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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 9, 2023

4,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.08/cwt +20.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 691 lb · 301 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $206.28/cwt +33.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 828 lb · 241 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $224.70/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 611 lb · 195 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,080 3,943 1,732
Feeder cattle 4,080 3,943 1,732

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, yearlings sold steady to firm and calves sold steady to spots 5.00 lower except for steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs that sold in smaller packages than the last few weeks selling 5.00-15.00 lower. Demand was good for another heavy supply of cattle that featured more yearlings this week. Same story again as limited amounts of available forage and a strong cash market for calves and feeders brought large numbers to town. Cattle futures were higher and corn lower Tuesday, helping support the market. A large supply of near 675 slaughter cows and bulls were not reported due to the large supply of calves and feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–336 325 32 285.00–300.00 $293.36 $953 -8.42
387–399 396 31 279.50–308.00 $293.31 $1,162 +8.20
422–448 440 47 253.00–289.00 $278.09 $1,224 -10.30
461–498 480 109 245.00–270.00 $258.22 $1,239 +9.40
500–534 517 112 248.00–273.00 $259.04 $1,339 +33.04
538 538 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,216 -31.63
550–586 561 173 224.50–255.50 $241.11 $1,353 -8.91
584 unweaned 584 7 222.00 $222.00 $1,296 -13.00
604–631 unweaned 609 40 205.50–209.50 $206.33 $1,257 -14.17
600–640 612 155 219.00–240.00 $229.44 $1,404 -7.12
672 672 17 212.00 $212.00 $1,425 -9.86
653–691 673 31 213.00–224.50 $221.22 $1,489 -0.64
733 733 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,503 -14.00
718–746 739 81 210.75–213.75 $212.31 $1,569 -6.69
791 791 64 210.10 $210.10 $1,662 +5.10
816 816 16 187.75 $187.75 $1,532 +15.25
819–832 829 225 203.85–208.85 $207.60 $1,721 +35.10
861 861 61 194.00 $194.00 $1,670 -2.79
905 905 7 180.50 $180.50 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 4 293.00 $293.00 $853 +2.43
328–330 329 6 249.00–255.00 $252.01 $829 -44.99
383–386 385 9 234.00–253.00 $246.70 $950 -10.96
400 value added 400 22 265.00 $265.00 $1,060 —
401–440 426 22 225.00–250.00 $244.97 $1,044 -21.95
475–498 484 59 220.00–249.00 $233.69 $1,131 -21.35
508 thin fleshed 508 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,224 —
509–548 524 48 218.00–235.00 $224.92 $1,179 -28.08
559–580 568 31 214.50–224.00 $218.33 $1,240 -10.23
599 unweaned 599 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,198 —
632 unweaned 632 15 195.50 $195.50 $1,236 —
618–637 635 37 207.50–220.50 $209.62 $1,331 -7.38
666–686 679 11 210.00–221.50 $214.10 $1,454 -1.50
713–726 725 64 206.00–220.00 $207.08 $1,501 -1.45
789 789 55 207.00 $207.00 $1,633 +7.00
817 817 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,528 —
808–847 830 189 189.85–204.00 $199.59 $1,657 —
888 888 55 189.85 $189.85 $1,686 —
1009 1009 26 175.75 $175.75 $1,773 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
887 887 28 188.75 $188.75 $1,674 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 6 222.50 $222.50 $1,030 —
520 520 13 212.00 $212.00 $1,102 —
561 561 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,150 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 7 226.00 $226.00 $997 —
585 585 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 9 232.50 $232.50 $1,116 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,320 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–330 317 22 262.00–284.00 $273.28 $866 +24.34
363–396 381 49 238.00–249.50 $245.52 $935 -4.56
408–448 434 94 239.50–246.50 $242.09 $1,051 +2.37
451–496 471 146 221.00–238.50 $230.04 $1,083 -4.03
490 490 10 206.50 $206.50 $1,012 -9.13
511–518 515 9 200.00–201.00 $200.44 $1,032 -21.07
500–543 521 138 210.50–239.00 $227.36 $1,185 +5.85
524–533 527 17 205.00–209.50 $207.20 $1,092 -14.31
550–576 unweaned 563 30 192.50–204.50 $198.75 $1,119 +3.75
550–592 572 89 209.00–225.00 $217.73 $1,245 +1.37
609 609 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,133 -20.50
603–649 612 44 204.75–214.00 $208.87 $1,278 +2.37
600–648 unweaned 631 25 192.00–199.50 $194.57 $1,228 -2.70
651–685 671 51 198.50–210.25 $207.44 $1,392 +6.69
661–688 677 10 194.50 $194.50 $1,317 -6.25
717–741 725 158 194.00–210.35 $206.52 $1,497 +0.29
755–775 766 18 181.75–188.00 $184.49 $1,413 —
795 795 9 171.50 $171.50 $1,363 —
946 946 5 161.50 $161.50 $1,528 —
1162 1162 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,836 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 thin fleshed 302 3 270.00 $270.00 $815 —
310–348 325 24 241.00–259.50 $252.41 $820 +15.41
408 thin fleshed 408 8 259.50 $259.50 $1,059 —
410–449 430 45 220.00–241.00 $231.12 $994 -3.14
457–493 478 34 219.50–228.00 $223.87 $1,070 -0.43
500–530 512 36 200.00–223.00 $208.96 $1,070 +1.46
563–580 576 22 196.50–209.00 $203.36 $1,171 -2.47
595 unweaned 595 14 181.75 $181.75 $1,081 —
603–608 605 9 191.00–191.50 $191.39 $1,158 -10.15
633 633 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,165 -17.54
674–692 691 301 196.00–210.75 $210.08 $1,452 +20.05
770 770 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,340 -9.22
825 825 4 179.50 $179.50 $1,481 —
880 880 6 171.50 $171.50 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–433 417 8 175.00–221.00 $197.09 $822 —
501–541 528 12 181.50–184.00 $183.21 $967 —
604–624 619 15 181.50–183.50 $182.02 $1,127 +2.02
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 3 219.00 $219.00 $530 —
303 303 3 209.00 $209.00 $633 —
371 371 12 209.50 $209.50 $777 —
440 440 3 221.00 $221.00 $972 —
487 487 6 189.50 $189.50 $923 —
510 510 5 185.00 $185.00 $944 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 11 153.50 $153.50 $1,266 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 260.00 $260.00 $710 -19.00
314–343 324 12 244.00–274.00 $259.68 $841 -10.32
352 352 3 233.00 $233.00 $820 —
458 458 3 230.50 $230.50 $1,056 —
508 thin fleshed 508 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,163 —
531–538 533 9 206.00–219.00 $210.37 $1,121 -4.13
593 593 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,154 —
515 515 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,112 -16.00
588 588 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,294 -10.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 227.50 $227.50 $849 —
467 467 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,004 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,047 —

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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.