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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

1,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.52/cwt -6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,742/hd at 690 lb · 142 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $267.85/cwt +12.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 671 lb · 99 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $263.15/cwt ≈ $1,982/hd at 753 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,473 1,011 1,550
Feeder cattle 1,288 801 1,471
Slaughter cattle 160 185 74
Replacement cattle 25 25 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. A nice offering of steer calves made for an active market on those along with several loads and smaller groups of yearlings all seeing good demand. Supply was light to moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–338 332 4 313.00–317.50 $315.21 $1,046 —
380 380 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,197 +20.00
408–428 423 8 310.00–315.00 $313.79 $1,327 —
450–493 469 73 303.00–330.00 $320.80 $1,505 —
518–537 533 66 281.00–319.00 $289.68 $1,544 -26.24
558–581 571 51 269.00–296.00 $283.02 $1,616 -5.91
657–673 671 99 259.50–269.00 $267.85 $1,797 +12.35
741 741 13 255.50 $255.50 $1,893 -2.88
752–753 753 81 250.00–265.00 $263.15 $1,982 —
808–818 817 67 243.00–244.50 $244.41 $1,997 —
867–891 875 20 231.25–241.75 $238.01 $2,083 —
904 904 15 223.75 $223.75 $2,023 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 300.00 $300.00 $720 —
288 288 3 330.00 $330.00 $950 —
358 358 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,024 —
468 468 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,334 —
504–534 519 18 255.00–277.00 $266.32 $1,382 -15.77
583–588 584 20 250.25–260.00 $251.23 $1,467 —
603–648 639 19 257.00–264.00 $261.01 $1,668 +23.01
658 658 5 240.00–244.00 $241.60 $1,590 +6.60
728–730 728 32 238.00–255.00 $250.72 $1,825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 54 247.75 $247.75 $1,430 —
630–646 639 11 234.00–234.50 $234.28 $1,497 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 9 272.00 $272.00 $1,191 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,202 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 6 196.50 $196.50 $1,142 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,096 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,163 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–438 434 13 279.00 $279.00 $1,211 +10.17
435 435 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,131 -8.83
468 468 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,217 -9.00
500–539 519 36 256.00–272.00 $263.98 $1,370 +4.36
555–597 583 9 252.00–254.00 $252.63 $1,473 +2.63
607 607 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,384 -19.35
619–637 630 32 255.00–266.00 $259.39 $1,634 +12.04
671–699 690 142 240.00–256.25 $252.52 $1,742 -7.48
704 704 31 250.00 $250.00 $1,760 -1.70
765 765 7 219.25 $219.25 $1,677 —
818 818 5 204.75 $204.75 $1,675 —
889 889 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,911 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 unweaned 295 4 257.50 $257.50 $760 —
340 340 2 270.00 $270.00 $918 —
388 unweaned 388 4 231.00 $231.00 $896 —
463–484 478 14 246.00–266.00 $253.38 $1,211 +2.77
531 531 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,328 +31.33
550–590 577 20 225.00–245.00 $238.07 $1,374 +18.59
695 695 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,536 -3.54
719–731 723 25 214.50–235.00 $222.94 $1,612 -4.56
753 753 7 209.50 $209.50 $1,578 -7.00
827 827 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 30 237.75 $237.75 $1,479 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,123 —
601 601 6 210.50 $210.50 $1,265 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 282.50 $282.50 $966 —
388 388 2 257.50 $257.50 $999 —
563–580 571 10 207.50–230.00 $220.73 $1,260 —
650–670 661 7 196.00–210.00 $202.52 $1,339 -7.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 3 177.50 $177.50 $1,051 —
738 738 4 182.50 $182.50 $1,347 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1330 1210 80-85% 22 110.00–116.50 $114.93 $1,391 —
1161–1336 1261 80-85% 13 116.50–122.50 $120.07 $1,514 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1625 1444 75-80% 6 115.00–126.50 $120.44 $1,739 +4.09
1385–1845 1533 75-80% 14 124.00–133.00 $129.25 $1,981 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 92.00 $92.00 $731 —
965–1080 1035 85-90% 7 98.00–107.00 $104.22 $1,079 +1.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–2305 1566 10 129.00–136.00 $132.21 $2,070 —
1830–1880 1855 2 139.00–144.00 $141.53 $2,625 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1248 1193 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 1,260.00–1,475.00 $1,433.08
1100–1380 1221 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,360.00–1,700.00 $1,548.03

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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.