Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold firm to 8.00 higher with spots 10.00-15.00 higher on heifer calves. Demand was good to very good for a quality offering of calves and loads of yearlings. The cattle market is firing on all cylinders with the board being supportive, a higher fed cattle trade last week and boxed beef prices rising. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.02/cwt on 251 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −157.33 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$325.02

251 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$51.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.22

vs MO average

+10.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	327.23	1,799	209
Medium and Large 1-2	535	316.93	1,695	39
Medium 1-2	520	276.00	1,435	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.23/cwt here — about $364 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.71, low $446.05, median $482.34 across 31 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 sale251 hd

325.02

—

MO average17 barns · 4,481 hd

319.79

+5.22

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+10.92

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−157.33

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	1,727	158.44	2,736	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	143.45	2,148	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	133.23	1,525	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	115.00	1,277	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2	350–400	382	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	305.74/cwt	301.00–310.50	1,911	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	337.43/cwt	319.00–358.00	1,768	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	373.15/cwt	360.00–379.00	1,590	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	391.38/cwt	382.00–405.00	1,472	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	696	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	337.56/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,438	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	262.43/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,517	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	701	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,693	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	139.47/cwt	132.00–155.00	1,536	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	646	290.48/cwt	281.50–295.00	1,877	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	252.56/cwt	249.00–257.50	1,429	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	289.30/cwt	278.50–305.00	1,947	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	251.88/cwt	251.75–254.25	2,108	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	322.71/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,833	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	318.64/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,523	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	366.10/cwt	347.50–379.00	1,724	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	253.99/cwt	246.50–263.00	1,704	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,240	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	1,844	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	268.60/cwt	264.25–272.50	1,923	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	305.74/cwt	288.00–315.00	1,617	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	263.23/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,679	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	751	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	293.43/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,714	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,019	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	290.02/cwt	276.50–309.00	1,627	57
Bulls	—	—	1,873	173.61/cwt	170.00–178.00	3,252	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	152.76/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,479	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	142.92/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,107	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,758	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,349	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	143.65/cwt	142.00–144.50	1,806	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,435	3
Steers	Large 1	800–850	823	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,016	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	112.84/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,448	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	133.73/cwt	128.00–136.50	1,487	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	572	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	1,822	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,898	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	422	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,533	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	624	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	301.85/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	323.39/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,416	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	213.07/cwt	205.50–223.00	1,756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	316.93/cwt	314.00–333.00	1,512	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	362.97/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,532	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,756	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,024	175
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	306.47/cwt	287.00–321.00	1,640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	249.47/cwt	246.50–254.00	1,826	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	165.68/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	282.31/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,476	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	257.69/cwt	255.00–259.50	1,652	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,706	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	294.67/cwt	282.00–298.00	1,874	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	295.79/cwt	289.00–312.00	1,396	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	320.23/cwt	313.00–327.50	1,697	32

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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