Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady but steers weighing 600-850 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher and a few over 850 lbs sold steady. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. The quality was very good with several attractive consignments of long weaned yearlings including many load lots. Supply was moderate and demand was good to very good. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher, bulls 6.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.34/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −148.53 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$282.34

151 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$60.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.51

vs MO average

+5.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	288.90	1,554	117
Medium and Large 1-2	547	272.99	1,493	24
Medium and Large 2	582	228.00	1,327	10thin

One grade step is worth $60.90/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $452.11, low $364.23, median $430.87 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale151 hd

282.34

—

MO average13 barns · 2,609 hd

277.83

+4.51

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+5.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

−148.53

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	1,625	147.45	2,396	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	133.74	1,823	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	128.60	1,515	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	114.44	1,180	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,158	189.00	2,189	5thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	550–600	568	286.09/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,625	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	2,114	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	322.32/cwt	307.00–332.00	1,863	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,126	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	2,179	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	379.01/cwt	360.00–401.00	1,562	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	321.81/cwt	313.00–331.50	1,699	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	259.95/cwt	251.50–263.50	2,002	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	361	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	459	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,418	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,234	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	356.84/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,713	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	309.19/cwt	299.50–318.00	1,942	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	763	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,098	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,409	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	254.15/cwt	244.50–255.00	2,127	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	433	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	350	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	254.25/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,856	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	282.27/cwt	278.00–284.75	2,075	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	241.49/cwt	230.85–245.00	1,855	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	381.30/cwt	371.00–395.00	1,472	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	290.69/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,988	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,701	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	222.74/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,936	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	295.08/cwt	281.00–309.00	1,558	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	257.20/cwt	248.50–265.25	1,731	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	341.13/cwt	339.00–342.50	1,337	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	738	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	317.02/cwt	308.00–324.00	1,366	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	329.46/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,542	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,899	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	128.74/cwt	124.50–134.00	1,907	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	137.66/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,748	14
Bulls	—	—	1,914	157.17/cwt	155.50–160.00	3,008	7
Bulls	—	—	1,510	142.66/cwt	134.00–155.00	2,154	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,489	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	125.62/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,369	14
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,488	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	136.84/cwt	130.50–137.50	1,734	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,158	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,189	5
Bulls	—	—	1,933	168.46/cwt	168.00–169.00	3,256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,226	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	113.79/cwt	109.00–114.50	1,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,572	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	492	331.40/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,036	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,327	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	246.09/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,186	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	274.78/cwt	273.50–279.00	1,448	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,950	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	2,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	276.51/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,847	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	341.62/cwt	339.00–343.50	1,609	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	333.47/cwt	327.50–357.50	1,391	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	573	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,647	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,576	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	141.23/cwt	127.00–148.00	1,609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	939	219.83/cwt	214.50–220.75	2,064	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	223.93/cwt	223.00–224.50	1,769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	299.66/cwt	259.00–309.00	1,600	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	325.55/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,585	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	320.19/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,675	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	249.54/cwt	233.50–259.00	1,679	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	282.12/cwt	274.00–285.50	1,800	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	297.61/cwt	282.50–303.00	1,312	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	290.02/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,375	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	314.88/cwt	307.00–318.00	1,807	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	253.54/cwt	239.00–253.85	1,818	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	227.33/cwt	225.50–230.00	1,869	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	973	3

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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