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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

3,016 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.56/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 629 lb · 218 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.86/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 688 lb · 169 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.72/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 766 lb · 160 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,016 4,299 3,601
Feeder cattle 2,652 4,299 3,096
Slaughter cattle 304 — 505
Replacement cattle 60 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to spots up to 4.00 higher with the advance mainly on a few of the fancier consignments. Demand was good to very good for a moderate to heavy supply of calves and feeders with the steer calves seeing the best demand. Slaughter cows sold steady when compared to two weeks ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 4 193.00 $193.00 $502 —
391 391 4 226.00 $226.00 $884 -14.15
417–448 435 62 217.50–235.00 $228.47 $994 +0.28
451–495 477 23 222.00–230.00 $224.13 $1,069 +9.65
510–531 522 81 199.00–221.50 $207.73 $1,084 +7.81
527 value added 527 10 207.00 $207.00 $1,091 +7.50
546 unweaned 546 16 183.00–200.00 $191.50 $1,046 —
557 fancy 557 52 214.00 $214.00 $1,192 —
556–585 565 54 185.00–196.00 $191.20 $1,080 -1.68
609–637 value added 618 28 185.00–189.50 $188.01 $1,162 —
619 unweaned 619 11 182.00 $182.00 $1,127 —
600–641 629 121 179.00–190.00 $184.76 $1,162 -4.75
635 fancy 635 58 198.00 $198.00 $1,257 —
666–697 676 43 180.00–186.00 $183.99 $1,244 +2.80
720–737 725 31 177.00–180.00 $179.11 $1,299 +2.08
756 756 7 167.50 $167.50 $1,266 -5.96
751–772 766 153 174.00–184.85 $181.33 $1,389 +7.87
810 810 14 175.00 $175.00 $1,418 +8.81
868 868 20 168.25 $168.25 $1,460 -5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 5 214.00 $214.00 $852 —
415–446 439 31 218.00–230.50 $221.58 $973 +14.83
453–494 478 39 195.50–224.00 $207.06 $990 +8.27
501–546 525 44 179.00–203.00 $191.52 $1,005 +7.48
557 unweaned 557 5 165.00 $165.00 $919 -5.00
550–590 568 55 166.50–188.00 $175.53 $997 -0.38
600–649 620 60 164.50–184.75 $176.66 $1,095 -2.73
653–685 674 38 158.50–176.00 $167.94 $1,132 -5.36
713 713 7 172.50 $172.50 $1,230 —
773–786 777 92 177.75–180.00 $179.38 $1,394 +5.78
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 5 154.00 $154.00 $457 —
320 320 4 160.00 $160.00 $512 —
393 393 4 170.00 $170.00 $668 —
530–545 540 23 150.00–171.00 $163.93 $885 -8.57
613 613 5 157.50 $157.50 $965 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 9 195.00 $195.00 $891 —
524 524 12 182.50 $182.50 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 4 188.00 $188.00 $825 +10.00
472 472 6 185.00 $185.00 $873 —
515 515 3 151.00 $151.00 $778 —
570–587 579 6 140.00–164.00 $151.82 $879 +2.32
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 794 7 145.75 $145.75 $1,157 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 9 179.00 $179.00 $691 -19.47
400–425 413 63 174.00–189.50 $181.89 $751 -3.39
451–494 466 94 178.50–193.00 $186.15 $867 +3.21
502–549 517 68 176.00–185.00 $181.91 $940 +5.77
551 551 4 150.00 $150.00 $826 -24.87
550–586 unweaned 575 16 152.50–164.00 $155.94 $897 -3.56
551–599 584 103 169.00–178.00 $175.04 $1,022 +0.17
600–648 630 43 155.75–173.75 $165.70 $1,044 -6.55
627–639 632 15 149.50–150.00 $149.80 $947 -22.45
686 686 5 146.50 $146.50 $1,005 -30.90
687–689 688 164 178.00–179.50 $178.82 $1,230 +1.42
727 727 5 157.50 $157.50 $1,145 -16.56
776 776 67 170.25 $170.25 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 10 160.00–170.00 $165.39 $538 -21.61
351–393 371 30 168.00–181.00 $173.91 $645 -19.85
408–425 418 11 159.00–170.00 $165.17 $690 -14.50
465–492 478 39 159.00–181.00 $172.37 $824 +1.22
503–549 531 13 150.00–160.00 $157.65 $837 -8.88
550–587 570 20 149.50–165.00 $158.03 $901 -6.87
586 thin fleshed 586 15 175.00 $175.00 $1,026 —
590 unweaned 590 9 145.50 $145.50 $858 —
612–633 623 17 144.00–155.50 $152.23 $948 -7.86
654–678 668 17 148.00–160.50 $153.81 $1,027 +1.31
708–715 712 7 152.00–153.50 $152.86 $1,088 +6.86
783 783 3 145.50 $145.50 $1,139 -13.25
805–818 812 7 143.50–144.50 $144.08 $1,170 -0.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–433 416 9 130.00–154.00 $142.89 $594 —
547 547 5 140.00 $140.00 $766 —
560–578 570 16 140.00–145.00 $143.20 $816 —
657 657 3 149.00 $149.00 $979 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 14 145.50 $145.50 $728 —
557 557 3 140.00 $140.00 $780 —
735 735 4 144.50 $144.50 $1,062 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 157.00 $157.00 $694 —
458 458 5 161.50 $161.50 $740 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 7 149.50 $149.50 $691 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 172.00 $172.00 $624 —
426 426 10 181.00 $181.00 $771 —
458–469 462 12 175.00–187.00 $179.06 $827 +15.61
505 505 4 157.00 $157.00 $793 —
583 583 6 163.00 $163.00 $950 —
611–645 623 26 150.50–157.50 $154.71 $964 +4.37
723 723 3 151.50 $151.50 $1,095 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1240 1223 80-85% 9 71.50–76.50 $71.99 $880 —
1160–1345 1223 80-85% 52 61.00–70.50 $67.05 $820 —
1580 1580 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $916 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1480 1403 75-80% 19 69.50–73.00 $70.19 $985 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1280 1153 85-90% 2 51.00 $51.00 $588 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–1855 1788 4 81.50–94.50 $89.58 $1,602 —
1850–2155 2003 2 98.00–103.50 $100.96 $2,022 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1410 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 64.00–87.00 $74.75 $830
920–1275 1129 (<2 yrs)Open 4 104.00–113.00 $108.03 $1,220

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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.