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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

1,487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $131.10/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 915 lb · 167 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.91/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 538 lb · 94 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.28/cwt +7.31 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 524 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,487 3,392 1,595
Feeder cattle 1,299 3,131 1,405
Slaughter cattle 138 191 170
Replacement cattle 50 70 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold firm to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the 550-650 lb weight range and heifers sold steady. Demand was good. Supply was light to moderate, affected by the recent rain and muddy conditions. Feeder cattle futures and corn have been bouncing around the last few trading days, Tuesday corn was up and feeder cattle were down. Also, Friday's COF report was not bullish like estimated, another market factor. Despite all this, buyers were aggressive in their bidding to own cattle with the summer and fall futures contracts looking attractive over an optimism that the worst of the burden of high numbers of cattle is in the rear view mirror. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 189.00 $189.00 $637 —
369–385 375 8 179.00–184.00 $182.08 $683 —
413 413 6 158.00 $158.00 $653 -14.82
419–445 437 59 169.50–188.75 $181.85 $795 +9.03
452–481 470 13 172.00 $172.00 $808 +0.14
525–546 538 94 166.00–175.50 $173.91 $936 +8.51
569 fancy 569 4 166.00 $166.00 $945 +2.00
568–588 576 36 157.25–165.00 $160.60 $925 +11.59
609 thin fleshed 609 6 157.00 $157.00 $956 —
620–636 630 39 152.50–155.25 $154.36 $972 +10.67
662–666 664 34 145.25–148.25 $146.57 $973 +1.95
704–719 714 21 141.75–148.00 $145.64 $1,040 +2.17
758 fancy 758 13 145.00 $145.00 $1,099 —
761 761 4 124.00 $124.00 $944 -12.26
800 800 67 133.10 $133.10 $1,065 +4.34
915 915 167 131.10 $131.10 $1,200 +7.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 thin fleshed 376 6 184.00 $184.00 $692 —
428 428 3 169.00 $169.00 $723 +5.45
462 462 3 150.00 $150.00 $693 -6.50
544–548 546 8 161.00–165.50 $162.70 $888 +22.88
581–587 583 10 138.00–148.00 $141.02 $822 +7.02
627–648 642 23 144.00–148.00 $146.81 $943 +14.95
650 thin fleshed 650 5 145.00 $145.00 $942 —
672 672 3 139.00 $139.00 $934 +5.05
717 717 3 139.00 $139.00 $997 +10.92
737 737 3 125.00 $125.00 $921 +3.00
855 855 56 126.85 $126.85 $1,085 +10.47
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 4 142.00 $142.00 $714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 unweaned 308 3 150.00 $150.00 $462 —
391 391 12 160.50 $160.50 $628 —
442 442 17 156.75 $156.75 $693 -7.82
460–468 463 18 141.25–144.50 $142.36 $659 -8.57
477 unweaned 477 3 133.50 $133.50 $637 —
502–548 524 78 140.50–150.00 $147.28 $772 +7.31
551–592 565 55 130.25–139.10 $135.88 $768 +4.64
575 575 11 126.75 $126.75 $729 -4.49
634 634 23 138.25 $138.25 $877 +13.99
661–667 663 42 132.25–135.00 $133.17 $883 +2.34
771 771 7 123.00 $123.00 $948 -2.51
871 871 7 118.00 $118.00 $1,028 -5.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 148.00 $148.00 $505 -19.00
380–393 388 12 145.50–146.50 $145.91 $566 +0.58
414–449 427 19 135.00–142.75 $140.86 $601 -8.32
450–496 477 20 133.00–135.00 $133.84 $638 -1.60
513–544 535 17 129.00–137.50 $132.01 $706 +2.16
579–595 586 12 124.50–128.50 $126.81 $743 +0.44
610–630 622 16 122.00–123.00 $122.70 $763 -4.84
662–698 683 12 122.25–122.75 $122.55 $837 -6.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 7 121.50 $121.50 $646 —
587 587 3 110.00 $110.00 $646 —
878 878 6 104.00 $104.00 $913 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 175.00 $175.00 $618 -4.00
442 unweaned 442 3 135.00 $135.00 $597 —
627 627 3 133.50 $133.50 $837 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 unweaned 445 5 148.50 $148.50 $661 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1185 1135 80-85% 2 46.00–51.00 $48.61 $552 —
1020–1520 1181 80-85% 46 53.00–58.00 $55.61 $657 —
1158–1265 1219 80-85% 21 59.50–62.00 $61.25 $747 +10.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1850 1454 75-80% 23 54.00–59.00 $57.39 $834 —
1450–1480 1465 75-80% 2 50.00–53.00 $51.48 $754 —
1345–1650 1563 75-80% 5 58.50–61.50 $59.71 $933 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908–1415 1071 85-90% 13 45.00–51.50 $48.07 $515 —
1030–1290 1150 85-90% 4 36.00–41.00 $38.38 $441 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–2215 1799 5 79.00–87.00 $83.86 $1,509 —
1810 1810 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,674 —
1825 1825 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,186 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
882–1110 1024 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 62.50–74.50 $69.15 $708
845–1315 1102 (<2 yrs)Open 21 74.00–102.50 $86.23 $950

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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.