Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven but the majority of weight groups sold steady to 5.00 lower with the exception being those weighing 550-650 lbs selling 10.00-15.00 higher and getting back to the prices seen two weeks ago. Heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher, bulls 10.00-12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.39/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −176.47 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$254.39

78 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$38.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.29

vs MO average

−16.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	259.56	1,477	56
Medium and Large 1-2	565	247.22	1,396	17thin
Medium and Large 2	586	221.00	1,295	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.56/cwt here — about $182 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 sale78 hd

254.39

—

MO average16 barns · 1,594 hd

269.69

−15.29

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−16.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

−176.47

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	1,749	162.73	2,847	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	151.25	2,186	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	140.82	1,657	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	122.99	1,220	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,125	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1Unweaned	550–600	586	292.60/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,715	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	316.25/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,499	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	333.79/cwt	331.00–342.50	1,619	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,643	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	324.77/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,663	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	307.73/cwt	307.50–308.00	1,877	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	248.02/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,897	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	362.52/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,211	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	239.59/cwt	234.00–241.75	1,775	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	350.91/cwt	338.00–360.00	1,302	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	449	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	232.82/cwt	230.00–234.50	1,904	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	291.17/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,502	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,801	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	278.69/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,864	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	261.88/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,519	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	275.26/cwt	267.50–281.00	1,740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	321.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,251	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	243.43/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,653	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	694	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	317.43/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,028	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	290.21/cwt	283.00–304.00	1,367	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	321.53/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,855	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	591	240.27/cwt	239.50–243.50	1,420	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,434	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	708	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	716	253.93/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,818	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,102	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	156.20/cwt	151.00–164.50	2,698	9
Bulls	—	—	1,885	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	132.95/cwt	122.00–142.00	1,586	21
Bulls	—	—	2,010	179.71/cwt	177.00–182.50	3,612	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	122.99/cwt	117.00–133.00	1,220	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,650	13
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	691	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,458	7
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	635	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,384	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	148.33/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,722	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	151.95/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,197	15
Bulls	—	—	1,684	169.67/cwt	165.50–174.00	2,857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	308.68/cwt	302.50–313.00	1,309	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	345.69/cwt	333.00–367.00	1,497	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	671	263.03/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,765	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	422	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	311.92/cwt	292.00–322.00	1,616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	269.16/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,695	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	284.90/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,074	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	235.25/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,376	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	234.11/cwt	224.00–246.00	1,473	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	157.36/cwt	136.00–185.00	1,506	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	183.92/cwt	171.00–196.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	322.02/cwt	318.00–327.50	1,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,071	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	330.70/cwt	322.50–334.00	1,425	11

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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