Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the majority of the offering consisted of yearlings which sold steady to 6.00 higher and calves under 600 lbs were lightly tested but sold mostly steady to spots 5.00 higher on those under 500 lbs. Demand was good for a moderate supply that featured several multi-load lots of yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.06/cwt on 729 head.

Average price

$215.06

729 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$43.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.48

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	579	218.09	1,263	54
Medium 1-2	529	216.56	1,145	29
Medium and Large 1	697	215.21	1,499	637
Medium 1	629	187.50	1,179	5thin
Medium and Large 2	738	175.00	1,292	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.09/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale729 hd

215.06

—

MO average17 barns · 11,819 hd

214.58

+0.48

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	1,798	115.42	2,076	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,610	113.00	1,819	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	101.84	1,427	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	100.11	1,205	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	82.89	747	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	153.50	1,926	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	158.50	2,024	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,127	$1,375	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	651	199.75/cwt	199.75–199.75	1,300	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	196.78/cwt	187.00–208.50	1,139	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	190.14/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,301	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	481	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	221.14/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,157	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	175.67/cwt	175.50–175.75	1,375	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	192.12/cwt	179.50–193.10	1,381	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	220.80/cwt	209.00–232.50	1,044	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,208	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	235.66/cwt	235.00–236.00	914	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	744	190.75/cwt	190.00–191.50	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,149	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	598	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	438	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	224.96/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	214.37/cwt	207.00–216.50	1,235	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,649	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	292.20/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,105	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	201.58/cwt	198.25–204.35	1,566	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	181.85/cwt	181.85–181.85	1,628	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	629	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	251.67/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	272.69/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,175	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	218.57/cwt	208.00–232.50	1,381	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	233.04/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,219	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	597	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	525	218.37/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,146	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	227.01/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,219	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	259.46/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,206	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	236.79/cwt	228.50–245.00	1,362	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,305	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,077	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,288	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,819	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,926	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	107.10/cwt	106.00–107.50	1,399	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	101.76/cwt	99.00–102.50	1,391	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,535	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	94.93/cwt	90.50–99.00	1,073	31
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,277	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	2,024	11
Bulls	—	—	1,873	101.06/cwt	95.00–105.50	1,893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	125.90/cwt	125.00–127.50	2,194	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	115.53/cwt	105.50–122.50	2,077	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	86.02/cwt	82.00–90.00	803	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	75.06/cwt	74.00–75.50	618	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	105.65/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,354	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	112.83/cwt	96.00–114.00	1,299	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	143.87/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,443	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	199.82/cwt	195.00–204.50	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	223.60/cwt	220.00–226.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	207.65/cwt	187.00–218.00	993	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	676	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	216.00/cwt	210.00–222.00	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	208.47/cwt	203.50–210.00	1,084	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	176.01/cwt	171.50–183.50	1,023	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	191.22/cwt	171.50–192.25	1,356	141
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	704	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	179.54/cwt	175.50–181.00	1,190	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	451	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	548	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,152	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	173.90/cwt	169.75–184.50	1,073	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	648	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,053	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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