Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply of yearlings and long weaned calves. Several loads of yearlings were on hand along with some attractive consignments of grass cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.43/cwt on 982 head.

Average price

$204.43

982 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$597

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$44.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	206.41	1,386	688
Medium and Large 1-2	626	204.35	1,279	253
Medium 1-2	592	189.35	1,122	10thin
Medium and Large 2	668	178.00	1,189	7thin
Medium 2-3	487	162.25	789	24

One grade step is worth $44.16/cwt here — about $597 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 sale982 hd

204.43

—

MO average18 barns · 14,925 hd

207.12

−2.70

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	1,538	111.29	1,712	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	95.30	1,457	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	89.14	1,147	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	80.24	860	24

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,558	49
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,075	5

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	727	192.19/cwt	191.00–194.50	1,397	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	238.29/cwt	230.00–244.50	1,160	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,192	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	188.72/cwt	187.00–191.25	1,344	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	203.27/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,106	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,400	7
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	446	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	193.19/cwt	187.00–197.25	1,279	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	900	4
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	527	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	893	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,189	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	205.30/cwt	192.25–210.00	1,386	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	227.51/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,308	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	189.86/cwt	187.50–190.25	1,460	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	220.53/cwt	214.00–234.00	964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	208.37/cwt	208.00–208.50	1,219	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	465	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	304	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	392	245.25/cwt	245.25–245.25	961	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	696	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	175.93/cwt	173.00–176.75	1,534	50
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	710	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	1,604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,511	63
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	470	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	246.08/cwt	234.00–250.50	1,061	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	249.67/cwt	249.00–250.00	976	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	638	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	230.87/cwt	224.00–235.50	1,205	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,478	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,046	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	401	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	616	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,355	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	300	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	213.58/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,309	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	404	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,067	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,192	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	217.18/cwt	214.00–225.00	747	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	216.40/cwt	205.00–229.00	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	205.40/cwt	205.00–206.00	980	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	448	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	506	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,042	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	93.68/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,401	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	96.91/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,513	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	81.31/cwt	81.00–81.50	947	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	96.59/cwt	95.50–98.50	1,201	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	698	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	785	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	79.84/cwt	72.00–84.00	878	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	87.44/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,150	47
Bulls	—	—	1,352	106.83/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,444	11
Bulls	—	—	1,205	96.02/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,157	2
Bulls	—	—	1,991	124.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,480	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	98.61/cwt	85.00–103.50	1,073	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	109.90/cwt	99.00–119.00	1,170	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,633.41/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,633	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,106	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	816	1,017.66/head	985.00–1,050.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,400	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	179.16/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,046	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	193.23/cwt	189.50–204.00	1,074	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	197.17/cwt	195.50–201.00	1,000	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	219.22/cwt	210.00–221.00	802	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,349	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	937	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	840	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	159.17/cwt	158.50–159.50	1,331	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	186.37/cwt	179.50–190.00	1,278	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	210.35/cwt	196.00–213.50	1,012	72
Heifers	Large 1	—	738	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,247	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	211.43/cwt	208.00–214.50	1,112	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	180.74/cwt	169.50–188.25	1,066	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	198.85/cwt	181.50–209.50	1,116	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	184.08/cwt	181.00–185.75	1,316	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	191.47/cwt	184.50–204.00	841	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	171.10/cwt	170.25–179.00	1,097	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	196.88/cwt	183.00–210.00	925	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	172.05/cwt	163.50–176.50	1,134	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	572	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	334	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	214.65/cwt	209.00–220.00	921	14
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	443	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	189.84/cwt	183.25–192.00	1,202	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	207.68/cwt	188.00–219.00	783	8

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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