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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

1,955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $195.19/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 617 lb · 157 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $191.52/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 683 lb · 132 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $215.07/cwt -9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 521 lb · 130 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,955 4,786 4,108
Feeder cattle 1,766 4,786 3,813
Slaughter cattle 174 — 235
Replacement cattle 15 — 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the higher quality groups of steers sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers traded uneven with some calves under 500 lbs up to 5.00 higher and those over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good, best for steers, but was affected by the muddy conditions, snow to the north and incoming winter storm forecast for Tuesday evening. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with a steady to higher undertone 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
381 381 8 245.00 $245.00 $933 +12.00
417–448 433 30 222.00–230.00 $227.31 $984 -4.76
457 unweaned 457 3 193.00 $193.00 $882 —
484 484 15 234.00 $234.00 $1,133 +25.00
502–547 520 121 200.00–227.50 $217.00 $1,128 -7.41
521–540 unweaned 532 9 188.50–190.00 $189.15 $1,006 -18.35
563–592 579 49 197.00–216.00 $205.88 $1,192 -8.77
579 579 19 180.00 $180.00 $1,042 -34.65
606–643 617 147 184.00–200.00 $196.70 $1,214 +1.73
618 unweaned 618 10 173.00 $173.00 $1,069 —
658–696 683 132 183.75–196.85 $191.52 $1,308 +2.22
718–735 728 89 186.75–187.75 $186.85 $1,360 -0.22
756–787 779 43 175.00–184.50 $178.06 $1,387 -3.54
783 783 6 171.00 $171.00 $1,339 -10.60
820–822 822 24 171.25–172.75 $172.56 $1,418 -6.29
886 886 60 176.50 $176.50 $1,564 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–383 371 14 219.00–223.00 $221.23 $821 -11.76
401 unweaned 401 4 211.00 $211.00 $846 —
406–439 421 20 197.00–225.00 $211.60 $891 -5.14
477 477 14 222.00 $222.00 $1,059 +5.84
508–527 516 48 186.00–213.00 $198.72 $1,025 -10.87
554–576 569 27 192.00–211.00 $204.83 $1,165 +11.78
601–625 609 9 173.00–186.00 $177.45 $1,081 -10.89
650–682 673 23 175.50–178.00 $175.82 $1,183 -6.11
676 unweaned 676 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,075 —
725 725 3 176.50 $176.50 $1,280 -3.37
852 852 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,363 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 10 209.00 $209.00 $1,131 —
613 613 19 186.00 $186.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–462 462 9 183.00 $183.00 $845 —
552–593 576 12 160.00–176.00 $169.61 $977 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 6 184.00 $184.00 $651 -7.93
406–444 421 24 188.50–200.00 $192.15 $809 +0.86
459–477 471 61 182.00–202.50 $190.16 $896 +2.27
479 unweaned 479 7 171.00 $171.00 $819 —
505–549 526 73 175.50–186.00 $179.26 $943 -10.02
580 580 15 173.00 $173.00 $1,003 +9.55
599 unweaned 599 6 160.00 $160.00 $958 -5.00
605–642 627 117 170.00–177.50 $173.52 $1,088 -2.97
687 687 15 173.50 $173.50 $1,192 -1.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 4 180.00 $180.00 $547 -9.00
376 unweaned 376 5 178.00 $178.00 $669 —
363–381 377 12 174.00–188.00 $184.63 $696 +1.70
403–449 418 30 180.00–202.00 $189.97 $794 +3.21
453–490 474 31 169.00–186.00 $177.21 $840 -4.57
506–547 536 40 156.00–170.00 $163.77 $878 +5.77
540–543 unweaned 542 12 155.00–157.50 $156.25 $847 —
554–598 566 15 163.50–179.00 $174.63 $988 +4.51
565–584 unweaned 577 13 157.00–158.00 $157.38 $908 —
605–634 618 9 155.00–161.00 $158.26 $978 -9.60
653–666 660 22 156.00–167.00 $162.63 $1,073 -7.62
703 703 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,118 -10.15
765 765 3 153.50 $153.50 $1,174 -7.50
813 813 4 139.75 $139.75 $1,136 —
937 937 6 124.50 $124.50 $1,167 —
955 955 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,184 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 19 155.50 $155.50 $966 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
857 857 10 126.50 $126.50 $1,084 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 6 160.00 $160.00 $826 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 4 176.00 $176.00 $906 —
557–592 579 8 170.00–172.50 $171.60 $994 +13.60
697 697 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,046 —
700 700 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,068 —
755 755 7 132.00 $132.00 $997 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $714 —
1000–1460 1147 80-85% 65 77.00–86.00 $80.98 $929 —
1145–1390 1260 80-85% 23 88.50–95.50 $89.78 $1,131 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1358–1700 1499 75-80% 13 83.00–91.50 $87.93 $1,318 —
1473–1705 1562 75-80% 8 91.50–99.00 $93.74 $1,464 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1135 1076 85-90% 6 73.50–77.00 $76.43 $822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1695 1485 6 83.50–91.50 $88.84 $1,319 —
1640 1640 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,804 —
1420–1930 1674 8 92.50–104.00 $97.54 $1,633 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990–1210 1100 (<2 yrs)Open 2 99.00–105.00 $102.30 $1,125
950–1195 1121 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 74.00–90.00 $84.90 $952

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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.