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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

4,786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $214.81/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 572 lb · 330 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $194.97/cwt -4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 622 lb · 318 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.39/cwt +1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 683 lb · 300 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,786 3,746 3,144
Feeder cattle 4,786 3,386 3,144
Slaughter cattle — 320 —
Replacement cattle — 40 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold fully steady except for specifically the 550-600 lb steers trading 5.00 higher. Heifer calves sold steady to 7.00 lower following last weeks higher market and some of the extreme top prices seen last week weren't quite reached on a very heavy supply, yearling heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good to very good and trade was active from start to finish as the ring was full of preconditioned, reputation cattle all day. Appealing cattle prices, high priced feed and nice weather created a large run of cattle with several consignors selling sooner than normal. An additional 250 head of slaughter cows and bulls were not reported due to the large supply of feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 233.00 $233.00 $904 +9.00
423 thin fleshed 423 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,019 —
401–435 431 41 221.50–238.00 $232.07 $1,000 -0.34
458–490 470 90 225.00–238.75 $233.25 $1,096 +21.25
496 496 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,037 -24.66
505 value added 505 7 234.50 $234.50 $1,184 —
510 unweaned 510 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,058 —
501–545 525 105 215.00–234.00 $224.41 $1,178 +1.32
557 thin fleshed 557 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,225 —
551–587 572 320 204.00–225.00 $214.65 $1,228 +6.44
602–642 622 318 189.00–205.50 $194.97 $1,213 -4.99
658 value added 658 26 192.60 $192.60 $1,267 —
652–695 670 206 184.00–193.00 $189.30 $1,268 -2.99
709–740 731 28 187.00–187.10 $187.07 $1,367 +3.41
751–792 772 262 175.00–184.00 $181.60 $1,402 +1.73
788 value added 788 13 183.00 $183.00 $1,442 —
813 813 76 178.85 $178.85 $1,454 +1.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–329 328 12 231.00–234.50 $233.63 $766 +0.63
353–360 355 11 226.00–239.00 $232.99 $827 —
408–446 432 38 211.00–226.50 $216.74 $936 -7.56
433 thin fleshed 433 13 238.00 $238.00 $1,031 —
456–498 482 57 207.00–229.50 $216.16 $1,042 —
499 unweaned 499 11 187.50 $187.50 $936 —
513–543 533 100 194.00–224.00 $209.59 $1,117 +0.20
550–597 582 56 186.00–211.00 $193.05 $1,124 -16.35
612–647 630 121 178.00–192.75 $188.34 $1,187 -2.68
656–673 660 25 174.00–185.50 $181.93 $1,201 +4.78
661 thin fleshed 661 31 192.25 $192.25 $1,271 —
707–735 722 10 179.50–180.75 $179.87 $1,299 +5.12
771–795 783 161 173.10–176.25 $174.68 $1,368 +0.43
809–823 821 69 170.25–174.10 $173.66 $1,426 +5.49
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 11 193.00 $193.00 $1,220 —
937 937 23 165.00 $165.00 $1,546 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 7 222.00 $222.00 $630 —
540 540 13 186.00 $186.00 $1,004 -5.77
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 12 166.50 $166.50 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,066 +2.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 6 188.00 $188.00 $620 -51.00
374–391 386 26 188.50–200.00 $191.93 $741 -18.56
401–436 426 47 189.00–196.00 $191.29 $815 -14.14
475 value added 475 12 197.00 $197.00 $936 —
460–498 481 159 178.00–193.00 $187.89 $904 -8.36
502–541 517 181 175.00–197.00 $189.28 $979 -3.32
555–596 574 141 165.50–184.00 $176.29 $1,012 -9.88
573–584 580 26 158.00–166.00 $163.45 $948 -22.72
581 unweaned 581 6 165.00 $165.00 $959 —
615–621 618 13 155.50–156.50 $156.04 $964 -21.52
603–645 626 220 166.00–182.00 $176.49 $1,105 -1.07
661–681 670 18 154.25–155.00 $154.66 $1,036 -19.46
677 value added 677 15 179.50 $179.50 $1,215 —
650–693 684 267 170.00–176.25 $175.43 $1,200 +1.31
721 721 5 151.50 $151.50 $1,092 -16.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 3 189.00 $189.00 $580 -3.86
342 value added 342 7 180.00 $180.00 $616 —
358–399 393 37 172.50–196.00 $182.93 $719 -9.06
414–448 435 34 183.50–192.00 $186.76 $812 -2.23
453–496 467 89 170.50–190.00 $181.78 $849 +6.14
505 value added 505 9 179.00 $179.00 $904 —
507–534 520 80 170.00–189.00 $176.83 $920 -0.60
529 thin fleshed 529 27 185.00 $185.00 $979 -8.00
531 531 5 158.00 $158.00 $839 -19.43
563–595 577 141 165.35–176.00 $170.12 $982 -5.16
603–643 614 63 155.50–170.75 $167.86 $1,031 -2.00
664–694 681 82 155.50–175.50 $170.25 $1,159 +10.67
686 686 7 145.00 $145.00 $995 -14.58
726–743 732 56 160.25–174.50 $169.15 $1,238 +10.53
757 757 30 161.00 $161.00 $1,219 +8.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 9 183.00 $183.00 $529 —
353 353 3 170.00 $170.00 $600 +13.50
570 570 6 146.50 $146.50 $835 —
646 646 13 149.00 $149.00 $963 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 27 169.75 $169.75 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 162.00 $162.00 $748 —
506 506 5 165.00 $165.00 $835 —
565–568 567 14 153.50–155.50 $154.07 $874 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 unweaned 513 6 159.00 $159.00 $816 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 208.00 $208.00 $732 -13.00
423–438 430 16 207.50–209.00 $208.15 $895 —
494 494 4 175.00 $175.00 $864 —
579 579 7 158.00 $158.00 $915 -20.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 unweaned 450 4 207.00 $207.00 $932 —
554 554 15 180.00 $180.00 $997 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
939 939 4 81.50 $81.50 $765 —

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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.