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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

3,792 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.54/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 769 lb · 340 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.28/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 577 lb · 274 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $167.42/cwt -2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 731 lb · 232 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,792 1,604 3,568
Feeder cattle 3,502 1,334 3,404
Slaughter cattle 235 220 124
Replacement cattle 55 50 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Several loads and packages of yearlings were on offer, most in medium flesh selling with good demand. Also, some reputation calves were on hand that sold with moderate to good demand. Supply was heavy for the first sale of the year. Cattle futures traded lower in response to sharply higher corn that saw the first three contract months trading over $6.00 a bushel. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 10 192.00 $192.00 $753 —
406–443 427 26 188.00–223.00 $209.97 $897 +23.97
455–481 466 37 179.50–205.00 $191.69 $893 -5.60
474–483 value added 478 23 203.00–211.00 $206.17 $985 +26.67
504–548 530 66 180.00–200.00 $194.63 $1,032 +1.63
530 value added 530 17 187.50 $187.50 $994 —
551–577 value added 561 35 178.50–192.50 $186.74 $1,048 +11.49
554–596 579 239 169.50–189.00 $179.33 $1,038 +0.14
605–644 626 227 164.00–181.50 $172.64 $1,081 +3.27
664–698 684 76 163.00–177.25 $169.83 $1,162 +2.58
698 value added 698 17 173.00 $173.00 $1,208 -4.25
700–746 730 220 161.25–176.00 $167.93 $1,226 -1.72
741 741 12 158.00 $158.00 $1,171 -11.65
753–782 769 340 159.35–170.00 $162.54 $1,250 -1.46
814–840 839 204 155.25–166.10 $165.74 $1,391 —
848 848 12 151.25 $151.25 $1,283 —
852 852 14 155.00 $155.00 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–428 418 12 166.00–182.00 $174.46 $729 -1.54
467–487 478 55 160.00–179.00 $168.99 $808 -8.51
521–548 537 29 162.00–174.00 $167.07 $897 -6.06
560–588 581 35 158.00–166.00 $161.79 $940 -13.92
613 thin fleshed 613 11 178.75 $178.75 $1,096 —
613–614 613 17 158.50–166.50 $163.20 $1,000 +3.93
654–659 659 41 150.50–156.75 $156.14 $1,029 —
666 value added 666 6 155.50 $155.50 $1,036 —
708 708 6 147.50 $147.50 $1,044 -13.00
708–747 730 16 154.50–157.25 $156.08 $1,139 -4.42
757 757 63 166.00 $166.00 $1,257 +10.25
878 878 14 145.25 $145.25 $1,275 —
900–908 904 6 144.00–149.00 $146.51 $1,324 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 16 159.00 $159.00 $927 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 170.00 $170.00 $588 —
365 365 11 157.00 $157.00 $573 —
421 value added 421 6 173.00 $173.00 $728 —
423–446 435 10 159.50–162.00 $160.72 $699 -2.32
453 value added 453 10 162.50 $162.50 $736 -4.50
463–478 475 29 158.00–177.00 $173.17 $823 +12.83
487 487 3 145.00 $145.00 $706 -15.34
500–539 515 81 152.50–167.00 $161.04 $829 +14.04
511–528 value added 521 34 159.00–163.00 $160.62 $837 —
556–594 570 171 154.00–165.00 $158.37 $903 -2.45
582–590 value added 587 17 155.00–159.50 $156.57 $919 -6.43
598 598 6 148.00 $148.00 $885 -12.82
627 627 10 146.50 $146.50 $919 -10.36
608–648 630 110 152.00–159.50 $156.64 $987 -0.22
662 662 9 143.50 $143.50 $950 -3.15
674 value added 674 4 149.50 $149.50 $1,008 -8.50
662–698 683 92 145.75–161.00 $155.87 $1,065 +9.22
704–722 708 101 153.75–155.75 $155.38 $1,100 +9.38
723 723 8 147.00 $147.00 $1,063 +1.00
760 760 28 158.75 $158.75 $1,206 —
788 788 10 143.75 $143.75 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 155.00 $155.00 $496 -7.00
375 375 5 159.00 $159.00 $596 +2.36
398 value added 398 3 151.00 $151.00 $601 —
414–431 425 45 158.00–163.50 $159.52 $678 +12.47
452–493 475 68 148.00–164.00 $156.85 $745 +0.64
518 value added 518 10 161.00 $161.00 $834 +17.50
502–531 520 72 145.00–154.00 $150.23 $781 +7.12
550–599 569 55 138.50–151.50 $144.12 $820 -7.83
569 value added 569 18 152.50 $152.50 $868 —
613–623 615 21 136.50–141.50 $139.65 $859 -7.35
619 value added 619 9 158.00 $158.00 $978 —
774 774 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,107 +9.00
871 871 62 145.35 $145.35 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–437 419 6 132.00–138.00 $134.87 $565 —
458–463 461 12 132.50–133.50 $133.09 $614 -5.91
506 506 14 127.50 $127.50 $645 -5.50
613 613 6 125.00 $125.00 $766 —
770 770 4 131.50 $131.50 $1,013 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 13 145.25 $145.25 $771 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 145.50 $145.50 $822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 3 146.00 $146.00 $813 +7.00
648 648 8 143.50 $143.50 $930 -5.92
745 745 4 141.50 $141.50 $1,054 +1.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1485 1216 80-85% 53 55.00–64.50 $60.43 $735 +0.60
1203–1470 1270 80-85% 4 55.00 $55.00 $698 —
1193–1475 1291 80-85% 9 64.50–65.00 $64.78 $836 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1302–1620 1377 75-80% 16 63.00–67.50 $65.22 $898 —
1460–1515 1490 75-80% 5 70.00–72.00 $70.60 $1,052 +7.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1040 965 85-90% 4 38.50–46.50 $41.90 $404 -16.60
930–1280 1037 85-90% 10 48.50–56.50 $51.66 $536 +7.54
1065 1065 85-90% 1 58.50 $58.50 $623 +9.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1680 1476 4 69.00–80.00 $77.20 $1,139 —
1420–1950 1608 3 91.00–93.50 $92.30 $1,484 +7.57
1850–2160 1960 3 96.00–99.00 $97.31 $1,907 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–1170 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 55.00–74.00 $65.77 $679
900–1180 1064 (<2 yrs)Open 8 89.00–115.00 $100.35 $1,068

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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.