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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

2,735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.39/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 676 lb · 218 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.79/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 737 lb · 144 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.69/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 763 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,735 4,023 1,672
Feeder cattle 2,453 4,023 1,502
Slaughter cattle 232 — 145
Replacement cattle 50 — 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, with a load of 853 lb steers 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate and demand was good. The quality was good as well with several long weaned yearlings. New crop calves are beginning to make up a percentage of the offering also. Fertilizer is being spread and some field work getting done with the warm, dry weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–330 320 7 185.00–192.00 $189.94 $608 —
364–391 381 24 182.00–194.50 $192.14 $732 -1.10
434 434 13 185.50 $185.50 $805 -2.15
472–497 486 38 173.50–182.00 $179.78 $874 +9.78
501 fancy 501 6 189.00 $189.00 $947 —
518–538 535 29 172.00–183.50 $176.51 $944 +2.99
555–578 564 62 160.00–174.75 $172.75 $974 +3.77
619–646 630 126 154.25–164.50 $159.48 $1,005 +4.34
656–689 670 102 145.75–156.25 $150.03 $1,005 +3.22
726 726 14 136.75 $136.75 $993 -5.86
712–748 738 130 137.00–144.25 $141.23 $1,042 -1.38
753–772 761 124 137.00–142.50 $139.44 $1,061 +0.02
773–790 782 10 127.75–131.00 $129.36 $1,012 -10.06
808–837 831 10 128.75–132.75 $131.97 $1,097 -1.71
827–849 842 10 121.25–125.25 $122.43 $1,031 -11.25
853–870 854 64 126.00–133.00 $132.55 $1,132 +8.25
954 954 53 123.50 $123.50 $1,178 -2.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 174.00 $174.00 $675 —
413–447 438 10 164.00–175.00 $168.83 $739 +4.75
453–498 481 12 161.00–175.00 $170.32 $819 +6.94
502–544 520 14 156.00–172.00 $164.83 $857 +0.56
558–585 574 44 149.50–164.50 $158.94 $912 +1.44
586 586 4 149.00 $149.00 $873 -8.50
646 646 8 148.00 $148.00 $956 +2.75
658 thin fleshed 658 5 149.50 $149.50 $984 —
650–693 673 23 135.25–147.00 $139.59 $939 +0.53
708–740 723 36 132.50–138.00 $134.19 $970 -3.33
751–768 760 21 132.25–135.00 $133.72 $1,016 +2.18
808–813 811 9 120.75–133.25 $129.10 $1,047 +1.42
911 911 7 119.75 $119.75 $1,091 —
1133 1133 5 92.75 $92.75 $1,051 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
772 772 11 125.50 $125.50 $969 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 3 153.00 $153.00 $760 -0.70
518–533 524 7 141.50–152.00 $147.43 $773 +3.69
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 8 162.75 $162.75 $970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 4 148.00 $148.00 $804 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–345 319 16 161.00–175.00 $168.35 $537 —
388–398 393 4 160.50–162.00 $161.26 $634 -2.24
406 406 5 168.00 $168.00 $682 +10.66
451–490 471 35 148.00–160.00 $154.49 $728 +4.58
501–525 512 43 144.00–152.00 $148.69 $761 -4.45
518–531 525 17 134.00–140.00 $137.90 $724 -15.24
552–571 559 70 135.00–146.25 $139.13 $778 -3.06
593 593 11 132.25 $132.25 $784 -9.94
600–625 606 66 136.00–146.85 $141.63 $858 +0.87
608 608 3 128.50 $128.50 $781 -12.26
654–685 674 188 129.25–138.50 $134.78 $908 -2.18
654–699 692 30 123.75–124.85 $124.68 $863 -12.28
703–746 721 68 128.85–134.10 $130.21 $939 +0.92
711–743 732 14 115.50–123.75 $120.89 $885 -4.36
780 780 20 123.85 $123.85 $966 -2.07
830 830 11 115.75 $115.75 $961 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 4 179.00 $179.00 $490 —
313 313 6 164.00 $164.00 $513 +1.00
396 396 9 149.00 $149.00 $590 -5.00
408 408 4 150.00–153.00 $151.50 $618 -2.78
480–483 482 26 141.00–154.00 $151.62 $731 +5.86
515 thin fleshed 515 3 147.50 $147.50 $760 -2.25
523–548 540 26 130.50–141.00 $136.06 $735 -0.14
577–587 581 15 132.00–134.50 $133.36 $775 +2.51
600–620 607 16 125.00–130.00 $128.28 $779 -4.55
641 641 4 120.00 $120.00 $769 -12.83
677 677 3 119.50 $119.50 $809 -8.49
667–695 681 20 121.75–127.75 $124.64 $849 -3.35
701–720 712 17 121.00–121.75 $121.44 $865 +1.04
989 989 7 101.25 $101.25 $1,001 —
1097 1097 6 97.25 $97.25 $1,067 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 13 138.25 $138.25 $738 —
752 752 7 117.50 $117.50 $884 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 16 138.50 $138.50 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 135.00 $135.00 $470 —
495 495 4 125.00 $125.00 $619 —
535–542 539 8 127.50–130.00 $128.43 $692 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 7 122.50 $122.50 $458 —
490 490 5 117.00 $117.00 $573 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–446 431 7 135.00–139.00 $136.64 $589 -9.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–378 370 8 180.00–185.00 $182.78 $676 -2.22
438 438 2 179.00 $179.00 $784 +5.00
478 478 3 162.50 $162.50 $777 +1.50
518 518 7 159.00–160.00 $159.71 $827 —
542 542 5 143.00 $143.00 $775 —
553–558 555 5 147.00–148.00 $147.40 $818 —
613–625 622 13 144.50–145.00 $144.89 $901 +1.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–443 438 5 162.00–174.00 $169.15 $741 —
465–475 470 4 150.00–157.00 $153.54 $722 —
535–547 541 6 138.00–147.00 $142.45 $771 -10.05
555–580 570 5 128.00–130.00 $128.78 $734 —
658–682 668 8 124.50–134.50 $129.74 $867 -1.14
748 748 2 124.00 $124.00 $928 —
862 862 3 109.00 $109.00 $940 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $770 —
1097–1509 1293 80-85% 50 53.00–59.50 $58.22 $753 —
1435 1435 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $732 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $657 —
1229–1569 1409 75-80% 16 59.00–61.00 $59.97 $845 —
1510–1960 1735 75-80% 4 64.50–69.00 $66.62 $1,156 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1226 1157 85-90% 8 49.00–52.00 $50.99 $590 —
790–1298 1171 85-90% 4 40.50–44.00 $41.09 $481 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–2245 1689 18 78.00–89.00 $84.26 $1,423 —
1380–2160 1807 5 69.50–78.50 $74.54 $1,347 —
1915–2190 2088 3 89.50–95.00 $91.73 $1,915 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010–1270 1097 (<2 yrs)Open 20 68.00–85.00 $80.44 $882
1120–1260 1169 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 58.00–74.50 $65.55 $766

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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.