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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

1,567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.92/cwt -6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 735 lb · 170 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.40/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 624 lb · 139 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.60/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 657 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,567 2,518 1,384
Feeder cattle 1,367 2,342 1,199
Slaughter cattle 180 141 170
Replacement cattle 20 35 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady, but some high quality consignments of home raised yearlings were offered which pushed the 7 weight heifers 5.00-6.00 higher than last week. Demand was moderate to good, best for the yearlings. A load of backgrounded steers was offered along with a quality run of calves and home raised yearlings. Supply was moderate with more calves in the offering this week which will be the trend moving forward. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 190.00 $190.00 $737 -20.00
433 433 2 174.00 $174.00 $753 -10.00
472 unweaned 472 5 160.00 $160.00 $755 —
493–498 495 9 185.00–192.00 $188.23 $932 +2.54
503–542 524 26 170.00–184.50 $175.36 $919 -9.40
552 fancy 552 3 179.50 $179.50 $991 —
555–590 569 27 160.00–174.00 $167.65 $954 -4.14
614–648 631 45 154.50–166.00 $159.27 $1,005 -8.19
659–675 667 8 160.00–162.00 $161.01 $1,074 -2.83
709–738 735 170 154.00–164.00 $161.92 $1,190 -6.14
785 785 6 161.50 $161.50 $1,268 +6.24
818 818 30 160.00 $160.00 $1,309 —
854 854 12 158.00 $158.00 $1,349 +5.40
926 926 10 138.50 $138.50 $1,283 -14.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 3 215.00 $215.00 $520 —
490 490 3 163.00 $163.00 $799 -6.00
500–547 530 11 158.00–160.50 $159.64 $846 -14.46
583 583 2 165.00 $165.00 $962 +2.50
602–615 605 16 158.50–163.00 $159.64 $966 -0.71
655–678 676 42 146.00–156.75 $156.01 $1,055 -1.94
749 749 4 149.50 $149.50 $1,120 —
755–773 762 26 150.00–160.00 $156.10 $1,189 +11.10
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 141.00 $141.00 $670 —
560–571 568 16 146.00–150.00 $148.75 $845 —
641 641 8 145.00 $145.00 $929 —
773 773 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 151.00 $151.00 $838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 163.00 $163.00 $597 -1.00
368 unweaned 368 3 160.00 $160.00 $589 —
413 413 3 167.00 $167.00 $690 -1.24
473–480 478 30 159.00–161.00 $159.40 $762 -3.08
510–529 521 48 154.00–167.00 $159.30 $830 -2.64
523 unweaned 523 5 149.00 $149.00 $779 —
573–598 590 26 147.00–153.00 $148.97 $879 -10.51
604 604 13 137.00 $137.00 $827 -24.16
613–632 626 126 150.50–163.50 $160.61 $1,005 -0.55
656 656 76 159.85 $159.85 $1,049 +6.21
650–684 666 10 137.50–142.00 $140.46 $935 -13.18
705–742 719 85 150.00–159.10 $156.17 $1,123 +6.30
834 834 23 141.50 $141.50 $1,180 +0.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 3 197.00 $197.00 $526 —
383–392 388 9 148.00–160.00 $154.74 $600 -12.23
448 448 3 159.00 $159.00 $712 +1.97
452–461 457 7 157.00–160.00 $158.27 $723 -4.90
467 thin fleshed 467 5 166.50 $166.50 $778 —
502–539 527 14 149.00–154.00 $151.81 $800 -0.53
555–565 559 10 142.50–143.00 $142.80 $798 -5.10
589 unweaned 589 4 134.50 $134.50 $792 —
623 623 2 140.00 $140.00 $872 -8.27
651–690 671 28 136.50–147.50 $143.23 $961 +7.23
673 thin fleshed 673 46 160.25 $160.25 $1,078 —
808 808 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,026 -0.50
939 939 4 117.50 $117.50 $1,103 -13.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 165.00 $165.00 $465 —
373 373 3 138.00 $138.00 $515 —
616–617 616 8 130.00–134.00 $132.50 $816 —
753 753 4 121.00 $121.00 $911 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 5 141.50 $141.50 $700 —
570 570 4 139.00 $139.00 $792 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 164.00 $164.00 $684 —
545 545 3 137.00 $137.00 $747 —
600 600 3 139.00 $139.00 $834 -7.19
658 658 5 150.50 $150.50 $990 —
727–729 728 11 132.50–134.50 $133.59 $973 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 unweaned 486 4 152.00 $152.00 $739 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1135 1082 80-85% 4 57.00–62.00 $58.57 $634 —
910–1293 1104 80-85% 29 62.00–70.00 $66.04 $729 +4.52
990–1415 1216 80-85% 14 71.00–76.50 $73.59 $895 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–959 934 85-90% 8 50.50–54.00 $53.25 $497 -15.75
850–1215 1054 85-90% 28 57.00–65.50 $61.53 $649 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $738 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1450 1345 75-80% 2 67.00–69.00 $68.08 $916 —
1210–1580 1402 75-80% 9 70.00–77.50 $73.58 $1,032 -5.60
1405–1590 1481 75-80% 12 77.50–81.50 $78.78 $1,167 +3.47
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 65-75% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,453 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1245 1215 2 80.00–81.00 $80.49 $978 —
1310–1940 1683 13 89.50–99.00 $94.44 $1,589 +0.87
1675–2115 1864 5 98.50–104.00 $102.02 $1,902 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–955 890 (<2 yrs)Open 2 96.00–114.00 $104.34 $929
915–1220 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 71.00–89.00 $78.91 $831

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1175 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,110.00 $1,024.11

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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.