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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

2,154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.11/cwt ≈ $1,693/hd at 677 lb · 133 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $290.33/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,668/hd at 575 lb · 87 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.72/cwt -6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,644/hd at 669 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,154 2,001 1,856
Feeder cattle 1,684 1,586 1,541
Slaughter cattle 370 365 255
Replacement cattle 100 50 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the majority of steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-15.00 lower and yearlings sold 5.00-8.00 lower. The exception was some bigger groups of fancy steers weighing 550-625 lbs that sold steady. A Cattle On Feed report showing a much larger number of cattle still on feed caused a big shakeup in the cattle market at the end of last week, resulting in big losses on the board and a lower cash trade on Tuesday. However, demand for cattle was good and price levels are still very impressive. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 311.00 $311.00 $1,064 -31.00
370–373 372 13 309.00–322.00 $313.98 $1,168 —
421–448 441 19 297.50–321.00 $308.94 $1,362 -26.47
458–475 465 22 266.00–321.00 $302.16 $1,405 -8.73
512–524 unweaned 516 11 265.00–269.00 $267.52 $1,380 —
508–547 533 56 280.00–300.00 $292.12 $1,557 -19.67
553–572 fancy 565 32 302.50–303.00 $302.67 $1,710 —
572 572 8 262.00 $262.00 $1,499 -14.00
570–599 581 44 276.00–299.00 $289.25 $1,681 +13.25
592 unweaned 592 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,480 -23.50
604 fancy 604 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,812 —
609–644 631 35 265.00–287.00 $271.69 $1,714 -13.23
651 651 7 272.50 $272.50 $1,774 —
738 738 7 244.50 $244.50 $1,804 -19.50
757–788 783 75 244.85–250.00 $245.58 $1,923 —
802 802 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,861 -21.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 315.00 $315.00 $828 —
363–388 381 13 282.00–303.00 $296.83 $1,131 -0.26
405–441 432 17 261.00–280.00 $272.07 $1,175 -43.93
463–472 468 23 274.00–290.00 $282.93 $1,324 -16.15
502–520 509 27 273.00–291.00 $285.02 $1,451 +9.29
552–585 563 15 252.00–260.00 $254.77 $1,434 -0.68
601–635 619 28 255.00–265.00 $260.80 $1,614 -4.20
668 668 73 246.75 $246.75 $1,648 -5.78
681 681 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,600 -17.53
714–746 741 48 228.00–243.25 $241.20 $1,787 —
781 781 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,679 —
781 781 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,781 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 9 232.00 $232.00 $1,394 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,469 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 4 231.50 $231.50 $1,491 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,572 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 3 175.00 $175.00 $2,179 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 5 342.50 $342.50 $986 —
437–443 441 31 256.00–260.00 $258.39 $1,139 -6.46
480 unweaned 480 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,080 -35.44
459–494 481 75 245.00–264.00 $257.71 $1,240 -4.71
516–548 526 23 240.00–255.00 $246.31 $1,296 -20.57
539 539 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,267 -31.88
564 564 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,263 -22.99
559–589 571 15 240.00–248.00 $244.20 $1,394 -2.79
581 thin fleshed 581 36 271.00 $271.00 $1,575 —
630–636 632 18 237.00–256.50 $248.87 $1,573 +13.68
667–680 677 133 250.00–250.50 $250.11 $1,693 —
718–737 736 75 230.50–242.00 $241.55 $1,778 -13.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 267.00 $267.00 $788 +7.00
313–348 324 10 237.00–244.00 $239.26 $775 -2.36
351–398 381 16 241.00–270.00 $255.65 $974 +11.49
403–433 413 12 232.00–249.00 $240.50 $993 -19.73
460–497 472 11 225.00–246.00 $237.82 $1,123 -18.18
523 thin fleshed 523 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,339 —
518–547 529 21 226.00–248.00 $234.64 $1,241 -26.75
560–572 569 15 229.00–235.00 $233.42 $1,328 +6.08
604–648 625 17 225.00–234.50 $230.54 $1,441 —
631 631 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,401 —
693 693 4 193.50 $193.50 $1,341 —
704–742 727 10 208.50–215.50 $211.21 $1,535 —
752 752 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,636 -4.00
766 766 18 198.00 $198.00 $1,517 -23.50
911 911 9 192.50 $192.50 $1,754 —
953 953 5 188.50 $188.50 $1,796 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 227.00 $227.00 $760 —
582 582 9 212.00 $212.00 $1,234 —
703 703 4 214.50 $214.50 $1,508 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 157.00 $157.00 $559 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 270.00 $270.00 $926 -44.00
383 383 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,099 +17.00
408–449 439 8 257.50–265.00 $259.24 $1,138 +6.24
503–516 510 7 223.00–241.00 $233.40 $1,190 —
619 619 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,418 -21.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,169 —
525 525 7 267.50 $267.50 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 430 10 200.00–212.50 $208.96 $899 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1148–1326 1228 80-85% 25 88.00–96.00 $91.40 $1,122 -2.60
1040–1312 1244 80-85% 4 86.00–87.00 $86.21 $1,072 -26.94
1274–1313 1287 80-85% 6 105.00 $105.00 $1,351 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $541 —
795–1285 1066 85-90% 19 73.00–86.00 $82.49 $879 +6.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1328–1575 1396 75-80% 8 96.00–105.00 $99.23 $1,385 -16.58
1395–1563 1509 75-80% 4 107.00–113.00 $111.11 $1,677 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–2055 1690 6 98.00–107.50 $102.70 $1,736 —
1400–2115 1753 8 108.50–120.00 $114.94 $2,015 —
1865–1890 1878 2 124.00–129.50 $126.77 $2,381 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 93.00 $93.00 $879
975–1062 1019 (<2 yrs)Open 6 139.00–149.00 $144.21 $1,469
1063–1197 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 101.00–119.00 $108.43 $1,218
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 111.00 $111.00 $871

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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.