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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

2,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.93/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 725 lb · 316 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.42/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 662 lb · 114 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $270.37/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 730 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,290 2,627 2,366
Feeder cattle 2,058 2,407 2,154
Slaughter cattle 192 180 177
Replacement cattle 40 40 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to spots 5.00 higher except for some lighter weight male calves under 425 lbs selling sharply higher as several packages broke the $4.00/lb mark. Demand was good to very good with a mix of both long weaned yearlings and new crop calves. Supply was moderate as the majority of last year's spring calf crop has been marketed and the fall born's are just starting to really show up. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-10.00 higher, spots 13.00 higher with an additional buyer helping push the market higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 404.00 $404.00 $1,442 —
417–448 434 33 380.00–406.00 $388.95 $1,688 +34.02
457–485 474 79 349.00–379.00 $365.07 $1,730 -3.09
506 fancy 506 12 361.00 $361.00 $1,827 —
500–536 519 19 330.00–348.00 $341.32 $1,771 +6.05
555–585 564 65 306.00–330.00 $317.39 $1,790 +3.24
593 593 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,767 -16.15
602–646 627 78 287.00–305.00 $299.68 $1,879 +6.86
656–690 679 107 273.25–284.75 $280.66 $1,906 +1.18
704–744 730 108 263.25–286.75 $270.37 $1,974 -1.04
754 754 13 261.00 $261.00 $1,968 +7.97
801 801 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,002 +6.50
862–868 864 21 229.50–240.00 $236.99 $2,048 —
1014 1014 10 210.00 $210.00 $2,129 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,243 —
354–375 thin fleshed 364 11 395.00–405.00 $399.69 $1,455 —
480–486 482 15 327.50–356.00 $343.34 $1,655 —
535–547 543 20 299.00–327.00 $307.76 $1,671 +16.26
562 thin fleshed 562 9 320.50 $320.50 $1,801 —
555–598 580 30 285.00–302.50 $292.32 $1,695 —
639 639 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,751 -7.00
656 656 23 281.25 $281.25 $1,845 +16.25
716 716 4 263.50 $263.50 $1,887 +13.00
850–858 854 9 222.50–229.50 $226.37 $1,933 -3.49
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1264 1264 7 186.50 $186.50 $2,357 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 379.00 $379.00 $1,118 —
365–374 372 10 325.00–337.00 $334.65 $1,245 +32.83
406–447 423 16 315.00–338.00 $330.53 $1,398 -0.61
452–498 476 71 300.00–330.00 $308.80 $1,470 -2.70
485 485 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,334 -36.50
500–539 522 45 288.50–305.00 $294.82 $1,539 -2.93
567 567 5 262.50 $262.50 $1,488 -6.01
553–583 577 41 266.00–284.00 $275.76 $1,591 +7.25
617 thin fleshed 617 19 287.00 $287.00 $1,771 —
602–632 623 60 263.50–270.00 $264.69 $1,649 +4.76
651–681 662 114 250.00–260.75 $256.42 $1,698 +2.89
700–745 724 304 241.50–254.10 $250.85 $1,816 +1.88
742 742 12 226.50 $226.50 $1,681 -22.47
760 760 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,832 +15.00
762–794 766 85 235.00–249.50 $246.33 $1,887 +20.33
902–945 932 34 210.00–221.50 $218.23 $2,034 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–378 thin fleshed 372 10 319.00–339.00 $325.10 $1,209 +17.10
433 433 13 300.00 $300.00 $1,299 -2.44
460–486 473 17 287.00–296.00 $293.14 $1,387 -16.86
520 thin fleshed 520 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,544 —
503–543 534 26 261.00–291.00 $271.08 $1,448 +35.14
554–598 577 23 251.00–264.00 $258.80 $1,493 +3.80
613–630 624 26 228.50–255.00 $241.36 $1,506 -2.93
656–663 660 11 243.00–244.50 $243.82 $1,609 —
728–730 729 7 236.00–238.50 $237.07 $1,728 +10.83
794 794 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,727 —
838 838 5 222.50 $222.50 $1,865 —
856 856 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,798 +7.00
932 932 21 205.00 $205.00 $1,911 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1311 1311 6 174.00 $174.00 $2,281 —
1508–1540 1520 8 180.00 $180.00 $2,736 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,487 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–383 369 14 387.50–410.00 $401.05 $1,480 +46.05
470–491 481 17 313.00–359.00 $335.13 $1,612 +1.80
513–528 519 5 303.00–315.00 $310.12 $1,610 -13.88
550–583 564 22 289.00–300.00 $297.07 $1,675 +3.30
617 617 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,740 +8.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,559 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1343–1808 1628 75-80% 19 130.50–138.00 $134.94 $2,197 —
1290–1781 1673 75-80% 8 124.50–128.50 $126.23 $2,112 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1113 1013 85-90% 16 106.00–112.00 $108.38 $1,098 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1387 1299 80-85% 9 129.00–133.00 $130.93 $1,701 +28.93
1225–1490 1358 80-85% 2 120.00–122.00 $121.10 $1,645 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1920 1690 11 126.00–145.00 $133.59 $2,258 —
1655–2135 1935 6 143.00–154.00 $148.58 $2,875 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1220 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 126.00–149.00 $136.83 $1,491
940–1230 1121 (<2 yrs)Open 21 150.00–185.00 $173.78 $1,948

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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.