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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 26, 2023

2,438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.65/cwt -5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 729 lb · 224 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.27/cwt +8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 646 lb · 170 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $307.16/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 575 lb · 102 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,438 2,506 2,909
Feeder cattle 2,123 2,091 2,600
Slaughter cattle 240 365 244
Replacement cattle 75 50 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady, spots 5.00 lower on heifer calves. Demand was good for a moderate supply that included several loads of yearlings and some fancy new crop calves. Cattle futures had a correction day and were down hard across the board, but buyers didn't shy away and you would of had a hard time telling there was any negativity to the market by sitting ringside. The new crop calves coming in off the cow saw basically no discount if they weren't carrying flesh but that will likely soon change with some unstable weather. A big rain fell across the region over the weekend and it was more than welcomed. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,214 -26.00
429–435 433 15 330.00–340.00 $332.64 $1,440 +0.84
453–497 483 70 317.00–340.00 $326.92 $1,579 +3.65
487 unweaned 487 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,437 —
509–546 530 30 291.00–323.00 $305.57 $1,620 -11.68
559–585 570 12 279.00–286.00 $283.01 $1,613 -21.19
565–595 576 90 297.00–317.50 $310.38 $1,788 +6.18
600 600 10 276.00 $276.00 $1,656 -18.44
604–620 unweaned 610 11 267.00–277.50 $270.88 $1,652 —
606–639 618 23 280.00–295.00 $287.04 $1,774 -7.40
652–655 654 24 286.00–291.00 $288.71 $1,888 +10.21
695 695 48 257.25 $257.25 $1,788 —
725–738 729 61 271.00–275.75 $274.34 $2,000 +0.69
769–795 777 38 254.50–265.00 $261.89 $2,035 +0.47
810–820 814 50 251.75–260.00 $252.37 $2,054 +2.87
860 860 14 249.00 $249.00 $2,141 +15.93
1139 1139 18 185.25 $185.25 $2,110 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 4 308.00 $308.00 $841 —
315 315 2 300.00 $300.00 $945 —
355–390 370 7 296.00–320.00 $304.36 $1,126 -39.31
445 445 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,290 -29.00
455–481 465 11 289.00–307.50 $299.43 $1,392 -12.08
505–548 517 12 253.00–273.00 $259.21 $1,340 -50.97
547 thin fleshed 547 5 291.00 $291.00 $1,592 —
555–573 564 12 265.00–276.00 $271.37 $1,531 +4.37
630–645 640 42 271.50–283.00 $273.57 $1,751 -10.73
666–687 671 47 261.50–267.00 $265.68 $1,783 +9.18
731 731 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,754 -9.61
766 766 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,900 —
861–893 872 24 222.50–235.50 $231.06 $2,015 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 10 292.50 $292.50 $951 —
409 409 9 300.00 $300.00 $1,227 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,119 —
401–449 424 73 275.00–297.00 $287.05 $1,217 -8.09
471–495 487 50 279.50–287.00 $283.58 $1,381 -1.42
510–535 523 34 260.00–275.00 $267.52 $1,399 -3.35
591 591 35 274.50 $274.50 $1,622 +4.04
632–647 646 170 269.50–279.75 $270.27 $1,746 +5.68
653–667 656 92 259.50–267.00 $265.34 $1,741 —
721–745 729 224 247.00–251.00 $249.65 $1,820 -5.98
750–790 761 77 223.75–239.75 $235.01 $1,788 —
842 842 12 218.50 $218.50 $1,840 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–297 294 5 259.00–285.00 $269.25 $792 —
332 332 3 269.00 $269.00 $893 —
358–378 365 9 272.00–281.00 $277.89 $1,014 -1.11
398 unweaned 398 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,035 —
405–448 427 13 269.00–279.00 $274.73 $1,173 -11.69
467 467 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,168 -21.17
451–498 471 27 265.50–279.00 $271.56 $1,279 +0.39
517–536 524 20 240.00–264.00 $257.26 $1,348 -5.52
540 540 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,237 -33.78
556 556 17 259.00 $259.00 $1,440 -3.03
584 584 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,425 -18.03
605–613 612 12 257.00–270.00 $267.86 $1,639 —
673–698 686 12 239.00–250.00 $242.72 $1,665 +19.72
708–745 711 32 226.00–240.25 $238.85 $1,698 —
823 823 8 215.50 $215.50 $1,774 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,558 -10.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 8 248.00 $248.00 $1,490 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 235.00 $235.00 $698 —
391 391 5 211.00 $211.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,259 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 313.00 $313.00 $986 —
367–396 382 10 290.00–299.00 $294.67 $1,126 —
414–444 430 16 268.00–313.00 $289.53 $1,245 —
478–487 482 7 250.00–291.00 $267.76 $1,291 -26.33
545 545 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,422 -2.05
593 593 4 226.50 $226.50 $1,343 -20.98
633–635 634 9 230.00–243.00 $234.32 $1,486 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 10 319.00 $319.00 $1,490 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1425 1169 80-85% 6 89.00–94.00 $92.65 $1,083 —
1118–1265 1178 80-85% 10 97.50–109.00 $102.73 $1,210 —
1095–1345 1277 80-85% 5 108.00–110.50 $109.76 $1,402 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1521 1401 75-80% 14 109.00–117.00 $111.73 $1,565 —
1275–1565 1420 75-80% 2 89.00–105.00 $96.18 $1,366 —
1455–1485 1470 75-80% 2 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $1,742 +2.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 98.00 $98.00 $980 —
1085–1351 1208 85-90% 10 86.00–93.50 $89.74 $1,084 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1605 1388 3 103.00–108.00 $105.72 $1,467 —
1320–2430 1659 11 113.50–126.50 $119.86 $1,988 +6.83
1650–2055 1861 5 128.50–135.50 $132.75 $2,470 -4.34

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–1050 880 (<2 yrs)Open 25 155.00–194.00 $188.18 $1,656
978–1245 1091 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 109.00–124.00 $118.22 $1,290

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,585.00 $1,585.00
1040–1290 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,350.00–1,625.00 $1,541.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,785.00 $1,785.00 —

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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.