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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

3,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.67/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 577 lb · 256 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.18/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 623 lb · 217 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.16/cwt +8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 570 lb · 191 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,476 3,051 0
Feeder cattle 3,081 2,648 0
Slaughter cattle 395 343 0
Replacement cattle — 60 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher with most of the gain on those under 600 lbs. A few drafts of heifer calves under 450 lbs sold sharply higher. It was the Annual Customer Appreciation sale and the overall quality was attractive. Demand was good for a heavy supply that featured mainly calves with a few yearlings in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–353 352 12 201.00–214.00 $209.65 $738 —
430 value added 430 6 211.00 $211.00 $907 —
417–444 433 25 200.00–205.00 $203.07 $879 +12.29
470 470 6 170.00 $170.00 $799 -16.74
450–499 485 101 178.00–204.00 $191.05 $927 +4.31
489 value added 489 4 196.00 $196.00 $958 —
501–546 521 107 179.00–192.00 $186.19 $970 +8.00
550–597 576 174 164.00–182.00 $174.76 $1,007 +3.30
556–598 value added 577 12 173.00–184.50 $178.54 $1,030 —
566–594 unweaned 577 50 156.50–166.50 $162.82 $939 —
591 591 20 162.00–164.00 $162.80 $962 +4.25
601–646 623 217 161.50–173.00 $166.18 $1,035 -1.55
669 unweaned 669 12 151.50 $151.50 $1,014 +8.34
658–687 676 95 156.00–167.00 $162.91 $1,101 +4.33
715–736 726 17 149.50–155.00 $152.05 $1,104 -14.67
715–742 729 97 156.75–169.75 $163.93 $1,195 -2.79
748 unweaned 748 6 145.75 $145.75 $1,090 —
763–781 768 16 159.00–164.00 $162.73 $1,250 +12.39
768 768 10 147.50 $147.50 $1,133 -2.84
824 824 7 169.50 $169.50 $1,397 +25.25
937 937 9 144.50 $144.50 $1,354 —
958 958 8 147.25 $147.25 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 11 201.00 $201.00 $593 —
313–337 323 7 196.00–206.00 $201.53 $651 —
350 thin fleshed 350 3 204.00 $204.00 $714 —
390 390 3 180.00 $180.00 $702 +1.96
420–439 436 32 170.00–186.50 $180.39 $787 +4.15
452–476 467 20 176.00–196.00 $185.56 $867 +12.56
507–544 518 26 164.00–179.00 $169.29 $877 +10.96
567 thin fleshed 567 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,021 —
553–599 568 38 155.00–172.00 $164.49 $934 +5.34
600–635 616 37 145.00–158.50 $152.09 $937 -3.60
636 thin fleshed 636 11 168.50 $168.50 $1,072 —
670 670 4 149.50 $149.50 $1,002 -2.28
707 707 6 147.50 $147.50 $1,043 +0.81
810 810 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,235 -6.43
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 4 189.00 $189.00 $754 —
519 519 5 171.00 $171.00 $887 —
697 697 10 157.00 $157.00 $1,094 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 7 162.00 $162.00 $909 —
678 678 12 149.75 $149.75 $1,015 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 11 160.00 $160.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 5 142.50 $142.50 $892 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 188.00 $188.00 $615 —
350–397 371 45 167.00–183.00 $176.90 $656 —
405–438 fancy 421 61 188.50 $188.50 $794 —
412–449 428 56 163.00–178.00 $169.59 $726 +3.07
451–498 478 101 154.50–174.00 $162.28 $776 +4.64
500–541 519 135 148.00–163.00 $157.64 $818 +4.63
519 thin fleshed 519 32 169.25 $169.25 $878 —
535 535 3 143.00 $143.00 $765 -10.01
544 value added 544 5 154.00 $154.00 $838 —
561 fancy 561 21 168.75 $168.75 $947 —
554–588 571 164 147.50–164.75 $156.23 $892 +8.58
583 583 6 142.00 $142.00 $828 -5.65
601–646 615 47 147.00–162.00 $154.04 $947 +6.00
610–638 unweaned 623 42 144.50–147.75 $145.77 $908 —
636 fancy 636 21 169.25 $169.25 $1,076 —
641 value added 641 14 154.00 $154.00 $987 —
673–686 682 105 146.75–164.75 $159.04 $1,085 -0.55
691 691 7 167.00 $167.00 $1,154 +7.41
696 thin fleshed 696 14 168.00 $168.00 $1,169 +3.50
719 719 4 135.50 $135.50 $974 -25.25
705–738 729 24 154.75–163.50 $159.55 $1,163 +19.34
801 801 5 150.50 $150.50 $1,206 +16.25
976 976 4 129.50 $129.50 $1,264 —
1033–1034 1034 13 125.00–125.50 $125.38 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269–289 283 16 155.00–177.00 $170.46 $482 —
413–444 434 12 153.00–160.00 $155.22 $674 +0.03
446 thin fleshed 446 11 174.00 $174.00 $776 —
456–487 476 40 145.00–162.50 $152.52 $726 -1.04
514–531 524 20 144.00–157.00 $150.43 $788 +6.89
552–592 583 42 138.50–154.50 $142.93 $833 -2.40
613–614 614 11 138.00–143.50 $141.50 $869 +4.25
679 679 4 144.75 $144.75 $983 +9.87
691 691 4 135.50 $135.50 $936 +0.62
725 725 3 137.00 $137.00 $993 -1.77
757 757 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,037 -3.04
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 162.00 $162.00 $595 —
549 549 27 154.00 $154.00 $845 -5.50
598 598 6 149.50 $149.50 $894 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 151.00 $151.00 $562 —
400 400 3 148.00 $148.00 $592 —
536 536 4 140.50 $140.50 $753 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 5 138.00 $138.00 $730 ±0.00
608 608 3 121.00 $121.00 $736 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 157.00 $157.00 $656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 181.00 $181.00 $693 —
515 thin fleshed 515 4 159.50 $159.50 $821 —
500–546 539 13 141.00–149.00 $142.14 $766 -4.93
557–588 578 9 146.00 $146.00 $844 +7.73
602–629 621 16 139.00–145.50 $143.53 $891 —
735 735 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,022 —
798 798 12 133.50 $133.50 $1,065 —
855 855 4 125.50 $125.50 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 219.00 $219.00 $613 —
342 342 5 209.00 $209.00 $715 -0.49
358–362 360 5 206.00–212.50 $208.58 $751 +18.58
388 unweaned 388 3 169.00 $169.00 $656 —
478–493 487 17 162.00–169.00 $165.67 $807 -5.33
495 unweaned 495 4 150.00 $150.00 $742 —
510–548 539 16 148.00–157.00 $150.13 $809 —
593 593 8 142.50 $142.50 $845 +1.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1113–1330 1175 80-85% 10 63.50–68.50 $66.36 $780 —
1020–1336 1198 80-85% 11 52.00–62.00 $59.68 $715 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 51.50 $51.50 $644 -4.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1315 1275 75-80% 4 62.00–66.50 $65.17 $831 —
1300 1300 75-80% 2 69.50 $69.50 $904 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1065 1020 85-90% 3 35.50–42.50 $39.69 $405 —
1048 1048 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $524 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1765 1536 8 70.00–77.50 $73.35 $1,127 —
1260–1960 1791 9 80.00–91.50 $88.11 $1,578 —
1550–2080 1824 7 93.50–97.00 $95.11 $1,735 —

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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.