Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 700 lb steady, heavier weights were too lightly tested for a price trend. Heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower following last weeks sharply higher market. Supply was light, affected by the excessive mud. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.05/cwt on 392 head.

Average price

$141.05

392 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$18.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.96

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	142.80	842	277
Medium and Large 1-2	550	138.87	764	99
Medium 1	721	124.50	898	4thin
Large 1-2	805	124.50	1,002	3thin
Medium and Large 2	552	124.00	684	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.80/cwt here — about $158 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 sale392 hd

141.05

—

MO average16 barns · 11,547 hd

139.09

+1.96

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	1,856	74.09	1,375	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	53.61	789	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	47.07	610	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	39.35	431	36

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	—	654	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	140.85/cwt	140.85–140.85	1,083	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.45/cwt	114.00–128.50	759	9
Bulls	—	—	1,977	75.29/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,488	6
Bulls	—	—	1,657	68.70/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	936	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	533	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	877	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.66/cwt	146.00–149.75	996	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	179.98/cwt	177.50–184.00	776	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	155.99/cwt	152.00–160.00	969	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	173.88/cwt	167.50–178.00	901	45
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	64.43/cwt	49.00–73.00	706	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	93.54/cwt	79.00–108.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.08/cwt	161.00–169.00	941	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	147.72/cwt	141.00–152.50	864	7
Bulls	—	—	1,988	83.95/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,053	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	139.38/cwt	137.25–140.75	1,024	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	572	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	721	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	843	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	691	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	938	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	537	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	709	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	753	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	33.93/cwt	28.00–37.50	375	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	164.72/cwt	163.50–165.00	802	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	147.70/cwt	145.00–149.00	697	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	41.43/cwt	37.50–44.50	452	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	50.13/cwt	48.00–55.00	707	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,694	67.02/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,135	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	45.16/cwt	43.50–46.50	611	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	46.78/cwt	43.00–50.00	606	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.29/cwt	136.25–143.00	737	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.38/cwt	152.00–158.50	740	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.39/cwt	150.00–154.00	643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	139.70/cwt	133.75–143.25	877	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	139.40/cwt	135.50–145.00	809	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	617	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	805	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	138.19/cwt	132.75–143.50	940	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.19/cwt	149.00–161.50	796	40

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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