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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

2,400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.13/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 723 lb · 223 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $340.16/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 518 lb · 100 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.75/cwt +18.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 694 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,400 3,086 4,080
Feeder cattle 2,400 3,066 4,080
Replacement cattle — 20 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was good for a moderate to heavy supply of both yearlings and calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 341 6 395.00–427.50 $410.54 $1,400 +42.51
377 377 3 377.00 $377.00 $1,421 +0.77
405–448 424 32 362.50–394.00 $383.96 $1,628 +11.01
451–495 477 34 327.50–361.00 $343.53 $1,639 -7.27
508–544 518 100 324.00–345.00 $340.16 $1,762 +7.72
573 thin fleshed 573 17 320.00 $320.00 $1,834 —
558–598 583 73 303.00–313.50 $307.80 $1,794 -5.76
627–638 630 39 289.00–307.00 $300.89 $1,896 +5.23
671 671 18 249.00 $249.00 $1,671 -30.11
653–699 672 59 263.00–280.00 $274.76 $1,846 -4.35
841 841 69 252.50 $252.50 $2,124 —
883 883 18 222.00 $222.00 $1,960 —
934 934 57 227.50 $227.50 $2,125 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,320 —
462 462 8 346.00 $346.00 $1,599 +12.11
544 544 4 302.50 $302.50 $1,646 -5.50
563–593 583 25 288.00–303.00 $296.23 $1,727 +0.27
687 687 8 261.00 $261.00 $1,793 —
725 725 21 247.00 $247.00 $1,791 —
820 820 61 242.25 $242.25 $1,986 —
859–863 861 29 224.50–225.50 $224.91 $1,936 —
907 907 54 222.00 $222.00 $2,014 —
966 966 28 227.00 $227.00 $2,193 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,513 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,546 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–386 378 22 349.00–365.00 $357.45 $1,351 +21.80
402–430 421 19 318.00–340.00 $328.77 $1,384 -1.13
455–482 471 51 300.50–318.00 $310.18 $1,461 -0.99
518–543 535 80 285.00–310.00 $297.03 $1,589 +9.22
557–569 563 29 267.00–283.00 $274.78 $1,547 +29.78
581–597 589 14 247.00–256.00 $251.44 $1,481 -12.34
615 615 11 260.00 $260.00 $1,599 +2.06
643 643 18 244.00 $244.00 $1,569 -13.94
655–682 661 21 233.50–238.00 $234.60 $1,551 —
710–721 715 165 250.00–252.50 $251.12 $1,796 -0.82
744 744 58 255.00 $255.00 $1,897 +3.06
763–764 763 45 235.00–239.00 $238.38 $1,819 —
824 824 15 206.00 $206.00 $1,697 —
834 834 42 260.50 $260.50 $2,173 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,144 +11.57
412–447 437 11 308.00–330.00 $313.65 $1,371 +23.39
454–472 thin fleshed 457 16 302.50–311.00 $309.36 $1,414 —
469–497 484 35 275.00–291.00 $280.69 $1,359 +10.68
533 533 10 270.50 $270.50 $1,442 -0.13
559–593 577 31 249.00–270.00 $254.09 $1,466 +0.09
631 631 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,578 -4.00
665–697 694 96 245.00–252.50 $251.75 $1,747 +16.25
749 749 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,745 —
753 753 15 215.50 $215.50 $1,623 -13.00
883 883 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,766 —
913–917 916 18 198.50–199.50 $199.17 $1,824 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–531 515 12 277.50–288.00 $283.49 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,346 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,199 -40.50
373–380 377 5 357.50–395.00 $372.33 $1,404 +9.83
423–425 424 5 320.00–325.00 $321.99 $1,365 —
491 491 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,571 —
523–547 542 13 310.00–317.50 $315.46 $1,710 +34.10
563–582 577 12 305.00–315.00 $307.44 $1,774 +26.82
648 648 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,866 +13.00

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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.