Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate for a moderate to light supply of both yearlings and new crop calves. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.03/cwt on 456 head.

Average price

$136.03

456 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$22.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	137.86	745	315
Medium and Large 1-2	513	133.06	682	132
Medium and Large 2	581	115.32	670	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.54/cwt here — about $75 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 sale456 hd

136.03

—

MO average17 barns · 6,946 hd

128.03

+7.99

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	1,878	83.36	1,565	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	54.18	811	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	50.24	586	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	38.03	380	32

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Unweaned	—	539	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.68/cwt	153.00–170.00	666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	142.49/cwt	137.00–144.00	657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	111.08/cwt	110.50–112.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	125.05/cwt	122.00–129.50	730	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	111.54/cwt	109.50–113.00	702	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	42.77/cwt	38.00–47.00	472	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	34.49/cwt	30.00–38.50	317	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	782	23.42/cwt	20.00–26.00	183	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	468	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	52.45/cwt	48.00–55.50	774	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	58.67/cwt	57.50–61.50	909	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	48.70/cwt	45.00–53.00	555	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	55.07/cwt	52.00–59.00	674	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	40.60/cwt	39.00–43.50	452	3
Bulls	—	—	1,892	83.70/cwt	74.50–86.50	1,584	6
Bulls	—	—	1,978	88.31/cwt	88.00–88.50	1,747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	524	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	115.32/cwt	113.00–116.50	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	942	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	131.27/cwt	128.25–134.25	952	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.47/cwt	149.50–159.50	879	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	169.03/cwt	164.50–175.00	813	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	163.68/cwt	160.25–173.00	701	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	156.82/cwt	154.00–161.00	834	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	141.38/cwt	138.50–147.25	963	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	150.54/cwt	150.10–154.50	936	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	695	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	56.26/cwt	55.50–57.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	137.61/cwt	133.00–142.50	867	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	925	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	130.76/cwt	129.00–131.25	884	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	155.30/cwt	149.00–163.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	155.87/cwt	150.00–164.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.08/cwt	138.00–146.50	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	126.41/cwt	124.25–130.00	679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	143.16/cwt	135.00–147.50	754	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.78/cwt	127.00–135.00	804	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	122.87/cwt	118.25–127.75	838	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	149.93/cwt	147.00–153.50	657	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	816	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	144.38/cwt	144.00–147.00	702	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	619	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	493	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	147.23/cwt	141.50–151.00	608	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.09/cwt	135.00–136.00	709	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	151.44/cwt	148.00–160.00	488	21

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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