Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

2,624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.84/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 633 lb · 139 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.08/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 715 lb · 132 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.37/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 686 lb · 120 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,624	3,826	2,110
Feeder cattle	2,284	3,609	1,965
Slaughter cattle	260	177	120
Replacement cattle	80	40	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply of yearlings and long weaned calves. Several loads of yearlings were on hand along with some attractive consignments of grass cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–395	391	6	249.00–250.00	$249.67	$976	+5.27
401 value added	401	7	241.00	$241.00	$966	—
401–440	431	26	234.00–250.50	$246.08	$1,061	+1.56
453–499	487	32	230.00–244.50	$238.29	$1,160	-6.26
516–535	522	38	224.00–235.50	$230.87	$1,205	-3.29
560–598	575	115	219.00–235.00	$227.51	$1,308	-1.29
601–646	613	49	201.00–218.00	$213.58	$1,309	+3.75
652–688	675	101	192.25–210.00	$205.30	$1,386	+5.21
709–740	727	96	191.00–194.50	$192.19	$1,397	+1.33
762–784	769	120	187.50–190.25	$189.86	$1,460	+3.76
812	812	36	182.00	$182.00	$1,478	+4.34
865–875	872	50	173.00–176.75	$175.93	$1,534	-6.96
923	923	12	173.75	$173.75	$1,604	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 thin fleshed	300	7	260.50	$260.50	$782	—
333	333	8	232.50	$232.50	$774	+3.00
375–390	383	4	235.00	$235.00	$900	+7.00
404 thin fleshed	404	22	264.00	$264.00	$1,067	—
428–441	437	6	214.00–234.00	$220.53	$964	-18.47
465	465	2	205.00	$205.00	$953	-24.12
470 value added	470	16	222.50	$222.50	$1,046	—
480 unweaned	480	5	197.00	$197.00	$946	—
540–545	544	17	200.00–214.00	$203.27	$1,106	-22.95
584–589	585	20	208.00–208.50	$208.37	$1,219	-7.70
596 value added	596	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,192	—
616 thin fleshed	616	9	220.00	$220.00	$1,355	—
621	621	7	192.00	$192.00	$1,192	-11.51
654–667	662	41	187.00–197.25	$193.19	$1,279	+2.86
703–719	712	10	187.00–191.25	$188.72	$1,344	+3.96
780	780	4	167.00	$167.00	$1,303	-3.00
830	830	63	182.00	$182.00	$1,511	+7.75
889	889	7	157.50	$157.50	$1,400	-13.50

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	12	155.00	$155.00	$691	—
527	527	12	169.50	$169.50	$893	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470 thin fleshed	470	4	206.00	$206.00	$968	—
638	638	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,193	—
710	710	3	169.50	$169.50	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668	668	7	178.00	$178.00	$1,189	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	7	214.00	$214.00	$636	—
389	389	8	218.00	$218.00	$848	—
421–440	429	14	209.00–220.00	$214.65	$921	+2.70
458–495	481	72	196.00–213.50	$210.35	$1,012	+3.41
511–545	526	48	208.00–214.50	$211.43	$1,112	+1.08
551–574	561	76	181.50–209.50	$198.85	$1,116	+10.97
577–595	584	15	177.00–185.00	$179.16	$1,046	-8.72
620–640	633	139	183.25–192.00	$189.84	$1,202	+2.21
665–696	686	120	179.50–190.00	$186.37	$1,278	+1.07
703–730	715	132	181.00–185.75	$184.08	$1,316	+5.26
835–837	836	15	158.50–159.50	$159.17	$1,331	—
855	855	21	163.75	$163.75	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	3	222.00	$222.00	$539	—
304 thin fleshed	304	14	244.50	$244.50	$743	—
367–383	377	8	188.00–219.00	$207.68	$783	+37.68
392 thin fleshed	392	27	245.25	$245.25	$961	—
431 value added	431	17	195.00	$195.00	$840	—
429–446	439	15	184.50–204.00	$191.47	$841	—
464–490	470	16	183.00–210.00	$196.88	$925	-0.07
493 unweaned	493	3	173.00	$173.00	$853	—
525	525	8	200.00	$200.00	$1,050	-1.03
585–593	590	22	169.50–188.25	$180.74	$1,066	—
601 value added	601	4	184.00	$184.00	$1,106	—
600–646	641	29	170.25–179.00	$171.10	$1,097	-7.56
651–675	659	27	163.50–176.50	$172.05	$1,134	-3.84
696 thin fleshed	696	4	178.00	$178.00	$1,239	—
902	902	3	148.50	$148.50	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	19	172.50	$172.50	$937	+3.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	7	185.00	$185.00	$618	—
465 thin fleshed	465	3	185.50	$185.50	$863	—
572	572	3	160.00	$160.00	$915	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
738	738	12	169.00	$169.00	$1,247	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	12	133.50	$133.50	$591	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343–348	344	7	214.00–225.00	$217.18	$747	-15.32
350–372	366	13	210.00–221.00	$219.22	$802	—
400–442	421	6	205.00–229.00	$216.40	$911	—
477–478	477	5	205.00–206.00	$205.40	$980	-22.10
506 thin fleshed	506	5	206.00	$206.00	$1,042	—
504–513	507	10	195.50–201.00	$197.17	$1,000	—
550–583	556	15	189.50–204.00	$193.23	$1,074	-1.83
698	698	5	168.00	$168.00	$1,173	-1.00
843	843	15	160.00	$160.00	$1,349	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	6	186.00	$186.00	$833	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098–1210	1165	80-85%	5	81.00–81.50	$81.31	$947	—
1205–1373	1243	80-85%	16	95.50–98.50	$96.59	$1,201	+23.33
1067–1600	1315	80-85%	47	83.00–90.50	$87.44	$1,150	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1649	1496	75-80%	18	91.00–95.00	$93.68	$1,401	—
1390–1900	1561	75-80%	18	96.00–98.00	$96.91	$1,513	+9.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908	908	85-90%	3	86.50	$86.50	$785	+18.66
1005	1005	85-90%	1	69.50	$69.50	$698	—
977–1154	1100	85-90%	20	72.00–84.00	$79.84	$878	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1210	1205	2	91.00–101.00	$96.02	$1,157	—
1208–2145	1352	11	103.00–109.00	$106.83	$1,444	—
1740–2255	1991	6	120.00–128.00	$124.57	$2,480	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1155	1065	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	99.00–119.00	$109.90	$1,170
970–1315	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	85.00–103.50	$98.61	$1,073

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1017	1017	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,075.00	$1,075.00
895–1119	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	1,450.00–1,675.00	$1,633.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
812–820	816	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	985.00–1,050.00	$1,017.66

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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.