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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

1,860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.90/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 680 lb · 266 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $141.05/cwt ≈ $1,281/hd at 908 lb · 120 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $141.44/cwt ≈ $1,240/hd at 877 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,860 1,684 2,105
Feeder cattle 1,605 1,324 1,895
Slaughter cattle 210 285 185
Replacement cattle 45 75 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, calves were lightly tested but sold mostly steady, except for some 300-400 lb calves trading with a higher undertone. Yearlings sold steady. A moderate supply of mostly yearlings was offered that included eight load lots and demand was good to very good except for fleshier heifer calves seeing moderate to light demand. A handful of 300-450 lb calves saw very good demand as a few buyers were looking to procure some winter grazing cattle. Cattle futures were sharply higher to start the week. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls mostly 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
321 321 7 196.00 $196.00 $629 —
438–448 445 7 168.00–177.00 $174.47 $776 +5.47
468–485 483 16 169.00–171.00 $170.76 $825 -4.48
508 fancy 508 6 177.00 $177.00 $899 —
501–533 517 13 164.00–168.00 $166.42 $860 -1.92
555–581 572 14 150.00–157.00 $151.63 $867 -7.84
634–644 639 20 142.00–149.50 $146.73 $938 +1.73
671 unweaned 671 10 140.00 $140.00 $939 +10.00
709 709 4 137.50 $137.50 $975 -12.25
747 747 80 154.75 $154.75 $1,156 +5.00
763 763 71 145.50 $145.50 $1,110 -0.14
801–838 809 9 138.25–139.25 $138.48 $1,120 +7.98
866–886 877 108 139.00–143.35 $141.44 $1,240 —
906–910 908 120 141.00–141.10 $141.05 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–435 430 6 155.00–176.00 $164.09 $706 -2.91
457–473 468 10 151.00–153.50 $152.77 $715 +2.77
528–535 532 8 142.00–161.00 $153.93 $819 +10.93
585–597 591 6 139.00–144.00 $141.47 $836 -3.53
624–648 632 15 133.50–143.00 $140.23 $886 +4.23
658–694 691 41 141.00–143.60 $143.42 $991 +10.42
719–734 733 79 139.25–144.50 $144.11 $1,056 +13.11
760–790 773 9 134.50–137.25 $136.00 $1,051 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 3 174.00 $174.00 $440 —
330–338 334 4 167.00–171.00 $169.02 $565 —
362–368 364 7 165.00–169.00 $166.16 $605 +3.16
430–438 435 6 147.00–157.00 $150.29 $654 +3.59
455–489 470 31 143.00–157.00 $149.65 $703 +1.30
508–547 530 23 142.00–154.00 $145.37 $770 -6.04
568 568 2 138.00 $138.00 $784 +2.67
598 598 4 126.50 $126.50 $756 -8.83
607–613 610 11 123.50 $123.50 $753 +0.50
615 615 3 135.50 $135.50 $833 -1.60
616 unweaned 616 8 131.25 $131.25 $808 +7.25
650–695 680 266 138.50–146.00 $144.90 $985 +4.89
700–741 729 23 140.25–142.25 $140.83 $1,027 -4.18
988 988 5 111.50 $111.50 $1,102 —
1288 1288 6 102.00 $102.00 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 141.00 $141.00 $516 -7.50
400–428 414 4 138.00–150.00 $143.80 $595 -6.20
460 thin fleshed 460 3 151.00 $151.00 $695 —
451–491 472 27 136.00–145.00 $140.61 $664 +3.28
522–529 524 15 135.00–139.00 $137.13 $719 +1.18
572–588 579 8 126.50–133.00 $130.03 $753 -1.02
621–643 631 9 123.00–125.50 $124.37 $785 +0.37
747 747 5 115.00 $115.00 $859 -22.25
1162 1162 3 94.00 $94.00 $1,092 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–695 684 10 116.50–120.00 $117.57 $804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 4 113.00 $113.00 $529 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 164.00 $164.00 $426 -13.50
340 340 2 169.00 $169.00 $575 —
433 433 4 147.00 $147.00 $637 —
473–498 490 10 143.00–145.00 $143.90 $705 —
536 536 7 138.00 $138.00 $740 +1.47
568 568 3 130.00 $130.00 $738 +6.57
632 632 3 119.50 $119.50 $755 -12.50
833 833 13 114.00 $114.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 7 182.00 $182.00 $675 +10.33
410 410 4 178.00 $178.00 $730 —
506–530 511 14 143.00–155.00 $150.64 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 5 115.00 $115.00 $576 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1138–1215 1166 80-85% 5 57.00–59.50 $57.52 $671 +5.07
1192–1310 1222 80-85% 7 46.00–50.00 $47.30 $578 —
970–1393 1245 80-85% 42 49.50–55.00 $52.09 $649 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1705 1427 75-80% 20 53.00–58.50 $55.61 $794 —
1337–1810 1509 75-80% 10 58.50–65.00 $61.15 $923 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1090 990 85-90% 3 35.00–37.00 $35.73 $354 -2.69
940–1132 1089 85-90% 5 42.00–46.50 $45.41 $495 -1.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1840 1606 7 65.00–76.50 $71.48 $1,148 —
1290–2005 1678 10 76.50–83.50 $78.95 $1,325 —
1680–1935 1823 3 83.50–87.50 $85.44 $1,558 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1145 931 (<2 yrs)Open 4 66.00–82.00 $77.18 $719
865–1235 1052 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 52.00–75.00 $60.15 $633

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1375 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 800.00–950.00 $870.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1187 1187 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 56.00 $56.00 $665

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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.