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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 21, 2026

3,990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $378.01/cwt +11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,676/hd at 708 lb · 358 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $398.70/cwt +26.20 vs last sale · ≈ $3,084/hd at 774 lb · 197 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.33/cwt +6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,904/hd at 829 lb · 167 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,990 3,098 2,223
Feeder cattle 3,640 2,748 1,981
Slaughter cattle 300 200 202
Replacement cattle 50 150 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifers calves sold steady to 10.00 lower with spots 15.00 lower; yearlings sold mostly steady with several loads featured this week. There were several fancy groups of calves offered also. Demand was good for a moderate to heavy supply but the 600-650 lb steers carrying some flesh saw noticeably lighter demand. Cattle futures have lost quite a bit of ground the last week or so. Slaughter cows sold with a lower undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 697.50 $697.50 $2,309 +8.51
350–380 372 13 612.50–665.00 $628.67 $2,339 -49.46
403–446 422 76 567.50–600.00 $581.99 $2,456 -25.96
465–498 485 27 499.00–567.50 $530.53 $2,573 -21.90
503–531 524 82 489.00–544.00 $512.08 $2,683 -18.06
563 563 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,477 -55.45
555–594 566 151 445.00–487.50 $474.71 $2,687 -20.74
603–639 623 50 411.00–432.50 $422.73 $2,634 -46.62
627–645 637 65 430.00–464.00 $452.30 $2,881 -17.05
660–666 664 109 429.00–458.00 $447.45 $2,971 —
711 711 8 426.00 $426.00 $3,029 -5.37
762 thin fleshed 762 89 414.00 $414.00 $3,155 —
757–786 783 108 386.00–387.00 $386.10 $3,023 +13.60
810–828 826 164 377.50–387.00 $378.39 $3,126 -10.11
870–877 874 149 354.00–361.50 $358.06 $3,129 -4.99
923 923 40 349.00 $349.00 $3,221 -10.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–343 319 30 610.00–697.50 $655.54 $2,091 -17.92
361 361 4 622.50 $622.50 $2,247 -20.22
437–440 439 17 525.00–562.50 $531.58 $2,334 -31.79
463–496 478 34 430.00–510.00 $466.98 $2,232 -56.74
486 thin fleshed 486 23 550.00 $550.00 $2,673 —
505 thin fleshed 505 4 530.00 $530.00 $2,676 —
501–530 516 12 465.00–497.50 $484.28 $2,499 -22.22
574–593 587 23 432.50–436.00 $434.66 $2,551 -31.00
593 unweaned 593 11 400.00 $400.00 $2,372 —
610–636 622 17 409.00–422.50 $416.01 $2,588 -30.13
652 652 20 399.00 $399.00 $2,601 -12.90
692 unweaned 692 6 367.00 $367.00 $2,540 —
796 796 61 376.50 $376.50 $2,997 +5.15
827–849 838 131 355.00–362.50 $361.47 $3,029 -7.03
1062 1062 37 301.50 $301.50 $3,202 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 610.00 $610.00 $2,025 —
547 547 6 417.50 $417.50 $2,284 —
585 585 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,311 —
610–627 621 9 365.00–395.00 $374.82 $2,328 —
743 743 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,675 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 thin fleshed 461 8 592.50 $592.50 $2,731 —
515 515 8 532.50 $532.50 $2,742 —
576 576 5 435.00 $435.00 $2,506 —
674 674 4 433.00 $433.00 $2,918 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,130 -5.00
549 549 6 409.00 $409.00 $2,245 —
811 811 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,798 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,659 —
410 410 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,968 —
632 632 3 397.50 $397.50 $2,512 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–342 330 23 555.00–642.50 $612.92 $2,023 -42.19
350–393 377 25 550.00–622.50 $578.16 $2,180 -42.46
400–445 423 80 500.00–562.50 $532.02 $2,250 -7.66
454–495 477 121 440.00–490.00 $473.95 $2,261 -41.00
507–549 525 61 437.50–465.00 $448.67 $2,356 -4.67
535–536 536 14 430.00–432.00 $431.29 $2,312 -22.05
551–599 567 69 407.50–433.00 $421.56 $2,390 -6.52
575–585 581 15 374.00–410.00 $393.30 $2,285 -34.78
610 610 13 400.00 $400.00 $2,440 -9.80
661–671 665 92 399.00 $399.00 $2,653 ±0.00
700–712 708 358 367.00–386.00 $378.01 $2,676 +11.31
781–786 785 54 345.00–350.00 $349.17 $2,741 —
818–842 829 167 340.00–359.00 $350.33 $2,904 +6.83
1002 1002 11 301.50 $301.50 $3,021 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 5 545.00 $545.00 $1,510 —
305–323 309 18 617.50–620.00 $619.42 $1,914 +59.97
364–396 384 15 502.50–562.50 $528.82 $2,031 -67.32
429 thin fleshed 429 9 542.50 $542.50 $2,327 +15.00
458–498 476 28 420.00–490.00 $462.83 $2,203 -11.23
486 thin fleshed 486 7 500.00 $500.00 $2,430 ±0.00
517 517 6 378.00 $378.00 $1,954 -88.54
508–549 532 68 415.00–460.00 $434.01 $2,309 -32.53
553–598 583 81 370.00–425.00 $410.35 $2,392 -23.23
583–584 584 10 359.00–365.00 $361.40 $2,111 -72.18
606 606 8 354.00 $354.00 $2,145 -52.92
630–635 633 6 365.00–379.00 $371.97 $2,355 -34.95
690–694 693 17 344.00–365.00 $361.31 $2,504 +21.31
706 unweaned 706 8 339.50 $339.50 $2,397 —
704–730 712 18 350.00–362.00 $353.75 $2,519 —
801–811 803 26 330.00–341.00 $337.96 $2,714 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 6 477.50 $477.50 $2,278 -2.50
563–597 582 9 388.00–400.00 $394.84 $2,298 -45.16
784 784 20 351.50 $351.50 $2,756 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 7 358.00 $358.00 $2,259 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,851 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,146 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 580.00 $580.00 $2,465 —
533 533 10 453.00 $453.00 $2,414 -37.00
551 551 9 425.00 $425.00 $2,342 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 615.00 $615.00 $2,042 -90.71
500–521 511 12 425.00–490.00 $459.33 $2,347 +4.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1063–1178 1125 80-85% 9 158.00–173.00 $168.82 $1,899 —
1285 1285 80-85% 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,339 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1180 1068 85-90% 5 146.00–158.00 $150.98 $1,612 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 2 171.00 $171.00 $2,206 —
1445 1445 75-80% 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,717 -5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1965 1615 4 186.00–196.00 $189.37 $3,058 —
1390–1915 1617 6 202.00–220.00 $209.87 $3,394 —
1735–2220 2010 3 225.00–244.00 $233.41 $4,692 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
966–1030 979 (<2 yrs)Open 5 270.00–290.00 $285.79 $2,798
1060–1185 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 215.00–228.00 $223.50 $2,510
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,134

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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.