Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were lightly tested but sold with a steady undertone, yearlings sold mostly steady as well. A nice offering of yearlings was met with good demand, calves sold with moderate demand. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.90/cwt on 764 head.

Average price

$143.90

764 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$17.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.87

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	146.43	933	375
Medium and Large 1-2	609	142.35	866	364
Medium and Large 2	585	128.71	753	25

One grade step is worth $17.72/cwt here — about $180 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 sale764 hd

143.90

—

MO average18 barns · 9,808 hd

135.03

+8.87

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	1,696	86.24	1,462	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	63.45	902	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	61.10	750	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	54.16	627	22

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	—	679	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	822	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	124.83/cwt	124.50–125.00	828	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	873.75/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,153	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	170.84/cwt	170.00–171.00	731	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.75	1,053	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	164.64/cwt	164.00–166.25	845	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	335	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	131.83/cwt	128.25–135.50	936	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	603	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	142.71/cwt	132.00–144.50	959	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	693	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	144.70/cwt	138.25–149.75	971	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	902	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	681	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	155.00/cwt	153.00–156.25	1,125	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	140.80/cwt	139.25–141.60	1,001	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	149.77/cwt	142.50–153.25	908	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.18/cwt	148.00–154.50	646	25
Bulls	—	—	1,675	84.98/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,423	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	62.11/cwt	60.00–65.50	860	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	55.80/cwt	53.00–57.50	663	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	60.72/cwt	57.50–63.00	744	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	56.76/cwt	56.00–57.00	691	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	47.15/cwt	45.00–48.50	510	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	97.20/cwt	94.50–100.00	1,730	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	67.48/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,033	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	64.59/cwt	62.00–65.50	800	7
Bulls	—	—	1,678	80.48/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.20/cwt	127.50–140.75	840	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	158.81/cwt	145.50–161.50	888	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	408	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	643	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	866	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,018	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	534	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	737	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	76.65/cwt	75.00–78.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	502	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.26/cwt	136.50–147.50	752	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	604	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	823	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	71.67/cwt	63.50–84.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	148.60/cwt	148.60–148.60	1,232	86
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,282	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	971.39/cwt	960.00–985.00	11,890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	161.52/cwt	161.00–162.00	995	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	156.21/cwt	152.50–158.25	1,065	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	537	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.60/cwt	151.50–155.00	800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.78/cwt	149.00–150.00	789	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,270	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	151.11/cwt	147.00–154.50	731	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	130.75/cwt	125.00–132.50	775	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	160.42/cwt	157.00–167.00	932	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	143.35/cwt	143.35–143.35	1,307	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	779	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,130	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.14/cwt	148.00–155.00	645	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.91/cwt	142.50–151.00	998	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	141.73/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,107	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	877	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	373	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	694	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	775	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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