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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

2,757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.14/cwt -4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 716 lb · 317 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.10/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,731/hd at 695 lb · 199 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $333.42/cwt -16.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 476 lb · 126 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,757 2,869 1,787
Feeder cattle 2,462 2,654 1,537
Slaughter cattle 265 180 210
Replacement cattle 30 35 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-15.00 lower and yearlings sold 3.00-7.00 lower. A couple pieces of news this week are working negatively against the market including an expectedly bearish Cattle On Feed report. Also, despite there being no health risk to the food supply, the news of some dairy cattle infected with "Bird Flu" moved cattle futures sharply lower Tuesday with the negative media attention. A nice run of yearlings was on hand with the majority offered in load lots. Also, there were more new crop calves in the offering this week and the quality was good but several were still pretty soft and carrying some flesh. Supply and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–338 334 15 352.50–368.00 $362.96 $1,212 —
384–395 387 10 357.50–360.00 $359.24 $1,390 -22.06
401–443 421 53 335.00–370.00 $355.19 $1,495 -23.82
450–496 475 94 319.00–340.00 $328.73 $1,561 -28.11
478 thin fleshed 478 28 352.50 $352.50 $1,685 —
488 488 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,513 -21.40
502–532 514 24 291.00–296.00 $294.72 $1,515 -27.09
503–536 520 52 306.00–337.50 $321.61 $1,672 -0.20
565 565 6 282.50 $282.50 $1,596 -39.82
552–599 578 113 288.00–310.00 $299.01 $1,728 -23.31
615–638 627 6 272.00–275.00 $273.47 $1,715 -35.72
632–634 632 31 280.00–294.00 $290.83 $1,838 -18.36
654–682 667 48 270.00–281.00 $277.63 $1,852 +18.13
712 712 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,851 -22.27
780–788 781 114 246.00–254.85 $253.99 $1,984 -5.96
818–824 821 125 240.75–244.00 $242.55 $1,991 -11.60
879 879 67 231.75 $231.75 $2,037 -5.50
980 980 5 205.00 $205.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 14 339.00 $339.00 $1,498 +5.53
495–496 496 20 279.00–314.00 $300.02 $1,488 -41.60
529–541 534 9 276.00–284.00 $279.60 $1,493 -40.59
573–593 583 37 281.00–295.00 $287.27 $1,675 -27.61
622 622 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,735 -3.12
663 663 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,684 -22.51
768–771 770 37 242.50–248.00 $245.33 $1,889 -17.42
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,649 —
687 687 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,882 —
711 711 7 268.50 $268.50 $1,909 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723 723 9 218.00 $218.00 $1,576 —
792 792 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,806 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,541 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 338.00 $338.00 $1,071 —
319 unweaned 319 8 275.00 $275.00 $877 -10.00
370–395 386 29 302.50–323.00 $313.93 $1,212 -27.20
407–449 432 64 294.00–314.00 $304.58 $1,316 -12.44
467 thin fleshed 467 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,518 —
470 unweaned 470 15 290.00 $290.00 $1,363 -19.00
451–493 473 47 294.00–305.00 $296.60 $1,403 -32.86
503–543 515 76 275.00–294.00 $286.70 $1,477 +10.70
513–535 525 9 265.00–273.00 $268.47 $1,409 -7.53
555–583 565 39 258.00–262.00 $260.76 $1,473 -25.33
584 584 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,355 -54.09
605–644 628 50 245.00–257.00 $252.83 $1,588 -24.67
640 640 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,530 -38.50
654–656 655 24 250.00–255.00 $253.12 $1,658 -4.08
701–746 716 317 242.25–252.00 $249.14 $1,784 -5.11
788 788 19 240.00 $240.00 $1,891 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 thin fleshed 338 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,082 —
323–348 339 8 290.00–295.00 $291.79 $989 -12.21
351–396 374 8 314.00 $314.00 $1,174 —
421 thin fleshed 421 7 304.00 $304.00 $1,280 —
456–497 479 25 276.00–299.00 $292.80 $1,403 +2.78
506–540 521 53 253.00–275.00 $269.27 $1,403 -5.51
558–594 586 9 238.00–253.00 $249.83 $1,464 -16.17
603–628 611 31 227.00–258.50 $248.16 $1,516 -14.34
688–696 695 199 240.50–249.85 $249.10 $1,731 -0.44
713 713 9 242.00 $242.00 $1,725 -11.54
785 785 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,711 —
815 815 2 211.50 $211.50 $1,724 -15.83
874 874 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 5 309.00 $309.00 $1,106 —
421 421 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,474 +22.00
550–568 561 5 267.50–290.00 $281.17 $1,577 -6.33
606 606 7 262.00 $262.00 $1,588 —
722–738 730 6 231.00–237.50 $234.21 $1,710 —
898 898 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,500 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058–1283 1185 80-85% 6 110.00–115.00 $112.71 $1,336 —
985–1298 1196 80-85% 13 138.00–143.00 $141.20 $1,689 —
1014–1398 1218 80-85% 33 118.50–136.00 $124.13 $1,512 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1343–1503 1459 75-80% 17 137.00–145.00 $141.52 $2,065 +12.78
1445–1580 1490 75-80% 11 128.00–138.00 $135.35 $2,017 +6.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1133 1104 85-90% 5 117.50–118.00 $117.69 $1,299 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1710 1470 2 124.00–128.00 $125.67 $1,847 —
1205–2135 1588 16 133.00–152.50 $142.59 $2,264 —
1840–2370 2074 8 154.00–163.50 $158.60 $3,289 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,784

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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.