Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady and heifers traded firm to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply that included a nice mix of both calves and yearlings with a couple multi load lots offered. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher, bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.17/cwt on 750 head.

Average price

$161.17

750 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	480	179.75	863	11thin
Medium and Large 1	627	162.27	1,017	581
Medium and Large 1-2	539	161.71	871	110
Medium 2	492	148.00	728	7thin
Medium and Large 2	649	141.45	917	41

One grade step is worth $38.30/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale750 hd

161.17

—

MO average9 barns · 3,967 hd

159.25

+1.92

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	—	High	1,837	104.29	1,916	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	87.98	1,244	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	83.77	1,007	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	71.69	704	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,138	6

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	433	213.71/cwt	208.50–220.50	925	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	199.15/cwt	194.50–200.00	1,048	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	194.63/cwt	191.50–209.00	950	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	798	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	168.30/cwt	165.50–178.00	1,118	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	192.14/cwt	191.50–193.00	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	183.01/cwt	178.50–185.00	1,027	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	958	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	152.10/cwt	152.10–152.10	1,325	121
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	155.51/cwt	154.50–158.00	885	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	924	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,236	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	935	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	480	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	863	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	185.25/cwt	176.00–188.75	780	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	821	144.83/cwt	140.75–146.75	1,189	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	199.91/cwt	194.50–204.00	936	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	625	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	582	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	867	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	168.05/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,205	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	354	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	168.27/cwt	162.50–174.00	1,040	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	204.79/cwt	191.00–215.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	178.22/cwt	174.50–181.75	1,219	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	178.08/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,092	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	221.76/cwt	218.00–224.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	659	4
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	638	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,117	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	187.74/cwt	181.50–191.75	1,061	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	184.76/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,131	88
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	824	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	150.97/cwt	144.00–154.50	865	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	180.56/cwt	176.00–187.00	856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	161.47/cwt	159.50–164.00	993	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,017	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	90.31/cwt	89.50–95.00	1,359	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	727	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	88.32/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,067	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	82.83/cwt	76.50–85.50	991	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	87.36/cwt	82.50–88.50	1,192	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	72.79/cwt	66.00–75.00	736	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	60.89/cwt	58.00–63.50	501	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	71.62/cwt	70.00–76.00	877	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	2,012	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	103.48/cwt	97.50–110.50	1,943	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,483	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	87.49/cwt	83.00–89.50	841	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	94.03/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,009	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,137.72/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	148.10/cwt	148.10–148.10	1,201	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	180.86/cwt	177.00–185.50	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	779	143.63/cwt	142.75–144.25	1,119	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	180.00/cwt	175.50–184.25	875	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	175.60/cwt	168.00–184.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,162	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	157.38/cwt	157.00–157.50	1,062	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	171.20/cwt	167.00–175.00	902	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	160.93/cwt	155.00–170.50	843	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	919	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.95/cwt	151.50–158.50	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	177.53/cwt	176.00–179.50	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	173.48/cwt	173.00–174.00	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,150	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	159.30/cwt	157.00–164.75	1,013	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	165.38/cwt	156.75–168.00	915	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	148.88/cwt	144.50–150.75	811	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	492	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	854	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	148.22/cwt	143.00–152.50	935	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	829	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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