Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady except for some calves under 550 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate, good in spots for a moderate supply. What was considered a bearish Cattle on Feed Report had futures lower on Monday but some stabilizing took place on Tuesday. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.56/cwt on 731 head.

Average price

$139.56

731 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$13.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	140.12	918	467
Medium and Large 1-2	552	139.27	769	250
Medium and Large 2	544	126.14	687	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.98/cwt here — about $232 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 sale731 hd

139.56

—

MO average19 barns · 8,541 hd

138.14

+1.43

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	1,659	91.02	1,510	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	67.56	766	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	66.14	960	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	57.21	592	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	573	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.41/cwt	135.00–144.50	862	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	141.69/cwt	134.50–146.00	694	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	140.40/cwt	134.50–142.50	795	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	140.64/cwt	138.00–146.00	747	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	145.12/cwt	140.00–152.00	554	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	531	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	713	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	637	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	486	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	801	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	143.88/cwt	134.25–144.85	988	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	134.40/cwt	134.25–135.25	989	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	139.35/cwt	139.25–139.50	854	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	130.66/cwt	128.50–131.85	1,018	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	826	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	157.64/cwt	154.00–159.00	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	142.87/cwt	138.25–145.75	774	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	157.75/cwt	156.50–158.50	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	130.94/cwt	130.60–131.00	890	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	781	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	788	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	828	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	60.28/cwt	55.00–64.00	655	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	49.11/cwt	45.50–52.00	465	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	64.70/cwt	61.00–67.50	927	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	70.44/cwt	68.50–73.00	1,064	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	65.84/cwt	63.00–68.50	721	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	71.79/cwt	69.00–75.00	860	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	674	1
Bulls	—	—	1,616	93.50/cwt	89.00–96.50	1,511	8
Bulls	—	—	1,558	82.89/cwt	79.50–85.50	1,291	6
Bulls	—	—	1,898	98.26/cwt	97.50–99.50	1,865	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	149.53/cwt	143.00–154.75	1,005	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	161.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	877	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	151.71/cwt	146.50–154.25	951	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	163.44/cwt	156.00–168.50	667	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	159.20/cwt	154.75–171.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	145.99/cwt	143.50–148.50	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	548	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	140.06/cwt	138.35–141.25	1,084	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	153.96/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,035	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	182.35/cwt	172.00–185.00	868	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	155.16/cwt	152.75–159.00	979	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	163.53/cwt	162.50–164.00	912	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	172.96/cwt	165.00–182.00	908	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,117	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	938	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	941	3
Steers	Large 1	—	786	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,063	5

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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