Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was good to very good and buyers pushed top prices on several attractive consignments of yearlings. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.43/cwt on 743 head.

Average price

$151.43

743 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$27.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	155.10	900	164
Medium and Large 1	727	151.54	1,102	546
Medium and Large 2	562	133.87	752	20
Large 1-2	639	127.54	815	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.56/cwt here — about $85 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 sale743 hd

151.43

—

MO average17 barns · 10,939 hd

147.80

+3.63

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	1,946	84.93	1,653	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	64.06	967	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	58.12	731	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	50.02	587	17

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	766	135.01/cwt	131.85–137.00	1,034	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	118.30/cwt	117.00–118.75	1,091	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	556	132.70/cwt	131.00–133.25	738	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	779	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	980	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	144.46/cwt	142.50–146.00	816	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	437	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	695	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	613	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	644	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	784	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	132.68/cwt	131.00–134.25	774	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.89/cwt	138.00–146.00	750	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	141.75/cwt	135.00–148.75	913	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	144.39/cwt	136.50–145.25	1,024	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	139.19/cwt	135.50–147.50	941	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,200	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	730	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	53.05/cwt	50.00–57.50	625	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	44.98/cwt	41.00–48.00	529	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	61.58/cwt	57.00–64.50	879	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	68.41/cwt	67.00–70.50	1,131	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	57.42/cwt	55.50–60.00	703	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	64.02/cwt	62.00–65.50	819	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	51.18/cwt	48.00–53.00	672	4
Bulls	—	—	1,957	82.83/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,621	6
Bulls	—	—	1,913	91.22/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,745	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	68.49/cwt	61.00–83.50	721	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	93.69/cwt	84.00–98.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	139.54/cwt	135.00–144.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	599	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	554	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	458	170.38/cwt	170.00–171.00	780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	159.75/cwt	154.00–164.00	920	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	147.65/cwt	141.00–150.00	927	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	144.75/cwt	140.50–147.50	948	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.22/cwt	150.00–153.00	715	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	164.33/cwt	158.00–169.00	891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,041	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.26/cwt	157.50–162.50	680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	899	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	154.21/cwt	154.00–154.50	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	150.37/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,177	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	144.43/cwt	136.35–146.50	1,245	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	172.40/cwt	168.50–177.50	896	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	147.23/cwt	145.25–149.00	1,059	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	160.25/cwt	158.00–165.00	920	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	152.71/cwt	151.75–154.00	1,046	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	156.68/cwt	155.00–157.25	998	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	127.08/cwt	126.10–128.25	1,189	13

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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