Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady and heifers traded 5.00 lower with a few exceptions being 400-500 lb steers calves selling 5.00-7.00 lower and on the heifer side 700-800 lb yearling heifers steady. Demand was good for a moderate to heavy supply of quality cattle. Slaughter cows sold firm to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.97/cwt on 981 head.

Average price

$160.97

981 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$11.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.38

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	161.98	965	658
Medium and Large 1-2	545	160.97	878	262
Medium and Large 2	489	150.06	734	61

One grade step is worth $11.92/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 sale981 hd

160.97

—

MO average18 barns · 8,547 hd

151.59

+9.38

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	1,813	84.35	1,529	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	67.79	995	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,091	62.37	680	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	50.84	506	8thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	518	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	653	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	151.23/cwt	143.00–155.00	732	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.11/cwt	141.50–149.50	758	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	137.36/cwt	132.50–140.00	777	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	135.93/cwt	128.50–139.25	833	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	153.83/cwt	149.00–155.50	634	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	156.23/cwt	155.00–159.00	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	144.98/cwt	140.00–152.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	739	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	913	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	147.56/cwt	141.00–151.50	843	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	145.11/cwt	142.50–148.50	927	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	154.47/cwt	153.50–154.75	749	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.49/cwt	154.00–159.50	675	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.10/cwt	147.00–154.00	788	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	141.73/cwt	140.25–144.50	937	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,058	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	157.43/cwt	154.00–159.50	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	790	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	701	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	151.19/cwt	149.00–154.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	785	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	701	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	52.81/cwt	50.00–57.00	544	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	44.94/cwt	41.00–49.00	399	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	64.72/cwt	60.00–67.50	909	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	72.14/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,119	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	61.83/cwt	58.00–64.00	674	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	68.37/cwt	64.50–72.50	805	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	924	53.33/cwt	53.00–54.00	493	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	83.52/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,460	13
Bulls	—	—	2,096	91.27/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,913	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	75.93/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,267	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	72.57/cwt	65.00–84.00	773	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	101.01/cwt	84.00–107.50	990	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	978.70/cwt	950.00–1,035.00	10,952	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	65.48/cwt	64.00–66.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	145.91/cwt	145.75–146.75	785	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	154.26/cwt	152.50–156.00	727	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	367	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	158.18/cwt	155.50–160.00	898	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	164.37/cwt	157.50–169.50	858	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	168.01/cwt	159.50–170.00	823	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	174.22/cwt	162.50–175.75	758	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	152.68/cwt	148.00–155.00	941	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.92/cwt	141.50–150.00	978	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.17/cwt	134.00–143.75	1,001	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	178.97/cwt	171.00–184.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	157.65/cwt	153.00–165.50	1,000	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	173.74/cwt	167.75–178.50	898	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	153.32/cwt	149.50–155.00	1,033	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	168.38/cwt	159.00–171.00	970	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	147.60/cwt	144.10–154.75	1,049	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	167.98/cwt	165.50–169.25	801	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	175.03/cwt	174.75–175.25	756	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	141.16/cwt	137.50–145.25	1,081	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	184.77/cwt	177.50–189.50	661	21

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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