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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

2,996 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.50/cwt ≈ $2,024/hd at 828 lb · 175 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $251.88/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,108/hd at 837 lb · 171 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.43/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 722 lb · 161 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,996 2,528 2,692
Feeder cattle 2,636 2,165 2,200
Slaughter cattle 320 323 432
Replacement cattle 40 40 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold firm to 8.00 higher with spots 10.00-15.00 higher on heifer calves. Demand was good to very good for a quality offering of calves and loads of yearlings. The cattle market is firing on all cylinders with the board being supportive, a higher fed cattle trade last week and boxed beef prices rising. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,361 +2.99
371–390 376 11 382.00–405.00 $391.38 $1,472 -11.62
422 fancy 422 3 406.00 $406.00 $1,713 —
411–446 426 38 360.00–379.00 $373.15 $1,590 -6.52
454–488 471 107 347.50–379.00 $366.10 $1,724 -0.04
506–548 524 92 319.00–358.00 $337.43 $1,768 +1.37
553–583 568 103 305.00–335.00 $322.71 $1,833 +5.20
584 584 14 290.00–298.00 $293.43 $1,714 -24.08
601–645 625 85 301.00–310.50 $305.74 $1,911 +5.48
645–649 unweaned 646 42 281.50–295.00 $290.48 $1,877 +17.39
658 658 9 271.50 $271.50 $1,786 -9.89
652–693 673 116 278.50–305.00 $289.30 $1,947 +7.91
696 unweaned 696 18 268.00 $268.00 $1,865 —
711–722 716 32 264.25–272.50 $268.60 $1,923 -0.90
798 798 17 253.00 $253.00 $2,019 —
821–838 837 171 251.75–254.25 $251.88 $2,108 +5.28
896 896 120 250.00 $250.00 $2,240 +13.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 5 351.00 $351.00 $1,341 -45.00
432–445 438 11 322.00–325.00 $323.39 $1,416 -50.41
498 498 58 342.50 $342.50 $1,706 +6.91
514–538 530 32 313.00–327.50 $320.23 $1,697 +5.45
556–557 556 7 299.00–304.00 $301.85 $1,678 +1.26
627–641 636 19 282.00–298.00 $294.67 $1,874 +21.54
689 689 8 268.00 $268.00 $1,847 +7.20
724–749 732 21 246.50–254.00 $249.47 $1,826 -3.53
750 750 11 261.00 $261.00 $1,958 —
828 828 175 244.50 $244.50 $2,024 —
883 883 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,978 -0.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,435 —
624 624 6 273.00 $273.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 5 247.50 $247.50 $1,186 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 823 4 245.00 $245.00 $2,016 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,055 —
312 312 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,100 -16.35
396 396 5 328.00 $328.00 $1,299 -8.09
419–447 426 31 322.00–345.00 $337.56 $1,438 +16.83
455 fancy 455 8 337.00 $337.00 $1,533 —
450–494 478 69 310.00–329.00 $318.64 $1,523 +6.36
500–548 529 117 288.00–315.00 $305.74 $1,617 +4.52
551–588 561 57 276.50–309.00 $290.02 $1,627 +39.02
572 fancy 572 19 318.50 $318.50 $1,822 —
564–597 578 19 258.00–266.00 $262.43 $1,517 -18.67
624 unweaned 624 10 261.50 $261.50 $1,632 —
624–648 638 50 260.00–270.00 $263.23 $1,679 -0.19
655–690 671 43 246.50–263.00 $253.99 $1,704 -1.10
675 675 5 232.50 $232.50 $1,569 -22.59
701 unweaned 701 16 241.50 $241.50 $1,693 —
724 724 145 254.75 $254.75 $1,844 +0.97
751 751 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,675 —
753 753 64 252.00 $252.00 $1,898 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 3 370.00 $370.00 $932 —
357 357 3 337.50 $337.50 $1,205 —
435 435 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,348 —
453–496 472 45 289.00–312.00 $295.79 $1,396 +4.51
505–533 523 19 272.00–297.00 $282.31 $1,476 -0.74
553–576 566 14 249.00–257.50 $252.56 $1,429 -13.44
638–646 641 15 255.00–259.50 $257.69 $1,652 +2.40
690 690 97 254.50 $254.50 $1,756 +15.50
780 780 11 227.50 $227.50 $1,774 —
818–832 824 7 205.50–223.00 $213.07 $1,756 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,570 —
671 671 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,577 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–428 422 15 360.00–364.00 $362.97 $1,532 —
453–487 477 21 314.00–333.00 $316.93 $1,512 —
518–545 535 14 287.00–321.00 $306.47 $1,640 —
590 590 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,349 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038–1205 1112 80-85% 19 128.00–136.50 $133.73 $1,487 —
1248–1275 1257 80-85% 3 142.00–144.50 $143.65 $1,806 +30.07
1230–1335 1283 80-85% 2 109.00–117.00 $112.84 $1,448 -0.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 75-80% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,758 —
1380–1560 1474 75-80% 9 136.00–146.00 $142.92 $2,107 —
1545–1660 1576 75-80% 4 148.00–150.00 $149.02 $2,349 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,276 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,080 —
1440–1825 1623 3 145.00–159.00 $152.76 $2,479 —
1740–1995 1873 3 170.00–178.00 $173.61 $3,252 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–1105 983 (<2 yrs)Open 9 150.00–179.00 $165.68 $1,629
905–1235 1101 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 132.00–155.00 $139.47 $1,536

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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.