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Winter Livestock Market Report, Pratt, KS

Pratt, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 15, 2026

1,995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $342.02/cwt +7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $3,158/hd at 923 lb · 483 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $342.43/cwt +14.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,981/hd at 871 lb · 308 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $409.35/cwt +5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,561/hd at 626 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,995 3,101 3,549
Feeder cattle 1,893 2,793 3,343
Slaughter cattle 84 277 190
Replacement cattle 18 31 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers over 850 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, steers 600 lbs to 800 lbs sold steady. Steers under 550 lbs not well tested. Heifers not enough for market test across all weights. 34 head of 586 lbs reputation heifers sold for 413.00 cwt. Slaughter cows sold steady. Reputation, multiple vaccinations and weaned brought sharply higher prices.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 thin fleshed 407 6 560.00 $560.00 $2,279 -0.95
525 525 15 472.00 $472.00 $2,478 +24.58
569 569 23 435.50 $435.50 $2,478 +4.92
625 fancy 625 38 431.50 $431.50 $2,697 +17.26
600–640 626 58 392.50–396.00 $394.84 $2,472 -5.17
650–697 686 45 361.00–382.00 $378.12 $2,594 +2.26
741–749 744 13 349.00–361.00 $356.35 $2,651 -12.78
762–772 766 46 331.00–351.50 $343.86 $2,634 -3.85
775 unweaned 775 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,325 —
810 thin fleshed 810 24 360.00 $360.00 $2,916 —
833–846 834 72 326.00–342.10 $334.78 $2,792 -16.39
858–878 869 204 330.00–338.50 $336.02 $2,920 +18.02
874 fancy 874 104 355.00 $355.00 $3,103 +10.00
922–925 fancy 923 266 354.00–355.00 $354.57 $3,273 +17.02
904–948 924 217 317.50–335.00 $326.64 $3,018 +0.13
974–981 976 34 312.50–313.25 $313.07 $3,056 +9.96
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1030 1019 180 297.00–308.00 $305.11 $3,109 +12.74
1053–1077 1061 15 280.00–287.00 $284.63 $3,020 -1.37
1102 1102 8 287.00 $287.00 $3,163 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,002 +0.42
454–477 465 13 477.00–480.00 $478.58 $2,225 +4.20
579–590 583 20 387.50–402.00 $393.88 $2,296 +4.02
819 819 6 301.00 $301.00 $2,465 +21.00
860–872 869 22 311.00 $311.00 $2,703 +19.15
911–942 921 9 291.00–301.00 $297.59 $2,741 -1.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
313 313 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–497 478 10 393.00–415.00 $403.55 $1,929 -10.18
500 500 15 382.50 $382.50 $1,912 -6.95
582 582 31 385.00 $385.00 $2,241 +31.59
586 fancy 586 34 413.00 $413.00 $2,420 +44.00
586 unweaned 586 9 332.00 $332.00 $1,946 —
659–693 668 86 326.00–350.50 $341.48 $2,281 -0.52
711–714 711 42 344.00–344.75 $344.68 $2,451 —
788 788 11 331.50 $331.50 $2,612 -3.37
823 823 19 308.00 $308.00 $2,535 -13.81
908–928 910 29 280.00–297.00 $281.79 $2,564 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
878–1290 1090 80-85% 14 102.50–118.00 $110.12 $1,200 —
925–1545 1200 80-85% 43 122.00–147.00 $137.15 $1,646 +3.02
1280–1365 1308 80-85% 3 153.00 $153.00 $2,001 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
863 863 85-90% 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,096 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1507–1590 1524 75-80% 5 139.00–146.00 $143.57 $2,188 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–2040 1751 7 173.00–184.00 $179.67 $3,146 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1180 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 200.00–264.00 $239.75 $2,297

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1058–1120 1079 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,950.00–2,050.00 $2,015.39
1147 1147 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1356 1356 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,925.00 $1,925.00

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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.