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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

2,047 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.58/cwt -3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 677 lb · 126 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.80/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 586 lb · 104 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.47/cwt +13.37 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 584 lb · 100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,047 1,819 1,665
Feeder cattle 1,797 1,677 1,446
Slaughter cattle 210 122 176
Replacement cattle 40 20 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. A mix of both calves and yearlings made up a moderate supply. Several smaller to medium sized groups of yearlings coming off grass are still showing up and finding very good demand, while the good grass and nice weather is keeping several calves at home. Calves sold with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold uneven with the fleshier cows selling steady and lean and boning cows 3.00-4.00 lower, bulls sold 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
383 383 3 200.00 $200.00 $766 -0.61
431–436 433 12 189.00–203.00 $197.13 $854 -11.40
458–486 476 12 174.00–180.00 $175.44 $835 -16.62
517–522 unweaned 519 52 167.00–181.25 $177.50 $921 +4.00
526–547 534 35 182.00–184.75 $182.93 $977 +8.64
568–597 586 84 169.75–176.50 $171.79 $1,007 +5.32
568–597 unweaned 588 20 154.50–164.25 $161.43 $949 —
609–625 618 63 161.75–176.75 $171.05 $1,057 -2.13
632 unweaned 632 18 161.50 $161.50 $1,021 —
651–665 unweaned 658 12 144.50–147.00 $145.74 $959 -4.26
664 664 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,009 -15.22
655–680 670 74 160.00–167.00 $164.04 $1,099 -3.18
688 fancy 688 6 174.25 $174.25 $1,199 —
718 718 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,077 -15.45
706–745 734 23 160.25–164.75 $161.84 $1,188 -3.61
762–790 776 85 155.75–166.75 $163.91 $1,272 +4.91
805–840 818 13 148.50–149.75 $149.26 $1,221 -9.29
855–883 869 50 146.75–154.75 $149.26 $1,297 +2.12
916 916 5 142.75 $142.75 $1,308 -1.88
1008 1008 3 126.50 $126.50 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–444 unweaned 432 12 170.00–171.00 $170.43 $736 —
458–493 476 8 166.00–168.00 $167.04 $795 -16.81
516–519 517 24 163.50–170.50 $168.74 $872 -0.45
528–540 unweaned 533 7 150.00–155.00 $152.83 $815 —
560 560 4 151.50 $151.50 $848 -4.20
591 unweaned 591 13 152.00 $152.00 $898 —
615–630 unweaned 620 12 143.50 $143.50 $890 —
634–647 643 15 153.50–156.00 $154.32 $992 -2.85
656 656 4 149.00 $149.00 $977 +0.84
700 700 4 151.50 $151.50 $1,060 -6.00
790 790 4 149.50 $149.50 $1,181 +3.50
865 865 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,202 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 unweaned 544 13 165.00 $165.00 $898 —
666 unweaned 666 7 145.00 $145.00 $966 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 14 156.00 $156.00 $772 —
591 591 5 144.00 $144.00 $851 +1.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 134.00 $134.00 $587 —
569 unweaned 569 7 139.00 $139.00 $791 —
870 870 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,157 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 166.00 $166.00 $598 —
426–441 435 28 159.00–171.00 $164.06 $714 -1.31
451–483 467 32 154.00–163.00 $159.23 $744 +5.76
502–523 512 58 149.00–161.75 $155.72 $797 -0.29
532 unweaned 532 6 147.00 $147.00 $782 —
538 thin fleshed 538 16 172.50 $172.50 $928 —
561–574 unweaned 573 41 143.00–146.50 $146.17 $838 +3.67
566–599 592 59 149.50–167.00 $163.63 $969 +29.12
611–622 614 12 147.50–152.00 $148.64 $913 -9.25
650 unweaned 650 6 136.00 $136.00 $884 —
661–688 678 120 147.75–158.00 $152.36 $1,033 -2.33
700–725 718 45 152.00–158.00 $156.11 $1,121 -2.14
761 761 63 154.85 $154.85 $1,178 +4.43
768 768 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,052 -13.42
891 891 28 137.35 $137.35 $1,224 +0.10
922 922 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 169.00 $169.00 $740 +11.00
450–475 465 22 146.00–158.50 $152.55 $709 +7.08
502–535 512 12 148.00–151.00 $149.73 $767 +9.73
550–579 561 26 143.50–148.50 $146.15 $820 +13.15
602–618 611 25 140.00–149.00 $142.80 $873 -3.19
613 unweaned 613 4 136.00 $136.00 $834 —
653–693 679 19 137.00–146.25 $141.74 $962 +4.15
700 700 4 143.25 $143.25 $1,003 +6.90
786 786 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,100 +4.13
827 827 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,092 -6.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 127.00 $127.00 $679 —
674 674 4 128.00 $128.00 $863 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 unweaned 470 5 131.50 $131.50 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 5 197.00 $197.00 $563 —
410 unweaned 410 4 154.00 $154.00 $631 —
510 510 4 157.50 $157.50 $803 —
554–592 577 17 135.00–141.50 $139.68 $806 -9.32
855 855 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,069 +0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 194.00 $194.00 $689 —
477–499 488 11 158.00–165.00 $161.21 $787 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1405 1162 80-85% 29 54.00–62.50 $57.54 $669 —
995–1316 1240 80-85% 11 63.50–69.50 $68.17 $845 +13.17
1030–1690 1243 80-85% 11 46.50–52.50 $51.56 $641 -3.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–975 879 85-90% 5 37.00–47.50 $42.32 $372 —
955 955 85-90% 1 31.00 $31.00 $296 —
970 970 85-90% 3 59.00 $59.00 $572 —
875–1330 1139 85-90% 22 48.00–55.00 $50.65 $577 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 75-80% 1 54.50 $54.50 $570 —
1305–1705 1492 75-80% 9 61.00–68.50 $66.77 $996 +0.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1690 1397 6 69.50–79.50 $75.86 $1,060 —
1225–2135 1716 12 81.00–89.50 $85.36 $1,465 —
1790–2045 1948 5 92.00–95.00 $93.13 $1,814 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1175 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 65.00–71.00 $67.84 $702
870–1290 1057 (<2 yrs)Open 15 75.00–102.00 $90.42 $956

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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
900–1175 1084 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,125.00–1,300.00 $1,178.13 —

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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.