Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-15.00 lower and yearlings sold 3.00-7.00 lower. A couple pieces of news this week are working negatively against the market including an expectedly bearish Cattle On Feed report. Also, despite there being no health risk to the food supply, the news of some dairy cattle infected with "Bird Flu" moved cattle futures sharply lower Tuesday with the negative media attention. A nice run of yearlings was on hand with the majority offered in load lots. Also, there were more new crop calves in the offering this week and the quality was good but several were still pretty soft and carrying some flesh. Supply and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher, bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.12/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −158.75 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$272.12

193 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$8.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.23

vs MO average

+5.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	274.80	1,468	131
Medium and Large 1-2	530	266.45	1,413	62

One grade step is worth $8.35/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale193 hd

272.12

—

MO average18 barns · 2,375 hd

275.35

−3.23

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

+5.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

−158.75

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	1,728	146.21	2,527	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	139.10	2,046	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	127.08	1,536	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	117.69	1,299	5thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2	600–650	611	248.16/cwt	227.00–258.50	1,516	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	292.80/cwt	276.00–299.00	1,403	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	321.61/cwt	306.00–337.50	1,672	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	281.17/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	319	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	300.02/cwt	279.00–314.00	1,488	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,685	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	338	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,082	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	245.33/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,889	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	242.55/cwt	240.75–244.00	1,991	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	328.73/cwt	319.00–340.00	1,561	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	231.75/cwt	231.75–231.75	2,037	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	277.63/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,852	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	299.01/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,728	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	355.19/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,495	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	253.99/cwt	246.00–254.85	1,984	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	260.76/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,473	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,891	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	249.14/cwt	242.25–252.00	1,784	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	290.83/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,838	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	359.24/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,390	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	304.58/cwt	294.00–314.00	1,316	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	252.83/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,588	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	296.60/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,403	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	313.93/cwt	302.50–323.00	1,212	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	253.12/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,658	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,355	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	141.52/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,065	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,336	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	141.20/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,689	13
Bulls	—	—	1,588	142.59/cwt	133.00–152.50	2,264	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	124.13/cwt	118.50–136.00	1,512	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	117.69/cwt	117.50–118.00	1,299	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	711	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,909	7
Steers	Large 1	450–500	478	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,649	7
Steers	Large 1	650–700	687	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,882	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	135.35/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,017	11
Bulls	—	—	1,470	125.67/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,847	2
Bulls	—	—	2,074	158.60/cwt	154.00–163.50	3,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	294.72/cwt	291.00–296.00	1,515	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	273.47/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,715	6
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	587	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,280	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	723	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,576	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	792	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	286.70/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,477	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	268.47/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,409	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	249.10/cwt	240.50–249.85	1,731	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	249.83/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,464	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,498	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	279.60/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,493	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	234.21/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,174	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	287.27/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,675	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	269.27/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,403	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,280	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	291.79/cwt	290.00–295.00	989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	362.96/cwt	352.50–368.00	1,212	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,725	9

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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