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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 19, 2023

2,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.50/cwt ≈ $1,829/hd at 681 lb · 257 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $273.65/cwt +2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 730 lb · 165 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $261.42/cwt ≈ $2,018/hd at 772 lb · 151 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,506 2,560 2,198
Feeder cattle 2,091 2,190 1,988
Slaughter cattle 365 300 180
Replacement cattle 50 70 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. The spring born calves are making up a good portion of the offering each week now with most just coming in off the cow, but of very good quality. Several loads of yearling were on hand as well. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 9 356.00 $356.00 $1,385 +17.15
406–445 418 31 321.00–337.00 $331.80 $1,387 -3.72
473–480 477 21 310.00–335.00 $323.27 $1,542 +6.61
501–543 515 92 310.00–330.00 $317.25 $1,634 -1.77
515–535 unweaned 529 43 300.00–313.00 $306.45 $1,621 +25.17
579 unweaned 579 4 297.00 $297.00 $1,720 +6.76
579–587 582 55 302.00–310.00 $304.20 $1,770 -0.89
603–631 614 47 286.00–301.00 $294.44 $1,808 +1.56
654 unweaned 654 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,602 —
656 656 28 278.50 $278.50 $1,827 -11.62
727–746 730 165 267.00–275.00 $273.65 $1,998 +2.23
761–776 772 151 260.75–265.00 $261.42 $2,018 —
817 817 6 249.50 $249.50 $2,038 -3.00
862–881 868 53 231.00–237.00 $233.07 $2,023 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–388 374 11 340.00–353.00 $343.67 $1,285 +11.67
414 414 6 319.00 $319.00 $1,321 -4.44
487–490 488 8 310.00–314.00 $311.51 $1,520 +37.51
489 unweaned 489 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,296 —
502–531 513 24 272.00–320.00 $310.18 $1,591 +18.32
544 unweaned 544 6 276.00 $276.00 $1,501 —
557–563 unweaned 559 10 268.00–273.00 $269.51 $1,507 +9.65
575 575 9 267.00 $267.00 $1,535 +4.87
613–630 618 11 276.00–287.50 $284.30 $1,757 +5.30
699 699 7 256.50 $256.50 $1,793 —
717–726 722 13 240.00–255.00 $249.61 $1,802 —
822 822 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,993 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 7 229.00–235.00 $232.43 $1,336 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,507 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–323 320 8 300.00–315.00 $305.54 $978 —
408–425 413 23 290.00–300.00 $295.14 $1,219 +2.37
454–482 unweaned 466 38 275.00–289.00 $281.43 $1,311 -2.96
483–485 484 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,379 +0.31
500–523 unweaned 510 19 260.00–265.00 $262.84 $1,340 —
508–517 512 70 267.00–280.00 $270.87 $1,387 —
559–599 589 51 263.00–271.50 $270.46 $1,593 -7.33
613 unweaned 613 15 252.50 $252.50 $1,548 +27.50
622–630 629 42 261.50–265.00 $264.59 $1,664 -13.98
659 fancy 659 110 279.85 $279.85 $1,844 —
698 698 147 260.00 $260.00 $1,815 —
717–720 719 132 254.50–257.00 $255.63 $1,838 +5.81
823 823 9 216.00 $216.00 $1,778 -1.05
869 869 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,999 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 thin fleshed 327 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,030 —
336 unweaned 336 5 278.00 $278.00 $934 —
372–380 376 18 250.00–292.00 $279.00 $1,049 -6.00
411–449 439 37 282.50–291.00 $286.42 $1,257 +0.51
460–472 466 11 260.00–280.00 $271.17 $1,264 -2.06
502–530 519 36 253.00–275.00 $262.78 $1,364 +17.08
553–595 577 34 252.50–269.50 $262.03 $1,512 +13.16
652 652 9 223.00 $223.00 $1,454 —
750 750 16 218.50–220.00 $219.25 $1,644 -2.25
898 898 5 225.00 $225.00 $2,020 —
998 998 4 209.00 $209.00 $2,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
681 681 13 247.50 $247.50 $1,685 —
741 741 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,526 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,591 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,054 —
473–498 485 8 287.50–302.00 $294.09 $1,426 +23.37
510–536 530 9 237.50–270.00 $263.05 $1,394 +6.05
575–583 579 4 245.00–250.00 $247.48 $1,433 -15.30
658 658 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,612 —
785 785 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 312 11 360.00–361.00 $360.39 $1,124 —
407–420 412 12 328.00–340.00 $332.31 $1,369 —
512 512 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,344 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1150 1142 80-85% 5 99.50–100.50 $100.30 $1,145 —
1140–1263 1223 80-85% 27 98.00–109.00 $104.45 $1,277 -6.04
1325–1352 1339 80-85% 6 111.50–113.00 $112.24 $1,503 +15.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1651 1455 75-80% 22 112.00–119.00 $116.36 $1,693 -2.18
1485 1485 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,396 -24.54
1617–1625 1620 75-80% 5 119.50–123.00 $120.90 $1,959 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 83.00 $83.00 $768 -6.01
940–1189 1120 85-90% 12 83.00–97.00 $91.13 $1,021 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1730 1655 5 109.50–116.50 $113.03 $1,871 -15.62
1495–2135 1813 12 122.50–135.00 $129.25 $2,343 —
1735–2010 1855 4 133.50–140.00 $137.09 $2,543 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1300 1036 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 118.00–156.00 $139.88 $1,449
1060–1110 1085 (<2 yrs)Open 2 140.00–155.00 $147.67 $1,602

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1315 1241 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,525.00–1,610.00 $1,568.97

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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.