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Winter Livestock Market Report, Pratt, KS

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 20, 2026

550 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.00/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,602/hd at 791 lb · 24 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.00/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,894/hd at 998 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $404.59/cwt ≈ $2,448/hd at 605 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 550 989 1,932
Feeder cattle 336 780 1,780
Slaughter cattle 187 209 142
Replacement cattle 27 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Next Thursday August 27th, Pratt Livestock will have their first calf sale of the season Final Report * Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers 650 lb to 950 lb for a market test. Good demand for steers and heifers under 600 lb. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 605.00 $605.00 $2,118 —
455 fancy 455 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,366 —
470–491 485 8 492.00–502.00 $496.69 $2,409 —
580 580 1 393.00 $393.00 $2,279 —
605 fancy 605 7 424.00 $424.00 $2,565 —
605 605 10 391.00 $391.00 $2,366 —
652 652 5 371.00 $371.00 $2,419 —
713 713 15 363.00 $363.00 $2,588 -15.00
762–776 773 10 332.00–345.00 $334.56 $2,586 -24.44
826 826 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,726 +3.16
895 895 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,819 -14.58
935 935 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,852 -10.80
951–960 952 9 304.00 $304.00 $2,894 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001 1001 54 306.00 $306.00 $3,063 +7.50
1050 1050 2 282.00 $282.00 $2,961 —
1370 1370 3 220.00 $220.00 $3,014 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–722 718 5 330.00–346.00 $342.88 $2,462 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–335 329 5 520.00 $520.00 $1,711 —
375 375 1 457.50 $457.50 $1,716 —
455 455 3 436.00–450.00 $445.33 $2,026 —
506 fancy 506 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,125 —
507–530 515 3 398.00–408.00 $401.43 $2,067 +28.43
582 582 7 372.00 $372.00 $2,165 +7.00
640 640 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 -14.56
692 692 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,187 -38.46
721–727 723 10 301.00–315.00 $306.63 $2,217 -11.64
791 791 24 329.00 $329.00 $2,602 +4.61
801 fancy 801 4 317.00 $317.00 $2,539 —
833 833 11 292.00 $292.00 $2,432 -40.33
863 863 9 320.00 $320.00 $2,762 +23.55
998 998 19 290.00 $290.00 $2,894 +1.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 494.00 $494.00 $1,704 —
652 652 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,891 -39.50
705 705 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,044 —
760–793 785 4 277.00–294.00 $281.12 $2,207 —
815–820 817 5 281.00–288.00 $283.81 $2,319 +23.81
880 880 3 301.00 $301.00 $2,649 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1036 1036 3 284.00 $284.00 $2,942 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 3 528.00–567.50 $553.80 $1,839 —
457–480 462 5 490.00–498.00 $496.34 $2,293 —
527 unweaned 527 5 376.00 $376.00 $1,982 —
531 531 6 474.00 $474.00 $2,517 —
617–625 620 3 367.50–395.00 $385.75 $2,392 +74.75
670 670 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,325 —
800 800 2 281.00 $281.00 $2,248 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1125 1105 75-80% 12 182.50–240.00 $193.07 $2,133 —
1255–1520 1382 75-80% 25 175.00–176.00 $175.09 $2,420 -0.17
1150–1724 1531 75-80% 86 167.00–174.00 $170.38 $2,609 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1690 1404 80-85% 27 160.00–165.00 $162.98 $2,288 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1725 1163 85-90% 22 130.00–157.00 $148.97 $1,733 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–2245 1667 3 204.00–217.50 $207.76 $3,463 —
1355–2010 1677 9 183.00–200.00 $192.05 $3,221 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1258 1258 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 4,100.00 $4,100.00
1200–1685 1365 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 2,950.00–4,150.00 $3,817.84
1655 1655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)Open 2 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —

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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.