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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

1,954 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $142.45/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 810 lb · 151 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.92/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 570 lb · 113 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.02/cwt -5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 526 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,954 2,457 852
Feeder cattle 1,709 2,068 687
Slaughter cattle 195 339 140
Replacement cattle 50 50 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 lower and heifers traded mostly steady, firm in spots for those under 550 lbs. Other than some loads and packages of yearling 800-900 lb steers, mostly new crop calves were offered. With more shorter weaned calves, the very top prices seen last week for the thinner yearlings weren't achieved, but demand was still good. Supply was moderate. Corn moved higher on Tuesday and in turn feeder cattle closed lower with most contracts down around $2.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 10 205.00 $205.00 $685 ±0.00
385–387 386 7 183.00–194.50 $187.91 $725 +0.16
428–448 437 40 180.50–187.75 $184.68 $807 -2.35
469–498 481 32 181.00–190.50 $186.67 $898 +2.96
504–549 526 110 161.00–177.00 $170.02 $894 -5.55
568–583 577 22 161.50–164.75 $163.69 $944 -8.94
584 584 6 155.50 $155.50 $908 -17.13
602–643 623 62 151.25–159.75 $156.38 $974 -13.37
650–670 655 11 138.50–140.00 $138.92 $910 -10.22
663–694 683 21 146.00–154.50 $150.02 $1,025 -12.63
742 742 36 152.00 $152.00 $1,128 -4.09
804–818 810 151 138.60–145.35 $142.45 $1,154 -2.57
886 886 62 133.60 $133.60 $1,184 -8.50
911 911 26 130.85 $130.85 $1,192 +0.50
968 968 3 116.50 $116.50 $1,128 -12.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–436 427 27 175.50–180.50 $178.34 $762 +6.01
452–493 470 17 169.00–181.50 $176.20 $828 +6.60
511–540 519 20 162.50–172.00 $169.50 $880 -2.45
560–598 573 18 154.00–162.00 $156.24 $895 -8.21
608–647 621 15 147.00–158.25 $155.45 $965 -3.06
678 678 3 135.00 $135.00 $915 -22.20
724–729 727 36 140.25–148.25 $143.70 $1,045 —
848 848 3 128.50 $128.50 $1,090 —
921 921 7 127.25 $127.25 $1,172 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 6 132.00 $132.00 $917 —
811 811 4 119.50 $119.50 $969 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 320 13 177.00–187.50 $184.14 $589 —
370 thin fleshed 370 2 180.00 $180.00 $666 —
395–399 398 30 162.50–170.00 $163.74 $652 -15.64
412 unweaned 412 9 156.00 $156.00 $643 ±0.00
410–445 427 20 160.00–173.50 $169.11 $722 -1.85
451–484 471 81 155.75–168.25 $160.57 $756 -0.77
459–485 471 11 149.00–152.50 $150.86 $711 -10.48
519–538 527 36 144.50–155.00 $149.35 $787 -4.81
550–592 570 109 145.00–155.00 $149.23 $851 +0.31
583 583 4 140.50 $140.50 $819 -8.42
605–617 615 19 141.50–143.75 $143.40 $882 +5.90
661 661 9 145.00 $145.00 $958 +8.75
665–692 686 14 137.50–141.75 $140.87 $966 -5.25
690 690 10 130.75 $130.75 $902 -15.37
710 710 3 135.75 $135.75 $964 +2.50
753 753 4 132.25 $132.25 $996 +1.50
808–825 818 20 135.00–136.25 $135.49 $1,108 +1.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 thin fleshed 278 3 199.00 $199.00 $553 —
362 thin fleshed 362 3 169.00 $169.00 $612 -11.00
402–438 407 25 155.00–166.00 $160.70 $654 +2.62
452–458 thin fleshed 456 10 165.00–169.00 $166.59 $760 +0.59
457–489 473 40 144.00–160.00 $153.34 $725 -3.54
503–542 532 51 138.00–149.50 $145.57 $774 -3.58
577 577 5 136.00 $136.00 $785 -8.69
571–596 584 18 139.00–147.50 $142.81 $834 -1.88
618 618 3 131.50 $131.50 $813 -7.99
659–686 665 18 136.25–139.25 $138.56 $921 +5.62
813 813 3 123.50 $123.50 $1,004 —
941 941 7 123.00 $123.00 $1,157 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 5 139.50 $139.50 $852 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 140.00 $140.00 $676 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 3 126.50 $126.50 $926 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 196.00 $196.00 $688 —
443 443 4 165.00 $165.00 $731 —
460 460 4 166.50 $166.50 $766 +5.26
493 unweaned 493 5 154.00 $154.00 $759 —
665 665 3 128.00 $128.00 $851 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 4 157.50 $157.50 $391 —
348 348 7 166.00 $166.00 $578 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
786 786 6 122.00 $122.00 $959 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
956–1345 1106 80-85% 21 72.50–80.00 $74.66 $826 —
1005–1315 1133 80-85% 25 65.00–72.00 $69.19 $784 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 62.50 $62.50 $788 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1780 1437 75-80% 33 65.50–72.00 $69.15 $994 +0.38
1235–1795 1456 75-80% 6 72.50–75.00 $73.72 $1,073 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1095 1001 85-90% 7 53.00–63.00 $60.14 $602 -1.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–2340 1545 8 72.00–83.50 $77.72 $1,201 —
1225–2070 1587 16 84.50–95.00 $89.41 $1,419 —
1645–2260 1901 9 96.00–107.50 $101.39 $1,927 -0.70
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1855–2270 2075 3 108.00–110.00 $108.97 $2,261 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840 840 (<2 yrs)Open 1 85.00 $85.00 $714
755–1195 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 64.50–86.00 $77.69 $818

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1463 1373 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 985.00–1,185.00 $1,040.67

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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.