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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

1,819 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.69/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 681 lb · 178 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.14/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 684 lb · 127 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.00/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 784 lb · 113 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,819 2,130 1,617
Feeder cattle 1,677 1,880 1,462
Slaughter cattle 122 215 125
Replacement cattle 20 35 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the majority of the cattle on hand were yearlings and sold steady to 6.00 higher. Calves were more lightly tested but sold steady to firm except for a few packages of 400-500 lb steers selling with a higher undertone. Demand was good for a moderate supply. A good quality run of mainly long weaned cattle were offered and with market fundamentals looking positive moving forward, buyers were active. 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
390–395 392 13 200.00–201.00 $200.61 $786 —
414–439 429 15 203.00–212.00 $208.53 $895 +18.58
451–488 463 27 185.00–201.00 $192.06 $889 +6.18
539 unweaned 539 20 173.50 $173.50 $935 —
507–549 543 32 170.00–177.00 $174.29 $946 -4.01
558–584 570 41 160.00–170.00 $166.47 $949 -12.24
605–643 634 68 168.00–177.00 $173.18 $1,098 +10.30
669 unweaned 669 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,004 —
663–693 685 119 160.00–170.00 $167.22 $1,145 +3.47
730 unweaned 730 3 135.50 $135.50 $989 —
709–735 731 82 165.00–167.00 $165.45 $1,209 +1.56
770–791 784 113 155.35–165.00 $159.00 $1,247 +1.46
809–839 824 59 155.10–162.00 $158.55 $1,306 +11.71
865–890 881 17 145.75–149.75 $147.14 $1,296 -7.49
910–930 929 30 141.50–144.85 $144.63 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 unweaned 459 6 173.00 $173.00 $794 —
453–481 467 10 180.50–187.00 $183.85 $859 —
534–545 543 19 168.00–169.50 $169.19 $919 -8.55
551–555 552 14 150.50–165.00 $155.70 $859 -4.37
607–633 620 6 153.50–161.00 $157.17 $974 +7.74
662–692 684 47 143.00–154.00 $148.16 $1,013 +8.16
709 709 5 157.50 $157.50 $1,117 +3.50
765–767 766 6 145.50–146.50 $146.00 $1,118 —
807 807 5 148.25 $148.25 $1,196 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 4 147.00 $147.00 $792 —
594–598 595 10 135.00–145.50 $142.34 $847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757 757 7 135.50 $135.50 $1,026 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 4 138.00 $138.00 $664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–422 420 18 161.50–170.00 $165.37 $695 +6.37
459–492 472 9 150.00–155.00 $153.47 $724 +2.38
511–548 518 72 149.50–161.00 $156.01 $808 +4.01
558 558 5 154.50 $154.50 $862 -2.01
574 unweaned 574 9 142.50 $142.50 $818 +1.00
588–597 593 6 133.50–135.50 $134.51 $798 -22.00
602–640 625 69 145.50–161.75 $157.89 $987 +3.89
666–699 681 178 153.25–159.00 $154.69 $1,053 +3.88
705 705 66 150.00 $150.00 $1,058 —
715 715 12 158.25 $158.25 $1,131 +25.50
748 unweaned 748 4 130.00 $130.00 $972 —
759–778 776 76 149.85–154.25 $150.42 $1,167 —
803 803 5 147.50 $147.50 $1,184 +12.00
824 824 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,154 +4.50
889 889 8 137.25 $137.25 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 unweaned 385 3 153.00 $153.00 $589 +7.00
389 389 7 159.00 $159.00 $619 +1.79
419 419 4 158.00 $158.00 $662 +5.29
488–497 490 11 144.50–148.00 $145.47 $713 -0.15
516 516 4 140.00 $140.00 $722 -3.38
562 562 3 133.00 $133.00 $747 -7.69
560–596 576 21 138.00–141.50 $140.58 $810 -0.11
644–648 645 14 135.50–147.75 $145.99 $942 +13.26
657–695 684 11 135.00–139.50 $137.59 $941 -3.55
698 698 3 127.50 $127.50 $890 -13.64
708–743 723 10 134.00–138.75 $136.35 $986 —
772–799 790 9 132.50–137.50 $135.87 $1,073 —
836 836 8 138.25 $138.25 $1,156 —
900 900 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,116 —
987 987 3 118.50 $118.50 $1,170 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 6 174.50 $174.50 $869 —
571 571 4 149.00 $149.00 $851 —
623–630 627 7 136.50–143.50 $139.48 $875 —
673 673 3 128.00 $128.00 $861 —
728–748 738 6 134.00–134.50 $134.25 $991 +16.75
866 866 5 124.50 $124.50 $1,078 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $671 —
925–1390 1282 80-85% 19 66.00–70.00 $67.85 $870 +7.18
955–1925 1320 80-85% 24 58.00–65.00 $61.06 $806 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $690 —
1245–1920 1472 75-80% 21 63.00–70.00 $66.37 $977 —
1585–1630 1605 75-80% 3 74.50–78.50 $75.83 $1,217 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1300 1035 85-90% 17 51.00–59.00 $54.23 $561 —
1035–1045 1040 85-90% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.50 $504 —
1025–1120 1073 85-90% 2 62.50–64.00 $63.22 $678 +7.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1820 1553 2 76.50–78.00 $77.38 $1,202 —
1280–2230 1628 4 83.00–94.00 $87.93 $1,432 —
1645–2080 1859 4 94.00–97.50 $95.77 $1,780 +7.58

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1030 891 (<2 yrs)Open 10 90.00–114.00 $98.74 $880
755–1060 951 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 66.00–84.00 $77.44 $736

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00 -50.00

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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.