Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

1,921 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.28/cwt +12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 786 lb · 148 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.15/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 712 lb · 130 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.40/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 664 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,921	2,480	1,876
Feeder cattle	1,696	2,242	1,755
Slaughter cattle	50	198	106
Replacement cattle	175	40	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the majority of the steers offered were yearlings weighing over 600 lbs and those weighing from 600-800 lbs traded steady while the heavier weight steers gained back last weeks losses and sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher and a light test of steer and heifer calves under 550 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–446	437	36	215.50–219.50	$218.83	$956	—
454–487	471	20	202.50–207.50	$204.80	$965	+16.80
518–533	522	38	190.00–208.50	$204.11	$1,065	—
563–568	567	19	196.00–205.00	$202.65	$1,149	+13.40
563–573	569	7	169.00–171.00	$169.85	$966	-19.40
600–640	621	60	174.50–192.00	$183.73	$1,141	-1.77
672–697	685	49	168.75–177.50	$174.43	$1,195	-3.30
697 value added	697	9	169.75	$169.75	$1,183	—
705–727	712	130	163.00–170.85	$169.15	$1,204	+6.55
794	794	4	156.25	$156.25	$1,241	+3.79
815–832	819	12	148.50–155.25	$153.54	$1,257	+5.32
855–884	861	80	147.00–156.10	$154.11	$1,327	+7.76
956	956	4	139.75	$139.75	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293 thin fleshed	293	3	210.00	$210.00	$615	—
378–384	380	11	185.00–200.00	$190.51	$724	-17.44
434–439	437	8	185.00–186.00	$185.50	$811	-21.50
464–495 thin fleshed	484	22	209.50–215.50	$211.59	$1,024	+1.09
511 thin fleshed	511	10	208.00	$208.00	$1,063	+8.50
510–545	527	29	182.50–196.00	$190.77	$1,005	+22.77
559–590	581	14	172.00–185.00	$177.94	$1,034	-2.33
606–614	609	22	183.00–185.50	$184.38	$1,123	+17.29
656	656	4	146.00	$146.00	$958	-19.00
668–672	671	23	170.50–178.00	$177.03	$1,188	+12.03
736–748	744	15	161.25–163.00	$161.83	$1,204	+8.11
753–797	786	148	147.50–158.85	$157.28	$1,236	+12.43
959	959	4	137.50	$137.50	$1,319	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	6	160.00	$160.00	$576	—
816	816	16	142.00	$142.00	$1,159	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277 thin fleshed	277	3	190.00	$190.00	$526	-4.00
319 thin fleshed	319	4	202.50	$202.50	$646	—
476 thin fleshed	476	13	175.00	$175.00	$833	+1.25
468–495	477	37	160.00–174.00	$164.71	$786	+8.26
490	490	7	154.00	$154.00	$755	-2.45
516–525	519	11	161.50–162.50	$161.87	$840	+7.66
535	535	3	144.00	$144.00	$770	-10.21
551–598	567	59	149.50–157.50	$155.13	$880	+4.33
602–627	609	11	146.50–161.50	$157.29	$958	+15.36
648	648	3	140.50	$140.50	$910	-1.43
675	675	4	141.50	$141.50	$955	+0.24
663–685	684	91	145.00–158.75	$157.93	$1,080	+16.67
700–714	708	7	136.50–142.50	$139.96	$991	+2.21
774	774	9	138.50	$138.50	$1,072	—
900	900	3	127.50	$127.50	$1,148	—
1035	1035	3	119.50	$119.50	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253	253	3	165.00	$165.00	$417	—
377 thin fleshed	377	5	198.00	$198.00	$746	—
376–382	378	12	182.00–190.00	$187.98	$711	+3.23
400–444	436	16	176.00–187.00	$178.20	$777	-0.80
457–488	469	19	160.00–181.00	$167.91	$787	-0.59
506–536	520	22	158.50–164.00	$160.01	$832	—
560–598	575	27	155.00–162.00	$158.08	$909	+0.68
605–625	615	23	149.00–162.25	$159.22	$979	+0.64
626	626	7	146.50	$146.50	$917	-12.08
659 value added	659	5	150.50	$150.50	$992	—
663	663	4	142.50	$142.50	$945	-19.50
658–688	664	90	153.00–162.00	$158.45	$1,052	-3.55
754	754	6	151.50	$151.50	$1,142	+10.25
817	817	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,144	+10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	37	153.25	$153.25	$973	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	5	142.00	$142.00	$532	—
491	491	8	135.00	$135.00	$663	—
538	538	3	141.00	$141.00	$759	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	4	133.00	$133.00	$998	—
783	783	4	122.00	$122.00	$955	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	3	217.50	$217.50	$711	—
427	427	5	192.00	$192.00	$820	+1.00
470–478	473	14	181.00–190.00	$185.49	$877	—
505 thin fleshed	505	6	189.50	$189.50	$957	—
526	526	5	175.00	$175.00	$920	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	3	152.00	$152.00	$985	+9.55
800	800	4	135.50	$135.50	$1,084	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1328	1159	80-85%	31	79.00–90.00	$86.64	$1,004	—
1027–1450	1181	80-85%	25	89.00–99.50	$92.92	$1,097	—
1200–1290	1245	80-85%	2	66.00–67.50	$66.78	$831	-14.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1175	1042	85-90%	15	69.00–77.00	$73.35	$764	+14.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1475	1340	75-80%	6	84.50–94.00	$90.29	$1,210	—
1494	1494	75-80%	5	94.50	$94.50	$1,412	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2050	1523	8	90.00–100.00	$96.06	$1,463	+7.04
1660–2145	1801	6	117.00–125.00	$121.96	$2,196	—
1485–2100	1804	11	104.00–115.00	$107.98	$1,948	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1250	1024	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	90.00–118.00	$100.64	$1,031
1025–1245	1089	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	80.00–95.00	$86.49	$942

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
934	934	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1103	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	835.00	$835.00
1228	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00

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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.