Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady except for some thin heifers weighing 575-625 lbs selling 5.00-8.00 higher. A nice offering of yearlings was on hand again with several loads and more yearling heifers than steers this week. Also, some really hard weaned calf weight yearlings ready to go to grass were offered and a few short weaned new crops. Demand was good for both calves and yearlings on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.58/cwt on 846 head.

Average price

$199.58

846 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$28.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	200.84	1,274	684
Medium and Large 1-2	596	195.40	1,164	154
Medium and Large 2	671	172.75	1,159	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.09/cwt here — about $115 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 sale846 hd

199.58

—

MO average14 barns · 8,182 hd

193.86

+5.72

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	1,717	116.49	2,000	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,308	112.00	1,465	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	99.63	1,563	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	93.79	1,107	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	87.64	961	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,685	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$1,491	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,535	4thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2Fleshy	—	839	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	573	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	773	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	461	229.10/cwt	228.50–230.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	235.45/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,193	13
Steers	Large 1	—	593	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	266.16/cwt	260.00–272.50	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	246.88/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,185	18
Steers	Large 1	—	672	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,441	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	419	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,602	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	273.43/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,012	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,192	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,553	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	287.99/cwt	271.00–311.00	1,238	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	242.31/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,236	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	213.59/cwt	213.00–215.25	1,440	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	236.97/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,389	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	223.61/cwt	223.00–224.50	1,172	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	227.36/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,189	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,242	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	208.48/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,528	16
Steers	Large 1	—	904	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	534	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	762	202.75/cwt	202.75–202.75	1,545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	323	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,230	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	244.64/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,167	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	452	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	509	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	183.66/cwt	183.50–183.75	1,267	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	222.29/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	273.65/cwt	273.00–275.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	308	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	875	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,308	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,465	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	87.64/cwt	83.00–89.00	961	24
Bulls	—	—	1,473	104.42/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	93.63/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,091	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	105.22/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,550	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	98.51/cwt	96.50–102.50	1,564	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	85.84/cwt	85.50–87.50	1,111	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	99.57/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,283	10
Bulls	—	—	1,920	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	2,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	117.51/cwt	113.00–123.50	2,055	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	110.32/cwt	99.50–118.00	1,304	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	133.08/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,493	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,491.27/head	1,410.00–1,575.00	1,491	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,535.00/head	1,460.00–1,610.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	176.24/cwt	175.75–179.00	1,294	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	193.04/cwt	178.00–200.50	1,108	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	235.52/cwt	230.00–239.50	1,008	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	226.99/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	199.01/cwt	195.50–209.00	1,067	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	697	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	226.36/cwt	223.25–235.00	1,084	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	258	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	591	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	217.39/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,015	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,388	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	230.87/cwt	227.00–239.00	859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	189.58/cwt	178.00–191.75	1,257	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	186.61/cwt	182.00–194.25	1,252	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	519	222.65/cwt	221.50–224.50	1,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	215.85/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	205.87/cwt	204.25–207.50	1,272	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	229.52/cwt	228.00–232.00	939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	184.70/cwt	184.50–185.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	193.01/cwt	192.85–193.25	1,370	376

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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