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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

1,336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.16/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 767 lb · 139 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.50/cwt ≈ $1,513/hd at 843 lb · 119 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.99/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 736 lb · 78 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,336 1,293 909
Feeder cattle 1,249 1,154 794
Slaughter cattle 77 139 95
Replacement cattle 10 — 20

Compared to last week, steers sold steady except for the calves under 500 lbs trading 5.00 to spots of 10.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was mostly good to very good. Supply was moderate to light but several nice loads of yearlings and a few long weaned calves were offered along with some new crop calves starting to show up. Corn was sharply higher Tuesday but that had little effect on the local cash feeder market that posted some impressive prices. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 fancy 400 6 244.00 $244.00 $976 —
425–447 441 29 214.00–236.00 $233.15 $1,028 +13.94
450–498 468 41 220.00–238.50 $229.64 $1,075 +9.63
516 516 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,068 -1.51
524 524 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,100 +1.49
569–596 577 19 206.00–213.00 $209.78 $1,210 +3.90
610–639 626 31 198.50–210.00 $204.64 $1,281 +4.67
688–692 690 14 187.00–190.50 $189.00 $1,304 —
718 718 18 184.50–190.75 $188.67 $1,355 -0.38
754–777 765 128 183.00–187.50 $185.36 $1,418 +3.11
795 795 11 170.25 $170.25 $1,353 —
806–848 843 119 178.75–179.60 $179.50 $1,513 —
921 921 58 172.85 $172.85 $1,592 +6.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 thin fleshed 288 4 241.00 $241.00 $694 —
405–445 421 5 208.00–228.00 $219.54 $924 +24.54
451 451 4 220.00 $220.00 $992 +22.00
561 thin fleshed 561 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,189 —
561–590 583 19 189.00–206.50 $200.74 $1,170 +10.33
585 585 6 179.50 $179.50 $1,050 -10.91
660–687 676 12 174.50–187.50 $181.70 $1,228 +4.89
741 741 7 173.50 $173.50 $1,286 -4.36
792 792 15 169.75 $169.75 $1,344 —
903 903 9 144.25 $144.25 $1,303 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–343 338 12 202.00–209.00 $204.26 $690 +5.26
353–397 373 15 196.00–216.00 $206.15 $769 +3.86
395 unweaned 395 3 184.00 $184.00 $727 —
467 unweaned 467 5 183.00 $183.00 $855 -1.00
465–488 481 23 194.00–199.00 $196.35 $944 +0.92
518–544 529 34 181.50–195.00 $185.10 $979 -1.20
533 unweaned 533 3 181.00 $181.00 $965 —
592–598 596 8 179.50–184.50 $182.64 $1,089 +2.22
623 unweaned 623 6 159.00 $159.00 $991 —
619–646 632 35 183.00–188.25 $185.64 $1,173 +8.18
650–671 655 58 171.00–185.50 $181.91 $1,192 -0.81
685 685 4 166.50 $166.50 $1,141 -16.22
721–748 736 78 175.00–180.35 $179.99 $1,325 +9.36
754–768 762 38 169.00–174.75 $171.02 $1,303 —
820–832 828 9 165.50–171.75 $169.69 $1,405 —
889 889 10 163.25 $163.25 $1,451 —
979 979 20 146.00 $146.00 $1,429 —
1008 1008 12 153.75 $153.75 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 thin fleshed 331 5 206.00 $206.00 $682 —
368 thin fleshed 368 8 214.00 $214.00 $788 —
453–468 461 6 179.00–182.00 $180.52 $832 —
522–536 532 10 182.00–183.00 $182.71 $972 —
616–640 634 24 159.00–173.50 $169.99 $1,078 +2.24
658–667 661 9 164.50–174.50 $167.86 $1,110 +3.11
730–748 746 24 164.50–167.50 $164.87 $1,230 +0.27
837 837 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,256 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 5 155.00 $155.00 $941 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 3 170.00 $170.00 $741 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 3 154.50 $154.50 $1,040 -0.76

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 thin fleshed 377 3 215.00 $215.00 $811 —
507 507 10 181.00 $181.00 $918 —
653–680 670 8 152.50–159.00 $154.88 $1,038 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 unweaned 368 9 170.00 $170.00 $626 —
531 unweaned 531 5 162.00 $162.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 4 155.00 $155.00 $808 -15.00

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1110 1022 85-90% 4 85.50–87.50 $86.15 $880 +8.69
965–1340 1088 85-90% 11 70.50–83.00 $76.90 $837 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1225 1160 80-85% 3 93.50–98.00 $94.83 $1,100 —
1053–1485 1183 80-85% 8 84.00–90.00 $87.29 $1,033 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1370 1280 75-80% 3 96.00–99.00 $98.06 $1,255 —
1325–1535 1437 75-80% 7 87.00–95.50 $89.58 $1,287 +2.02

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,394 —
1560–2155 1812 9 106.00–119.00 $114.67 $2,078 —
1770–2070 1920 2 119.00–128.00 $123.85 $2,378 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005–1010 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 81.50–103.00 $92.28 $930

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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.