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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 21, 2021

1,604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.65/cwt +12.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 738 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.94/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 581 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.50/cwt +12.24 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 568 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,604 3,601 894
Feeder cattle 1,334 3,096 608
Slaughter cattle 220 505 230
Replacement cattle 50 — 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. The higher quality cattle that had been weaned and vaccinated found good demand, including a load of 740 lb steers, but overall the quality wasn't as attractive as usual with several consignments of bulls or un-weaned calves offered. Supply was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 193.00 $193.00 $683 —
432 432 12 186.00 $186.00 $804 -22.45
481 value added 481 8 179.50 $179.50 $863 -13.50
460–499 491 21 187.00–206.00 $197.29 $969 -5.16
520 520 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,004 +1.04
550–595 574 54 172.25–187.75 $179.19 $1,029 -0.23
596 value added 596 25 175.25 $175.25 $1,044 -7.37
616–639 632 48 167.25–173.50 $169.37 $1,070 -3.79
666 value added 666 7 177.25 $177.25 $1,180 +14.25
675–687 684 33 164.75–170.00 $167.25 $1,144 +8.75
702–741 738 80 162.50–170.25 $169.65 $1,252 +14.83
757 757 25 164.00 $164.00 $1,241 +10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 8 191.00 $191.00 $722 +16.28
435 435 10 176.00 $176.00 $766 +5.33
497 497 6 177.50 $177.50 $882 +10.41
535–548 543 17 170.50–175.00 $173.13 $940 +1.27
550–595 560 22 164.00–183.00 $175.71 $984 +13.80
612–622 618 8 155.00–166.50 $159.27 $984 +2.99
734 734 4 160.50 $160.50 $1,178 +4.00
782 782 7 155.75 $155.75 $1,218 +1.25
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 4 139.00 $139.00 $563 —
550 550 4 151.00 $151.00 $830 —
603 603 3 147.00 $147.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 4 156.00 $156.00 $646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 unweaned 419 12 158.00 $158.00 $662 +1.00
418–446 439 26 155.00–165.00 $163.04 $716 -15.31
479 value added 479 13 167.00 $167.00 $800 +0.17
456–499 481 38 157.00–171.00 $160.34 $771 -9.05
528 528 3 147.00 $147.00 $776 -11.77
505–549 530 28 152.00–158.00 $155.54 $824 -3.23
556 value added 556 19 163.00 $163.00 $906 —
555–588 573 42 159.00–163.00 $160.82 $921 +16.64
628–645 633 11 150.00–159.50 $156.86 $993 +15.36
657–662 658 11 143.50–155.00 $146.65 $965 +6.15
668 unweaned 668 3 137.50 $137.50 $918 —
671 value added 671 10 158.00 $158.00 $1,060 —
727 727 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,061 -11.93
920 920 12 130.00 $130.00 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 162.00 $162.00 $515 +3.00
358–396 377 8 154.50–159.00 $156.64 $591 -12.36
406–432 425 16 145.00–150.00 $147.05 $625 -19.77
457–474 468 26 153.50–159.00 $156.21 $731 +1.18
485–495 unweaned 490 6 140.00–143.00 $141.48 $693 —
503–542 unweaned 520 7 133.00–136.00 $134.66 $700 —
508–532 522 16 138.00–150.00 $143.11 $747 -8.54
523 thin fleshed 523 19 161.25 $161.25 $843 —
530 value added 530 5 143.50 $143.50 $761 -7.11
577–592 588 15 139.00–157.50 $151.95 $893 +6.48
605 605 7 147.00 $147.00 $889 +4.95
731 731 4 132.00 $132.00 $965 -11.58
765 765 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,025 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 8 166.00 $166.00 $531 —
378 378 5 144.00 $144.00 $544 -13.00
452 452 6 139.00 $139.00 $628 -9.00
534 534 5 133.00 $133.00 $710 —
654 654 5 135.50 $135.50 $886 -4.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 unweaned 683 6 134.50 $134.50 $919 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 4 134.00 $134.00 $892 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 158.00 $158.00 $540 -11.00
415–440 420 17 156.00–165.00 $162.46 $682 -5.18
465–480 473 6 163.00 $163.00 $771 —
530–549 533 35 145.00–151.00 $148.41 $791 -10.59
568 568 3 139.00 $139.00 $790 +5.00
613–631 625 49 142.00–152.00 $149.42 $934 +1.81
680–693 687 9 143.00–144.50 $143.83 $988 +3.83
718–734 726 8 134.00–146.50 $140.32 $1,019 -0.48
798 798 4 124.50 $124.50 $994 —
836 836 12 134.50 $134.50 $1,124 +3.00
888 888 3 116.50 $116.50 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–439 437 13 160.00–185.00 $165.70 $724 —
468 468 4 164.00 $164.00 $768 —
576 576 5 151.00 $151.00 $870 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 58.50 $58.50 $570 —
823–1191 1028 85-90% 25 41.00–46.50 $44.12 $454 —
950–1165 1083 85-90% 17 46.00–54.00 $48.89 $529 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1145 1118 80-85% 10 48.00–54.00 $52.60 $588 —
1120–1240 1160 80-85% 3 66.00–68.00 $67.29 $781 —
970–1300 1202 80-85% 17 54.00–63.50 $59.83 $719 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1383–1446 1422 75-80% 8 67.00–67.50 $67.32 $957 —
1295–1690 1464 75-80% 11 59.00–66.00 $62.61 $917 -5.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1545 1308 8 70.00–77.00 $72.86 $953 —
1300–2115 1629 10 81.50–89.00 $84.73 $1,380 —
1590–2165 1875 3 92.00–98.00 $95.81 $1,796 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–1205 962 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 64.00–85.00 $73.69 $709
1195 1195 (<2 yrs)Open 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,255

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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.