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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 22, 2026

1,956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.67/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,466/hd at 669 lb · 228 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $378.75/cwt -22.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,559/hd at 676 lb · 141 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.77/cwt ≈ $2,762/hd at 808 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,956 3,190 1,317
Feeder cattle 1,706 3,050 1,167
Slaughter cattle 210 125 125
Replacement cattle 40 15 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 10.00 lower and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply and demand were moderate. Some new crop calves are starting to show up and it finally feels like fall. 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
443 443 6 512.50 $512.50 $2,270 —
494–499 497 9 452.00–485.00 $466.58 $2,319 -14.50
518–546 537 42 427.50–470.00 $439.72 $2,361 —
560–574 567 27 412.00–445.00 $438.36 $2,486 +8.52
635–649 640 16 397.50–402.50 $400.60 $2,564 -17.40
653 thin fleshed 653 14 398.00 $398.00 $2,599 —
665 unweaned 665 7 358.00 $358.00 $2,381 —
650–699 679 120 369.00–390.00 $377.71 $2,565 -23.24
711–738 723 46 359.00–371.00 $365.04 $2,639 -10.72
759–794 785 57 330.00–350.00 $339.06 $2,662 -22.19
820–839 832 101 339.00–349.00 $341.34 $2,840 -11.40
854 854 16 343.00 $343.00 $2,929 +9.85
970 970 12 284.00 $284.00 $2,755 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,015 +60.00
482 482 13 473.00 $473.00 $2,280 —
511 511 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,172 -18.64
558–577 567 33 385.00–407.50 $400.42 $2,270 -14.77
605–646 620 38 362.00–390.00 $373.83 $2,318 -36.09
713 713 8 356.00 $356.00 $2,538 -19.00
770 770 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,502 —
819–835 826 16 317.00–342.00 $330.94 $2,734 -5.25
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,960 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–487 475 14 415.00–422.50 $418.18 $1,986 —
500–541 524 38 374.00–415.00 $391.15 $2,050 +20.35
558 unweaned 558 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,037 —
568–588 579 25 367.00–392.50 $376.04 $2,177 +8.01
597 597 3 347.50 $347.50 $2,075 -20.53
602 602 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,047 -39.14
617 617 13 359.00–372.50 $362.12 $2,234 -17.02
650–675 669 228 344.00–375.00 $368.67 $2,466 +9.36
723–733 732 17 334.00–339.00 $338.42 $2,477 -16.58
759–785 769 51 327.00–340.00 $334.94 $2,576 -15.06
805–811 808 123 338.00–345.00 $341.77 $2,762 —
856–871 863 11 300.00–302.50 $301.15 $2,599 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–445 426 28 425.00–467.50 $450.57 $1,919 —
470 470 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,904 +11.00
525–537 532 36 346.00–390.00 $368.10 $1,958 -1.00
555–594 574 14 343.00–370.00 $354.54 $2,035 -0.56
602 unweaned 602 5 337.50 $337.50 $2,032 —
614–636 630 22 343.00 $343.00 $2,161 -10.64
670 670 11 348.00 $348.00 $2,332 +11.47
706–730 710 24 318.00–337.50 $319.92 $2,271 -16.91
737 unweaned 737 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,266 —
811–840 823 7 300.00–305.00 $302.81 $2,492 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,884 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 6 292.50 $292.50 $1,407 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,904 —
465–487 479 8 395.00–415.00 $402.28 $1,927 —
539 539 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,102 —
610 610 12 359.00 $359.00 $2,190 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553–576 566 9 310.00–329.00 $320.75 $1,815 —
763 763 5 298.00 $298.00 $2,274 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,194 —
1295–1645 1487 75-80% 9 143.00–149.00 $146.01 $2,171 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713–720 715 85-90% 3 75.00–90.00 $80.03 $572 —
890–1015 932 85-90% 3 110.00–125.00 $119.55 $1,114 —
1003 1003 85-90% 3 106.00 $106.00 $1,063 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 80-85% 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,404 —
1300–1310 1305 80-85% 2 136.00–144.00 $139.98 $1,827 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,596 —
1610–2290 1895 10 182.00–199.00 $189.44 $3,590 —
2300 2300 1 207.00 $207.00 $4,761 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1125 1033 (<2 yrs)Open 5 210.00–245.00 $223.66 $2,310
1130–1240 1199 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 194.00–214.00 $204.07 $2,447

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1107 thin fleshed 1107 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1366 1366 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 3,725.00 $3,725.00 —

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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.