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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 28, 2026

3,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $387.77/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,796/hd at 721 lb · 391 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.78/cwt +21.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,707/hd at 730 lb · 310 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.77/cwt +8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,776/hd at 776 lb · 178 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,262 3,990 4,961
Feeder cattle 2,972 3,640 4,961
Slaughter cattle 240 300 0
Replacement cattle 50 50 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate to heavy supply that included several loads of yearling steers and heifers and many groups of fall born calves. Cattle futures have taken off higher to start the week and set the stage for an expectant higher cash fed cattle trade this week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 690.00 $690.00 $2,277 -7.50
350–389 360 15 622.50–717.50 $690.16 $2,485 +61.49
405–443 424 64 557.50–610.00 $585.77 $2,484 +3.78
451–494 477 89 527.50–557.50 $540.22 $2,577 +9.69
501–540 515 94 490.00–537.00 $520.26 $2,679 +8.18
561–599 581 108 455.00–475.00 $466.04 $2,708 -8.67
606–615 unweaned 607 19 427.00–434.00 $432.88 $2,628 —
606–649 617 151 442.50–467.50 $456.44 $2,816 +33.71
654–659 658 19 421.00–439.00 $434.29 $2,858 -13.16
660–669 unweaned 668 35 407.50–414.00 $413.08 $2,759 —
803 803 65 384.50 $384.50 $3,088 +6.11
861–885 876 176 366.50–369.00 $367.38 $3,218 +9.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 10 657.50 $657.50 $2,400 +35.00
415–440 428 18 520.00–562.50 $553.13 $2,367 +21.55
455–498 483 17 470.00–502.00 $486.82 $2,351 +19.84
510–548 533 35 467.50–515.00 $479.64 $2,556 -4.64
552 thin fleshed 552 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,705 —
577 577 6 450.00 $450.00 $2,596 +15.34
606–625 612 17 434.00–442.50 $439.41 $2,689 +23.40
667 667 5 391.00 $391.00 $2,608 -8.00
719 thin fleshed 719 7 407.00 $407.00 $2,926 —
701–743 723 25 376.00–405.00 $393.39 $2,844 —
763–767 764 9 373.00–384.00 $380.32 $2,906 +3.82
870 870 8 351.00 $351.00 $3,054 —
922 922 10 333.50 $333.50 $3,075 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 8 532.50 $532.50 $2,673 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 7 615.00 $615.00 $2,085 +2.08
350–395 383 21 550.00–615.00 $577.58 $2,212 -0.58
403–445 421 61 490.00–545.00 $521.61 $2,196 -10.41
455 fancy 455 4 517.50 $517.50 $2,355 —
451–498 478 126 460.00–497.50 $479.02 $2,290 +5.07
509–547 529 84 440.00–482.50 $459.45 $2,430 +10.78
557–593 568 55 437.50–450.00 $443.56 $2,519 +22.00
599 599 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,306 -8.30
610–614 fancy 613 24 444.00–447.50 $446.19 $2,735 —
602–626 616 46 397.50–428.00 $410.02 $2,526 +10.02
671–693 688 53 387.50–392.50 $391.40 $2,693 -7.60
714–734 721 391 375.00–395.50 $387.77 $2,796 +9.76
750–792 776 178 339.00–359.50 $357.77 $2,776 +8.60
950 950 12 309.00 $309.00 $2,936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 690.00 $690.00 $1,966 +145.00
368–389 381 10 477.50–565.00 $508.44 $1,937 -20.38
413–448 431 18 435.00–485.00 $469.83 $2,025 —
455 thin fleshed 455 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,184 -20.00
479–493 484 23 440.00–467.50 $453.66 $2,196 -9.17
502 unweaned 502 14 412.50 $412.50 $2,071 —
519–548 534 14 437.50–447.50 $445.30 $2,378 +11.29
589 589 32 419.00 $419.00 $2,468 +57.60
627–645 634 8 367.00–372.50 $370.40 $2,348 -1.57
685 unweaned 685 3 356.00 $356.00 $2,439 —
709–731 730 310 366.00–371.00 $370.78 $2,707 +17.03
842 842 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,631 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,386 —
536 536 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,117 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,755 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 5 424.00 $424.00 $2,264 -35.33

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1545 1488 75-80% 3 185.00–188.00 $186.96 $2,782 —
1380–1721 1639 75-80% 18 188.00–192.50 $191.07 $3,132 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1048–1285 1173 80-85% 14 170.50–182.00 $174.56 $2,048 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–960 938 85-90% 2 146.00–166.00 $155.76 $1,461 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1493–1990 1676 11 210.00–240.00 $226.59 $3,798 —
1715–1995 1889 6 240.00–247.00 $243.77 $4,605 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
951–953 951 (<2 yrs)Open 23 270.00–322.50 $317.93 $3,024
955–1360 1146 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 197.50–250.00 $217.91 $2,497

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1049–1190 1096 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 9 3,000.00–3,650.00 $3,459.81

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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.