Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

4,382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.53/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 721 lb · 374 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.66/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 776 lb · 260 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.50/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 734 lb · 220 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,382	1,955	2,714
Feeder cattle	4,382	1,900	2,714
Slaughter cattle	—	50	—
Replacement cattle	—	5	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers sold mostly 3.00-8.00 higher except for the 500-550 lb weight range trading steady. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher except for some of the fancier 400-500 lb heifer calves up to 10.00 higher. A heavy supply of quality cattle made their way to town and buyers were ready to do business as demand was very good for all weights. These cattle marketed in February have battled through the temperature swings of the fall and brutal cold this winter which makes for attractive weigh ups and less health problems for their new owners resulting in some premium prices. An additional 250 head of slaughter cows and bulls were not reported due to the large 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
413	413	12	190.00	$190.00	$785	—
455–480	462	19	175.00–184.00	$179.09	$827	+2.50
505–547	524	94	171.00–178.00	$175.86	$922	-2.37
557–583	572	122	158.50–170.75	$168.15	$962	+5.58
605 fancy	605	9	165.00	$165.00	$998	—
600–631	617	115	155.00–161.50	$158.78	$980	+7.13
673 fancy	673	20	159.00	$159.00	$1,070	—
653–693	679	92	146.75–154.75	$152.66	$1,037	+4.87
701–738	721	374	144.50–155.00	$147.53	$1,064	+2.80
750	750	4	130.00	$130.00	$975	-13.00
763–792	776	256	140.25–145.75	$141.84	$1,101	-1.16
800–848	824	206	132.75–140.10	$137.57	$1,134	+6.79
824	824	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,030	-5.78
865–871	867	61	133.85–139.75	$135.35	$1,173	+10.60
889	889	22	130.00	$130.00	$1,156	+5.25
913	913	12	132.00	$132.00	$1,205	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–431	430	12	165.50–178.00	$172.78	$743	-2.97
450–498	485	16	168.00–171.00	$168.52	$817	+14.52
519–542	525	51	165.75–170.00	$167.93	$882	+8.86
563–596	588	78	150.50–166.00	$161.39	$949	+3.32
604–648	612	112	142.00–157.00	$147.03	$900	+8.29
651–699	684	130	138.25–152.00	$146.14	$1,000	+5.54
703–748	713	97	134.50–143.75	$141.08	$1,006	+6.36
735 unweaned	735	3	124.00	$124.00	$911	-6.00
751–797	770	55	131.25–137.00	$134.37	$1,035	+3.32
827	827	68	131.85	$131.85	$1,090	+7.35
870	870	6	122.00	$122.00	$1,061	-6.75
922	922	5	117.50	$117.50	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514	514	4	152.00	$152.00	$781	—
554	554	4	144.00	$144.00	$798	—
650	650	3	133.00	$133.00	$864	—
706	706	14	126.50	$126.50	$893	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	23	128.00	$128.00	$637	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
793	793	8	125.50	$125.50	$995	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	18	172.00–173.00	$172.51	$656	—
427	427	3	143.00	$143.00	$611	-13.72
412–446	438	32	157.00–175.00	$162.68	$713	+5.96
478–488	482	39	153.00–164.50	$158.62	$765	+5.31
502	502	9	141.00	$141.00	$708	—
503–547	526	69	145.00–158.50	$153.55	$808	-3.55
555 fancy	555	20	155.00	$155.00	$860	—
556–594	577	110	136.50–151.00	$143.58	$828	+10.99
608–648	634	158	136.00–147.00	$143.98	$913	+16.73
610–643	635	12	130.25–130.50	$130.31	$827	+3.06
644 fancy	644	14	149.25	$149.25	$961	—
650–695	661	136	137.00–142.25	$140.65	$930	+6.00
684	684	31	130.10	$130.10	$890	-4.55
707–744	734	220	126.60–136.50	$128.50	$943	-2.20
777	777	5	122.00	$122.00	$948	-8.50
778–783	782	28	123.10–127.00	$124.07	$970	-6.43
805	805	26	122.85	$122.85	$989	-1.00
863	863	54	119.50	$119.50	$1,031	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	9	168.00	$168.00	$526	—
380–395	390	15	144.00–151.00	$149.16	$582	—
406 thin fleshed	406	16	170.00	$170.00	$690	—
442–448	446	8	146.00–155.00	$151.65	$676	—
450 thin fleshed	450	10	163.00	$163.00	$734	—
456–490	471	43	134.00–152.00	$142.63	$672	-3.60
510–525	520	50	136.50–144.00	$142.11	$739	+2.61
557	557	5	121.00	$121.00	$674	-12.05
550–598	577	77	124.50–137.25	$132.33	$764	-0.72
582 unweaned	582	10	125.75	$125.75	$732	—
613–648	637	33	124.00–134.50	$128.41	$818	-0.21
666–678	671	27	128.00–138.75	$134.32	$901	+10.00
684	684	10	120.50	$120.50	$824	-3.82
723–743	741	93	125.85–129.00	$126.44	$937	—
750–785	755	172	118.50–125.35	$124.76	$942	—
842	842	10	120.00	$120.00	$1,010	-7.50
874	874	5	115.00	$115.00	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	138.00	$138.00	$593	—
531	531	5	123.50	$123.50	$656	—
568–578	575	10	122.00–123.50	$123.06	$708	—
629	629	16	125.00	$125.00	$786	—
667–695	680	11	124.25–124.50	$124.37	$846	—
793	793	3	115.50	$115.50	$916	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	13	106.50	$106.50	$490	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	10	146.00	$146.00	$670	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	5	185.00	$185.00	$514	—
311	311	7	192.50	$192.50	$599	—
380–383	382	6	166.00–169.00	$168.01	$642	—
422–437	428	21	169.00–174.00	$171.81	$735	—
460–484	476	13	146.00–161.00	$152.56	$726	—
522	522	3	148.00	$148.00	$773	—
529 thin fleshed	529	29	166.00	$166.00	$878	—
580	580	3	138.00	$138.00	$800	+9.00
662–688	669	12	127.00–132.00	$130.71	$874	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	4	179.00	$179.00	$725	—
459	459	5	172.00	$172.00	$789	—
567	567	15	154.00	$154.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	7	145.00	$145.00	$592	—
547	547	3	133.00	$133.00	$728	—

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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.