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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 20, 2023

2,652 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $263.65/cwt -13.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 621 lb · 192 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $234.32/cwt -6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,842/hd at 786 lb · 174 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.14/cwt -7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 478 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,652 4,321 1,961
Feeder cattle 2,302 3,820 1,813
Slaughter cattle 275 451 133
Replacement cattle 75 50 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 4.00-10.00 lower while heifers sold uneven from 5.00 lower to 5.00-8.00 higher with the gain on those weighing 550-650 lbs. Demand was moderate to mostly good. The market has taken a bit of a stepback from the highs a couple weeks ago with cattle futures and cash fed cattle losing some ground while grains are showing strength. However, the prices are still impressive and market fundamentals remain very positive. Supply was moderate following many weeks of large numbers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 value added 346 5 329.00 $329.00 $1,138 —
391–399 396 12 294.00–307.00 $298.28 $1,181 -12.35
414–448 426 43 269.00–295.00 $286.47 $1,220 -8.73
466–499 483 45 268.00–299.00 $283.49 $1,369 +24.49
516–525 unweaned 523 18 235.50–240.50 $239.13 $1,251 -27.12
501–548 530 59 269.00–297.00 $283.47 $1,502 -4.80
533 533 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,380 -29.27
556–586 567 68 266.00–285.00 $271.66 $1,540 -16.38
551–581 unweaned 571 18 250.00–258.50 $253.73 $1,449 -8.04
579 value added 579 13 284.50 $284.50 $1,647 —
604–639 617 160 252.00–274.00 $266.26 $1,643 -3.93
626 626 7 249.00 $249.00 $1,559 -21.19
639 unweaned 639 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,489 —
649 value added 649 21 254.50 $254.50 $1,652 —
664 664 20 250.50 $250.50 $1,663 -2.41
717–724 719 35 235.00–236.75 $236.20 $1,698 -8.80
776–796 786 174 233.75–235.75 $234.32 $1,842 -6.68
802 802 12 228.50 $228.50 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 4 308.00 $308.00 $859 —
378–393 383 6 267.50–278.00 $274.41 $1,051 -17.74
405–423 thin fleshed 412 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,236 —
436–445 441 11 250.00–277.00 $264.65 $1,167 -18.56
500 value added 500 10 262.50 $262.50 $1,312 —
502–538 518 59 250.00–276.00 $258.63 $1,340 -0.43
573 value added 573 11 264.00 $264.00 $1,513 —
552–596 587 67 234.00–252.00 $247.81 $1,455 -19.54
608–643 626 21 240.00–252.50 $245.65 $1,538 +5.68
659–684 669 10 225.50–240.50 $231.63 $1,550 -3.37
707–741 718 59 218.50–233.00 $226.65 $1,627 +6.33
837 837 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,850 -10.50
861 861 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,886 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,071 —
501 501 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,157 —
555 555 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 215.50 $215.50 $1,159 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 271.00 $271.00 $840 -13.16
380 380 6 271.00 $271.00 $1,030 -10.98
401–446 430 39 257.00–278.00 $265.75 $1,143 -5.78
451–497 478 104 237.00–262.50 $257.15 $1,229 -7.03
478 value added 478 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,228 —
513–545 526 38 235.00–255.00 $242.04 $1,273 -10.40
522–544 unweaned 534 21 224.50–238.50 $232.23 $1,240 —
551–573 561 78 238.00–251.00 $245.86 $1,379 +37.36
564 unweaned 564 5 222.50 $222.50 $1,255 —
600–608 602 29 224.50–235.50 $232.44 $1,399 -2.78
625 unweaned 625 13 217.50 $217.50 $1,359 +9.00
653 fancy 653 73 247.35 $247.35 $1,615 —
654 654 31 220.75 $220.75 $1,444 -17.14
687 687 6 212.50 $212.50 $1,460 -25.39
702–707 703 83 225.25–235.25 $234.16 $1,646 -0.73
721 721 5 212.50 $212.50 $1,532 -22.39
748 748 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,571 —
852–895 863 12 193.50–194.50 $193.76 $1,672 —
919–945 929 11 182.50–188.50 $184.61 $1,715 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 thin fleshed 322 3 296.00 $296.00 $953 —
354–395 372 18 245.00–269.00 $258.13 $960 -13.19
401–448 432 38 243.00–267.00 $253.48 $1,095 -2.32
474 value added 474 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,138 —
458–497 478 10 231.00–238.00 $235.24 $1,124 -0.44
500–512 thin fleshed 510 19 247.00–255.00 $253.76 $1,294 —
505–543 528 69 220.00–245.00 $230.56 $1,217 -4.42
553–595 566 30 220.50–235.00 $227.68 $1,289 +12.13
582 582 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,237 -3.05
601 value added 601 12 225.50 $225.50 $1,355 —
612–647 630 18 206.50–214.50 $211.99 $1,336 -3.86
658 658 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,382 -25.50
658 658 34 230.75 $230.75 $1,518 -4.75
709 709 42 230.25 $230.25 $1,632 —
762–766 765 40 205.50–209.75 $208.69 $1,596 +20.19
799 799 7 193.50 $193.50 $1,546 +5.00
955 955 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,719 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 223.00 $223.00 $876 —
498 498 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,076 —
531–535 532 6 201.00–211.00 $207.65 $1,105 —
565 565 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,186 —
711 711 5 187.50 $187.50 $1,333 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,109 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–508 505 9 219.00–233.00 $223.62 $1,129 —
645 thin fleshed 645 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,464 —
735 735 11 185.00 $185.00 $1,360 -24.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,212 -13.00
637 637 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,446 —
790 790 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,414 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 1 92.00 $92.00 $938 —
965–1365 1197 80-85% 31 95.50–104.00 $98.64 $1,181 —
1090–1411 1277 80-85% 8 104.00–108.50 $106.92 $1,365 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1403–1742 1538 75-80% 20 108.00–116.50 $113.33 $1,743 —
1449–1671 1541 75-80% 18 101.00–109.00 $105.11 $1,620 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1035 962 85-90% 17 85.00–94.00 $88.50 $851 —
1049 1049 85-90% 7 97.00 $97.00 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1490 1450 4 102.00–110.00 $106.30 $1,541 —
1300–2040 1731 17 113.50–125.50 $119.47 $2,068 —
1580–2065 1894 7 124.50–131.00 $127.58 $2,416 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–1103 923 (<2 yrs)Open 24 128.00–176.00 $155.35 $1,434
755–1105 931 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 92.00–120.00 $107.22 $998

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1034 1034 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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.