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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

1,550 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $177.75/cwt ≈ $1,491/hd at 839 lb · 184 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.32/cwt +9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 629 lb · 135 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.05/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 522 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,550 1,761 1,375
Feeder cattle 1,471 1,580 1,271
Slaughter cattle 74 156 94
Replacement cattle 5 25 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady except for 3 loads of fancy blacks that traded with a higher undertertone with few recent comparable sales. Heifers sold 3.00-7.00 higher with several nice loads and packages of yearlings coming off grass along with some weaned calves in attractive condition. Supply was moderate and demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher, spots 8.00-10.00 higher on the higher dressing kind.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–494 478 15 208.00–217.00 $212.47 $1,016 -14.39
513–536 518 62 199.00–209.00 $206.41 $1,069 -1.70
545 unweaned 545 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,068 ±0.00
553–584 577 14 198.00–212.75 $209.72 $1,210 -5.79
605–649 637 60 195.50–209.50 $198.24 $1,263 -4.85
650–668 657 63 189.85–193.50 $191.97 $1,261 —
657 657 5 178.75 $178.75 $1,174 —
719 719 9 182.75 $182.75 $1,314 -0.71
812–842 839 184 175.50–178.00 $177.75 $1,491 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 value added 410 3 211.00 $211.00 $865 —
419 419 4 204.00 $204.00 $855 —
462–495 481 13 195.00–207.50 $202.25 $973 -6.78
496 value added 496 16 206.25 $206.25 $1,023 —
533 533 13 207.00 $207.00 $1,103 +19.11
582 582 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,053 -12.25
612 value added 612 19 183.50 $183.50 $1,123 —
601–643 621 50 170.00–183.50 $180.31 $1,120 -16.69
653–664 659 9 160.00–165.00 $162.20 $1,069 -19.00
700–722 713 21 173.50–178.75 $175.82 $1,254 +2.28
738 738 4 169.50 $169.50 $1,251 -4.04
770–784 778 18 164.75–175.50 $169.48 $1,319 —
938 938 53 162.85 $162.85 $1,528 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 12 196.50 $196.50 $1,155 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 10 196.00 $196.00 $943 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 thin fleshed 325 4 211.00 $211.00 $686 —
376 376 18 214.00 $214.00 $805 —
412 412 17 210.00 $210.00 $865 +17.95
506–542 521 70 176.50–192.50 $182.91 $953 +2.79
535 535 7 173.50 $173.50 $928 -6.62
573 573 29 184.50 $184.50 $1,057 +9.34
618–634 629 135 175.00–185.75 $181.32 $1,141 +7.19
667–669 668 10 166.50–167.50 $167.10 $1,116 -7.90
680–681 680 52 175.75–179.00 $178.25 $1,212 +3.25
713 713 59 179.85 $179.85 $1,282 +6.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 value added 367 6 208.00 $208.00 $763 —
409–439 423 18 177.00–180.00 $178.13 $753 -5.76
404–438 thin fleshed 424 10 194.00–200.00 $196.28 $832 —
450 unweaned 450 6 163.50 $163.50 $736 —
478 value added 478 14 185.00 $185.00 $884 —
479 479 7 177.00 $177.00 $848 -6.40
515–525 521 8 176.00–183.00 $178.59 $930 +4.84
562–584 567 22 166.50–170.50 $169.01 $958 +6.51
593 value added 593 14 172.50 $172.50 $1,023 —
610 610 4 154.50 $154.50 $942 -17.15
603–647 623 27 163.00–170.50 $167.95 $1,046 -3.70
669 669 10 168.00 $168.00 $1,124 +7.75
718 718 6 154.50 $154.50 $1,109 +6.72
782 782 9 149.00 $149.00 $1,165 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 thin fleshed 345 5 199.00 $199.00 $687 —
456 456 4 151.50 $151.50 $691 —
507 507 3 155.00 $155.00 $786 —
710 710 5 143.50 $143.50 $1,019 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–437 425 12 197.00–200.00 $199.23 $847 —
456–461 458 14 196.00–197.00 $196.57 $900 -14.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 thin fleshed 384 4 225.00 $225.00 $864 —
450 thin fleshed 450 3 208.00 $208.00 $936 —
588 unweaned 588 5 155.50 $155.50 $914 —
605 605 4 165.00 $165.00 $998 —
679 679 7 153.50 $153.50 $1,042 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1265 1085 80-85% 18 97.00–107.00 $98.02 $1,064 —
980–1530 1220 80-85% 8 85.00–96.00 $88.66 $1,082 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1780 1472 75-80% 6 98.00–105.00 $102.82 $1,514 +13.90
1335–1573 1529 75-80% 11 89.00–99.00 $93.62 $1,431 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1095 958 85-90% 5 71.00–79.50 $76.18 $730 +3.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1540 1415 3 91.00–98.50 $93.37 $1,321 —
1305–1860 1557 7 106.50–117.50 $113.80 $1,772 —
1650 1650 1 132.50 $132.50 $2,186 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–955 885 (<2 yrs)Open 2 127.00–131.00 $128.84 $1,140
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 87.00 $87.00 $774

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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.