Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of 450-500 lb steer calves sold with a steady to firm undertone, 500-600 lb steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with yearling steers weighing 650-750 lbs trading with a higher undertone with two pot loads weighing 670 lbs and a near pot load weighing 735 lbs both with good weighing conditions in the offering. Feeder heifers weighing 500-700 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good best on the 5 weight steers and yearling steers weighing between 650-735 lbs with supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.45/cwt on 525 head.

Average price

$154.45

525 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$22.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	159.66	1,002	360
Medium and Large 1-2	638	143.37	914	157
Medium and Large 2	477	137.63	656	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about $346 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 sale525 hd

154.45

—

MO average16 barns · 7,218 hd

148.53

+5.92

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	1,733	86.16	1,493	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	62.37	917	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	62.09	799	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	54.77	580	21

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	133.20/cwt	130.00–134.50	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	878	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	143.97/cwt	142.75–146.25	988	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	143.40/cwt	140.00–145.25	835	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	513	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	770	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	943	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	134.61/cwt	134.50–135.00	726	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.11/cwt	131.00–136.50	763	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	138.56/cwt	132.50–140.00	844	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	820	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	137.79/cwt	135.50–139.50	604	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	166.04/cwt	164.25–172.50	780	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	161.63/cwt	158.00–167.00	996	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	147.36/cwt	147.00–148.00	984	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	164.13/cwt	161.00–169.50	917	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,136	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	55.74/cwt	52.00–58.00	594	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	47.89/cwt	45.00–50.00	495	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	62.42/cwt	60.00–64.50	674	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	65.26/cwt	63.00–68.00	986	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	57.54/cwt	57.00–58.50	807	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	65.46/cwt	63.00–71.00	844	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	59.96/cwt	56.00–62.00	756	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	50.66/cwt	46.00–54.00	692	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	86.07/cwt	81.00–90.50	1,482	12
Bulls	—	—	1,990	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,861	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	138.83/cwt	135.00–144.50	936	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	145.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	901	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	162.33/cwt	160.50–165.00	717	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	155.28/cwt	154.75–157.00	871	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	775	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	923	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	908	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	669	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,050	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	168.04/cwt	165.00–172.50	891	84

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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