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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 9, 2024

3,548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.30/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 719 lb · 418 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.91/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 713 lb · 302 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $216.85/cwt ≈ $2,142/hd at 988 lb · 176 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,548 1,518 2,153
Feeder cattle 3,123 1,308 1,888
Slaughter cattle 350 180 225
Replacement cattle 75 30 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven as the calves under 500 lbs and the yearlings over 650 lbs sold mostly steady but the middle weight calves from 500-650 lbs lost the gains from last week and sold 5.00-15.00 lower on lighter demand and with more un-weaned and/or fleshy calves in the mix. Heifer sold steady to 5.00 higher except for calves weighing 450-550 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower with the same story as their brothers, more soft calves in the mix this week. Demand was moderate for a heavy supply with several long strings of yearlings on hand along with some fancy new crop calves. The new crop calves saw more discount this week if they were carrying flesh.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 10 357.00 $357.00 $1,225 -5.52
367–397 387 35 348.00–369.00 $358.16 $1,386 +7.25
401–447 417 47 342.50–382.00 $364.73 $1,521 +44.73
435 435 3 338.00 $338.00 $1,470 -7.69
453–489 470 31 324.00–332.50 $328.60 $1,544 -5.19
471–489 482 31 315.00–318.00 $315.67 $1,522 -18.12
505–545 523 65 279.00–297.00 $289.39 $1,514 -35.38
503–548 527 90 297.50–328.00 $309.08 $1,629 -15.69
541–544 542 10 276.00–278.00 $276.80 $1,500 -47.97
551–581 568 77 287.00–310.00 $299.38 $1,700 -22.15
565–582 575 27 271.00–292.00 $282.26 $1,623 -39.27
611 unweaned 611 14 277.50 $277.50 $1,696 +2.24
621–649 634 97 282.00–294.00 $289.32 $1,834 -18.41
658–664 662 8 287.00–288.00 $287.37 $1,902 +8.68
683–689 unweaned 685 10 245.00–250.00 $247.99 $1,699 —
723 723 9 243.50 $243.50 $1,761 -10.43
735 unweaned 735 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,676 —
769 769 22 241.25 $241.25 $1,855 -6.77
816 816 64 244.00 $244.00 $1,991 —
876 876 23 218.85 $218.85 $1,917 —
988 988 176 216.85 $216.85 $2,142 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–397 391 9 342.00–355.00 $348.98 $1,365 —
461–495 477 17 288.00–325.00 $309.78 $1,478 -12.24
532 532 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,569 -16.92
560 560 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,618 —
612 612 6 276.00 $276.00 $1,689 —
623 thin fleshed 623 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,857 —
666 666 14 264.50 $264.50 $1,762 -20.50
727 727 40 260.00 $260.00 $1,890 +12.00
757–794 775 42 232.50–238.00 $235.67 $1,826 -4.83
824–840 826 77 227.00–234.75 $233.93 $1,932 -1.07
852 852 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,857 —
913 913 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,936 —
977 977 61 205.10 $205.10 $2,004 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,291 —
623 unweaned 623 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,495 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 unweaned 452 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,044 —
773 773 3 226.50 $226.50 $1,751 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1087 1087 6 199.50 $199.50 $2,169 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 329.00 $329.00 $1,066 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–331 330 18 300.00–315.00 $305.85 $1,009 -11.58
373 373 10 318.00 $318.00 $1,186 -3.51
401–435 417 42 299.00–312.00 $304.04 $1,268 -4.64
450–492 466 46 279.50–292.00 $284.54 $1,326 -5.67
477 477 13 271.00 $271.00 $1,293 -19.21
506–543 520 41 246.00–252.00 $249.29 $1,296 -41.88
520–549 526 56 264.00–273.00 $269.51 $1,418 -21.66
554–558 555 75 250.50–253.50 $252.70 $1,402 -9.18
557–585 566 25 255.00–265.50 $262.03 $1,483 +0.15
600–647 628 24 255.00–257.00 $256.45 $1,611 +11.45
613–639 632 22 245.50–249.00 $246.43 $1,557 +1.43
664 unweaned 664 7 234.00 $234.00 $1,554 —
711–738 719 409 234.50–246.75 $245.87 $1,768 +29.87
736 736 9 219.25 $219.25 $1,614 -20.34
768 768 76 241.75 $241.75 $1,857 +2.00
789 789 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,665 —
861 861 10 208.75 $208.75 $1,797 —
852–881 867 40 213.75–225.00 $219.47 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 329 10 280.00–289.00 $286.17 $941 -3.83
350 350 5 278.00 $278.00 $973 -6.90
414–449 431 21 272.00–296.00 $285.89 $1,232 -10.11
470 thin fleshed 470 4 291.00 $291.00 $1,368 —
452–492 482 30 264.00–291.00 $277.68 $1,338 +7.68
501–518 506 25 255.00–277.50 $260.01 $1,316 -9.15
554–597 575 21 251.50–267.50 $257.75 $1,482 +22.50
633 633 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,608 +19.89
665–688 684 19 230.50–235.00 $231.19 $1,581 +11.19
707–736 713 302 230.00–246.10 $244.91 $1,746 +5.91
768–775 771 8 205.50–211.50 $207.76 $1,602 -15.24
828 828 5 214.75 $214.75 $1,778 -4.25
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 265.00 $265.00 $782 —
464–495 477 7 225.00–231.00 $227.67 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 232.50 $232.50 $1,081 -13.50
494 unweaned 494 7 190.00 $190.00 $939 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 5 234.50 $234.50 $1,501 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–325 320 7 337.50–343.00 $340.60 $1,090 —
446 446 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,316 +5.00
505–510 508 5 295.00–308.00 $302.83 $1,538 +30.33
589 589 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,696 —
828 828 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,656 —
973 973 10 170.50 $170.50 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 8 365.00 $365.00 $1,478 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,723 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1685 1442 3 130.00–140.50 $136.41 $1,967 —
1290–2275 1656 25 141.00–158.50 $152.08 $2,518 -17.59
1483–2310 1831 19 158.50–173.50 $165.40 $3,028 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–2155 1845 3 175.00–184.50 $179.15 $3,305 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1101 1101 (<2 yrs)Open 4 179.50 $179.50 $1,976

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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.