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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 17, 2023

2,001 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $253.66/cwt +5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,047/hd at 807 lb · 157 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.05/cwt +9.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,874/hd at 721 lb · 146 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $313.60/cwt +7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,655/hd at 528 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,001 2,292 1,832
Feeder cattle 1,586 1,895 1,416
Slaughter cattle 365 322 416
Replacement cattle 50 75 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher except for some fancier light weight steers under 525 lbs and a load of yearling heifers coming off grass selling with a higher undertone. Demand was good for a quality run of calves and yearlings with some bigger groups of calves this week. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 8 342.00 $342.00 $1,146 +14.50
415–437 424 15 324.00–341.00 $335.41 $1,422 —
435 fancy 435 12 360.00 $360.00 $1,566 —
455 fancy 455 10 359.50 $359.50 $1,636 —
479–490 485 24 298.00–323.50 $310.89 $1,508 -11.28
509 fancy 509 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,731 —
516–538 529 73 300.00–317.50 $311.79 $1,649 +5.40
560–593 566 18 299.00–309.00 $307.25 $1,739 +7.50
569 569 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,570 -23.75
586 unweaned 586 20 273.50 $273.50 $1,603 —
613–629 621 34 279.00–292.00 $284.92 $1,769 -0.68
647 unweaned 647 17 258.00 $258.00 $1,669 —
706 706 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,864 —
800–838 807 157 252.00–256.50 $253.66 $2,047 +5.66
895 895 3 232.50 $232.50 $2,081 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 337.50 $337.50 $1,097 —
350–392 370 12 270.00–320.00 $297.09 $1,099 —
426 426 5 316.00 $316.00 $1,346 +46.36
454–479 461 16 290.00–312.00 $299.08 $1,379 +15.66
520–543 529 19 259.00–285.00 $275.73 $1,459 +6.00
551–598 579 20 249.00–269.00 $255.45 $1,479 -2.55
623 623 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,651 +11.36
674–687 680 7 243.00–265.00 $252.53 $1,717 —
841 841 68 243.75 $243.75 $2,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 189.00 $189.00 $954 -23.50
677–695 693 53 210.00–235.25 $232.46 $1,611 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 5 298.00 $298.00 $1,341 —
874 874 42 244.00 $244.00 $2,133 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 264.00 $264.00 $837 —
310–340 unweaned 330 11 262.50–274.00 $271.05 $894 —
373–399 390 6 275.00–275.50 $275.34 $1,074 —
402–449 430 20 260.50–270.50 $264.85 $1,139 +4.85
462–482 470 45 258.00–270.00 $262.42 $1,233 —
463–486 unweaned 477 26 252.00–265.00 $260.44 $1,242 +20.44
533 unweaned 533 17 258.50 $258.50 $1,378 —
515–542 537 53 259.00–269.00 $266.88 $1,433 +11.86
578–586 581 15 240.00–260.00 $246.99 $1,435 -3.01
611–631 620 21 232.00–239.00 $235.19 $1,458 -26.90
620 620 12 251.00 $251.00 $1,556 -11.09
706 thin fleshed 706 72 265.50 $265.50 $1,874 —
735 735 74 254.75 $254.75 $1,872 +3.00
770 770 11 233.50 $233.50 $1,798 -14.22
941 941 17 200.50 $200.50 $1,887 —
1112 1112 5 179.50 $179.50 $1,996 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 260.00 $260.00 $749 —
337–341 340 10 236.00–244.00 $241.62 $822 —
363–387 375 6 239.00–249.00 $244.16 $916 -10.62
421–449 439 20 249.00–271.50 $260.23 $1,142 +7.86
468–475 471 6 254.00–258.00 $256.00 $1,206 +12.20
500–508 503 14 255.00–265.00 $261.39 $1,315 +16.35
550–583 574 24 215.00–229.50 $227.34 $1,305 -17.45
750 750 3 221.50 $221.50 $1,661 -1.25
762 unweaned 762 3 215.50 $215.50 $1,642 —
820 820 7 206.50 $206.50 $1,693 -3.00
1029 1029 4 196.50 $196.50 $2,022 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 6 185.00 $185.00 $858 —
713 713 30 225.25 $225.25 $1,606 +30.25
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,026 —
694 694 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,579 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 219.00 $219.00 $996 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 unweaned 359 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,113 —
426–438 unweaned 432 10 294.00–302.00 $297.94 $1,287 —
469–482 unweaned 473 11 268.00–285.00 $280.27 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 314.00 $314.00 $1,014 —
389 389 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,050 —
438–442 440 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,113 —
477–499 491 8 249.00–254.00 $252.18 $1,238 -27.82
602 602 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,505 +9.00
758 758 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,508 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1332 1207 80-85% 16 95.50–109.00 $101.78 $1,228 —
1078–1278 1221 80-85% 7 94.00 $94.00 $1,148 —
1195–1290 1238 80-85% 10 110.00–115.00 $113.15 $1,401 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016–1045 1022 85-90% 13 86.00–94.00 $87.09 $890 —
1075 1075 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $817 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 75-80% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,613 —
1270–1388 1368 75-80% 10 115.00–119.00 $115.81 $1,584 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1620 1578 2 103.50–112.00 $107.86 $1,702 —
1550–1970 1791 8 114.50–126.50 $119.96 $2,148 —
1750–2360 1993 4 129.50–138.00 $134.29 $2,676 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
788–950 815 (<2 yrs)Open 12 193.50–197.00 $194.18 $1,583
938–1280 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 103.00–147.00 $121.96 $1,317

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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
1050–1225 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,560.00–1,850.00 $1,624.00 —

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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.