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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

3,037 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $142.35/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,253/hd at 880 lb · 178 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.07/cwt +7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 579 lb · 142 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.80/cwt +7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 615 lb · 125 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,037 1,860 2,546
Feeder cattle 2,690 1,605 2,271
Slaughter cattle 287 210 235
Replacement cattle 60 45 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heavier weights sold steady. Heifers sold steady. Several more calves were in the offering this week with most on a health program along with some loads of yearlings. Demand was good and the overall quality of the cattle was excellent. Supply was moderate to heavy as the fall runs start to pick up. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, bulls firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 189.50 $189.50 $625 -6.50
420–441 433 21 175.50–189.00 $180.58 $782 +6.11
450–496 484 25 169.00–175.00 $171.87 $832 +1.11
505–546 528 72 157.00–171.50 $164.08 $866 -2.34
559–599 579 142 154.00–162.50 $159.07 $921 +7.44
601–641 623 82 147.00–154.50 $150.78 $939 +4.05
645 unweaned 645 28 141.00 $141.00 $909 —
648 648 8 137.00 $137.00 $888 -9.73
655–670 664 99 141.50–149.00 $146.27 $971 —
674 674 5 141.50 $141.50 $954 —
714–737 723 52 139.10–141.50 $140.09 $1,013 +2.59
755–773 765 85 136.75–145.25 $144.63 $1,106 -0.87
797 797 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,036 -15.50
816–820 820 72 143.00–145.25 $144.07 $1,181 +5.59
870–891 880 178 142.00–142.75 $142.35 $1,253 +0.91
917 917 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,275 -2.05
957 957 3 134.50 $134.50 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487–489 488 11 160.00–160.50 $160.14 $781 +7.37
502–542 520 29 148.50–156.00 $152.79 $795 -1.14
564–584 573 14 138.00–152.50 $144.70 $829 +3.23
611–635 625 33 135.50–149.50 $141.96 $887 +1.73
629 unweaned 629 6 131.00 $131.00 $824 —
661–698 676 81 135.00–145.50 $141.79 $959 -1.63
697 697 13 130.25 $130.25 $908 -13.17
705–730 716 23 129.50–138.50 $133.18 $954 -10.93
930 930 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,162 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 181.50 $181.50 $695 —
454 454 6 167.50 $167.50 $760 —
524 524 7 165.00 $165.00 $865 —
536 unweaned 536 5 147.50 $147.50 $791 —
584 584 17 149.75 $149.75 $875 —
607 607 23 147.00 $147.00 $892 —
724 724 13 131.50 $131.50 $952 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 4 142.00 $142.00 $747 —
586 unweaned 586 7 125.00 $125.00 $732 —
670 unweaned 670 7 126.00 $126.00 $844 —
708 708 9 125.00 $125.00 $885 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 316 5 159.00 $159.00 $502 -10.02
365 365 2 160.00 $160.00 $584 -6.16
406–448 430 32 156.00–159.50 $157.80 $679 +7.51
458 fancy 458 8 159.00 $159.00 $728 —
461–498 485 104 145.00–157.00 $151.97 $737 +2.32
502–538 530 31 143.00–144.50 $144.18 $764 -1.19
550–580 561 122 133.50–145.75 $142.69 $800 +4.69
590 590 2 126.00 $126.00 $743 -0.50
602–645 615 125 133.25–139.75 $135.80 $835 +0.30
664–675 670 57 135.00–145.25 $141.91 $951 -2.99
676 676 9 119.25 $119.25 $806 -25.65
700–733 713 78 138.75–145.00 $141.63 $1,010 +0.80
745 745 6 119.00 $119.00 $887 -21.83
758 758 11 120.25 $120.25 $911 —
811 811 8 123.75 $123.75 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 155.00 $155.00 $541 —
375–378 377 4 144.00–151.00 $147.49 $556 +6.49
430 430 3 140.00 $140.00 $602 -3.80
474 unweaned 474 7 133.50 $133.50 $633 —
462–491 480 27 143.50–152.00 $146.80 $705 +6.19
505–546 524 62 136.00–149.00 $142.95 $749 +5.82
550–596 569 49 130.00–138.75 $136.19 $775 +6.16
599 unweaned 599 4 124.00 $124.00 $743 —
621 unweaned 621 7 124.00 $124.00 $770 —
613–639 626 28 129.50–132.00 $130.56 $817 +6.19
635 635 6 123.00 $123.00 $781 -1.37
661–698 675 10 128.50–138.50 $133.96 $904 —
709–735 711 88 124.50–137.10 $136.25 $969 —
755–798 788 31 124.50–131.75 $125.63 $990 —
807 807 3 120.00 $120.00 $968 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 7 141.00 $141.00 $670 —
582 582 19 136.00 $136.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 6 110.00 $110.00 $556 —
576 576 4 113.50 $113.50 $654 —
616 616 8 122.00 $122.00 $752 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 5 131.00 $131.00 $549 —
473 473 6 127.00 $127.00 $601 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536–544 540 9 139.00–140.50 $139.67 $754 +1.67
581 581 5 130.50 $130.50 $758 +0.50
747–748 747 11 117.50–121.00 $119.41 $892 —
801 801 6 112.50 $112.50 $901 -1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 4 144.00 $144.00 $770 -6.64
608–648 633 8 125.50–133.00 $128.20 $812 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1595 1203 80-85% 26 46.50–54.00 $50.95 $613 +3.65
1105–1765 1375 80-85% 3 43.50–44.00 $43.79 $602 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1338 1338 75-80% 2 50.50 $50.50 $676 —
1335–1550 1418 75-80% 3 54.50–58.50 $56.90 $807 +1.29
1567 1567 75-80% 3 62.50 $62.50 $979 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 85-90% 2 47.00 $47.00 $536 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1605 1444 5 65.00–77.00 $72.72 $1,050 —
1435–2155 1707 9 77.50–86.50 $82.41 $1,407 —
1525–1910 1739 4 87.00–88.00 $87.49 $1,521 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1390 1212 (<2 yrs)Open 7 66.00–82.00 $73.43 $890
1175–1305 1253 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 54.50–64.00 $60.30 $756

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
941–1355 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 835.00–1,125.00 $990.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1100 991 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,035.00–1,100.00 $1,082.27 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1200 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,185.00–1,235.00 $1,213.00 —

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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.