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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

2,110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.50/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 682 lb · 168 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $167.08/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 712 lb · 106 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.17/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 676 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,110 4,436 4,382
Feeder cattle 1,965 4,140 4,382
Slaughter cattle 120 296 0
Replacement cattle 25 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a lighter test of steers and heifers sold steady to spots 5.00 lower. Sharply higher corn on Tuesday had buyers more cautious of their bids on the heavier yearlings and although there were several consignments of quality cattle, overall it didn't quite match up to last weeks large groups. Also, there were more cattle carrying flesh and/or some mud. Supply and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows sold firm 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
313 313 3 215.00 $215.00 $673 —
439 value added 439 8 209.00 $209.00 $918 -13.50
423–448 440 13 210.00–215.50 $213.87 $941 -10.54
483–486 485 18 205.00–213.50 $209.74 $1,017 -17.25
492 unweaned 492 5 192.00 $192.00 $945 —
536–538 537 27 214.00–220.00 $216.60 $1,163 +1.04
541 value added 541 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,120 —
545 545 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,030 -26.56
553 fancy 553 16 212.00 $212.00 $1,172 —
554–594 579 35 186.00–204.00 $197.28 $1,142 -6.76
584 584 15 185.00 $185.00 $1,080 -19.04
585 value added 585 11 194.00 $194.00 $1,135 -6.00
604–627 613 47 175.25–188.50 $183.02 $1,122 -4.81
631 631 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,104 -12.83
673–696 681 137 170.25–177.25 $175.78 $1,197 +9.03
686–689 value added 687 31 169.25–176.00 $174.25 $1,197 -4.23
703–730 712 106 164.10–173.50 $167.08 $1,190 -5.31
757–785 767 82 154.75–161.85 $161.35 $1,238 -4.61
809 value added 809 31 155.75 $155.75 $1,260 +0.40
808–848 818 8 149.50–151.50 $150.98 $1,235 -6.61
928 value added 928 12 151.25 $151.25 $1,404 -1.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–489 464 19 200.00–208.00 $204.54 $949 -4.12
516 516 13 179.75 $179.75 $928 -13.99
511–530 521 22 183.50–208.00 $191.26 $996 -2.48
583–586 585 11 170.50–180.00 $173.94 $1,018 -10.53
607–645 626 79 160.50–177.00 $171.86 $1,076 +5.01
650–688 676 47 159.00–163.25 $162.41 $1,098 -5.99
703–732 709 77 153.50–164.25 $161.32 $1,144 -8.68
766 766 4 145.50 $145.50 $1,115 -15.63
760–795 781 19 151.00–154.50 $152.70 $1,193 -8.43
948 948 5 146.50 $146.50 $1,389 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 9 173.50 $173.50 $760 —
478 478 6 170.50 $170.50 $815 —
525–546 533 28 171.50–172.50 $172.13 $917 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–504 502 19 175.50–180.50 $177.35 $890 —
637 637 6 161.50 $161.50 $1,029 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
893 893 9 151.75 $151.75 $1,355 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 6 151.00 $151.00 $607 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 187.50 $187.50 $581 —
360–397 379 13 192.00–205.00 $198.39 $752 +5.95
416 value added 416 4 190.00 $190.00 $790 -5.00
418–429 424 8 180.00–195.00 $187.40 $795 -7.59
470 470 5 168.00 $168.00 $790 -22.84
460–485 474 11 174.00–177.00 $175.32 $831 -15.52
512 value added 512 15 178.50 $178.50 $914 +9.50
501–524 514 10 153.00–159.50 $156.66 $805 -24.17
534 534 7 165.50 $165.50 $884 -15.33
564–585 574 29 165.00–174.75 $169.35 $972 -10.89
571–590 value added 583 18 164.00–173.75 $170.03 $991 -9.47
617–643 634 74 156.75–169.00 $165.32 $1,048 +0.90
651–679 676 82 157.25–162.75 $157.83 $1,067 -1.40
679 value added 679 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,086 —
704 value added 704 32 157.00 $157.00 $1,105 —
743 743 7 147.25 $147.25 $1,094 -6.93
788 value added 788 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,143 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–328 311 12 189.00–191.00 $189.70 $590 -3.72
437–449 439 24 177.00–177.50 $177.09 $777 +1.02
452–497 465 38 167.00–177.00 $171.70 $798 +7.42
522 522 5 143.00 $143.00 $746 -9.50
511–535 524 28 156.50–171.50 $164.20 $860 +11.70
557–590 575 22 154.00–168.50 $160.37 $922 -0.77
606 606 5 160.00 $160.00 $970 +9.56
650–684 674 31 145.00–152.75 $151.15 $1,019 +0.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–430 417 14 163.00–165.00 $163.88 $683 —
460 460 3 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
517–538 521 22 145.00–146.00 $145.68 $759 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 167.00 $167.00 $625 —
469 469 11 163.50 $163.50 $767 +10.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 5 151.00 $151.00 $613 —
638 638 6 128.00 $128.00 $817 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 199.00 $199.00 $726 —
467 467 10 170.00 $170.00 $794 —
550–570 563 8 160.00–163.50 $162.22 $913 -9.78
600 600 7 145.00 $145.00 $870 —
763 763 4 126.00 $126.00 $961 —
894 894 9 115.00 $115.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 214.00 $214.00 $758 —
418 418 3 205.00 $205.00 $857 -3.50
653 653 12 146.50 $146.50 $957 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1350 1163 80-85% 12 75.50–85.50 $80.51 $936 —
1000–1325 1164 80-85% 4 67.50–73.00 $70.63 $822 —
1015–1485 1239 80-85% 15 88.50–94.50 $90.35 $1,119 +6.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1495 1406 75-80% 12 89.00–94.50 $91.12 $1,281 —
1320–1770 1503 75-80% 7 83.50–88.50 $85.64 $1,287 +9.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1010 849 85-90% 4 42.00–56.00 $49.23 $418 —
960–965 963 85-90% 2 77.50–79.00 $78.25 $754 —
925–1270 1056 85-90% 4 62.50–73.50 $68.82 $727 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1730 1618 3 92.50–93.50 $92.99 $1,505 —
1495–1835 1679 6 95.50–105.00 $99.34 $1,668 —
1690–2055 1917 3 115.50–122.00 $118.66 $2,275 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–1135 988 (<2 yrs)Open 13 95.00–125.00 $114.17 $1,128
785–1285 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 85.00–93.00 $87.71 $940

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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.