Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with a couple spots up to 10.00 higher on calves. Demand was good for a very good quality offering and a few more of the calves are coming to town weaned now. Supply was moderate. Cattle futures posted sharp gains on Tuesday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.85/cwt on 223 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −146.02 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$284.85

223 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$57.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

vs MO average

+14.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	288.68	1,593	194
Medium and Large 1-2	545	276.42	1,507	18thin
Medium 1-2	551	231.18	1,274	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.50/cwt here — about $319 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 sale223 hd

284.85

—

MO average17 barns · 3,263 hd

278.17

+6.68

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

+14.85

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

−146.02

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	1,851	160.94	2,979	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	132.20	1,871	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	125.32	1,502	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	110.00	1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	800–850	815	246.60/cwt	246.60–246.60	2,010	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	373.80/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,540	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	170.18/cwt	155.00–190.00	1,647	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	317.51/cwt	308.00–329.00	1,845	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,962	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	273.13/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,737	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	336.09/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,287	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	623	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,565	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	301.22/cwt	288.00–314.50	1,584	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	281.39/cwt	266.50–288.00	1,880	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	300.26/cwt	288.50–314.00	1,871	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	694	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,562	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	644	273.09/cwt	270.50–276.00	1,759	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	2,055	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	255.09/cwt	254.75–258.50	1,765	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	336.06/cwt	328.00–344.00	1,788	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	320.73/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,386	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	409.51/cwt	403.00–414.00	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	263.42/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,644	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	796	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,887	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,441	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	379.67/cwt	366.00–396.00	1,572	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	214.75/cwt	214.75–214.75	1,907	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	253.78/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,835	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	137.89/cwt	136.00–141.50	1,682	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	124.83/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,441	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	113.58/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,422	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,150	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	132.20/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,871	6
Bulls	—	—	1,756	150.32/cwt	143.50–160.00	2,640	10
Steers	Large 1	500–550	545	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,711	7
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	619	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	2,014	6
Bulls	—	—	1,485	134.96/cwt	133.00–136.50	2,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,996	172.54/cwt	164.00–179.00	3,444	8
Bulls	—	—	2,025	182.76/cwt	178.00–187.00	3,701	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	489	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	456	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	709	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,613	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	546	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	405	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	281.10/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,625	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,980	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	368.85/cwt	356.00–380.00	1,236	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	594	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	394	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,391	7
Heifers	Medium 2-3	450–500	485	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	427	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	255.29/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,580	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	283.05/cwt	274.00–291.00	1,489	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	260.80/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,797	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	312.28/cwt	301.50–322.50	1,483	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	420.64/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,367	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	291.28/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,389	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	251.60/cwt	251.60–251.60	1,761	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	335.59/cwt	313.00–344.00	1,571	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	314.78/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,700	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	300.59/cwt	295.00–309.50	1,704	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	366.14/cwt	337.50–377.00	1,757	105

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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