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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

2,379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.38/cwt +12.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 565 lb · 132 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $164.67/cwt -6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 736 lb · 95 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.05/cwt +11.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 829 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,379 1,693 1,954
Feeder cattle 1,979 1,325 1,709
Slaughter cattle 350 318 195
Replacement cattle 50 50 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to spots 5.00 higher. There was quite a bit of variety in the cattle which is typical this time of the year for this part of the country. Some hard weaned stocker type cattle ready to turn out were on hand along with some loads of yearlings and then several new crop calves with some weaned and some not. However, demand was good for nearly all the cattle. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–397 388 17 208.00–233.50 $225.83 $876 —
392 392 5 199.00 $199.00 $780 —
412–443 426 29 208.00–218.50 $212.77 $906 +0.77
440 thin fleshed 440 7 219.50 $219.50 $966 —
463 value added 463 11 208.00 $208.00 $963 —
483 483 20 210.25 $210.25 $1,016 -1.69
489–492 unweaned 491 22 191.00–201.50 $194.33 $954 —
503–512 unweaned 509 22 182.50–195.00 $185.92 $946 —
516 value added 516 5 199.50 $199.50 $1,029 —
511–532 517 51 191.00–202.50 $198.49 $1,026 +0.32
550–561 unweaned 558 19 169.00–182.50 $172.66 $963 —
554–591 564 99 182.00–203.00 $193.13 $1,089 +9.12
578 value added 578 14 195.00 $195.00 $1,127 —
601–648 627 44 179.50–193.00 $184.30 $1,156 +5.19
648 value added 648 27 179.75 $179.75 $1,165 —
654 unweaned 654 7 157.50 $157.50 $1,030 —
654 thin fleshed 654 21 183.75 $183.75 $1,202 —
666–687 676 36 162.00–173.00 $166.46 $1,125 -5.10
734 734 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,101 -21.06
733–745 736 90 162.50–166.60 $165.49 $1,218 -5.57
768 value added 768 13 160.00 $160.00 $1,229 —
782 782 55 159.85 $159.85 $1,250 +3.43
807–843 829 87 150.75–157.00 $156.05 $1,294 +16.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–424 420 20 199.00–202.00 $200.81 $843 —
473 thin fleshed 473 9 210.00 $210.00 $993 —
473–492 483 15 183.50–195.50 $190.97 $922 -1.85
500–503 502 12 194.50–196.00 $195.25 $980 —
531 unweaned 531 7 166.50 $166.50 $884 —
556–581 574 11 179.00–186.50 $180.98 $1,039 +5.23
584–596 thin fleshed 589 16 190.00–190.50 $190.22 $1,120 —
613 613 6 165.50 $165.50 $1,015 +0.50
627 value added 627 13 176.50 $176.50 $1,107 —
718 718 6 150.50 $150.50 $1,081 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 unweaned 392 5 158.00 $158.00 $619 —
611 611 6 152.50 $152.50 $932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–373 364 9 191.00–200.00 $195.90 $713 +6.17
372 value added 372 7 176.00 $176.00 $655 —
378 unweaned 378 5 173.00 $173.00 $654 —
405–437 425 13 175.00–183.00 $176.76 $751 -7.24
459–461 unweaned 460 23 169.00–175.00 $172.65 $794 —
458–498 474 43 166.00–179.50 $175.66 $833 +5.17
515–516 unweaned 516 7 154.50–163.00 $159.36 $822 —
513–540 522 51 162.00–176.75 $173.66 $907 +9.45
540 fancy 540 5 182.50 $182.50 $986 —
542 value added 542 14 177.25 $177.25 $961 —
554–593 560 31 156.50–166.50 $160.22 $897 +1.55
600–638 621 42 151.25–165.50 $159.19 $989 +0.58
645 value added 645 19 162.50 $162.50 $1,048 —
690 690 20 156.85 $156.85 $1,082 +0.27
716 716 75 156.00 $156.00 $1,117 +2.25
825 825 3 137.50 $137.50 $1,134 +7.75
949 949 6 128.50 $128.50 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–335 334 7 167.50–174.00 $171.22 $572 -7.28
365 365 3 168.00 $168.00 $613 -0.03
407–448 430 32 156.00–175.00 $167.87 $722 -0.92
452–458 thin fleshed 456 13 176.00–182.50 $178.48 $814 —
450–499 480 29 159.00–170.00 $165.00 $792 +5.00
499 value added 499 6 157.50 $157.50 $786 —
504–546 thin fleshed 516 14 171.50–174.50 $172.41 $890 —
522 unweaned 522 3 143.00 $143.00 $746 —
522–543 538 28 155.00–159.50 $157.91 $850 —
573–599 594 24 156.50–160.75 $159.90 $950 +7.40
616–619 618 35 145.25–153.25 $151.66 $937 +2.49
657 value added 657 7 150.75 $150.75 $990 —
687–696 689 20 142.50–154.00 $151.68 $1,045 —
739 739 4 135.50 $135.50 $1,001 +17.50
773 773 16 144.75 $144.75 $1,119 +9.70
854–879 865 9 131.50–132.00 $131.77 $1,140 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697 697 9 138.25 $138.25 $964 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–399 388 23 204.00–215.00 $207.85 $806 —
405 405 4 214.00 $214.00 $867 —
454–461 459 16 189.50–194.50 $193.26 $887 —
508 unweaned 508 7 171.50 $171.50 $871 —
535–537 536 9 174.50–180.50 $178.50 $957 -11.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–448 440 8 198.00–200.00 $198.73 $874 +14.12
550–589 559 17 158.00–163.50 $162.14 $906 +11.64
613 613 4 153.50 $153.50 $941 —
630 thin fleshed 630 8 161.25 $161.25 $1,016 —
673 673 3 147.50 $147.50 $993 —
870 870 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,114 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1145 1085 80-85% 2 77.00–78.00 $77.47 $841 —
1203–1359 1267 80-85% 83 77.00–88.00 $82.92 $1,051 -11.65
990–1460 1297 80-85% 15 89.50–93.50 $91.12 $1,182 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1389–1640 1433 75-80% 26 84.00–88.50 $86.78 $1,244 —
1403–1575 1456 75-80% 29 90.00–95.00 $92.02 $1,340 -4.19
1610 1610 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,272 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
928–1158 1036 85-90% 35 69.50–78.50 $72.75 $754 -0.49
890–1450 1138 85-90% 5 60.00–65.00 $63.68 $725 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1282–1925 1484 31 101.00–112.00 $108.69 $1,613 —
1290–2195 1601 7 86.00–96.00 $92.93 $1,488 —
1680–2195 1931 7 112.00–116.00 $114.58 $2,213 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1085 977 (<2 yrs)Open 10 85.00–112.00 $100.21 $979
820–1255 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 68.00–93.00 $83.02 $814

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
888 888 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
996 996 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.