Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was good for several high quality groups of calves on offer along with near 10 loads of yearlings that sold with moderate to good demand. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.58/cwt on 1,037 head.

Average price

$185.58

1,037 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$13.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	185.90	993	181
Medium and Large 1	624	185.84	1,159	829
Large 1	630	179.00	1,128	13thin
Medium 1-2	479	172.00	824	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.90/cwt here — about $170 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 sale1,037 hd

185.58

—

MO average16 barns · 9,846 hd

178.73

+6.85

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	1,641	101.77	1,670	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	86.14	1,208	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	81.76	960	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	65.14	686	55

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 and Large 1-2	—	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	479	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	824	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,225	9
Steers	Large 1	—	630	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,128	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	166.46/cwt	165.50–168.00	1,085	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	185.78/cwt	180.00–191.00	992	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	186.42/cwt	184.00–191.00	850	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	500	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,245	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	157.37/cwt	156.50–157.85	1,371	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	201.97/cwt	196.50–205.00	953	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	851	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	389	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	205.97/cwt	203.00–209.00	890	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	188.90/cwt	185.50–194.50	1,105	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	178.53/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,025	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	175.39/cwt	166.00–176.75	1,203	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	214.49/cwt	201.00–222.00	912	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	200.09/cwt	190.00–209.50	1,050	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	190.19/cwt	181.00–199.00	1,101	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	184.03/cwt	180.00–189.50	1,139	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	216.43/cwt	207.00–219.00	844	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,011	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	1,086	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	201.27/cwt	196.50–206.00	928	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	571	194.18/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,109	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	168.33/cwt	165.50–173.50	976	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	842	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	980	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	76.56/cwt	74.50–79.00	736	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	88.61/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,334	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	85.86/cwt	82.50–87.50	1,193	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	70.04/cwt	65.00–74.00	833	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	86.64/cwt	83.50–93.50	1,044	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	58.80/cwt	54.00–61.00	639	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	65.47/cwt	62.00–73.00	691	39
Bulls	—	—	1,499	91.74/cwt	87.50–97.00	1,375	8
Bulls	—	—	1,812	111.96/cwt	108.50–116.00	2,029	7
Bulls	—	—	1,637	102.37/cwt	95.50–107.00	1,676	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	80.68/cwt	74.00–84.00	928	61
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	83.10/cwt	70.00–90.50	908	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	88.69/cwt	80.00–100.00	913	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	454	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	541	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	172.34/cwt	168.00–177.00	669	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	976	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	171.45/cwt	163.00–175.50	823	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	178.74/cwt	175.00–185.00	744	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	154.19/cwt	152.50–155.00	910	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.51/cwt	171.50–179.50	827	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	159.71/cwt	154.00–167.50	981	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	861	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	186.49/cwt	182.00–190.00	694	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.54/cwt	167.00–174.00	708	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	611	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,008	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	159.43/cwt	155.50–161.00	899	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,162	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	165.24/cwt	155.75–171.00	877	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	152.73/cwt	151.75–153.75	1,120	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	159.26/cwt	149.00–163.00	819	22

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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