Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 21, 2025

3,399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $277.89/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,170/hd at 781 lb · 263 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $289.47/cwt -18.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,069/hd at 715 lb · 197 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.11/cwt -9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 669 lb · 193 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,399	4,150	4,010
Feeder cattle	3,344	4,150	3,680
Slaughter cattle	45	—	300
Replacement cattle	10	—	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower and yearling heifers sold 3.00-10.00 lower. Buyers have backed off a touch after pushing to last week's highs. However, the prices are still handsome and producers were happy to reap the benefits of the market. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	5	432.50	$432.50	$1,440	+3.80
375–381	379	12	428.00–442.50	$432.78	$1,640	+32.74
401–447	418	39	397.50–430.00	$416.11	$1,739	+46.11
456	456	5	352.50	$352.50	$1,607	+15.50
461–499	480	48	352.00–389.00	$379.48	$1,822	-12.78
513 unweaned	513	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,667	—
511–540	535	99	350.00–380.00	$366.92	$1,963	+10.94
551 fancy	551	20	369.00	$369.00	$2,033	—
553–599	580	149	320.00–358.00	$335.43	$1,945	-13.32
604–646	635	102	311.00–323.50	$315.82	$2,005	-9.27
650–699	676	119	289.00–314.25	$305.26	$2,064	-7.71
704 thin fleshed	704	7	309.00	$309.00	$2,175	—
706–742	715	190	275.50–297.75	$288.75	$2,065	-18.75
778	778	15	256.00	$256.00	$1,992	-24.30
764–798	781	248	275.50–285.50	$279.21	$2,181	-1.09
825 thin fleshed	825	17	277.50	$277.50	$2,289	—
817–843	840	133	257.85–264.00	$258.70	$2,173	-21.66
854–859	857	70	255.75–265.25	$259.40	$2,223	-2.01
905–915	913	70	241.50–250.85	$249.00	$2,273	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	4	395.00	$395.00	$1,130	—
300	300	3	430.00	$430.00	$1,290	—
350	350	4	445.00	$445.00	$1,558	—
432–438	434	7	372.50–390.00	$384.95	$1,671	-2.05
468–469	469	13	353.50–371.00	$361.57	$1,696	+7.57
507–538	524	85	349.00–364.00	$357.58	$1,874	+16.07
552–595	575	69	301.00–335.00	$315.54	$1,814	+15.41
609–633	616	21	279.00–295.00	$290.30	$1,788	-12.92
645 thin fleshed	645	37	320.50	$320.50	$2,067	—
650–697	690	58	286.00–299.00	$289.62	$1,998	+17.63
711–744	729	65	272.00–285.00	$281.93	$2,055	-1.97
778	778	4	265.00	$265.00	$2,062	+6.72
840	840	10	260.00	$260.00	$2,184	—
847 thin fleshed	847	9	271.50	$271.50	$2,300	—
868	868	73	252.00	$252.00	$2,187	—
977–997	995	32	232.75–233.50	$232.82	$2,317	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
878	878	9	220.00	$220.00	$1,932	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	4	363.00	$363.00	$1,267	—
364–387	376	15	371.00–395.00	$383.78	$1,443	+16.06
413–445	428	22	337.50–343.00	$340.40	$1,457	-15.19
453–497	480	152	321.00–354.00	$337.20	$1,619	-15.63
504–545	527	121	295.00–334.00	$321.12	$1,692	-15.51
569 fancy	569	24	319.50	$319.50	$1,818	—
562–597	586	67	289.00–309.00	$297.32	$1,742	-20.15
608	608	8	270.00	$270.00	$1,642	-25.43
614–647	622	143	273.00–294.75	$291.12	$1,811	-4.31
654–696	669	193	259.00–279.00	$272.11	$1,820	+12.61
703–721	714	29	255.50–261.50	$260.20	$1,858	-7.36
756–783	778	34	247.25–253.00	$250.16	$1,946	—
811–831	818	71	235.00–244.75	$242.88	$1,987	-4.53
854	854	11	237.50	$237.50	$2,028	-8.00
959–996	968	21	210.00–224.00	$220.57	$2,135	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–345	327	13	337.50–370.00	$351.56	$1,150	—
383 thin fleshed	383	7	375.00	$375.00	$1,436	—
370–398	389	22	332.50–340.00	$338.46	$1,317	+5.96
413–443	428	4	302.50–327.50	$314.56	$1,346	-26.33
466–475	468	23	300.00–315.00	$311.69	$1,459	-7.30
482 thin fleshed	482	12	328.00	$328.00	$1,581	—
516–543	528	15	268.00–282.50	$279.47	$1,476	-4.05
547	547	3	264.00	$264.00	$1,444	-1.00
565–585	581	15	264.00–284.00	$274.16	$1,593	+0.49
623	623	7	267.50	$267.50	$1,667	+0.05
655–692	671	31	259.00–265.00	$263.04	$1,765	+3.74
755–762	758	26	245.00–249.50	$247.76	$1,878	-6.24
955–960	958	4	221.00–221.50	$221.25	$2,120	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484–486	485	11	265.00–269.00	$266.46	$1,292	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,277	—
522	522	3	263.00	$263.00	$1,373	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613	613	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,686	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,524	+1.44
509–545	526	16	285.00–302.50	$297.31	$1,564	-23.55

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	3	417.50	$417.50	$1,490	—
713	713	12	261.00	$261.00	$1,861	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	80-85%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,259	—
1155–1170	1163	80-85%	2	130.00–133.00	$131.49	$1,529	—
905–1290	1183	80-85%	14	119.00–130.00	$125.44	$1,484	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1690	1419	75-80%	9	125.00–134.00	$130.55	$1,853	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$778	—
1005–1080	1042	85-90%	3	107.00–112.00	$109.61	$1,142	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
993–1298	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	177.00–188.50	$184.55	$1,993

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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.