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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

2,692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.78/cwt +9.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,538/hd at 713 lb · 259 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.54/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 522 lb · 128 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $263.48/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 524 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,692 3,697 2,702
Feeder cattle 2,200 3,282 2,272
Slaughter cattle 432 395 355
Replacement cattle 60 20 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady except for the 550-600 lb weight range 5.00-8.00 higher and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply of calves and yearlings. The majority of calves are coming to town weaned at least 30 days now, and they found the best demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold uneven from 3.00 higher to 2.00 lower with the bulls and fleshier cows seeing the gain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 281.00 $281.00 $922 —
350–388 374 25 275.00–289.50 $283.01 $1,058 -10.72
404–448 420 47 270.00–289.00 $281.84 $1,184 +13.04
448 448 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,120 -18.80
460–496 479 61 247.50–270.00 $259.52 $1,243 -4.86
503–549 523 105 251.00–273.00 $266.05 $1,391 +5.79
530 530 10 236.50 $236.50 $1,253 -23.76
550–593 573 104 242.00–264.00 $253.49 $1,452 +8.99
589 unweaned 589 10 215.50 $215.50 $1,269 —
619 unweaned 619 10 215.50 $215.50 $1,334 —
606–648 624 60 227.50–250.75 $239.11 $1,492 -0.80
654–683 666 22 222.50–229.50 $227.01 $1,512 -3.63
706–738 730 34 213.00–217.00 $214.61 $1,567 -4.22
760–799 776 12 205.50–210.50 $208.36 $1,617 -9.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 234.00 $234.00 $760 -32.00
358–390 375 10 253.00–286.00 $270.21 $1,013 -2.61
416 416 4 238.00 $238.00 $990 -25.92
406–449 433 15 262.00–274.00 $267.35 $1,158 +3.43
475–477 477 12 259.00 $259.00 $1,235 +5.07
487 487 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,110 -25.93
505–549 530 68 226.00–254.50 $236.66 $1,254 +2.19
556–593 567 45 221.00–244.00 $235.05 $1,333 +10.23
600–647 623 46 224.00–231.00 $226.86 $1,413 +3.58
706–725 710 14 198.50–205.00 $203.58 $1,445 -0.35
1044 1044 6 168.50 $168.50 $1,759 -5.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 11 226.00 $226.00 $951 —
526 526 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–398 379 27 246.50–267.00 $257.11 $974 +1.31
404–442 427 69 230.00–263.00 $249.81 $1,067 +2.41
450–497 471 107 224.50–255.00 $240.45 $1,133 -2.78
505–549 522 128 216.50–245.00 $236.54 $1,235 +0.17
568 unweaned 568 6 208.50 $208.50 $1,184 —
552–598 574 99 212.50–230.00 $225.18 $1,293 +2.03
605 605 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,143 -26.51
613 unweaned 613 15 210.00 $210.00 $1,287 —
611–629 624 15 214.50–223.00 $219.10 $1,367 +3.59
669–684 682 36 205.50–225.00 $220.18 $1,502 +6.18
709–740 713 249 214.75–219.00 $216.69 $1,545 +9.96
713 713 10 193.00 $193.00 $1,376 -13.73
960 960 6 169.50 $169.50 $1,627 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–349 340 8 222.00–265.00 $249.59 $849 -9.41
356–377 365 7 249.00–269.50 $258.07 $942 +4.42
403–440 425 10 219.00–235.00 $229.57 $976 -10.17
476 thin fleshed 476 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,171 —
463–499 486 25 210.00–235.00 $217.65 $1,058 -14.59
486 486 9 213.50 $213.50 $1,038 -18.74
513 513 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,026 -16.12
502–545 514 45 206.50–226.50 $217.32 $1,117 +1.20
564 564 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,128 -14.33
557–598 581 24 210.00–220.00 $212.41 $1,234 -1.92
604 thin fleshed 604 7 227.50 $227.50 $1,374 —
605 605 5 199.50 $199.50 $1,207 -9.48
696 696 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,427 +0.12
710 710 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,384 -0.40
887 887 3 180.50 $180.50 $1,601 —
905–928 916 20 175.00–177.50 $175.57 $1,608 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 5 227.00 $227.00 $801 —
433 433 15 218.00 $218.00 $944 —
700 700 4 189.50 $189.50 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 4 198.00 $198.00 $968 -14.89
525 525 3 191.50 $191.50 $1,005 -3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 309 7 251.00–264.00 $258.22 $798 -15.88
372–392 382 6 230.00–248.00 $239.24 $914 —
465 465 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,056 -15.29
510–538 522 14 209.50–235.00 $222.74 $1,163 -3.07
563 563 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,267 +10.00
646 646 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,324 —
713 713 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,419 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,015 —
456 456 8 243.50 $243.50 $1,110 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,138 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1305 1180 80-85% 79 88.00–98.00 $93.03 $1,098 -4.22
1060–1300 1182 80-85% 9 80.00–88.00 $85.21 $1,007 -12.04
1070–1342 1289 80-85% 7 105.50–110.00 $109.05 $1,406 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 6 113.00 $113.00 $1,622 +7.82
1335–1681 1469 75-80% 16 98.50–108.00 $102.97 $1,513 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 94.50 $94.50 $813 —
920–965 943 85-90% 2 85.00–87.00 $85.98 $811 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1840 1518 8 103.00–114.00 $109.30 $1,659 —
1360–1950 1625 23 116.00–125.50 $120.57 $1,959 —
2040–2485 2214 5 128.50–133.50 $130.11 $2,881 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1315 1010 (<2 yrs)Open 14 120.00–145.00 $134.49 $1,358
915–1250 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 108.00–130.00 $116.25 $1,195

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1222 1193 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,225.00–1,275.00 $1,263.25
1193–1340 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,210.00–1,360.00 $1,280.90

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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.