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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

1,375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $142.18/cwt ≈ $1,381/hd at 971 lb · 152 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.17/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 660 lb · 94 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.87/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 570 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,375 1,731 1,217
Feeder cattle 1,271 1,575 1,064
Slaughter cattle 94 145 113
Replacement cattle 10 11 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded mostly steady except for some lighter fleshed steers under 550 lbs selling up to 5.00 higher. The loads of 975 lb steers haven't had much similar recently to compare to but sold with a steady undertone. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply that included 7 loads of yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower following last weeks higher market, 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
459–462 462 28 178.00–195.00 $192.58 $890 +6.28
490–498 492 10 166.00–174.00 $171.57 $844 -14.73
521–539 534 46 180.00–192.75 $188.54 $1,007 +2.41
555–596 589 53 170.00–185.00 $173.06 $1,019 -7.78
603–640 621 45 164.75–176.00 $172.50 $1,071 -2.87
638 638 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,021 -15.37
651–696 669 25 157.25–168.50 $164.74 $1,102 -1.52
701–726 710 41 158.00–165.00 $161.21 $1,145 -2.17
770 770 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,194 -3.49
773 773 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,136 -11.49
805 805 60 160.25 $160.25 $1,290 +7.00
881 881 14 143.25 $143.25 $1,262 -11.35
911 911 57 145.60 $145.60 $1,326 —
963–982 971 152 141.85–142.85 $142.18 $1,381 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 174.00 $174.00 $666 -7.72
415–443 426 5 173.00–177.00 $175.34 $747 —
457–483 470 8 161.00–176.00 $169.72 $798 -5.65
557–581 577 20 157.00–169.00 $160.65 $927 -3.92
619–643 630 25 155.00–165.00 $158.15 $996 -1.11
683–693 691 8 156.50–163.50 $161.77 $1,118 +8.87
700–748 726 25 149.50–158.00 $154.21 $1,120 +0.75
800–818 807 8 144.75–147.50 $145.80 $1,177 —
878–886 886 55 136.00–147.10 $146.50 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 4 136.00 $136.00 $726 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 17 172.50 $172.50 $773 —
458 458 7 169.00 $169.00 $774 +10.76
511–512 511 46 155.00–162.25 $161.78 $827 +3.47
552–589 569 67 149.50–161.00 $152.88 $870 -4.23
593 unweaned 593 4 135.00 $135.00 $801 —
603–629 614 26 146.25–150.75 $148.17 $910 -8.80
655–661 660 94 151.50–153.50 $153.17 $1,011 +2.95
731 731 7 149.00 $149.00 $1,089 -4.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 317 6 151.00–161.00 $156.26 $495 —
392 392 3 150.00 $150.00 $588 -5.03
450–498 480 25 149.00–158.00 $151.47 $727 +1.47
531–533 532 10 137.00–153.00 $146.61 $780 -5.19
588 unweaned 588 3 132.00 $132.00 $776 —
592 592 3 150.00 $150.00 $888 -3.49
604–635 614 15 145.75–149.00 $146.87 $902 -0.38
663–687 678 8 139.00–144.00 $142.17 $964 —
680–689 686 8 134.00–136.50 $135.57 $930 —
857 857 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,046 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763 763 3 123.50 $123.50 $942 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–496 486 13 164.50–170.00 $167.16 $812 +9.16
636 636 5 150.00 $150.00 $954 —
755 755 3 132.00 $132.00 $997 —
842 842 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,145 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713 713 3 124.50 $124.50 $888 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1465 1168 80-85% 4 63.50–67.00 $65.53 $765 -13.51
880–1690 1221 80-85% 27 67.50–75.00 $71.39 $872 -1.63
1015–1460 1244 80-85% 9 75.50–80.00 $78.12 $972 +5.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1455 1033 85-90% 4 52.00–56.50 $54.68 $565 —
975–1390 1118 85-90% 12 61.50–67.50 $64.38 $720 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1450 1271 75-80% 11 71.00–78.00 $75.44 $959 —
1410–1680 1560 75-80% 3 80.00–84.50 $81.68 $1,274 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1470 1388 2 85.00–87.50 $86.32 $1,198 —
1400–1820 1633 5 92.00–99.50 $96.84 $1,581 —
1905 1905 1 101.50 $101.50 $1,934 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–810 793 (<2 yrs)Open 2 104.00–109.00 $106.56 $845
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 82.00 $82.00 $976

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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.