Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few sales for a price comparison but feeders sold with a steady undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply was light and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.52/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$142.52

35 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	155.00	865	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	666	141.35	942	32

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale35 hd

142.52

—

MO average11 barns · 5,692 hd

146.70

−4.18

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	—	Low	1,742	84.23	1,468	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	64.25	894	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	60.64	724	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	50.17	518	14

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	60.78/cwt	56.00–64.00	706	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	70.03/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,015	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	62.15/cwt	57.50–65.50	852	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	39.78/cwt	32.00–45.00	416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	54.32/cwt	50.00–60.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.84/cwt	126.50–136.75	833	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	144.71/cwt	144.50–145.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.66/cwt	144.50–149.50	915	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	992	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	65.54/cwt	62.00–70.50	739	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,447	1
Bulls	—	—	1,737	84.68/cwt	81.50–88.00	1,471	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	54.20/cwt	52.00–56.00	738	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	64.95/cwt	64.00–66.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	181.18/cwt	178.00–189.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.37/cwt	159.00–174.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	132.83/cwt	132.50–133.00	752	12
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	465	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	138.96/cwt	135.00–143.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	130.03/cwt	126.00–134.00	746	4

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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