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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

2,267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.79/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 580 lb · 148 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.07/cwt +5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 513 lb · 124 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.26/cwt +10.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 727 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,267 2,117 2,174
Feeder cattle 1,917 1,800 1,824
Slaughter cattle 310 247 310
Replacement cattle 40 70 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher with most of the gain on the steer side. Demand was good for a moderate supply that included some loads and packages of yearlings alongside several quality calves. Rain across the Midwest sent corn lower to start the week which in turn propelled cattle futures higher, finally bringing some positivity to the market after several weeks trending lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 14 189.75 $189.75 $666 +5.76
408–449 426 68 172.50–181.25 $177.24 $755 -0.16
428 428 3 165.00 $165.00 $706 -12.40
458–498 484 53 163.00–175.50 $169.27 $819 +0.74
502–532 512 113 165.25–175.50 $171.38 $877 +6.67
511–529 unweaned 519 11 151.00–161.50 $156.64 $813 —
557–593 578 125 151.00–166.00 $158.15 $914 +13.65
576–592 unweaned 588 23 149.00–149.50 $149.37 $878 —
604–613 607 56 145.85–152.00 $147.43 $895 +7.73
664–683 671 48 137.50–145.00 $141.63 $950 +0.40
685 685 20 133.75 $133.75 $916 -7.48
717–729 727 108 144.50–146.50 $146.26 $1,063 +10.01
757–780 774 85 140.00–140.25 $140.07 $1,084 +3.86
783 783 10 133.25 $133.25 $1,043 -2.96
831 831 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,122 —
965 965 17 118.85 $118.85 $1,147 -0.15
1012 1012 20 125.00 $125.00 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–440 423 13 159.50–171.75 $165.15 $699 -3.22
501–539 524 21 157.00–166.00 $164.58 $862 +5.48
553–593 576 49 148.00–159.00 $151.63 $873 -4.75
606–641 627 15 142.00–148.75 $145.90 $915 +5.86
673 673 6 135.75 $135.75 $914 -6.75
681 unweaned 681 5 132.25 $132.25 $901 —
710–713 712 8 135.00–137.75 $137.06 $976 —
863 863 7 132.75 $132.75 $1,146 —
923 923 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–475 474 6 149.00–154.00 $151.51 $718 —
546 546 9 147.50 $147.50 $805 —
580 580 3 140.00 $140.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 161.00 $161.00 $520 -5.16
365–388 377 6 160.00–161.00 $160.52 $605 -2.97
404–438 421 62 155.00–159.00 $157.33 $662 +3.37
455–491 479 101 144.50–153.00 $147.34 $706 -0.01
501–533 520 18 134.50–145.75 $142.59 $741 +3.88
541 unweaned 541 18 131.25 $131.25 $710 —
555–578 569 80 139.00–144.00 $140.80 $801 +4.12
575–595 582 16 124.00–133.25 $131.29 $764 -5.39
604–620 610 38 134.00–139.00 $135.87 $829 +9.75
613–622 619 26 125.50–132.75 $130.55 $808 -8.40
677 677 27 137.00 $137.00 $927 +2.54
720 720 9 125.75 $125.75 $905 —
798 798 6 118.75 $118.75 $948 +2.90
806 806 5 114.50 $114.50 $923 —
885 885 10 114.10 $114.10 $1,010 +0.85
923 923 6 109.25 $109.25 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 4 158.00 $158.00 $452 -24.00
353 353 6 151.00 $151.00 $533 -5.54
411–430 414 21 143.00–155.50 $153.64 $636 +2.53
474–497 483 53 140.00–148.00 $146.34 $707 +0.48
515–535 527 15 133.50–142.00 $139.83 $737 +5.94
573–589 581 23 125.00–135.75 $132.11 $768 +3.45
605–624 610 23 128.25–134.25 $130.79 $798 -2.38
716–720 716 82 124.75–134.00 $133.32 $955 +20.82
733 unweaned 733 4 123.00 $123.00 $902 —
783 783 3 113.25 $113.25 $887 +1.25
849 849 6 115.00 $115.00 $976 —
967 967 9 101.75 $101.75 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 7 122.25 $122.25 $808 +11.75
886 886 7 105.25 $105.25 $933 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 148.00 $148.00 $713 -11.44
503–533 518 4 150.00–150.50 $150.24 $778 —
551–596 572 13 139.50–142.00 $140.70 $805 +5.61
623–640 632 4 127.00–128.00 $127.49 $806 +2.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 8 133.50 $133.50 $725 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1355 1175 80-85% 15 68.00–73.50 $69.60 $818 +12.00
1155–1305 1196 80-85% 10 55.00–56.00 $55.52 $664 -2.08
960–1360 1206 80-85% 40 60.50–67.50 $63.60 $767 -6.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1653 1414 75-80% 43 63.50–69.50 $67.13 $949 —
1425 1425 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $891 —
1353–1598 1499 75-80% 13 69.50–71.50 $69.96 $1,049 -0.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1085 1013 85-90% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.61 $644 —
838–1198 1028 85-90% 15 52.00–60.50 $56.67 $583 —
1147 1147 85-90% 3 52.00 $52.00 $596 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1890 1452 13 73.00–85.50 $78.78 $1,144 —
1540–1985 1741 13 86.50–95.50 $91.72 $1,597 —
1870–2260 1996 5 97.00–103.50 $100.47 $2,005 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1010 980 (<2 yrs)Open 3 94.00–98.00 $96.75 $948
850–1185 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 63.50–88.00 $71.69 $738

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1133–1315 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 775.00–910.00 $823.33
1185–1348 1311 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 900.00–1,110.00 $1,044.86

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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.