Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week in a limited test, Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Over 500 lbs steady. Feeder heifers steady. Demand moderate to good. Supply light. Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.48/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$145.48

205 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$305

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	352	161.00	567	3thin
Medium and Large 1	669	147.61	988	137
Medium 1	500	145.00	725	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	600	140.22	841	60
Large 1	643	135.50	871	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about −$305 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 sale205 hd

145.48

—

MO average12 barns · 8,179 hd

145.23

+0.25

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	—	Low	1,584	71.15	1,127	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	55.55	874	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	51.04	637	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,070	40.08	429	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,456	105.00	1,529	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	106.00	1,589	5thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	352	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	567	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	3
Steers	Large 1	—	643	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	871	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	22.58/cwt	21.00–25.00	231	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	52.33/cwt	48.50–57.50	663	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.91/cwt	130.50–131.50	757	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,106	759.08/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,395	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	920.64/cwt	850.00–1,060.00	11,490	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	79.49/cwt	64.00–106.50	800	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.18/cwt	125.00–142.50	842	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	107.64/cwt	103.00–110.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	114.30/cwt	110.00–115.50	768	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	149.95/cwt	148.00–153.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.18/cwt	117.75–123.25	859	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	115.60/cwt	110.00–125.00	725	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	87.43/cwt	86.00–89.50	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	562	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	140.29/cwt	139.50–141.75	816	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	154.22/cwt	154.00–155.00	754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	148.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.30/cwt	135.00–143.50	996	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	162.67/cwt	162.00–164.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,041	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	144.16/cwt	144.10–145.00	998	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	723	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	180.35/cwt	178.00–185.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	144.89/cwt	144.50–145.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	177.53/cwt	174.50–184.00	849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	130.05/cwt	129.50–130.50	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	722	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,065	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	831	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	149.70/cwt	149.00–150.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	132.99/cwt	131.00–136.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.60/cwt	150.00–156.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.70/cwt	121.00–134.00	689	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	157.19/cwt	151.00–161.00	927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	142.78/cwt	139.00–145.00	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,499	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,589	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	51.76/cwt	51.00–52.50	592	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	47.15/cwt	43.50–50.00	520	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,781	61.79/cwt	60.50–64.50	1,100	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	55.03/cwt	52.00–58.00	832	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	49.05/cwt	47.00–51.50	719	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	99.19/cwt	79.00–116.00	837	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,218	833.75/cwt	800.00–885.00	10,155	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	65.03/cwt	57.00–70.00	1,024	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	44.40/cwt	41.00–47.50	512	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	32.71/cwt	31.00–36.00	333	9
Bulls	—	—	1,570	77.49/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,217	13
Bulls	—	—	1,750	85.02/cwt	84.50–85.50	1,488	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,456	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	739	3

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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