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Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 16, 2026

3,563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $342.17/cwt -6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $3,172/hd at 927 lb · 565 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $370.31/cwt +9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $3,051/hd at 824 lb · 313 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.91/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,843/hd at 875 lb · 162 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,563 3,907 3,087
Feeder cattle 3,369 3,681 2,766
Slaughter cattle 165 177 259
Replacement cattle 29 49 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 675 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Steers under 675 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Not enough heifers under 650 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Approximately 22% of the steer run weighed over 1,000 lb. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 627.50 $627.50 $2,071 +10.00
399 399 5 537.50 $537.50 $2,145 —
450–490 472 38 522.50–550.00 $532.67 $2,514 -4.40
505–511 fancy 510 37 492.50–520.00 $514.79 $2,625 —
501–542 531 23 460.00–481.00 $465.17 $2,470 -42.73
561–596 590 71 471.00–489.00 $475.11 $2,803 +7.69
617 fancy 617 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,900 —
602–647 618 42 447.00–457.00 $451.59 $2,791 +13.19
656–678 fancy 672 23 410.00–416.00 $414.47 $2,785 -14.21
664–689 thin fleshed 682 29 436.00–444.00 $438.15 $2,988 -20.85
670–698 686 18 381.00–391.00 $383.15 $2,628 -9.39
710–733 727 25 382.50–392.00 $390.98 $2,842 -23.38
772 fancy 772 2 388.00 $388.00 $2,995 -4.00
768–795 775 40 338.50–360.00 $354.34 $2,746 -26.04
817–833 824 313 359.00–375.50 $370.31 $3,051 +9.73
851–894 879 116 335.00–354.00 $348.38 $3,062 -15.26
903–949 927 477 327.00–349.00 $340.09 $3,153 -6.85
920–931 fancy 927 88 352.50–355.00 $353.46 $3,277 -5.54
970 fancy 970 12 329.00 $329.00 $3,191 —
968–997 987 69 308.00–326.50 $316.41 $3,123 -15.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006–1038 1030 311 304.00–317.50 $313.69 $3,231 -5.00
1070–1088 1084 38 291.00–300.50 $297.95 $3,230 +8.87
1188 1188 3 261.00 $261.00 $3,101 —
1200 1200 9 251.00 $251.00 $3,012 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–447 437 4 380.00–430.00 $404.43 $1,767 —
521 521 4 447.50 $447.50 $2,331 -22.50
567–578 575 14 442.50–455.00 $451.48 $2,596 +15.48
610–637 621 19 374.00–418.00 $402.30 $2,498 +1.38
692 692 2 373.00 $373.00 $2,581 +0.50
708–740 719 9 350.00–375.00 $360.60 $2,593 -16.21
828–832 829 17 331.00–349.50 $344.72 $2,858 +7.72
925–946 938 19 291.00–316.00 $308.47 $2,893 -14.32
957–960 958 7 256.00–305.00 $290.97 $2,787 —
1787 1787 2 352.50 $352.50 $6,299 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
27 27 27 343.50 $343.50 $93 —
357 fancy 357 2 565.00 $565.00 $2,017 —
357 357 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,803 -75.00
433 433 9 490.00 $490.00 $2,122 -40.40
480 fancy 480 5 452.50 $452.50 $2,172 —
482 482 15 427.50 $427.50 $2,061 -27.42
510–543 525 19 452.50–460.00 $455.88 $2,393 +25.28
553–591 572 10 395.00–417.50 $406.49 $2,325 +22.87
607–637 624 14 389.00–402.00 $395.85 $2,470 +0.77
640 thin fleshed 640 13 424.00 $424.00 $2,714 —
657 fancy 657 4 394.00 $394.00 $2,589 —
667–674 670 21 373.00 $373.00 $2,499 -10.39
729 729 15 342.00 $342.00 $2,493 -16.56
770–795 789 16 316.00–332.00 $328.01 $2,588 -24.55
808 fancy 808 18 347.00 $347.00 $2,804 —
805–849 825 112 326.00–341.00 $337.11 $2,781 -8.14
850 fancy 850 35 338.50 $338.50 $2,877 —
862–886 882 127 310.00–325.25 $321.16 $2,833 -6.57
903–945 917 147 305.00–319.00 $314.11 $2,880 -0.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
699 699 10 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —
706 706 22 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
766–780 768 60 2,735.00–2,775.00 $2,769.58 —
802–847 828 290 2,800.00–3,300.00 $3,009.25 —
859 859 8 3,025.00 $3,025.00 —
906–935 912 75 3,085.00–3,100.00 $3,088.28 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,718 —
515 515 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,906 —
633–636 635 10 345.00–351.00 $347.99 $2,210 -18.54
740 740 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,257 -35.00
774–792 781 25 300.00–327.00 $314.12 $2,453 -17.88
813–847 823 22 300.00–325.00 $313.45 $2,580 -13.37
909–931 921 19 290.00–297.50 $293.82 $2,706 +0.83
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023 1023 3 307.00 $307.00 $3,141 +11.74
1091 1091 3 291.00 $291.00 $3,175 —
1101 1101 6 280.00 $280.00 $3,083 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–493 491 7 497.50–525.00 $513.17 $2,520 —
575 575 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,242 —
656 656 4 403.00 $403.00 $2,644 —
892 892 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,721 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 2 280.00 $280.00 $3,066 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1360 1097 75-80% 18 186.00–308.00 $250.27 $2,745 —
1115–1657 1339 75-80% 85 183.00–188.00 $184.87 $2,475 —
1055–1667 1378 75-80% 32 170.00–182.00 $176.19 $2,428 -6.72
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1585 1290 80-85% 13 160.00–169.00 $164.22 $2,118 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1380 1173 85-90% 6 141.00–158.00 $147.07 $1,725 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1805 1570 6 202.00–212.00 $208.09 $3,267 —
1330–1995 1644 8 170.00–200.00 $192.08 $3,158 -16.42
1725–2145 1935 2 226.00 $226.00 $4,373 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060 1060 (<2 yrs)Open 7 195.00 $195.00 $2,067

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1027 1027 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,800.00 $3,800.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1270 1270 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00

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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 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 4,600.00 $4,600.00 +1,600.00
1200–1300 1233 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 3,600.00–4,300.00 $4,122.22 +1,122.22
1200–1300 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,100.00–3,700.00 $2,900.00 —

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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.