Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 17, 2024

2,232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.42/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 727 lb · 379 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.05/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,104/hd at 873 lb · 343 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.14/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,804/hd at 764 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,232	3,620	2,506
Feeder cattle	2,009	3,482	2,091
Slaughter cattle	193	123	365
Replacement cattle	30	15	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were lightly tested but sold with a firm undertone while the majority of the offering consisted of yearlings that sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Supply was moderate. Cattle futures were supportive on Tuesday. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 lower except for lean cows selling steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	6	320.00	$320.00	$1,245	—
436–445	441	10	300.00–308.00	$304.04	$1,341	-25.26
448 unweaned	448	3	308.00	$308.00	$1,380	—
456–496	471	17	313.00–325.00	$316.72	$1,492	+17.13
506–528	516	13	296.00–312.50	$304.71	$1,572	+9.88
550 thin fleshed	550	3	304.00	$304.00	$1,672	—
554–585	561	26	279.00–297.50	$290.52	$1,630	+3.65
557–591 unweaned	571	24	269.00–285.00	$278.10	$1,588	—
608–616	610	17	269.00–272.00	$271.11	$1,654	+0.11
632–635 unweaned	634	16	258.00–266.00	$263.01	$1,667	—
685–698	690	35	257.00–268.50	$263.55	$1,818	-2.48
703–745	735	44	253.00–269.50	$260.45	$1,914	+1.35
753–784	777	51	240.00–249.00	$246.42	$1,915	+1.37
819	819	60	246.35	$246.35	$2,018	+2.77
859–890	873	343	239.50–241.85	$241.05	$2,104	+8.80
914	914	22	234.50	$234.50	$2,143	—
1030	1030	29	216.50	$216.50	$2,230	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	7	345.00	$345.00	$1,014	—
302	302	3	362.50	$362.50	$1,095	—
364	364	10	338.00	$338.00	$1,230	—
445–449	447	14	274.00–300.00	$288.42	$1,289	-23.58
490–493	491	9	285.50–304.00	$291.69	$1,432	+8.35
508 unweaned	508	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,326	+10.00
550–596	568	23	256.00–274.00	$268.96	$1,528	-8.04
607–629	617	29	255.00–265.50	$262.51	$1,620	+15.51
660	660	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,663	-9.51
726–731	730	33	244.00–249.75	$249.06	$1,818	—
753–793	784	27	238.00–243.00	$241.93	$1,897	+2.30
816–824	820	12	236.00–237.00	$236.50	$1,939	+1.40

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
854	854	18	238.35	$238.35	$2,036	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,348	—
577	577	5	247.00	$247.00	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
927	927	8	211.50	$211.50	$1,961	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–438	430	7	287.50–296.00	$292.29	$1,257	-12.71
438 unweaned	438	4	279.00	$279.00	$1,222	—
474–483 unweaned	476	21	265.00–265.75	$265.60	$1,264	—
531–537	534	7	269.00–270.00	$269.57	$1,440	-17.43
557–588	572	27	258.75–273.50	$263.97	$1,510	—
632–640	634	24	259.50–260.00	$259.61	$1,646	-1.59
650 fancy	650	13	264.50	$264.50	$1,719	—
658–669	663	19	250.00	$250.00	$1,658	+1.93
706–748	727	379	236.50–244.75	$241.42	$1,755	+2.85
750–781	764	72	229.75–239.50	$236.14	$1,804	+0.80
864	864	26	213.75	$213.75	$1,847	-3.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428 thin fleshed	428	3	286.00	$286.00	$1,224	—
411–449	436	12	269.00–292.00	$278.80	$1,216	-3.91
451–483	464	19	263.00–269.50	$267.06	$1,239	+8.31
500–539	522	13	251.50–265.00	$257.60	$1,345	±0.00
530 thin fleshed	530	6	275.50	$275.50	$1,460	—
562–590	578	21	239.00–254.00	$250.22	$1,446	+2.76
586	586	4	234.00	$234.00	$1,371	-13.46
640–641	641	21	244.00–245.50	$245.14	$1,571	-6.29
658–668	661	11	234.50–239.50	$235.88	$1,559	-7.18
712	712	5	233.50	$233.50	$1,663	—
787	787	11	225.50	$225.50	$1,775	+9.74
830	830	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,801	—
883	883	9	211.00	$211.00	$1,863	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	4	301.00	$301.00	$1,291	—
470	470	6	288.00	$288.00	$1,354	+2.21
550–561	558	10	229.00–240.00	$232.25	$1,296	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,200	—
644	644	4	206.00	$206.00	$1,327	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1125	1113	80-85%	3	112.00–115.00	$113.33	$1,261	—
1170–1270	1220	80-85%	2	128.00–136.00	$131.84	$1,608	+0.52
1080–1373	1256	80-85%	23	116.00–128.50	$123.27	$1,548	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1285	1079	85-90%	13	109.00–119.00	$111.82	$1,207	—
955–1265	1130	85-90%	3	88.00–100.00	$95.58	$1,080	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1685	1504	75-80%	5	124.00–132.00	$128.16	$1,928	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1905	1609	4	128.00–147.00	$141.65	$2,279	—
1575–1965	1734	10	149.00–166.00	$160.92	$2,790	-7.49
1270–2200	1882	9	171.00–179.00	$174.02	$3,275	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1205	1008	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	156.00–184.00	$174.23	$1,756
830–1200	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	128.00–143.00	$132.36	$1,381

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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.