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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

3,658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.92/cwt -13.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 521 lb · 228 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $301.74/cwt -9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,883/hd at 624 lb · 216 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $317.67/cwt -16.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 573 lb · 203 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,658 2,158 4,465
Feeder cattle 3,268 2,158 4,465
Slaughter cattle 390 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's higher market, steer calves under 650 lbs lost the gains from last week and sold 5.00-15.00 lower but steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers followed a similar trend with the calves under 600 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower and heavier weights steady. Demand was good and the market was active with several attractive groups of mostly calves and a few consignments of yearlings. Supply was heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
241 241 4 447.50 $447.50 $1,078 —
302 302 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,314 +16.14
367–388 383 21 374.00–415.00 $385.70 $1,477 +15.70
427–448 444 49 349.00–379.00 $358.17 $1,590 -15.01
457–459 fancy 458 17 383.00–389.00 $386.17 $1,769 -12.93
485–490 486 13 317.00–326.00 $319.09 $1,551 -58.38
469–497 487 49 336.00–358.00 $344.18 $1,676 -33.29
501–549 530 98 319.00–351.00 $337.30 $1,788 -19.95
554–556 fancy 555 47 334.00–339.00 $336.34 $1,867 —
552–598 577 128 308.00–326.00 $316.86 $1,828 -16.91
588 588 28 290.00 $290.00 $1,705 -43.77
603–645 624 216 286.50–312.00 $301.74 $1,883 -9.02
654–688 677 126 287.00–300.25 $290.52 $1,967 +6.81
688 unweaned 688 25 281.00 $281.00 $1,933 —
700–742 717 47 264.00–278.50 $271.86 $1,949 -0.69
740 unweaned 740 15 260.00 $260.00 $1,924 —
754–787 776 94 269.00–272.85 $271.58 $2,107 +1.58
883 883 127 250.00 $250.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 6 455.00 $455.00 $1,188 —
390–395 393 7 372.50–375.00 $373.94 $1,470 —
450–499 478 42 309.00–350.00 $327.72 $1,567 —
525–548 541 27 295.00–308.00 $300.74 $1,627 —
555–591 582 24 280.00–310.00 $296.73 $1,727 —
594 unweaned 594 11 284.00 $284.00 $1,687 —
605–633 620 49 289.00–292.50 $289.74 $1,796 -3.90
653–696 669 47 264.00–283.00 $275.28 $1,842 —
831 831 61 243.85 $243.85 $2,026 +0.85
918 918 59 243.00 $243.00 $2,231 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–439 429 23 371.00–403.00 $390.19 $1,674 —
471–490 483 54 310.00–361.50 $343.03 $1,657 —
584 584 14 302.00 $302.00 $1,764 —
637 637 27 303.50 $303.50 $1,933 —
754 754 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,960 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 314.00 $314.00 $1,206 —
488 488 5 304.00 $304.00 $1,484 —
1039 1039 4 190.50 $190.50 $1,979 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–528 517 14 300.00–308.00 $303.91 $1,571 +1.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 17 405.00 $405.00 $1,166 —
319 319 10 380.00 $380.00 $1,212 +7.47
378 378 4 344.00 $344.00 $1,300 -15.00
403–448 420 40 330.00–351.00 $343.67 $1,443 -0.28
454–494 473 140 299.00–332.00 $317.88 $1,504 -9.01
501–547 519 205 289.00–310.00 $300.14 $1,558 -10.08
533 unweaned 533 16 276.00 $276.00 $1,471 —
537 537 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,520 -27.22
551–596 575 104 274.00–289.00 $280.59 $1,613 -9.49
602–612 609 29 259.00–262.00 $261.08 $1,590 -8.41
609–641 625 151 265.00–284.00 $273.63 $1,710 +4.14
646 unweaned 646 8 261.00 $261.00 $1,686 —
650–658 651 23 260.00–274.00 $272.15 $1,772 +8.27
730 730 40 264.00 $264.00 $1,927 +5.59
730 unweaned 730 12 249.50 $249.50 $1,821 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 6 417.50 $417.50 $898 —
326–330 327 7 330.00–345.00 $340.68 $1,114 —
369–379 373 13 325.00–339.00 $330.47 $1,233 —
372–398 thin fleshed 391 11 345.50–347.00 $345.89 $1,352 —
477–489 483 46 277.00–311.00 $293.65 $1,418 -14.85
506–545 520 25 270.00–287.00 $280.12 $1,457 —
577–590 586 21 259.50–268.50 $262.87 $1,540 +1.82
613–637 629 24 255.00–270.00 $266.27 $1,675 +14.85
701 701 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,823 +19.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 24 292.50 $292.50 $1,603 —
1054 1054 7 195.50 $195.50 $2,061 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 15 277.00 $277.00 $1,219 —
456 456 9 262.00 $262.00 $1,195 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,282 —
556 556 5 232.50 $232.50 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 8 258.50 $258.50 $1,466 +26.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 8 189.50 $189.50 $2,217 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,547 —
510–545 523 16 290.00–326.00 $310.91 $1,626 -3.09
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 17 264.00 $264.00 $1,777 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,565 —
760 760 7 207.50 $207.50 $1,577 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
973–1183 1108 80-85% 13 146.00–150.50 $146.67 $1,625 —
890–1248 1125 80-85% 42 139.50–146.00 $143.45 $1,614 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1150 1023 85-90% 6 118.00–130.00 $127.12 $1,300 —
1058 1058 85-90% 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,481 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,174 —
1160–2020 1609 8 143.00–163.50 $152.26 $2,450 —
1945–2385 2165 2 175.00–181.00 $177.70 $3,847 —

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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.