 $2,985 +14.84
919 919 155 342.00 $342.00 $3,143 +20.08
959–985 969 132 320.00–328.25 $326.56 $3,164 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1027 1019 35 297.00–303.50 $301.49 $3,072 -3.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
843 843 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,782 —
968 968 9 301.00 $301.00 $2,914 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 467.50 $467.50 $1,772 +2.49
419 419 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,095 +29.80
457 fancy 457 5 471.00 $471.00 $2,152 —
498 498 3 416.00 $416.00 $2,072 +12.34
506 506 5 435.00 $435.00 $2,201 +15.00
568 fancy 568 17 427.50 $427.50 $2,428 +11.50
561–588 575 13 397.50–412.00 $404.47 $2,326 +12.13
627 627 8 372.00 $372.00 $2,332 -26.79
673 673 18 374.00 $374.00 $2,517 +4.23
703–740 713 12 329.00–340.00 $337.27 $2,405 -3.77
762–790 780 19 326.00–328.00 $326.72 $2,548 -5.06
869 869 75 297.00–322.00 $316.67 $2,752 +8.43
967 967 22 311.00 $311.00 $3,007 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 3 271.00 $271.00 $2,791 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,204 -1.86

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1820 1275 75-80% 56 165.65–178.00 $170.93 $2,179 —
1235–1379 1329 75-80% 31 179.00–184.00 $180.80 $2,403 +13.16
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053–1746 1398 80-85% 25 150.00–163.00 $156.54 $2,188 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1385 1234 85-90% 4 132.50–148.00 $142.10 $1,754 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,669 —
1750–2030 1869 5 181.00–188.00 $183.91 $3,437 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1157 1029 (<2 yrs)Open 21 179.00–297.00 $233.95 $2,407

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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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.