Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was good for a moderate to heavy supply of both yearlings and calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.23/cwt on 181 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −152.64 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$278.23

181 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$61.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

vs MO average

+10.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	286.59	1,570	123
Large 1	515	283.49	1,460	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	566	258.09	1,461	41
Medium and Large 2	598	225.00	1,346	5thin

One grade step is worth $61.59/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale181 hd

278.23

—

MO average16 barns · 2,664 hd

275.10

+3.13

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

+10.64

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

−152.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

60 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	750–800	763	238.38/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,819	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	383.96/cwt	362.50–394.00	1,628	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	274.78/cwt	267.00–283.00	1,547	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	357.45/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,351	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	328.77/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,384	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	589	251.44/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,481	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	883	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,960	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	671	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,671	18
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	533	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,546	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	469	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,513	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	515	283.49/cwt	277.50–288.00	1,460	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,442	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	296.23/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,727	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	661	234.60/cwt	233.50–238.00	1,551	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,569	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	824	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,697	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	251.75/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,747	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	280.69/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,359	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	224.91/cwt	224.50–225.50	1,936	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,193	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	254.09/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,466	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,986	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,014	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	313.65/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,371	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	315.46/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,710	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	199.17/cwt	198.50–199.50	1,824	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,623	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,791	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	834	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,173	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	343.53/cwt	327.50–361.00	1,639	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	410.54/cwt	395.00–427.50	1,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,124	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	274.76/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,846	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,125	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	300.89/cwt	289.00–307.00	1,896	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	251.12/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,796	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	297.03/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,589	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	310.18/cwt	300.50–318.00	1,461	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	307.44/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,774	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	321.99/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	372.33/cwt	357.50–395.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	457	309.36/cwt	302.50–311.00	1,414	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	340.16/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,762	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	307.80/cwt	303.00–313.50	1,794	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	573	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,834	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	744	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,897	58

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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