Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 21, 2026

3,209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $330.24/cwt -12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $3,243/hd at 982 lb · 486 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $340.09/cwt -12.75 vs last sale · ≈ $3,107/hd at 914 lb · 287 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $354.94/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $3,081/hd at 868 lb · 252 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,209 2,123 4,555
Feeder cattle 2,695 1,762 4,269
Slaughter cattle 465 319 263
Replacement cattle 49 42 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Not enough steers under 700 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–386 372 7 598.00–615.00 $607.45 $2,260 +2.45
437 437 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,272 —
503 503 4 512.50 $512.50 $2,578 +5.00
576 fancy 576 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,621 -22.50
572–593 588 10 402.50–432.50 $419.05 $2,464 -27.15
661 fancy 661 8 409.00 $409.00 $2,703 -20.09
688 688 5 382.00 $382.00 $2,628 -8.67
735–748 746 15 371.00–372.00 $371.87 $2,774 -23.78
786–794 791 57 352.00–365.00 $359.53 $2,844 -16.31
801–833 815 22 341.00–359.00 $352.93 $2,876 +3.45
856–888 868 152 337.00–356.00 $351.28 $3,049 -0.85
868 fancy 868 100 360.50 $360.50 $3,129 —
909 fancy 909 65 351.00 $351.00 $3,191 —
900–941 915 222 326.00–345.00 $336.90 $3,083 -15.94
954–995 982 486 323.50–338.00 $330.24 $3,243 -12.40
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1040 1016 233 296.00–322.00 $314.67 $3,197 -7.99
1052–1090 1052 93 297.50–307.00 $306.89 $3,228 -7.85
1118–1124 1123 51 298.50–302.50 $301.01 $3,380 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,449 —
380 380 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,530 —
535 535 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,408 -15.00
586 586 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,022 -6.00
675 675 3 332.50 $332.50 $2,244 -37.23
802–815 805 5 322.00–323.00 $322.20 $2,594 -13.15
878–888 884 21 321.50–335.00 $326.61 $2,887 +5.16
912–936 928 19 310.50–321.00 $318.05 $2,952 -9.27
988–998 992 52 301.00–305.00 $303.22 $3,008 -5.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–343 333 9 577.50–600.00 $587.80 $1,957 +52.80
349 unweaned 349 7 492.50 $492.50 $1,719 —
377 377 15 537.50 $537.50 $2,026 -47.50
402 unweaned 402 4 452.50 $452.50 $1,819 —
405 405 6 485.00 $485.00 $1,964 -22.50
431 fancy 431 3 507.00 $507.00 $2,185 —
459 fancy 459 53 518.00 $518.00 $2,378 —
491 491 5 457.50 $457.50 $2,246 -25.43
499 thin fleshed 499 61 495.00 $495.00 $2,470 —
525 fancy 525 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,258 -16.00
540 540 5 367.50–370.00 $369.50 $1,995 —
575–592 585 18 381.00–398.00 $396.28 $2,318 -1.55
599 thin fleshed 599 40 436.00 $436.00 $2,612 —
604–641 607 34 367.00–375.00 $374.25 $2,272 +12.77
644 fancy 644 19 396.00 $396.00 $2,550 +10.00
667 fancy 667 35 374.00 $374.00 $2,495 -22.00
665–685 679 6 337.00–353.00 $345.12 $2,343 -30.54
719–736 fancy 726 137 363.00–364.50 $363.63 $2,640 —
725–731 729 41 321.00–334.00 $330.62 $2,410 -34.16
776–789 778 52 327.75–332.00 $328.41 $2,555 -6.94
828 fancy 828 59 328.00 $328.00 $2,716 -16.00
812–847 842 59 310.00–324.00 $321.73 $2,709 -4.19
850 fancy 850 15 328.50 $328.50 $2,792 —
865–881 874 8 305.00–309.00 $305.99 $2,674 -14.84
900–946 917 8 296.00–302.00 $298.32 $2,736 -6.68
960–965 960 15 290.00–299.00 $298.40 $2,865 +7.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 6 395.00–427.50 $416.67 $1,979 —
500 500 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,755 —
632–640 634 4 335.00–362.50 $346.92 $2,199 +15.92
677 677 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,251 +4.65
729–731 730 12 309.00–322.00 $316.57 $2,311 -9.43
760 760 5 301.00 $301.00 $2,288 —
810–832 821 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,504 +4.62
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 4 287.00 $287.00 $2,879 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 30 590.00 $590.00 $2,401 —
507 fancy 507 51 507.50 $507.50 $2,573 —
521 521 3 407.50 $407.50 $2,123 —
566 566 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,939 —
630 630 3 373.00 $373.00 $2,350 —
732 732 9 380.00 $380.00 $2,782 —
810–837 825 13 328.00 $328.00 $2,706 +1.00
970 970 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,837 +1.50
1067 1067 2 227.50 $227.50 $2,427 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 6 255.00 $255.00 $2,372 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1312 1022 75-80% 100 182.00–290.00 $222.38 $2,273 —
1120–1830 1357 75-80% 166 180.00–188.50 $184.67 $2,506 —
1255–1450 1361 75-80% 4 190.00–195.00 $192.48 $2,620 +6.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–997 967 85-90% 26 151.00–166.00 $157.22 $1,520 —
1020–1650 1166 85-90% 32 146.00–168.00 $159.06 $1,855 -0.57
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1680 1180 80-85% 49 170.00–179.00 $174.49 $2,059 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1261–2180 1645 19 221.00–229.00 $223.49 $3,676 —
1445–2075 1772 14 202.00–216.00 $209.43 $3,711 —
1725–2170 1956 8 231.00–250.00 $239.27 $4,680 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1152–1437 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,650.00–3,500.00 $3,117.45
1360 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1415 1415 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
1446 1446 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1305–1685 1495 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00–3,100.00 $2,707.19
1595 1595 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,150.00 $3,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 -500.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 -300.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 +600.00
1100–1200 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 3,000.00–3,500.00 $3,450.00 +650.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,175.00 $4,175.00 +325.00
1100–1400 1329 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 2,650.00–3,900.00 $3,646.43 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 4,700.00 $4,700.00 —

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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.