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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 24, 2026

1,864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $375.60/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $3,069/hd at 817 lb · 115 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $437.84/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,973/hd at 679 lb · 100 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $464.06/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,886/hd at 622 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,864 2,502 2,478
Feeder cattle 1,714 2,385 2,201
Slaughter cattle 120 117 207
Replacement cattle 30 — 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady but with spots 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply. The runs of cattle are transitioning from nearly all LTW spring born cattle to a mix of yearlings and younger, fleshier summer/fall born calves. The thin fleshed grazing cattle are highly sought after but most of the fancy fall born calves aren't selling too far behind. The market is at an all time high, but also in a little bit of a wait and see period for the next piece of market moving information. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–447 419 23 530.00–600.00 $572.75 $2,400 -37.25
476–494 486 32 490.00–547.50 $528.69 $2,569 -44.21
500–540 519 37 495.00–545.00 $520.16 $2,700 -19.00
551–596 560 68 470.00–520.00 $495.81 $2,777 +2.44
613–643 622 99 448.00–468.00 $464.06 $2,886 +1.30
651–694 679 100 430.00–445.00 $437.84 $2,973 +19.18
719–734 728 74 406.50–411.00 $408.30 $2,972 +6.48
756–780 767 70 381.00–390.00 $385.07 $2,953 -9.01
809–831 817 115 370.00–379.50 $375.60 $3,069 -5.04
859–890 888 63 357.00–358.00 $357.06 $3,171 +0.85
910–919 912 38 346.00–349.50 $348.85 $3,182 -10.15
1040 1040 5 290.00 $290.00 $3,016 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–383 376 8 540.00–550.00 $543.82 $2,045 —
433–441 439 9 450.00–525.00 $466.43 $2,048 -85.61
499 thin fleshed 499 11 505.00 $505.00 $2,520 -17.00
540 540 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,457 -50.54
585 585 6 461.00 $461.00 $2,697 -24.59
604–620 614 16 440.00–462.00 $457.42 $2,809 +18.77
667–697 685 18 379.00–400.00 $388.32 $2,660 -31.89
709–744 733 23 375.00–393.50 $384.84 $2,821 +22.84
791 791 8 362.00 $362.00 $2,863 -13.00
866–893 871 16 350.00–356.00 $354.85 $3,091 +34.85
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
674 674 8 412.00 $412.00 $2,777 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
734 734 5 368.00 $368.00 $2,701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 595.00 $595.00 $1,904 —
353–393 383 8 527.50–560.00 $534.99 $2,049 —
406–449 429 11 500.00–525.00 $514.26 $2,206 —
465–496 478 29 465.00–502.50 $485.20 $2,319 -45.95
493 unweaned 493 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,972 —
520–543 534 39 435.00–475.00 $456.53 $2,438 +15.56
548 fancy 548 24 496.00 $496.00 $2,718 —
551 551 9 407.50 $407.50 $2,245 +7.50
591 591 7 427.50 $427.50 $2,527 +1.03
618–636 627 39 410.00–435.00 $426.70 $2,675 +3.80
658–688 682 42 389.00–397.50 $393.72 $2,685 +8.58
714 fancy 714 11 381.00 $381.00 $2,720 —
730–742 740 85 364.00–374.00 $365.51 $2,705 +8.53
798 798 4 364.00 $364.00 $2,905 —
807 fancy 807 42 359.50 $359.50 $2,901 —
812–848 823 40 330.00–349.00 $338.85 $2,789 +4.35
909 909 8 338.00 $338.00 $3,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,862 -22.50
414 unweaned 414 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,801 —
433 433 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,905 -27.50
463 thin fleshed 463 7 490.00 $490.00 $2,269 -10.00
477–493 483 13 420.00–462.50 $450.57 $2,176 -4.94
515–533 522 11 415.00–432.50 $424.37 $2,215 -0.15
558 558 11 421.00 $421.00 $2,349 +11.91
588 thin fleshed 588 3 437.00 $437.00 $2,570 —
611–649 641 38 362.00–398.00 $372.88 $2,390 -0.98
650–681 662 13 355.00–362.00 $358.88 $2,376 +4.88
738 738 6 343.00 $343.00 $2,531 -0.25
805 805 2 347.00 $347.00 $2,793 +25.28
868–890 875 3 327.50–331.00 $329.81 $2,886 +15.48
993 993 3 299.00 $299.00 $2,969 —
1030 1030 3 276.00 $276.00 $2,843 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 unweaned 605 10 335.00 $335.00 $2,027 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
809 809 5 346.00 $346.00 $2,799 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
651 651 5 359.00 $359.00 $2,337 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,159 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 3 349.00 $349.00 $2,296 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 625.00 $625.00 $2,062 —
409 409 4 495.00 $495.00 $2,025 —
471 471 7 472.50 $472.50 $2,225 +11.90
522 522 10 412.50 $412.50 $2,153 —
578 578 13 417.50 $417.50 $2,413 —
605 605 5 402.50 $402.50 $2,435 —
709 709 5 337.50 $337.50 $2,393 -22.15
719–741 724 17 359.00–366.00 $364.31 $2,638 +4.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
989–1265 1129 80-85% 22 159.00–172.00 $165.41 $1,867 —
1238–1410 1298 80-85% 6 171.00–176.00 $172.28 $2,236 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1295 1120 85-90% 6 138.00–155.00 $148.44 $1,663 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1658 1651 75-80% 4 167.00–169.00 $167.49 $2,765 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–2095 1759 6 173.00–185.00 $179.68 $3,161 -17.95
1505–1985 1789 9 186.00–207.00 $192.59 $3,445 —
1840–2035 1917 3 217.00–223.00 $219.28 $4,204 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–1150 1044 (<2 yrs)Open 5 245.00–287.50 $256.66 $2,680
1157–1160 1158 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 216.00–222.50 $217.09 $2,514

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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.