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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

2,935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.23/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 726 lb · 385 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.10/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 769 lb · 198 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $182.37/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,515/hd at 831 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,935 2,317 1,819
Feeder cattle 2,546 2,017 1,677
Slaughter cattle 314 255 122
Replacement cattle 75 45 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves were lightly tested but sold steady to 5.00 higher and a nice offering of yearlings that included several loads sold steady. Heifer calves and yearlings sold steady except for the 600-650 lb heifers trading 5.00-8.00 lower than last week's very active market for that weight range. Supply was moderate to heavy and included over 10 loads of yearlings along with some quality consignments of calves. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 7 224.50 $224.50 $739 —
376 unweaned 376 4 198.00 $198.00 $744 -19.00
407 407 5 204.00 $204.00 $830 —
430–446 unweaned 435 24 197.50–211.00 $206.96 $900 -1.25
452 unweaned 452 6 211.00 $211.00 $954 +18.49
502–545 unweaned 518 36 188.00–196.00 $190.93 $989 +6.40
515–546 528 23 191.00–197.00 $192.35 $1,016 -0.65
562–588 unweaned 571 27 173.00–191.50 $185.86 $1,061 +4.92
563–587 572 48 189.00–196.50 $194.70 $1,114 +0.20
603–643 626 40 180.50–187.50 $183.31 $1,148 -0.37
632 unweaned 632 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,074 -4.75
646 value added 646 14 180.00 $180.00 $1,163 —
650–658 653 30 180.50–183.25 $182.05 $1,189 -15.80
696 unweaned 696 6 161.00 $161.00 $1,121 —
731 731 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,162 -30.50
751–797 769 198 176.50–182.50 $180.10 $1,385 -0.75
830–832 831 116 181.00–184.00 $182.37 $1,515 +1.33
896 896 65 178.50 $178.50 $1,599 -1.57
917 917 55 176.10 $176.10 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 12 200.00 $200.00 $660 —
407–437 411 62 179.50–198.00 $196.86 $809 -6.14
460–487 476 22 186.50–190.00 $188.94 $899 —
515 515 3 187.00 $187.00 $963 +4.38
525–535 unweaned 529 8 172.00–173.00 $172.38 $912 +6.91
598 598 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,106 +13.00
619 619 10 173.00 $173.00 $1,071 +0.56
667 667 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,194 -3.75
750–785 773 9 160.00–170.25 $166.94 $1,290 -7.56
835 835 19 172.00 $172.00 $1,436 +1.25
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 12 169.00 $169.00 $840 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 8 160.50 $160.50 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 4 163.00 $163.00 $882 —
681 681 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,049 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 5 150.00 $150.00 $717 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 8 184.00 $184.00 $697 -6.16
393 unweaned 393 17 184.00 $184.00 $723 —
408–418 unweaned 410 36 182.00–187.50 $186.56 $765 +0.36
452–486 469 25 178.00–185.50 $182.10 $854 -0.97
454–496 unweaned 479 24 174.50–183.25 $180.35 $864 +0.57
509–532 518 8 174.00–182.50 $179.22 $928 +0.68
515–542 unweaned 524 32 159.50–170.00 $166.70 $874 +0.36
552 unweaned 552 5 154.50 $154.50 $853 +2.59
554–586 560 29 160.50–163.50 $161.04 $902 -4.60
569 569 8 159.00 $159.00 $905 -6.64
588 thin fleshed 588 7 182.50 $182.50 $1,073 -6.50
601–648 631 104 167.25–182.50 $177.84 $1,122 -11.10
650 unweaned 650 16 152.00 $152.00 $988 —
673–682 678 70 172.00–178.50 $175.78 $1,192 -4.22
708 value added 708 15 174.00 $174.00 $1,232 —
714–737 727 370 173.00–178.10 $175.28 $1,274 +0.90
782–798 788 32 165.00–169.75 $166.80 $1,314 -5.58
802–816 808 22 152.50–154.75 $153.72 $1,242 —
904–927 913 15 139.50–147.25 $144.10 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–375 375 54 162.00–175.00 $174.29 $654 -9.02
415–419 418 6 170.00–171.00 $170.33 $712 -9.51
447 unweaned 447 3 164.50 $164.50 $735 +5.00
460–498 483 16 164.50–169.00 $165.59 $800 +2.59
534 534 7 155.00 $155.00 $828 -22.75
534 534 11 162.50 $162.50 $868 -15.25
557 unweaned 557 5 151.50 $151.50 $844 —
597–598 597 8 151.50–154.00 $152.44 $910 —
608 value added 608 6 153.50 $153.50 $933 —
658 unweaned 658 4 148.50 $148.50 $977 —
673–685 680 20 154.25–156.50 $155.25 $1,056 —
729 729 7 150.50 $150.50 $1,097 -10.75
755–779 767 24 148.50–154.50 $151.02 $1,158 +2.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 7 139.50 $139.50 $710 —
575–579 577 22 137.25–150.00 $144.13 $832 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 10 170.00 $170.00 $478 —
474 474 18 161.00 $161.00 $763 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 3 149.00 $149.00 $872 —
693 693 3 148.50 $148.50 $1,029 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 6 157.00 $157.00 $892 +5.50
635–648 641 7 161.00–163.00 $162.13 $1,039 -3.42
674 674 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 8 160.00 $160.00 $731 +9.00
524 524 4 155.50 $155.50 $815 —
713 713 3 145.50 $145.50 $1,037 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $676 —
1038–1353 1148 80-85% 61 66.00–76.00 $70.53 $810 —
1270–1294 1291 80-85% 8 78.00–80.00 $78.25 $1,010 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1290 1020 85-90% 19 58.50–67.00 $64.74 $660 —
980–1128 1107 85-90% 7 69.00–71.50 $71.18 $788 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1450 1434 75-80% 6 80.50–84.00 $81.05 $1,162 +4.04
1340–1600 1495 75-80% 5 73.50–78.00 $74.97 $1,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1800 1534 9 82.00–96.00 $90.65 $1,391 —
1615–1945 1758 7 96.50–109.00 $103.60 $1,821 -1.16
1870–2365 2039 6 111.50–123.00 $116.23 $2,370 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–960 915 (<2 yrs)Open 4 95.00–109.00 $102.20 $935
793–1260 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 78.50–95.00 $88.21 $878
955–1215 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 68.00–77.00 $73.04 $792

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
912 912 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 950.00 $950.00
1030–1128 1074 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,035.00–1,175.00 $1,072.93
1091 1091 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 810.00 $810.00

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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
985–1425 1237 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,210.00–1,460.00 $1,323.33 +98.33

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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.