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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

4,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.99/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 733 lb · 373 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $247.25/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 726 lb · 248 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.11/cwt +3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 664 lb · 235 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,010 2,866 1,955
Feeder cattle 3,680 2,773 1,766
Slaughter cattle 300 93 174
Replacement cattle 30 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher except for 600-700 lb steers that were a hot ticket item last sale trading steady, and on the other side of things steers weighing 400-500 lbs sold sharply higher than two weeks ago when demand was hampered by the winter storm. Heifer calves sold 5.00-15.00 higher and yearlings steady. Demand was good to very good for a heavy supply. Producers were ready to market cattle and buyers were ready to get back to business after a tough couple weeks of winter weather impacted sales. The quality of the cattle was very good with many long strings of home raised reputation calves and some square loads of yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 342.00 $342.00 $1,036 —
392 392 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,284 +34.85
414–448 423 53 323.00–338.50 $336.98 $1,425 +60.34
459–494 482 29 310.00–336.00 $322.89 $1,556 +48.08
501–548 523 117 275.00–314.00 $304.83 $1,594 +21.78
558–593 565 62 262.00–293.00 $281.53 $1,591 +10.47
587 587 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,503 -15.06
601–648 625 137 255.50–275.00 $264.03 $1,650 -0.44
656–688 670 148 246.00–264.50 $253.70 $1,700 +3.42
682 682 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,657 -7.28
707 thin fleshed 707 28 259.00 $259.00 $1,831 —
702–748 728 220 238.75–255.00 $245.76 $1,789 +3.93
754–788 762 214 232.00–245.85 $240.65 $1,834 +15.61
811–832 818 53 224.25–236.25 $232.39 $1,901 +15.39
858 858 6 214.50 $214.50 $1,840 -6.50
936 936 14 198.50 $198.50 $1,858 —
1047 1047 5 189.50 $189.50 $1,984 —
1053 1053 8 194.50 $194.50 $2,048 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 340.00 $340.00 $969 —
358–359 359 8 310.00–312.00 $310.75 $1,116 +51.75
419 419 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,106 -1.04
474 thin fleshed 474 25 330.00 $330.00 $1,564 —
485–495 487 18 261.00–308.00 $300.03 $1,461 +59.43
502–540 515 39 245.50–285.00 $261.96 $1,349 +13.33
564–599 579 62 241.00–278.00 $263.70 $1,527 +23.26
607–649 633 78 240.00–263.50 $253.77 $1,606 +9.47
653–687 660 79 230.00–250.00 $240.98 $1,590 +24.98
700–749 729 45 222.25–235.00 $226.94 $1,654 -0.12
768–776 770 65 220.50–232.50 $230.72 $1,777 +21.63
904 thin fleshed 904 5 214.75 $214.75 $1,941 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752 752 13 237.00 $237.00 $1,782 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 7 222.00 $222.00 $1,103 —
606 606 4 226.50 $226.50 $1,373 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 10 218.50 $218.50 $1,575 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,361 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 302.50 $302.50 $1,032 —
353–394 thin fleshed 379 14 305.00–312.00 $309.67 $1,174 —
365–398 382 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,079 +35.51
403–411 fancy 410 25 295.00–308.50 $296.59 $1,216 —
425–448 435 27 277.00–282.50 $280.44 $1,220 —
454 thin fleshed 454 10 277.00 $277.00 $1,258 —
462–499 482 57 258.00–284.00 $275.17 $1,326 +29.30
501–549 513 39 261.00–272.50 $267.77 $1,374 +21.99
559–599 582 147 227.00–254.00 $242.64 $1,412 +15.12
605–636 617 161 219.00–240.00 $232.27 $1,433 +2.68
661 661 27 219.25 $219.25 $1,449 -5.24
654–697 664 196 221.00–233.00 $228.97 $1,520 +4.48
665 665 12 234.00 $234.00 $1,556 +9.51
725 thin fleshed 725 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,668 —
703–749 733 363 209.00–223.75 $221.77 $1,626 -0.39
752–758 753 22 207.00–210.50 $210.18 $1,583 —
782 782 5 191.50 $191.50 $1,498 +11.50
984 984 13 183.00 $183.00 $1,801 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 3 259.00 $259.00 $795 —
339–345 thin fleshed 341 8 292.50–312.00 $304.61 $1,039 —
360–378 367 5 257.50 $257.50 $945 +17.71
423–445 436 7 252.00–253.00 $252.58 $1,101 +14.31
452–492 485 37 232.00–272.00 $254.91 $1,236 +18.45
510–545 524 30 219.50–250.00 $238.57 $1,250 +13.04
532 thin fleshed 532 11 257.00 $257.00 $1,367 —
568–581 572 19 216.50–231.00 $221.56 $1,267 +7.27
603–648 638 39 208.50–214.50 $212.79 $1,358 +14.51
650–695 681 30 204.50–221.00 $213.28 $1,452 +16.28
729–744 744 197 206.50–222.00 $221.61 $1,649 +24.74
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 12 217.00 $217.00 $1,135 —
568 568 6 205.50 $205.50 $1,167 —
618 618 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,217 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757–758 758 18 187.50–196.50 $194.00 $1,471 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
724 724 14 206.25 $206.25 $1,493 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,312 —
797 797 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 3 335.00 $335.00 $831 —
315 315 4 342.00 $342.00 $1,077 +78.00
490 490 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,308 +44.50
568 568 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,312 +81.00
654 654 5 237.50 $237.50 $1,553 +63.50
718 718 6 203.00 $203.00 $1,458 +3.00
857–899 881 7 194.00–210.00 $200.67 $1,768 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–433 420 12 322.00–341.00 $334.48 $1,405 —
480 unweaned 480 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,267 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 8 164.50 $164.50 $1,464 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1221 1221 80-85% 5 109.00 $109.00 $1,331 +2.37
1128–1390 1227 80-85% 21 96.50–107.50 $104.77 $1,286 -1.86
1330 1330 80-85% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,277 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1127–1228 1178 85-90% 11 91.00–95.00 $92.40 $1,088 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1630 1505 75-80% 3 103.00–107.00 $104.44 $1,572 —
1510–1600 1532 75-80% 5 112.00–117.00 $114.77 $1,758 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1820 1458 3 97.50–107.00 $101.34 $1,478 —
1300–1865 1575 7 112.00–124.00 $116.30 $1,832 +1.27
1755–2190 1978 6 124.00–138.50 $129.30 $2,558 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030–1305 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 108.00–119.00 $114.38 $1,296

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1204 1204 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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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.