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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

2,365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.67/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 719 lb · 229 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.31/cwt +4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 706 lb · 133 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.25/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 620 lb · 124 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,365 2,379 2,286
Feeder cattle 1,916 1,979 1,848
Slaughter cattle 399 350 348
Replacement cattle 50 50 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. A nice mix of yearlings and calves was offered and the quality was good. Despite the negative tone to the feeder market to start the week, due to corn breaking the $8.00/bushel mark, trade was active and buyers pushed bids on the yearlings past last week's marks knowing that overall, fundamentals for the cattle market are positive. Cow slaughter is running well above year ago levels with several areas across the country in drought and with higher prices for cows and bulls going to slaughter than the last several years, producers have been getting culls to town before turning out. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 9 229.00 $229.00 $643 —
364–390 372 24 203.00–226.50 $221.21 $823 -4.62
401–426 411 23 204.00–218.00 $211.49 $869 -1.28
451–496 476 88 199.00–215.00 $207.63 $988 -2.62
508–524 518 59 189.00–202.00 $198.37 $1,028 -0.12
520 value added 520 11 193.00 $193.00 $1,004 -6.50
545 unweaned 545 11 184.50 $184.50 $1,006 —
556–585 572 54 176.00–187.50 $183.90 $1,052 -9.23
588 unweaned 588 13 167.75 $167.75 $986 -4.91
605–633 unweaned 616 20 165.50–168.25 $167.12 $1,029 —
605–646 620 33 171.00–185.00 $180.51 $1,119 -3.79
655–657 655 41 170.50–183.00 $181.17 $1,187 +14.71
700 unweaned 700 16 157.00 $157.00 $1,099 —
702–705 703 93 165.00–175.00 $173.56 $1,220 +23.56
715–725 722 6 154.50–155.50 $155.17 $1,120 +5.17
725 value added 725 18 163.00 $163.00 $1,182 —
853 853 53 152.50 $152.50 $1,301 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 225.00 $225.00 $799 —
443 443 3 188.00 $188.00 $833 -12.81
458–495 478 23 189.00–200.50 $195.91 $936 +4.94
509–548 525 17 171.00–190.00 $184.05 $966 -11.20
591–595 592 35 177.25–180.00 $177.67 $1,052 -3.31
605–614 609 9 174.00–179.50 $176.46 $1,075 +10.96
673–674 673 79 164.00–175.60 $174.13 $1,172 —
743–744 744 9 152.50–162.00 $155.66 $1,158 +5.16
825 825 15 152.00 $152.00 $1,254 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 unweaned 432 3 183.00 $183.00 $791 —
738 738 14 160.25 $160.25 $1,183 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 7 186.50 $186.50 $992 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–394 388 18 182.00–195.00 $186.11 $722 -9.79
435 435 4 167.00 $167.00 $726 -9.76
415–445 436 32 168.00–185.00 $178.80 $780 +2.04
462–487 476 34 161.00–175.00 $168.31 $801 -7.35
505–534 523 55 161.50–174.00 $164.94 $863 -8.72
521–538 unweaned 532 16 155.50–156.50 $156.13 $831 -3.23
550–591 583 27 151.75–161.25 $155.72 $908 -4.50
579–590 583 14 147.50–148.50 $147.79 $862 -12.43
584 value added 584 7 156.00 $156.00 $911 —
604–628 620 78 165.00–170.00 $167.40 $1,038 +8.21
602–630 unweaned 621 46 143.50–147.25 $145.42 $903 —
674 value added 674 15 151.00 $151.00 $1,018 —
705–743 719 225 148.50–159.00 $156.96 $1,129 +0.96
745 745 4 140.50 $140.50 $1,047 -15.50
751–768 760 55 144.25–150.75 $147.17 $1,118 —
851 851 8 139.75 $139.75 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 180.00 $180.00 $563 +8.78
374–395 385 12 160.00–185.00 $169.93 $654 +1.93
437 437 5 173.00 $173.00 $756 +5.13
470–497 481 27 151.00–158.00 $155.27 $747 -9.73
485–493 thin fleshed 491 13 169.00–171.00 $169.46 $832 -9.02
506–548 516 13 159.50–170.00 $167.43 $864 +9.52
573 573 4 145.00 $145.00 $831 -14.90
600–648 626 15 148.50–152.50 $151.22 $947 -0.44
697 697 15 150.25 $150.25 $1,047 -1.43
703–733 717 15 144.50–149.50 $146.64 $1,051 +11.14
753–775 764 6 139.50–145.50 $142.54 $1,089 -2.21
820 820 3 138.50 $138.50 $1,136 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 17 146.75 $146.75 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 4 175.00 $175.00 $514 —
468 thin fleshed 468 5 158.00 $158.00 $739 —
493 493 3 140.00 $140.00 $690 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 165.00 $165.00 $617 —
536 unweaned 536 4 145.50 $145.50 $780 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 145.00 $145.00 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 210.00 $210.00 $748 —
405–406 406 9 172.00–178.00 $176.00 $715 -22.73
443 unweaned 443 3 160.00 $160.00 $709 —
532–541 538 9 164.00–168.00 $166.68 $897 —
805 805 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–433 419 7 194.00–199.00 $196.05 $821 -17.95
471 471 9 192.50 $192.50 $907 -0.76
538 538 6 180.50 $180.50 $971 +2.00
588 unweaned 588 3 134.50 $134.50 $791 —
668 unweaned 668 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,002 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1350 1201 80-85% 4 72.00–75.00 $73.67 $885 —
1095–1355 1245 80-85% 18 88.00–92.00 $89.63 $1,116 —
970–1440 1265 80-85% 62 78.00–88.50 $85.04 $1,076 +2.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1021 952 85-90% 14 62.00–64.50 $64.01 $609 —
998 998 85-90% 2 79.50 $79.50 $793 —
1003–1249 1130 85-90% 37 68.00–76.50 $73.17 $827 +9.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,049 —
1318–1715 1425 75-80% 19 81.00–88.50 $87.12 $1,241 +0.34
1330–1720 1510 75-80% 20 88.50–97.00 $91.88 $1,387 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1662–1715 1671 65-75% 12 93.00–97.00 $96.32 $1,610 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2470 1763 11 90.00–101.50 $96.88 $1,708 —
1415–2190 1818 6 112.00–120.00 $115.93 $2,108 —
1255–2570 1848 8 103.00–112.00 $106.31 $1,965 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1105 1002 (<2 yrs)Open 3 87.00–119.00 $106.34 $1,066
1000–1180 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 80.00–86.00 $84.11 $898

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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.