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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

1,848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.76/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 719 lb · 271 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.07/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 671 lb · 149 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.92/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 628 lb · 140 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,848 1,375 1,404
Feeder cattle 1,708 1,271 1,220
Slaughter cattle 120 94 162
Replacement cattle 20 10 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Quality and flesh conditions did vary quite a little, but several attractive consignments were on hand, including some loads of yearlings and top quality home raised calves. A timely rain fell across West Central Missouri over the weekend to help fill out the beans and revive pastures. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower, bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 9 177.50 $177.50 $703 —
455–498 490 28 183.00–197.50 $189.81 $930 +18.24
505–514 508 38 186.00–192.00 $188.08 $955 -0.46
554–592 571 66 165.00–182.00 $172.39 $984 -0.67
608–649 628 26 166.50–175.50 $172.08 $1,081 -0.42
636 636 17 162.75 $162.75 $1,035 +2.75
660 unweaned 660 9 150.25 $150.25 $992 —
655–678 672 140 155.00–168.00 $162.83 $1,094 -1.91
711–745 717 23 149.50–152.25 $151.75 $1,088 -9.46
714–743 719 248 154.50–168.25 $163.78 $1,178 +2.57
758 758 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,243 +9.00
802 802 9 149.75 $149.75 $1,201 -10.50
832 832 6 142.75 $142.75 $1,188 -17.50
882 882 35 148.75 $148.75 $1,312 +5.50
987 987 21 141.25 $141.25 $1,394 -0.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 179.00 $179.00 $668 +5.00
410–445 431 28 175.00–190.50 $182.19 $785 +6.85
495 495 3 184.00 $184.00 $911 +14.28
501–549 520 31 161.50–169.50 $166.71 $867 —
561–596 572 22 152.00–157.00 $155.34 $889 -5.31
628 628 18 152.50 $152.50 $958 -5.65
651–694 670 39 141.50–152.50 $148.16 $993 -13.61
715–748 730 24 137.50–149.00 $142.63 $1,041 -11.58
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 194.50 $194.50 $858 —
551 551 5 154.00 $154.00 $849 —
636 636 28 160.50 $160.50 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 8 150.00–170.00 $157.45 $690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–448 429 30 168.00–178.50 $172.26 $739 -0.24
473–499 490 33 159.00–169.00 $164.31 $805 -4.69
505–548 543 36 152.00–165.50 $153.39 $833 -8.39
554–582 570 26 149.50–158.75 $153.25 $874 +0.37
603–636 628 137 146.75–162.25 $158.26 $994 +10.09
642 642 3 142.50 $142.50 $915 -5.67
665–699 683 58 144.50–156.25 $151.28 $1,033 -1.89
703–748 722 7 138.50–142.00 $140.45 $1,014 -8.55
756 756 8 131.25 $131.25 $992 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 8 182.00 $182.00 $571 +25.74
354 354 5 175.00 $175.00 $620 —
438 438 3 179.00 $179.00 $784 —
460–495 475 40 154.00–167.00 $163.82 $778 +12.35
502–543 511 29 151.00–161.00 $158.19 $808 +11.58
565 565 3 133.50 $133.50 $754 -16.50
560–587 578 50 137.50–154.50 $151.59 $876 +1.59
620–629 627 18 137.00–145.00 $139.82 $877 -7.05
651–698 680 50 137.00–152.25 $145.01 $986 +2.84
695 695 4 134.50 $134.50 $935 -1.07
797 797 3 130.50 $130.50 $1,040 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 145.00 $145.00 $670 —
557 557 11 135.00 $135.00 $752 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 147.00 $147.00 $654 —
578 578 4 129.50 $129.50 $749 —
678 678 4 129.00 $129.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 3 140.00 $140.00 $703 —
558 558 7 131.00 $131.00 $731 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 7 137.75 $137.75 $882 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 6 143.00 $143.00 $925 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 159.50 $159.50 $726 -7.66
475 thin fleshed 475 3 168.00 $168.00 $798 —
601 601 7 141.00 $141.00 $847 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1265 1150 80-85% 2 61.50–62.00 $61.78 $710 -3.75
1095–1285 1215 80-85% 10 73.00–77.00 $74.71 $908 +3.32
1140–1335 1224 80-85% 19 64.50–73.50 $69.54 $851 -1.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1263–1585 1432 75-80% 14 70.50–77.00 $74.26 $1,063 —
1210–1585 1452 75-80% 3 77.00–78.00 $77.54 $1,126 —
1765 1765 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,200 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1065 920 85-90% 2 45.50–53.00 $49.84 $459 —
870–1085 995 85-90% 11 59.00–66.50 $63.08 $628 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $745 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,175 —
1325–2015 1694 8 90.50–98.50 $94.50 $1,601 —
1985–2250 2118 2 105.00–108.00 $106.59 $2,258 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 75.00 $75.00 $802

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.