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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

3,568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.97/cwt ≈ $891/hd at 675 lb · 291 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.32/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 621 lb · 262 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.56/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 730 lb · 211 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,568 894 3,765
Feeder cattle 3,404 608 3,765
Slaughter cattle 124 230 0
Replacement cattle 40 56 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, based on light comparisons steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Several loads and reputation strings of yearlings and calves were on hand to kick off the new year and supply was moderate to heavy, but the rain, ice and snow over the weekend prevented more from making their way to town. Cattle futures were sharply lower on Monday and stabilized on Tuesday but have been quite volatile; corn and beans have surged higher which puts cost of gains much higher than the last several years. Demand was mostly moderate, good in spots. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–438 436 49 166.50–184.00 $172.38 $752 -7.97
458–497 481 18 163.00–178.00 $169.80 $817 +16.80
515–522 516 17 153.00–154.00 $153.82 $794 -8.85
505–545 528 103 164.50–175.50 $168.36 $889 +19.36
551–593 575 83 151.25–157.25 $155.09 $892 -2.10
603–632 621 255 143.50–153.00 $148.63 $923 -0.02
635 635 7 137.00 $137.00 $870 -11.65
651–699 672 125 135.10–145.25 $141.32 $950 -2.84
705–748 730 211 134.25–142.85 $137.56 $1,004 -0.74
751–794 780 102 134.25–139.00 $136.30 $1,063 —
800 800 73 125.10 $125.10 $1,001 —
803–812 811 68 130.00–135.25 $134.79 $1,093 —
852–861 859 78 129.85–131.00 $130.74 $1,123 —
954 954 177 128.00 $128.00 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–440 435 8 163.00–165.00 $164.52 $716 —
451–499 482 40 151.00–166.00 $161.53 $779 +7.31
500–540 520 8 149.00–150.00 $149.48 $777 -0.47
557–593 582 68 139.50–151.75 $145.44 $846 +5.15
606–640 620 28 133.00–145.00 $138.74 $860 +3.56
652–688 678 40 133.50–140.50 $135.57 $919 +2.58
685 685 5 123.00 $123.00 $843 -9.99
703 703 20 130.00 $130.00 $914 —
766–798 775 14 120.00–127.75 $125.47 $972 —
813–827 823 47 124.60–132.25 $127.04 $1,046 —
852–888 881 16 123.25–126.50 $123.84 $1,091 —
923 923 59 122.85 $122.85 $1,134 +18.35
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 7 148.00 $148.00 $950 +12.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 7 123.00 $123.00 $862 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 5 128.00 $128.00 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 175.50 $175.50 $623 —
404–437 414 31 153.00–170.00 $163.05 $675 +13.35
460–494 485 56 136.75–150.00 $141.77 $688 -3.12
531 531 6 125.50 $125.50 $666 -17.00
511–548 534 97 129.00–145.50 $137.81 $736 -4.69
551–590 568 144 125.50–136.00 $133.11 $756 +2.20
622–647 635 114 126.00–135.00 $131.64 $836 +1.59
656 656 8 122.75 $122.75 $805 —
653–693 676 283 125.00–136.00 $132.23 $894 —
700–732 709 92 125.25–131.75 $128.14 $909 —
799 799 8 120.25 $120.25 $961 —
820 820 3 117.75 $117.75 $966 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–392 382 10 150.00–154.00 $152.05 $581 +9.27
422–442 426 26 143.00–150.00 $148.53 $633 —
462–482 472 28 131.00–140.00 $137.02 $647 —
501–545 531 105 124.00–135.25 $131.64 $699 +1.94
563–580 576 23 125.00–131.00 $129.44 $746 +9.44
576 thin fleshed 576 8 133.00 $133.00 $766 —
605–635 623 52 124.00–132.00 $126.09 $786 +10.49
653–691 673 21 119.00–131.00 $125.38 $844 +10.38
704–743 712 37 127.25–132.00 $129.72 $924 +9.54
765 765 60 125.35 $125.35 $959 —
840–846 842 29 116.85–117.25 $116.96 $985 +21.96
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 131.50 $131.50 $483 —
448 448 5 125.00 $125.00 $560 —
469 469 7 131.00 $131.00 $614 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 164.00 $164.00 $751 —
567 567 6 135.00 $135.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 thin fleshed 442 9 160.50 $160.50 $709 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 2 47.00 $47.00 $512 —
905–1318 1217 80-85% 12 55.00–57.50 $56.76 $691 —
970–1518 1267 80-85% 29 48.50–57.00 $53.24 $675 +0.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $807 —
1125–1820 1469 75-80% 19 51.00–58.00 $53.90 $792 +4.85
1170–1725 1494 75-80% 4 46.50–50.50 $49.59 $741 +0.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1030 1006 85-90% 11 34.50–40.50 $36.94 $372 +4.23
1050–1355 1116 85-90% 11 41.00–46.00 $43.71 $488 -3.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1805 1612 3 69.00–73.50 $72.34 $1,166 —
1310–2315 1637 11 78.00–86.50 $81.71 $1,338 —
1635–1680 1658 2 87.00–87.50 $87.25 $1,447 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
893–1100 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 62.00–76.00 $66.75 $664
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 56.50 $56.50 $616

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1319 1242 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 700.00–800.00 $765.29

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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.