Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the gain on those under 600 lbs. Heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Supply was moderate and included several high quality calves along with some yearlings. The backup of market ready cattle building will likely be the main headline of the industry for months to come. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.12/cwt on 909 head.

Average price

$146.12

909 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	524	162.88	853	13thin
Medium and Large 1	607	149.66	909	692
Medium and Large 1-2	655	134.06	879	182
Medium 1-2	515	130.25	671	9thin
Medium and Large 2	574	120.38	691	13thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $163 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 sale909 hd

146.12

—

MO average19 barns · 13,620 hd

140.79

+5.32

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	—	High	1,678	81.36	1,366	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	58.10	670	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	57.86	813	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	47.29	463	64

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	—	653	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.68/cwt	126.25–128.25	849	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	156.36/cwt	154.00–158.50	813	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	153.18/cwt	147.00–155.00	852	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	113.35/cwt	113.35–113.35	948	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	698	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	956.03/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	11,568	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	78.87/cwt	67.00–99.00	758	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	69.44/cwt	57.50–77.00	674	7
Bulls	—	—	1,978	91.66/cwt	89.50–93.50	1,813	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	73.21/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,120	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	82.28/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,381	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	65.93/cwt	61.50–69.50	783	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	51.47/cwt	49.00–54.00	599	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	58.03/cwt	54.50–63.50	663	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	554	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	58.77/cwt	55.00–62.50	835	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	41.73/cwt	33.50–45.50	385	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	916	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	107.85/cwt	107.85–107.85	856	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	824	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	147.81/cwt	147.00–149.00	584	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	138.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	730	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	132.10/cwt	126.25–136.00	765	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	143.00/cwt	137.00–149.00	689	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	133.41/cwt	132.25–134.00	852	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	702	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	168.09/cwt	165.00–171.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	140.95/cwt	134.00–145.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	143.37/cwt	141.00–145.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	106.77/cwt	105.00–108.25	743	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	128.93/cwt	121.50–138.00	685	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	136.41/cwt	132.50–139.50	636	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	112.30/cwt	109.75–118.50	711	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	123.27/cwt	115.25–130.75	714	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	497	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	527	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	51.34/cwt	45.50–55.00	525	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	643	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	659	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	695	6
Bulls	Large 2	—	451	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	697	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	85.25/cwt	85.25–85.25	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.14/cwt	107.00–115.00	583	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	558	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	723	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	682	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	107.47/cwt	105.00–108.50	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	564	122.66/cwt	119.00–123.75	692	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	146.58/cwt	145.00–147.50	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	861	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.03/cwt	153.00–163.00	680	15
Steers	Large 1	—	524	162.88/cwt	161.00–166.00	853	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	515	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	583	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	985	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	910	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	179.66/cwt	177.00–183.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	173.95/cwt	166.00–178.00	661	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	117.59/cwt	116.35–120.25	912	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	986	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	176.75/cwt	170.00–184.50	753	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	138.22/cwt	132.25–143.75	947	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	169.18/cwt	159.00–176.00	802	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	157.05/cwt	151.50–167.00	889	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	113.58/cwt	111.75–114.00	1,012	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.50/cwt	156.00–165.00	844	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	909	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	153.61/cwt	152.50–154.00	834	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	148.95/cwt	143.00–150.00	827	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	827	107.25/cwt	107.25–107.25	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	133.08/cwt	127.00–141.00	828	21

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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