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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

2,141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.69/cwt ≈ $924/hd at 741 lb · 155 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.14/cwt ≈ $1,074/hd at 813 lb · 135 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.57/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 619 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,141 1,487 1,867
Feeder cattle 2,050 1,299 1,747
Slaughter cattle 81 138 110
Replacement cattle 10 50 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher with the most advance on the 500-575 lb weight range and heavier weights sold mostly steady. Heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for the majority of the cattle but moderate for some of the plainer type. Supply was moderate, once again affected by the weather with muddy conditions from the rain over the weekend. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher on a weather influenced market as fewer are cows moving.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 391 17 170.00–183.00 $177.01 $692 -5.07
403–415 408 10 174.00–184.00 $180.97 $738 +22.97
495 495 4 183.00 $183.00 $906 +11.00
500–546 526 72 170.50–181.00 $176.01 $926 +2.10
557–567 fancy 564 23 172.00–174.50 $173.86 $981 +7.86
553–596 581 58 154.00–168.00 $159.32 $926 -1.28
612–648 631 34 148.00–152.25 $150.44 $949 -3.92
643 unweaned 643 4 137.00 $137.00 $881 —
655–697 685 84 144.50–150.00 $147.00 $1,007 +0.43
718–724 722 42 143.25–144.75 $144.02 $1,040 -1.62
725–743 736 12 135.25–136.50 $135.76 $999 -9.88
762 762 3 127.50 $127.50 $972 +3.50
750–792 770 60 133.75–138.00 $136.91 $1,054 +12.91
801–839 819 37 133.10–134.60 $133.85 $1,096 +0.75
851 851 5 125.50 $125.50 $1,068 —
859–896 881 17 129.25–130.25 $129.65 $1,142 —
908 908 16 129.75 $129.75 $1,178 -1.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 4 166.00 $166.00 $657 —
403–433 419 13 182.00–183.00 $182.44 $764 +13.44
490 490 16 164.00 $164.00 $804 +14.00
517–528 522 15 173.50–174.00 $173.76 $907 +11.06
558–598 575 19 141.00–154.00 $148.16 $852 +7.14
607–646 624 63 144.00–151.75 $149.11 $930 +2.30
650–689 677 27 137.00–142.00 $139.60 $945 +0.60
715 715 4 123.50 $123.50 $883 -15.50
714–743 727 64 133.25–143.25 $137.75 $1,001 -1.25
755–771 770 50 132.50–133.00 $132.97 $1,024 —
811 811 4 119.00 $119.00 $965 —
807–826 813 131 125.00–133.10 $132.54 $1,078 —
856–870 861 11 122.50–124.75 $123.92 $1,067 -2.93
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 4 155.00 $155.00 $803 —
710 710 3 127.00 $127.00 $902 —
750 750 19 125.50 $125.50 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 4 125.50 $125.50 $878 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–399 395 13 161.00–170.00 $165.93 $655 +5.43
417 417 10 161.00 $161.00 $671 +4.25
474–492 485 51 144.00–150.00 $146.50 $711 +4.14
490 unweaned 490 3 142.00 $142.00 $696 +8.50
509–544 529 14 134.00–135.00 $134.59 $712 -12.69
550–578 566 48 131.00–139.75 $137.59 $779 +1.71
615–622 618 83 130.00–137.25 $135.47 $837 -2.78
616–625 623 21 125.50–127.50 $126.06 $785 -12.19
651–676 662 69 128.25–138.75 $135.42 $896 +2.25
699 699 4 124.50 $124.50 $870 —
712 712 12 125.50 $125.50 $894 —
710–740 734 92 130.00–135.50 $135.11 $992 —
757 757 17 129.50 $129.50 $980 +6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–380 378 9 145.00–160.00 $155.06 $586 +9.15
413–423 416 10 142.00–155.00 $149.25 $621 +8.39
470–495 477 7 140.00–144.00 $142.81 $681 +8.97
510–531 523 11 132.00–134.50 $133.13 $696 +1.12
554–593 582 43 126.50–133.50 $129.62 $754 +2.81
611–643 625 20 123.00–129.25 $127.11 $794 +4.41
636 636 4 120.00 $120.00 $763 -2.70
659–690 684 32 123.25–125.50 $124.53 $852 +1.98
706–746 741 155 122.25–125.25 $124.69 $924 —
783–785 783 75 118.00–124.00 $123.36 $966 —
808–826 818 7 110.50–116.00 $112.83 $923 —
1025 1025 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,025 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 4 124.00 $124.00 $733 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 165.00 $165.00 $610 —
452 452 5 162.00 $162.00 $732 —
511 511 10 159.00 $159.00 $812 —
578–587 580 11 143.00–146.00 $143.83 $834 —
670 670 4 129.00 $129.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 4 134.00 $134.00 $795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1455 1198 80-85% 5 47.00–54.00 $52.08 $624 -3.53
990–1440 1204 80-85% 9 64.00–71.00 $67.76 $816 +6.51
925–1680 1288 80-85% 19 57.00–65.00 $60.56 $780 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1555 1498 75-80% 3 66.50–67.00 $66.67 $999 +15.19
1305–1795 1528 75-80% 22 55.00–65.00 $59.90 $915 —
1350–1905 1622 75-80% 5 45.00–56.50 $53.62 $870 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1255 1063 85-90% 13 48.00–55.00 $52.24 $555 +4.17
1165 1165 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $676 +19.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 76.00 $76.00 $935 —
1515–2250 1813 4 85.50–88.00 $86.52 $1,569 -5.98
1910 1910 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,795 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 73.50 $73.50 $1,000

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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.