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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

1,787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.01/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 710 lb · 376 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.52/cwt +11.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 428 lb · 67 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $195.45/cwt ≈ $1,592/hd at 815 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,787 2,141 3,063
Feeder cattle 1,537 1,931 2,763
Slaughter cattle 210 160 250
Replacement cattle 40 50 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady except for some thin heifers weighing 575-625 lbs selling 5.00-8.00 higher. A nice offering of yearlings was on hand again with several loads and more yearling heifers than steers this week. Also, some really hard weaned calf weight yearlings ready to go to grass were offered and a few short weaned new crops. Demand was good for both calves and yearlings on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 13 302.00 $302.00 $1,193 +9.80
400–449 430 21 271.00–311.00 $287.99 $1,238 +15.30
452 thin fleshed 452 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,266 —
474–479 unweaned 477 15 240.00–250.00 $244.64 $1,167 -10.36
450–492 480 18 236.00–250.00 $246.88 $1,185 -12.58
503–516 510 23 234.00–255.00 $242.31 $1,236 +9.27
513–535 unweaned 523 9 223.00–231.00 $227.36 $1,189 +0.35
534 thin fleshed 534 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,442 —
557–594 586 22 226.00–240.00 $236.97 $1,389 +0.18
593 unweaned 593 27 207.50 $207.50 $1,230 —
610 thin fleshed 610 22 235.00 $235.00 $1,434 —
650 unweaned 650 11 191.00 $191.00 $1,242 —
673–675 674 34 213.00–215.25 $213.59 $1,440 -1.41
717–743 733 16 207.00–210.00 $208.48 $1,528 +17.73
763 763 37 203.50 $203.50 $1,553 +1.92
773 773 9 184.50 $184.50 $1,426 -17.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–293 289 6 260.00–272.50 $266.16 $769 —
323 unweaned 323 3 230.00 $230.00 $743 —
369–373 370 9 268.00–275.00 $273.43 $1,012 —
435 435 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,185 +20.83
495–496 496 9 231.00–239.00 $235.45 $1,168 —
517–534 524 10 223.00–224.50 $223.61 $1,172 -1.35
573 573 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,072 -27.37
576 576 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,192 -7.37
698 698 7 189.00 $189.00 $1,319 -3.50
762 thin fleshed 762 9 202.75 $202.75 $1,545 —
813 813 58 197.00 $197.00 $1,602 —
839 839 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,451 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 4 221.50 $221.50 $1,313 —
672 672 6 214.50 $214.50 $1,441 —
904 904 9 183.50 $183.50 $1,659 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 5 179.00 $179.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 230.00 $230.00 $734 —
360–378 372 12 227.00–239.00 $230.87 $859 -4.79
400–444 428 67 230.00–239.50 $235.52 $1,008 +11.92
465–498 479 38 223.25–235.00 $226.36 $1,084 +5.56
513–528 thin fleshed 519 8 221.50–224.50 $222.65 $1,156 —
506–549 536 49 195.50–209.00 $199.01 $1,067 -9.46
556 556 5 206.50 $206.50 $1,148 +9.72
591 thin fleshed 591 8 216.50 $216.50 $1,280 —
607 unweaned 607 11 175.00 $175.00 $1,062 —
616–620 618 42 204.25–207.50 $205.87 $1,272 +13.87
662–682 671 40 182.00–194.25 $186.61 $1,252 +17.11
679–697 690 16 183.50–183.75 $183.66 $1,267 -6.48
708–711 710 376 192.85–193.25 $193.01 $1,370 +0.89
791 791 7 175.50 $175.50 $1,388 -0.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 unweaned 258 5 201.00 $201.00 $519 —
320 320 2 210.00 $210.00 $672 -16.00
406–413 409 8 228.00–232.00 $229.52 $939 +13.52
460–462 thin fleshed 461 5 228.50–230.00 $229.10 $1,056 +6.10
465–469 467 10 215.00–219.00 $217.39 $1,015 +9.74
509 509 5 195.00 $195.00 $993 -4.82
515 thin fleshed 515 6 211.50 $211.50 $1,089 +1.25
503–524 516 10 210.00–225.00 $215.85 $1,114 +16.03
550–593 574 23 178.00–200.50 $193.04 $1,108 +17.03
612–628 618 5 184.50–185.00 $184.70 $1,141 +10.80
659–684 663 47 178.00–191.75 $189.58 $1,257 +10.04
700–743 734 19 175.75–179.00 $176.24 $1,294 -14.98
781 781 5 172.50 $172.50 $1,347 +7.50
866 866 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,124 —
697 thin fleshed 697 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 360 6 273.00–275.00 $273.65 $985 —
473–483 478 6 226.00–228.00 $226.99 $1,085 +6.99
500–525 510 5 217.00–226.00 $222.29 $1,134 +1.15
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 unweaned 308 6 284.00 $284.00 $875 —
408 408 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,020 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1425 1165 80-85% 110 88.00–99.00 $93.63 $1,091 —
1228–1350 1289 80-85% 10 98.00–101.00 $99.57 $1,283 -6.08
1115–1339 1294 80-85% 5 85.50–87.50 $85.84 $1,111 -19.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
883–1285 1097 85-90% 24 83.00–89.00 $87.64 $961 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1610 1473 75-80% 3 104.00–106.00 $105.22 $1,550 —
1428–1943 1588 75-80% 15 96.50–102.50 $98.51 $1,564 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1308 1308 65-75% 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,465 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1500 1473 2 100.00–109.00 $104.42 $1,538 —
1345–1960 1749 9 113.00–123.50 $117.51 $2,055 -8.39
1920 1920 1 131.50 $131.50 $2,525 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985–1345 1122 (<2 yrs)Open 6 123.00–145.00 $133.08 $1,493
1085–1260 1182 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 99.50–118.00 $110.32 $1,304

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220–1257 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,410.00–1,575.00 $1,491.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,685.00 $1,685.00

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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
950–1050 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,460.00–1,610.00 $1,535.00 —

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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.