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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

2,670 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $192.38/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 677 lb · 278 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $222.55/cwt +23.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,286/hd at 578 lb · 161 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $190.03/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 722 lb · 153 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,670 1,955 3,565
Feeder cattle 2,464 1,766 3,156
Slaughter cattle 176 174 340
Replacement cattle 30 15 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the majority of steers under 650 lbs traded 10.00-15.00 higher and those over 650 lbs sold firm to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher and those over 550 lbs sold firm based on light comparisons from last week. Demand was good to very good with more favorable weather conditions for both buyers and sellers than last week. The quality was attractive again with reputation strings of mostly home-raised cattle throughout the day. Despite the slightly sluggish feel to the overall cattle market the last couple weeks, the expected bullishness could be felt from buyers orders Tuesday as spring inches closer and we enter a historic period of tighter numbers of cattle which was confirmed by USDA's recent release of the cattle inventory report. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–382 374 5 233.00–247.00 $238.43 $892 -6.57
419 fancy 419 5 260.50 $260.50 $1,091 —
410–444 429 37 239.00–244.00 $241.90 $1,038 +14.59
457–499 491 66 224.00–241.50 $235.07 $1,154 +1.07
503–547 532 139 220.00–241.00 $234.80 $1,249 +17.80
566–594 578 161 215.00–231.00 $222.55 $1,286 +16.67
608–644 625 52 204.00–215.00 $209.79 $1,311 +13.09
652–698 677 278 190.00–200.00 $192.38 $1,302 +0.86
704 704 5 174.75 $174.75 $1,230 -12.10
707–740 723 148 189.85–191.25 $190.55 $1,378 +3.70
794 794 63 186.00 $186.00 $1,477 +15.00
801–841 829 137 172.75–183.00 $176.62 $1,464 +4.06
888–896 892 123 170.00–179.00 $176.75 $1,577 +0.25
906 906 59 175.00 $175.00 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 226.00 $226.00 $809 +4.77
499 499 10 208.00 $208.00 $1,038 -14.00
520–539 525 31 198.75–231.50 $215.36 $1,131 +16.64
632–649 636 27 196.25–196.50 $196.31 $1,249 +18.86
652–660 653 62 189.00–195.00 $194.42 $1,270 +18.60
723 723 21 189.00 $189.00 $1,366 +12.50
759–783 762 15 173.50–180.00 $179.11 $1,365 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
839 839 18 173.75 $173.75 $1,458 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 207.50 $207.50 $602 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–388 378 16 201.00–219.00 $214.39 $810 +30.39
409–448 420 28 195.00–212.00 $207.38 $871 +15.23
454–493 473 73 191.25–204.00 $196.04 $927 +5.88
509–539 525 42 189.50–195.00 $191.67 $1,006 +12.41
561–574 568 56 175.75–187.50 $182.30 $1,035 +9.30
616–635 631 70 165.50–180.00 $175.74 $1,109 +2.22
659–678 671 47 170.25–179.50 $176.02 $1,181 +2.52
736 736 52 176.00 $176.00 $1,295 —
773 773 10 163.25 $163.25 $1,262 —
853 853 26 157.00 $157.00 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 215.00 $215.00 $701 +35.00
362 thin fleshed 362 5 211.00 $211.00 $764 —
397 397 3 183.00 $183.00 $727 -1.63
407–443 431 32 188.00–204.00 $193.26 $833 +3.29
465–498 485 14 179.00–193.00 $186.58 $905 +9.37
539–542 541 30 181.00–183.25 $182.12 $985 +18.35
552–569 561 29 162.00–180.50 $174.18 $977 -0.45
608–610 609 12 165.00–166.00 $165.33 $1,007 +7.07
650–694 681 50 170.00–174.50 $173.85 $1,184 +11.22
740 740 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,140 —
865–883 873 7 141.50–150.50 $145.40 $1,269 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 5 164.50 $164.50 $811 —
500 500 9 172.75 $172.75 $864 +12.75
637 637 7 153.50 $153.50 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 6 165.50 $165.50 $760 —
532 532 3 161.00 $161.00 $857 —
591 591 4 156.50 $156.50 $925 —
672 672 3 146.50 $146.50 $984 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 thin fleshed 275 4 223.00 $223.00 $613 —
351 351 4 174.00 $174.00 $611 —
459 459 4 135.00 $135.00 $620 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 5 173.50 $173.50 $1,013 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–397 373 9 237.00–247.00 $241.90 $902 —
405 405 4 234.00 $234.00 $948 —
468–493 477 16 198.00–213.50 $205.16 $979 —
513 513 5 189.00 $189.00 $970 +13.00
666–678 675 15 159.00–163.00 $161.95 $1,093 +11.95
723 723 3 148.50 $148.50 $1,074 -4.00
766 766 8 149.50 $149.50 $1,145 +17.50
1053 1053 4 110.50 $110.50 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,029 —
566 566 11 181.50 $181.50 $1,027 —
672 672 20 170.50 $170.50 $1,146 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1430 1171 80-85% 53 85.00–96.00 $89.56 $1,049 —
1275–1415 1312 80-85% 11 95.50–97.00 $95.78 $1,257 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1105 934 85-90% 20 78.00–86.00 $83.52 $780 —
1015 1015 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $751 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1312–1458 1412 75-80% 11 96.50–98.00 $96.89 $1,368 —
1240–1667 1610 75-80% 8 87.00–96.00 $91.10 $1,467 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1495 1362 4 93.00–94.00 $93.51 $1,274 —
1380–2160 1693 4 98.00–106.50 $103.18 $1,747 +5.64
2120 2120 1 113.50 $113.50 $2,406 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–1305 1051 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 91.00–106.00 $96.55 $1,015
900–1230 1093 (<2 yrs)Open 3 113.00–129.50 $122.91 $1,343

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1133–1435 1234 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 1,100.00–1,425.00 $1,278.48

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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.