Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Calves under 550 lb's were much more accurately compared to from the sale two weeks ago and sold mostly steady to firm. Demand was good for a moderate supply of calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher, bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.98/cwt on 158 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −139.89 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$290.98

158 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$27.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.04

vs MO average

+23.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	299.89	1,597	106
Medium and Large 1-2	561	272.79	1,531	52

One grade step is worth $27.10/cwt here — about $66 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 sale158 hd

290.98

—

MO average15 barns · 1,844 hd

280.93

+10.04

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

+23.76

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

−139.89

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	1,795	173.60	3,117	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	156.97	2,351	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	149.56	1,807	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	125.23	1,270	5thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,366	$3,271	11

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	1,626	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	355.75/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,277	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	318.81/cwt	307.50–326.50	1,795	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	236.10/cwt	236.10–236.10	2,307	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	395.50/cwt	395.50–395.50	1,436	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	373.78/cwt	356.00–389.50	1,551	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	259.84/cwt	258.00–264.00	2,037	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	262.40/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,900	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	2,059	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	380.87/cwt	345.00–386.00	1,767	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	534	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	285.26/cwt	278.50–288.00	1,751	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	277.68/cwt	260.50–281.00	2,091	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	263.01/cwt	259.75–278.00	1,799	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	258.44/cwt	253.25–261.00	2,088	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	309.90/cwt	301.50–313.50	1,928	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	315.62/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,543	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	271.87/cwt	263.00–275.75	2,004	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	346.53/cwt	319.00–360.00	1,542	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	331.26/cwt	318.50–345.50	1,713	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	632	261.21/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,651	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	293.82/cwt	280.00–304.50	1,972	100
Bulls	—	—	1,916	187.26/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,588	6
Bulls	—	—	1,806	167.99/cwt	154.50–175.50	3,034	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	154.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,869	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	114.56/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,143	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	132.35/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,357	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	157.62/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,386	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	3,271.36/head	3,185.00–3,375.00	3,271	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	681	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,880	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	717	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,689	6
Bulls	—	—	1,395	152.29/cwt	151.50–153.50	2,124	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	155.92/cwt	155.00–157.50	2,294	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,504	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	148.06/cwt	138.00–152.50	1,799	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,498	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	308.59/cwt	294.00–316.50	1,595	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	284.37/cwt	277.50–291.50	1,629	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	333.21/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,563	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	305.68/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	281.83/cwt	265.00–284.50	1,544	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	255.75/cwt	250.50–270.00	1,624	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	282.84/cwt	282.00–284.00	1,926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	258.90/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,791	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	181.34/cwt	168.00–190.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	270.34/cwt	253.00–271.50	1,876	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	1,831	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	347.69/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	293.30/cwt	280.00–310.50	1,434	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	262.25/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,513	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,446	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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