Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 25, 2026

787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.84/cwt +30.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,931/hd at 870 lb · 114 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $359.06/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $3,179/hd at 885 lb · 74 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.00/cwt +29.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,781/hd at 779 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 787 1,971 1,928
Feeder cattle 596 1,856 1,680
Slaughter cattle 172 105 233
Replacement cattle 19 10 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Note *** Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday July 2nd for the 4th of July holiday. *** Final Report *** Compared to 2 weeks ago, not enough feeder steers or heifers for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 532.50–575.00 $553.19 $2,102 —
560 560 2 453.00 $453.00 $2,537 -14.50
613 613 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,605 -14.00
728 728 6 389.00 $389.00 $2,832 +9.00
757–785 777 7 355.00–365.00 $362.22 $2,814 -1.78
827 827 22 371.00 $371.00 $3,068 +0.50
859–865 863 17 343.00–350.00 $347.54 $2,999 -2.25
892 fancy 892 57 362.50 $362.50 $3,234 -4.50
905–930 918 4 334.00–342.00 $337.95 $3,102 -0.76
975 975 2 330.00 $330.00 $3,218 -9.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,529 —
837 837 2 348.00 $348.00 $2,913 —
856–885 864 7 333.00–336.00 $333.88 $2,885 —
915 915 13 339.00 $339.00 $3,102 +24.07
973 973 3 327.00 $327.00 $3,182 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 13 321.00 $321.00 $3,265 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–460 456 5 520.00–527.50 $524.47 $2,392 —
517 517 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,430 +61.57
611–635 627 39 427.50–432.50 $429.12 $2,691 —
650 fancy 650 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,535 —
660–699 695 9 374.00–377.50 $377.13 $2,621 +15.13
715 715 24 380.00 $380.00 $2,717 +24.10
712–745 736 28 366.00–367.50 $367.02 $2,701 +11.12
779 779 65 357.00 $357.00 $2,781 +29.00
867–886 870 114 333.50–340.50 $336.84 $2,931 +30.72
908 908 45 321.00 $321.00 $2,915 +12.58
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 10 286.00 $286.00 $2,909 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
636 636 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,544 —
797 797 4 337.00 $337.00 $2,686 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1268 1119 75-80% 14 186.00–227.50 $220.04 $2,462 +20.11
1110–1570 1307 75-80% 42 174.00–183.00 $178.40 $2,332 —
1195–1725 1430 75-80% 47 184.00–188.50 $185.63 $2,655 -2.97
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016–1377 1109 80-85% 23 165.00–172.00 $168.74 $1,871 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
966 966 85-90% 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,459 —
1065–1335 1146 85-90% 8 146.00–162.00 $154.35 $1,769 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–2412 1757 9 201.00–219.00 $211.49 $3,716 —
1820–2210 1980 11 222.00–228.00 $225.74 $4,470 —
2120–2130 2125 2 231.00–234.00 $232.50 $4,941 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1430 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,250.00 $3,250.00
1530 1530 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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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 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 -300.00
1100–1250 1117 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 3,000.00–3,175.00 $3,155.56 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —

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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.