Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

3,933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.64/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 816 lb · 231 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.69/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 615 lb · 221 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.96/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 527 lb · 190 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,933	3,376	3,038
Feeder cattle	3,933	3,326	3,038
Replacement cattle	—	50	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady but with spots 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower, except for 350-425 lb calves selling with a higher undertone. Demand was moderate to good, best for the higher quality loads of yearlings and calves to graze. Supply was heavy with many loads of yearlings and groups of calves. Cattle futures were in the red on Monday and quiet on Tuesday, but overall have been trading mostly sideways. The burden of large numbers of market ready cattle continues to weigh on the market as cattle feeders have little leverage against the packers who have been able to keep fed prices from increasing despite excellent beef demand. An additional 375 cows and bulls were not reported on this week due to the heavy supply of feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	386	19	189.00–193.00	$190.31	$735	—
403–419	416	10	179.00–182.00	$179.58	$747	+2.44
455–497	475	36	167.00–180.00	$173.01	$822	+1.16
476–485 unweaned	481	10	163.00–165.00	$163.99	$789	+5.99
497	497	3	156.00	$156.00	$775	-15.85
505–542	521	115	157.00–171.00	$164.54	$857	+2.59
570 unweaned	570	5	148.00	$148.00	$844	+1.00
550–595	578	165	153.00–163.00	$156.42	$904	+12.42
600–647	615	221	144.00–156.00	$151.69	$933	+1.78
654–689	670	54	142.50–145.00	$144.54	$968	-4.76
661–694	682	31	135.00–138.00	$136.37	$930	-4.51
690 unweaned	690	5	133.25	$133.25	$919	-3.46
707–718	713	61	139.10–145.00	$142.10	$1,013	-4.37
720 unweaned	720	43	126.35	$126.35	$910	—
703–748	729	48	128.00–135.00	$130.85	$954	-15.62
762	762	61	135.10	$135.10	$1,029	-7.04
755–780	763	40	128.25–134.10	$132.11	$1,008	-10.03
828	828	130	144.25	$144.25	$1,194	-1.93
858–893	881	181	136.50–137.10	$136.90	$1,206	—
906	906	125	138.00	$138.00	$1,250	+3.49
965	965	10	119.75	$119.75	$1,156	-13.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	4	180.00	$180.00	$574	+5.00
396 thin fleshed	396	8	180.00	$180.00	$713	—
397	397	6	176.00	$176.00	$699	+2.40
401	401	7	171.00	$171.00	$686	+9.00
460–477	474	13	150.00–160.00	$154.94	$734	-0.40
516 unweaned	516	19	140.75	$140.75	$726	-1.25
513–544	531	64	146.00–161.00	$150.73	$800	+0.12
555–580	567	39	135.00–150.50	$143.52	$814	+1.34
603–646	617	62	134.00–148.25	$141.04	$870	-0.94
617 unweaned	617	5	130.50	$130.50	$805	—
666–669	667	14	130.00–139.75	$136.26	$909	-5.14
704–729	726	66	132.50–134.50	$132.79	$964	-2.09
753–771	764	8	129.00–130.50	$129.95	$993	-2.05
801–843	816	231	125.50–135.50	$133.64	$1,091	-0.86
866–883	881	66	125.00–132.60	$131.81	$1,161	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553–567	558	17	138.00–141.00	$139.08	$776	—
610	610	7	137.50	$137.50	$839	—
677	677	3	128.00	$128.00	$867	—
744	744	8	130.50	$130.50	$971	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619	619	20	120.25	$120.25	$744	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
624	624	5	127.00	$127.00	$792	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–382	371	20	161.00–177.00	$168.78	$626	+9.78
395 unweaned	395	3	149.00	$149.00	$589	—
413 fancy	413	10	174.00	$174.00	$719	—
420	420	4	147.00	$147.00	$617	-4.51
408–446	421	33	152.00–169.00	$162.15	$683	+10.64
451–485	467	48	145.00–154.00	$149.22	$697	+4.47
510 fancy	510	41	150.00	$150.00	$765	—
501–534	517	34	131.25–132.00	$131.73	$681	-9.05
509–545	534	97	134.00–142.00	$138.62	$740	+3.84
542 unweaned	542	18	129.25	$129.25	$701	—
556–595	575	31	122.00–131.00	$125.46	$721	-8.15
563–584	578	82	129.60–135.00	$133.50	$772	-0.11
583–595 unweaned	592	13	120.00–126.50	$125.02	$740	-4.81
619–634	627	42	122.00–127.00	$125.85	$789	-13.77
652–695	665	45	134.00–140.50	$136.35	$907	+8.64
662–691	676	48	117.00–123.25	$121.60	$822	-19.26
706–742	714	93	129.00–142.50	$139.48	$996	-0.85
788	788	20	122.35	$122.35	$964	-12.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372 thin fleshed	372	5	176.00	$176.00	$655	—
375–383	376	13	156.00–164.00	$162.75	$612	+8.25
429 unweaned	429	11	140.00	$140.00	$601	—
436–448	441	8	140.50–146.00	$142.60	$629	+3.79
465–494	478	51	134.50–148.00	$138.71	$663	+12.71
480–494 unweaned	489	16	128.00–134.00	$130.21	$637	—
500–547	526	139	124.00–136.00	$129.48	$681	-4.92
567–598	582	28	122.50–125.25	$124.29	$723	-6.68
593	593	9	120.00	$120.00	$712	-10.97
603–630	613	37	120.00–135.25	$129.89	$796	+0.21
602–626	620	12	121.50–123.50	$122.42	$759	-7.26
643 unweaned	643	18	120.25	$120.25	$773	+0.25
658–681	675	43	119.50–129.50	$125.81	$849	-2.64
670–686	682	11	110.00–115.50	$114.03	$778	-14.42
710	710	3	124.50	$124.50	$884	-0.39
747	747	5	118.00	$118.00	$881	-6.89
775	775	28	118.75	$118.75	$920	-1.26
838	838	7	96.00	$96.00	$804	—
878	878	3	100.00	$100.00	$878	-7.22

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	5	131.00	$131.00	$642	—
571	571	14	122.25	$122.25	$698	—
664	664	6	107.00	$107.00	$710	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487 unweaned	487	10	105.00	$105.00	$511	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
637	637	7	116.75	$116.75	$744	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	9	185.00	$185.00	$716	—
519	519	4	138.00	$138.00	$716	—
567–590	575	31	126.00–137.00	$133.00	$765	—
660	660	27	124.00	$124.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	2	173.00	$173.00	$732	+2.00
468–490	482	11	149.00–153.00	$152.11	$733	-1.97
517–533	523	5	144.00–153.00	$149.33	$781	+3.10
577	577	3	125.00	$125.00	$721	-12.33
629	629	5	119.00	$119.00	$749	-16.00
705–720	710	9	114.00–123.50	$120.29	$854	—
771	771	15	109.00	$109.00	$840	—
818	818	4	108.50	$108.50	$888	—
958	958	4	95.00	$95.00	$910	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406 unweaned	406	8	124.00	$124.00	$503	—
645 unweaned	645	4	109.00	$109.00	$703	—

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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.