Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to spots 3.00 higher. The supply was light but the quality and demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.92/cwt on 511 head.

Average price

$172.92

511 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2

$14.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	174.12	1,078	413
Medium and Large 1-2	549	168.68	925	89
Large 1-2	531	159.50	847	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.62/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale511 hd

172.92

—

MO average17 barns · 9,837 hd

168.28

+4.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,746	83.68	1,461	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	61.32	874	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	59.23	673	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	50.92	491	9thin

Every lot, as filed

72 lots · USDA AMS · Kingsville Livestock Auction - Kingsville, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	153.87/cwt	153.00–155.00	729	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	153.69/cwt	153.00–155.00	633	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	694	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	953	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	531	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	543	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	132.70/cwt	129.50–140.00	965	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	141.25/cwt	139.50–142.50	825	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.20/cwt	144.00–150.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	166.14/cwt	161.00–169.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.71/cwt	136.00–139.00	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	166.88/cwt	160.50–170.00	813	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	156.24/cwt	148.25–163.50	841	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	159.08/cwt	155.00–162.50	600	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	154.68/cwt	154.25–155.00	858	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	142.77/cwt	141.50–145.75	942	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	155.21/cwt	153.50–159.50	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	844	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	836	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	407	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	590	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	544	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	767	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	429	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	642	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	644	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	140.37/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,004	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	169.78/cwt	164.00–174.00	633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	871	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	802	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	52.29/cwt	47.00–56.50	505	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	380	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	59.44/cwt	55.50–61.00	791	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	63.33/cwt	60.00–67.50	966	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	58.24/cwt	55.00–61.50	657	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	62.70/cwt	61.00–67.00	717	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	722	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	83.33/cwt	78.50–86.50	1,427	14
Bulls	—	—	1,943	88.62/cwt	86.00–91.50	1,722	7
Bulls	—	—	1,518	76.25/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,157	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	76.86/cwt	59.00–90.00	842	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	87.14/cwt	70.00–108.00	891	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	776	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,126	61.25/cwt	59.00–63.00	690	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	990.96/cwt	850.00–1,085.00	12,209	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	468	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	179.71/cwt	175.00–186.00	843	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	173.51/cwt	164.00–177.25	1,005	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	140.31/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,159	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	169.52/cwt	163.50–175.50	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	162.43/cwt	162.00–163.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	180.39/cwt	173.00–185.75	1,019	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	188.32/cwt	181.00–193.00	895	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,281	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	170.29/cwt	164.00–173.50	1,124	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	173.17/cwt	170.75–174.75	1,086	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	189.60/cwt	183.50–194.25	992	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,309	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	204.81/cwt	202.00–205.50	829	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	434	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	781	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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