Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

2,733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $199.85/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 528 lb · 205 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.37/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 871 lb · 169 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.32/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 684 lb · 160 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,733	2,894	2,117
Feeder cattle	2,373	2,392	1,800
Slaughter cattle	335	444	247
Replacement cattle	25	58	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was good for several high quality groups of calves on offer along with near 10 loads of yearlings that sold with moderate to good demand. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–397	390	28	207.00–219.00	$216.43	$844	-13.57
403–445	425	56	201.00–222.00	$214.49	$912	-0.30
429 value added	429	6	210.00	$210.00	$901	—
459–463 value added	461	16	196.50–206.00	$201.27	$928	—
457–488	472	43	196.50–205.00	$201.97	$953	-6.44
500–547	525	166	190.00–209.50	$200.09	$1,050	+1.66
537 value added	537	31	202.25	$202.25	$1,086	—
545 unweaned	545	8	185.50	$185.50	$1,011	—
553–599	579	27	181.00–199.00	$190.19	$1,101	+3.79
564–598 value added	585	23	185.50–194.50	$188.90	$1,105	—
600–639	619	128	180.00–189.50	$184.03	$1,139	+1.77
672 unweaned	672	9	164.00	$164.00	$1,102	-5.96
650–698	686	107	166.00–176.75	$175.39	$1,203	-9.61
705	705	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,163	—
752	752	9	165.50	$165.50	$1,245	—
865–877	871	169	156.50–157.85	$157.37	$1,371	-0.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	7	225.00	$225.00	$650	+14.00
325	325	3	215.00	$215.00	$699	-1.50
368	368	4	210.00	$210.00	$773	-6.60
426–438	432	16	203.00–209.00	$205.97	$890	+15.97
451–488	456	27	184.00–191.00	$186.42	$850	—
470 value added	470	4	185.00	$185.00	$870	—
500	500	6	172.50	$172.50	$862	-12.64
518–543	534	29	180.00–191.00	$185.78	$992	+0.64
560–577 thin fleshed	571	21	192.50–195.00	$194.18	$1,109	—
556–587	574	29	170.00–186.00	$178.53	$1,025	+6.84
647	647	7	175.00	$175.00	$1,132	+1.94
651–653	652	13	165.50–168.00	$166.46	$1,085	+0.96
707	707	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,167	-3.22
754	754	9	162.50	$162.50	$1,225	-5.10

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	14	172.00	$172.00	$824	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	13	179.00	$179.00	$1,128	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	189.00	$189.00	$637	-5.00
350–389	372	25	182.00–190.00	$186.49	$694	-2.48
389 value added	389	7	179.00	$179.00	$696	—
412 value added	412	9	175.50	$175.50	$723	—
400–436	416	39	175.00–185.00	$178.74	$744	-1.62
454–499	471	114	171.50–179.50	$175.51	$827	+1.02
506 value added	506	30	168.25	$168.25	$851	—
502–547	531	102	155.75–171.00	$165.24	$877	+2.03
541	541	9	154.50	$154.50	$836	-8.71
564 unweaned	564	11	155.50	$155.50	$877	+2.75
574 value added	574	17	160.75	$160.75	$923	—
573–599	590	12	152.50–155.00	$154.19	$910	+2.69
609–643	614	30	154.00–167.50	$159.71	$981	—
623	623	9	151.50	$151.50	$944	—
666	666	8	146.50	$146.50	$976	-12.56
685	685	152	160.00	$160.00	$1,096	+0.94
724–741	733	155	151.75–153.75	$152.73	$1,120	—
804	804	70	144.50	$144.50	$1,162	-3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	5	196.00	$196.00	$586	+0.41
386–395	388	19	168.00–177.00	$172.34	$669	-3.65
404–438	415	29	167.00–174.00	$170.54	$708	-3.98
454	454	4	150.00	$150.00	$681	-15.32
451–495	480	57	163.00–175.50	$171.45	$823	+6.13
485 value added	485	8	162.00	$162.00	$786	—
504–519	514	22	149.00–163.00	$159.26	$819	-1.23
514 value added	514	10	167.50	$167.50	$861	—
554–590	564	11	155.50–161.00	$159.43	$899	+0.30
611 thin fleshed	611	8	165.00	$165.00	$1,008	—
649	649	8	148.50	$148.50	$964	-5.59
677	677	3	145.50	$145.50	$985	—
688 value added	688	6	153.25	$153.25	$1,054	—
708	708	3	139.00	$139.00	$984	-9.00
811	811	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,095	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	4	167.50	$167.50	$776	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 thin fleshed	405	11	208.00	$208.00	$842	—
548	548	3	174.00	$174.00	$954	+10.50
565–589	580	11	165.50–173.50	$168.33	$976	+23.33
610	610	3	164.50	$164.50	$1,003	+6.00
682	682	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,016	-2.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626	626	6	156.50	$156.50	$980	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1380	1150	80-85%	61	74.00–84.00	$80.68	$928	—
1075–1330	1190	80-85%	11	65.00–74.00	$70.04	$833	-8.78
920–1385	1205	80-85%	40	83.50–93.50	$86.64	$1,044	+1.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1015	961	85-90%	5	74.50–79.00	$76.56	$736	—
920–1193	1056	85-90%	39	62.00–73.00	$65.47	$691	+5.42
855–1195	1086	85-90%	11	54.00–61.00	$58.80	$639	-1.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1715	1390	75-80%	44	82.50–87.50	$85.86	$1,193	+1.07
1410–1590	1506	75-80%	5	86.50–90.50	$88.61	$1,334	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2000	1499	8	87.50–97.00	$91.74	$1,375	—
1350–1930	1637	15	95.50–107.00	$102.37	$1,676	—
1465–2035	1812	7	108.50–116.00	$111.96	$2,029	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1155	1029	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	80.00–100.00	$88.69	$913
850–1223	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	70.00–90.50	$83.10	$908

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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.