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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

4,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.56/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 720 lb · 466 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $283.40/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 770 lb · 287 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.83/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,676/hd at 475 lb · 253 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,150 3,195 0
Feeder cattle 4,150 3,030 0
Slaughter cattle — 135 —
Replacement cattle — 30 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale on Friday, steers under 750 lbs sold another 5.00-10.00 higher while the heavier steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher except for some 550-675 lb heifers selling up to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good for a heavy supply of attractive cattle. So far this year, cattle seem to be worth more with each passing day as this historical market has continued to move higher. For the cow-calf producer, it's been nearly ten years in the making with plenty of struggles along the way to make it to a market as rewarding as this.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–337 332 24 419.00–444.00 $428.70 $1,423 —
354–390 369 15 377.50–417.50 $400.04 $1,476 +4.78
410 410 12 370.00 $370.00 $1,517 —
472 472 13 337.00 $337.00 $1,591 -33.18
459–499 478 91 377.00–399.00 $392.26 $1,875 +22.08
505–548 531 103 340.00–380.00 $355.98 $1,890 +9.53
550–591 568 128 332.50–364.00 $348.75 $1,981 +5.02
603–647 630 165 310.50–342.50 $325.09 $2,048 +4.41
652 fancy 652 9 325.50 $325.50 $2,122 —
650–699 679 200 299.00–316.00 $312.97 $2,125 +6.81
703–738 719 104 283.00–312.00 $307.50 $2,211 +12.21
751 fancy 751 34 306.50 $306.50 $2,302 —
759–795 772 253 275.50–285.00 $280.30 $2,164 -2.87
814–828 821 40 275.00–287.00 $280.36 $2,302 +4.56
855–883 875 140 259.00–272.50 $261.41 $2,287 -2.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 369.00 $369.00 $1,439 -43.50
401 401 18 387.00 $387.00 $1,552 +26.19
469 469 8 354.00 $354.00 $1,660 +5.57
505 thin fleshed 505 10 369.00 $369.00 $1,863 —
511–542 535 23 330.00–349.00 $341.51 $1,827 +10.35
555–597 570 19 286.00–321.00 $300.13 $1,711 -13.95
601–647 619 52 279.00–318.00 $303.22 $1,877 -3.07
671–695 684 18 261.50–281.00 $271.99 $1,860 -30.56
704–734 717 33 279.00–290.00 $283.90 $2,036 —
758–793 786 16 255.00–259.00 $258.28 $2,030 -11.20
936 936 9 237.50 $237.50 $2,223 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 26 316.50 $316.50 $1,507 —
591 591 27 296.50 $296.50 $1,752 —
694 694 4 284.00 $284.00 $1,971 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,462 —
529 529 5 303.00 $303.00 $1,603 —
718 718 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,759 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 5 348.00 $348.00 $1,966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 thin fleshed 307 11 398.00 $398.00 $1,222 —
386–396 391 18 352.50–375.00 $367.72 $1,438 -14.78
434–440 437 9 350.00–360.00 $355.59 $1,554 +4.18
454–498 475 253 337.00–371.00 $352.83 $1,676 +3.77
503–542 525 160 309.00–344.00 $336.63 $1,767 +12.01
552–594 575 177 295.00–338.00 $317.47 $1,825 +12.72
606 fancy 606 15 304.00 $304.00 $1,842 —
609–638 616 129 275.00–300.00 $295.43 $1,820 +8.32
650–669 656 125 270.00–294.50 $284.23 $1,865 +10.93
672 672 15 259.50 $259.50 $1,744 -13.80
705–740 720 466 254.50–269.00 $267.56 $1,926 -5.94
821–834 822 89 243.50–247.60 $247.41 $2,034 +0.70
853 853 8 245.50 $245.50 $2,094 +6.00
931 931 5 230.50 $230.50 $2,146 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,240 -22.50
416–438 425 10 338.00–345.00 $340.89 $1,449 +5.89
454–495 478 48 312.00–335.00 $318.99 $1,525 -2.28
522–528 524 12 275.00–302.50 $283.52 $1,486 -14.48
532 532 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,410 -33.00
567–598 588 13 264.00–280.00 $273.67 $1,609 -3.74
610–646 628 32 262.00–274.50 $267.45 $1,680 -16.09
660–687 670 33 253.00–261.50 $259.30 $1,737 —
712–744 718 44 252.00–264.50 $254.42 $1,827 +2.92
757 757 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,923 —
829 829 10 239.50 $239.50 $1,985 —
877 877 9 240.50 $240.50 $2,109 —
935 935 3 234.50 $234.50 $2,193 —
1047 1047 3 205.50 $205.50 $2,152 —
1083 1083 5 201.00 $201.00 $2,177 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–483 473 11 333.00–334.00 $333.56 $1,578 —
514–532 521 35 319.00–322.00 $320.86 $1,672 -9.14
680–689 683 23 263.00–264.50 $264.04 $1,803 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,559 —

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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.