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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

2,702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.34/cwt +14.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 709 lb · 156 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.32/cwt ≈ $903/hd at 570 lb · 104 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.18/cwt +6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 574 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,702 2,231 2,380
Feeder cattle 2,272 1,870 2,105
Slaughter cattle 355 301 250
Replacement cattle 75 60 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was good for a moderate supply that included several quality consignments of calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls sold firm to 2.00 higher, except the lean cows which sold 3.00-5.00 higher to make up what they lost last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 220.00 $220.00 $755 —
378–382 381 8 212.00–224.00 $219.53 $836 +5.03
400–436 425 21 212.00–220.00 $217.49 $924 +3.45
447 unweaned 447 11 203.50 $203.50 $910 —
458 value added 458 6 213.00 $213.00 $976 —
468–485 474 17 191.00–197.50 $194.78 $923 -12.20
461–499 481 61 200.50–210.00 $205.41 $988 -1.57
500–538 526 96 186.50–203.50 $196.37 $1,033 +0.49
559–597 574 104 184.00–195.00 $190.18 $1,092 +14.18
603–643 622 76 174.00–190.50 $182.18 $1,133 +13.71
633 value added 633 12 178.00 $178.00 $1,127 —
656–669 661 27 169.00–176.00 $173.02 $1,144 -4.36
709–718 715 32 163.00 $163.00 $1,165 +3.50
783 value added 783 11 154.00 $154.00 $1,206 —
803 803 68 160.85 $160.85 $1,292 +6.85
876 876 21 153.75 $153.75 $1,347 -3.00
900–927 918 84 144.25–147.50 $146.44 $1,344 +3.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 thin fleshed 312 7 221.00 $221.00 $690 —
379–399 thin fleshed 393 31 218.75–229.00 $221.94 $872 —
397 397 3 194.00 $194.00 $770 —
451–478 460 20 184.50–203.00 $195.20 $898 +10.02
527–545 535 34 193.00–198.00 $195.61 $1,047 +11.35
535 535 4 166.00 $166.00 $888 -18.26
568–588 578 6 174.00–182.00 $178.07 $1,029 +21.07
622–623 622 18 164.00–175.00 $173.16 $1,077 +7.44
651–688 673 32 157.00–170.00 $159.96 $1,077 -2.83
797 797 60 159.35 $159.35 $1,270 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808 808 64 160.00 $160.00 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 174.50 $174.50 $646 —
557 557 5 145.00 $145.00 $808 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 4 158.00 $158.00 $988 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 172.00 $172.00 $525 —
360–381 370 17 181.00–186.00 $184.34 $682 -0.65
415–433 429 39 174.00–177.75 $175.46 $753 -1.37
450–498 477 68 164.00–180.00 $170.28 $812 -0.77
507–545 519 84 154.50–166.00 $161.43 $838 -0.71
554 value added 554 14 162.75 $162.75 $902 —
552–591 573 90 153.50–163.50 $157.63 $903 —
600–648 619 58 150.50–158.00 $154.04 $954 +6.73
631 631 9 146.50 $146.50 $924 -0.81
650–672 668 86 153.75–156.00 $155.00 $1,035 -1.43
789 789 67 145.00 $145.00 $1,144 -3.62
864 864 5 127.50 $127.50 $1,102 —
913 913 9 132.00 $132.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 11 184.00 $184.00 $552 —
347 347 3 161.00 $161.00 $559 -12.40
367–393 thin fleshed 387 28 180.75–184.50 $181.64 $703 —
408–447 432 25 168.00–180.00 $176.05 $761 +10.74
452–496 476 11 158.00–165.00 $162.16 $772 +1.10
508–548 527 39 154.50–164.00 $160.20 $844 +4.78
558 558 5 143.00 $143.00 $798 -10.99
552–586 572 41 147.50–157.25 $155.21 $888 +1.22
602–628 623 24 150.50–153.50 $153.06 $954 +1.56
662 662 7 157.50 $157.50 $1,043 —
708–748 709 156 143.75–154.75 $154.34 $1,094 +14.84
765 765 6 141.75 $141.75 $1,084 —
920 920 7 127.50 $127.50 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 8 149.50 $149.50 $622 +4.50
483 483 4 165.00 $165.00 $797 —
553–585 572 20 144.50–146.75 $145.88 $834 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 4 146.25 $146.25 $831 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 201.00 $201.00 $653 —
465–473 468 7 174.00–175.50 $174.65 $817 -7.86
538 538 5 170.50 $170.50 $917 —
654–698 673 7 143.00–150.50 $147.17 $990 —
769 769 5 144.00 $144.00 $1,107 -5.00
806–831 820 9 138.00–140.50 $139.41 $1,143 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $799 -2.69
1030–1331 1206 80-85% 60 75.00–85.00 $80.30 $968 +1.92
1165–1400 1314 80-85% 9 86.50–88.00 $87.04 $1,144 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1534 1381 75-80% 20 82.00–86.50 $85.32 $1,178 —
1505–1595 1547 75-80% 8 88.00–89.50 $89.32 $1,382 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
867 867 85-90% 6 63.00 $63.00 $546 -15.50
955–1055 974 85-90% 20 65.50–74.00 $66.68 $649 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1795 1536 7 89.50–97.00 $94.76 $1,456 —
1430–2185 1741 11 99.00–111.00 $103.22 $1,797 —
1515–2185 1911 5 109.00–117.00 $113.05 $2,160 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–1215 1037 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 75.00–85.00 $81.40 $844
905–1195 1042 (<2 yrs)Open 3 85.00–108.00 $96.40 $1,004

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1157 1157 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 84.00 $84.00 $972

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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
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —

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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.