Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were lightly tested but sold steady to 3.00 higher and yearlings traded 3.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good for a quality run of mostly yearlings coming off grass. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.51/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$152.51

549 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	156.78	1,039	362
Medium and Large 1-2	689	146.53	1,010	160
Medium and Large 2	654	133.21	871	13thin
Medium 1-2	665	129.50	861	9thin
Medium 2	587	126.50	743	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.28/cwt here — about $296 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 sale549 hd

152.51

—

MO average16 barns · 9,577 hd

145.06

+7.45

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	1,619	87.10	1,410	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	64.93	934	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	62.45	766	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	53.33	574	30

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	420	158.66/cwt	158.00–159.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	490	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	728	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.27/cwt	129.00–135.50	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	643	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	850	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	668	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	691	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	782	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	506	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	602	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	68.32/cwt	67.00–72.00	879	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	56.02/cwt	55.00–57.50	703	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	88.19/cwt	83.50–93.50	1,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	153.48/cwt	150.25–155.00	1,249	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	171.69/cwt	166.00–180.00	900	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	163.37/cwt	160.25–166.50	941	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	180.35/cwt	180.00–180.50	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,198	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	624	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	916	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	587	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	743	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	626	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	826	6
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	742	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.54/cwt	143.00–146.00	629	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	130.60/cwt	122.50–133.25	900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	133.35/cwt	132.50–135.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.76/cwt	135.50–144.50	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	120.89/cwt	119.50–122.00	915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	877	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	697	6
Bulls	—	—	1,438	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,194	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,439	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	75.78/cwt	62.00–94.00	784	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	777	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	451	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	141.95/cwt	134.25–143.10	1,045	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	164.70/cwt	161.50–167.50	871	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	143.03/cwt	136.50–147.00	948	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	137.32/cwt	130.50–140.85	1,192	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,136	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	145.68/cwt	140.50–149.75	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	551	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	860	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	55.14/cwt	51.00–58.50	617	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	45.69/cwt	36.00–49.00	456	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	62.28/cwt	60.00–64.00	633	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	64.77/cwt	62.00–67.50	898	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	69.16/cwt	68.50–71.00	1,060	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	57.83/cwt	56.00–59.50	830	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	61.88/cwt	57.00–66.50	748	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	155.94/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,121	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	148.04/cwt	147.00–156.25	993	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	155.39/cwt	150.00–158.50	946	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	148.64/cwt	138.25–153.75	1,008	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	148.39/cwt	137.50–152.00	911	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	135.04/cwt	133.60–136.85	983	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	129.10/cwt	129.10–129.10	1,131	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.23/cwt	144.75–148.50	768	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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