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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 7, 2023

3,117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $202.14/cwt +7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,478/hd at 731 lb · 226 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.41/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 715 lb · 201 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $182.46/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 881 lb · 130 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,117 2,177 2,480
Feeder cattle 2,619 1,999 2,242
Slaughter cattle 348 141 198
Replacement cattle 150 37 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, yearling steers traded 4.00-8.00 higher while yearling heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Calves were lightly tested last week but steer calves traded with a higher to sharply higher undertone and heifer calves sold with a steady to higher undertone. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply that included several loads of yearlings and still quite a few hard weaned calves. As we have turned the calendar over to March, grass buyers were very aggressive for the few true stocker cattle left. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–345 342 9 263.00–272.00 $268.98 $920 —
362 362 3 271.00 $271.00 $981 +29.85
418–444 431 38 251.00–274.00 $266.27 $1,148 +23.35
449 value added 449 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,122 —
456–473 462 23 236.50–259.50 $244.24 $1,128 +7.41
513–538 523 51 232.50–256.00 $245.79 $1,285 +9.48
552 value added 552 10 249.50 $249.50 $1,377 —
557–598 580 61 219.00–240.50 $233.82 $1,356 +6.97
628 thin fleshed 628 15 234.75 $234.75 $1,474 —
618–638 630 75 220.00–230.00 $226.57 $1,427 +11.19
638 value added 638 18 227.00 $227.00 $1,448 —
656–699 679 72 201.25–212.00 $204.70 $1,390 +2.11
702–748 731 226 198.00–203.00 $202.14 $1,478 +7.35
754 value added 754 18 199.50 $199.50 $1,504 —
758 758 66 202.75 $202.75 $1,537 +14.14
812–828 821 127 187.50–193.00 $190.72 $1,566 +7.31
868–897 881 130 177.25–188.00 $182.46 $1,607 +2.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 226.00 $226.00 $662 —
319 319 8 276.00 $276.00 $880 —
360–398 387 29 250.00–280.00 $265.41 $1,027 —
455–491 478 38 226.00–240.00 $232.21 $1,110 —
502–548 523 52 218.00–231.00 $224.50 $1,174 +1.61
554 thin fleshed 554 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,302 —
579–582 581 13 216.00–234.00 $222.90 $1,295 +14.62
611 thin fleshed 611 17 224.00 $224.00 $1,369 —
606–643 617 42 205.50–211.50 $209.85 $1,295 +12.45
667 thin fleshed 667 11 208.50 $208.50 $1,391 —
721–741 736 41 187.00–197.00 $194.41 $1,431 +11.57
787 787 68 191.35 $191.35 $1,506 +17.35
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 191.00 $191.00 $668 —
451 451 4 174.00 $174.00 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–397 390 34 227.00–234.50 $233.04 $909 +0.49
397 unweaned 397 12 229.00 $229.00 $909 —
427–438 433 27 229.50–235.50 $234.20 $1,014 +5.64
470 value added 470 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,104 —
459–491 481 52 223.00–246.00 $233.58 $1,124 +5.08
503 thin fleshed 503 7 231.50 $231.50 $1,164 +16.65
505–548 521 22 209.00–219.00 $211.99 $1,104 +16.77
551–570 558 49 198.00–218.50 $214.74 $1,198 +24.57
601 601 7 181.50 $181.50 $1,091 -1.21
600–640 628 76 185.50–197.50 $195.26 $1,226 +12.55
635 value added 635 23 197.00 $197.00 $1,251 —
661–692 673 76 184.50–195.00 $193.00 $1,299 +3.76
705 705 18 183.00 $183.00 $1,290 -5.77
704–719 715 169 188.00–189.25 $188.96 $1,351 +0.19
732 value added 732 14 188.75 $188.75 $1,382 —
757 757 13 180.00 $180.00 $1,363 +3.18
781–793 784 89 169.25–180.00 $177.31 $1,390 +0.49
827 827 36 172.75 $172.75 $1,429 +1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 200.00 $200.00 $560 —
352 352 5 230.00 $230.00 $810 +9.23
387 value added 387 5 237.50 $237.50 $919 —
410 410 5 237.50 $237.50 $974 +23.83
463 thin fleshed 463 10 232.00 $232.00 $1,074 —
459–474 469 31 224.50–228.50 $226.94 $1,064 +9.05
500–537 521 26 192.50–209.00 $201.37 $1,049 +21.87
577–590 583 13 178.50–182.50 $180.37 $1,052 +4.58
600–622 607 10 178.50–183.50 $181.96 $1,104 +13.12
651 651 81 177.25–181.35 $181.05 $1,179 —
752–767 757 10 168.50–169.50 $169.20 $1,281 —
835 835 4 154.50 $154.50 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 191.00 $191.00 $817 —
513–532 524 15 176.00–178.50 $177.52 $930 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 4 260.00 $260.00 $793 —
422 unweaned 422 8 237.50 $237.50 $1,002 —
449 449 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,046 +1.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 250.00 $250.00 $720 —
374 374 4 212.00 $212.00 $793 -19.00
403–445 428 5 246.00–254.00 $249.01 $1,066 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1345 1201 80-85% 38 88.00–94.50 $91.17 $1,095 —
1155–1256 1236 80-85% 5 97.00–98.50 $98.22 $1,214 —
1425 1425 80-85% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,183 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1424 1392 75-80% 17 91.50–99.50 $95.64 $1,331 -7.55
1458 1458 75-80% 4 84.00 $84.00 $1,225 —
1493–1511 1503 75-80% 7 103.00–108.00 $105.13 $1,580 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 2 65.00 $65.00 $604 —
922–1085 963 85-90% 25 74.00–84.00 $81.49 $785 +7.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1815 1494 5 87.50–104.00 $96.45 $1,441 —
1320–2540 1751 21 99.50–124.50 $114.76 $2,009 —
1890–2160 2026 5 126.00–135.00 $129.78 $2,629 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1265 1101 (<2 yrs)Open 11 108.00–127.00 $118.16 $1,301
945–1245 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 97.00–104.00 $100.62 $1,118
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
673–708 689 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 98.00–109.00 $103.86 $716

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1029 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,210.00 $1,210.00
1057–1090 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,199.81
1038–1103 1077 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,050.00–1,060.00 $1,053.86
984–1360 1146 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 1,185.00–1,460.00 $1,340.67
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1281–1293 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,485.00–1,500.00 $1,491.78

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
950–1275 1084 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,283.93 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–975 thin fleshed 967 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 925.00–975.00 $958.33 —
925–1150 1042 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,135.00 $1,086.67 —

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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.