Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

1,876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.48/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 676 lb · 350 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.40/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 712 lb · 223 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.17/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 727 lb · 123 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,876	2,735	819
Feeder cattle	1,755	2,453	737
Slaughter cattle	106	232	72
Replacement cattle	15	50	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Some larger consignments of yearlings that included several load lots made up most of the feeder offering. Heavy rain over the weekend discouraged some producers from moving cattle. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher, bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	14	178.35	$178.35	$963	+1.84
569	569	5	160.00	$160.00	$910	-12.75
607–644	620	99	155.50–163.85	$160.35	$994	+0.87
656–689	682	18	143.00	$143.00	$975	-7.03
703–723	712	223	142.00–147.75	$146.40	$1,042	+9.65
753–756	755	13	137.25–146.00	$141.97	$1,072	+2.53
801–824	807	33	133.00–136.10	$133.67	$1,079	+1.70
822	822	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,069	-1.97
911–947	918	16	117.50–123.10	$122.02	$1,120	—
924	924	8	116.75	$116.75	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	6	163.00	$163.00	$707	-5.83
487	487	10	170.00	$170.00	$828	-0.32
523	523	12	167.00	$167.00	$873	+2.17
625	625	3	151.00	$151.00	$944	+3.00
668 thin fleshed	668	6	149.00	$149.00	$995	-0.50
652–693	671	22	135.00–145.00	$137.45	$922	-2.14
715–742	740	82	138.60–147.00	$139.45	$1,032	+5.26
793	793	24	130.10	$130.10	$1,032	-3.62
805–824	823	71	131.25–134.50	$134.28	$1,105	+5.18

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
799	799	8	133.25	$133.25	$1,065	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	7	154.00	$154.00	$639	-14.00
471–491	484	49	150.00–160.75	$157.75	$764	+3.26
510 thin fleshed	510	13	158.25	$158.25	$807	—
514–541	526	13	142.50–147.00	$144.87	$762	+6.97
549	549	12	132.75	$132.75	$729	-5.15
569–574	570	34	138.50–147.75	$145.71	$831	+6.58
608–641	625	19	137.75–142.25	$139.82	$874	+11.32
655–690	676	350	130.00–138.75	$135.48	$916	+0.70
706–740	727	123	131.00–135.00	$133.17	$968	+12.28
778–788	786	17	119.50–122.85	$122.07	$959	-1.78
760–799	789	95	126.00–130.00	$127.91	$1,009	+4.06
813	813	9	120.25	$120.25	$978	+4.50
930–937	934	9	113.75–114.25	$113.97	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	3	147.00	$147.00	$637	-4.50
465–485	473	16	150.00–154.00	$152.46	$721	+0.84
554–576	560	23	135.00–143.00	$140.74	$788	+7.38
616–649	629	29	128.00–133.75	$130.82	$823	+10.82
679	679	4	120.50	$120.50	$818	-4.14
731–741	740	74	124.85–125.00	$124.86	$924	+3.42
831	831	65	119.85	$119.85	$996	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	3	120.00	$120.00	$744	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
796	796	4	116.50	$116.50	$927	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1550	1234	80-85%	14	68.50–75.00	$71.57	$883	—
1080–1680	1264	80-85%	17	58.00–66.00	$63.15	$798	+4.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1135	962	85-90%	3	31.00–41.00	$36.70	$353	—
1055–1135	1083	85-90%	4	61.50–62.50	$62.12	$673	—
910–1310	1086	85-90%	9	50.00–59.00	$55.00	$597	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1865	1492	75-80%	12	61.00–69.50	$65.93	$984	—
1240–1780	1497	75-80%	3	71.00–72.50	$71.69	$1,073	—
1665	1665	75-80%	1	58.00	$58.00	$966	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1725	1468	3	70.50–78.50	$74.52	$1,094	—
1455–2040	1759	6	82.00–88.00	$85.83	$1,510	—
1640–2120	1880	2	92.50–95.50	$94.19	$1,771	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1440	1053	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	76.00–101.00	$91.85	$967
935–1350	1149	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	68.00–85.00	$78.75	$905

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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.