Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale from two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 550 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a steady undertone, while the mid weight, long weaned calves from 550-700 lbs sold steady to a few dollars higher in spots and yearlings sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Cattle futures have seen significant losses over the last couple weeks including a big down day on Tuesday and the overall direction of the market is lower, but the hard weaned calves will be harder to find moving forward and with cheap feed they saw good demand. Overall, demand was moderate for a moderate supply. A few new crop calves have started to make their way to town. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.04/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −162.83 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$268.04

155 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$31.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs MO average

+23.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	275.84	1,559	117
Medium and Large 1-2	552	244.01	1,348	38

One grade step is worth $31.83/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale155 hd

268.04

—

MO average13 barns · 1,630 hd

267.45

+0.59

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

+23.63

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

−162.83

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	1,807	174.26	3,150	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,560	163.00	2,543	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	150.09	2,210	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	141.57	1,741	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	131.18	1,238	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	550–600	580	239.92/cwt	229.00–256.00	1,392	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	301.41/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,314	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	641	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	295.04/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,820	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,232	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	247.87/cwt	247.00–248.50	1,921	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	254.38/cwt	247.50–264.00	1,727	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	521	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	286.06/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,665	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	263.34/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,662	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	288.01/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	259.93/cwt	256.00–265.50	1,887	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	324.98/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,667	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	266.20/cwt	264.50–267.50	1,802	20
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	239.26/cwt	238.50–240.00	1,859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	733	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	252.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	296.29/cwt	296.00–297.50	1,514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,478	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	609	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,876	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	247.04/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,655	8
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	669	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	308.34/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,283	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	254.99/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,595	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	128.28/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	148.78/cwt	147.50–153.50	1,845	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,560	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	134.07/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,361	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	146.07/cwt	143.50–149.00	2,181	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	139.18/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,687	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	156.13/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,251	6
Bulls	—	—	1,953	183.68/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	174.48/cwt	174.00–175.00	3,442	2
Bulls	—	—	1,185	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,837	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	257.71/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,582	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	278.80/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,466	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,617	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	280.96/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	467	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	249.07/cwt	242.00–255.50	1,290	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	652	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	247.47/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,767	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	235.40/cwt	229.50–239.00	1,563	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	234.52/cwt	228.00–238.75	1,696	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	297.44/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,392	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	250.80/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,738	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	226.34/cwt	221.00–229.50	1,729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	248.51/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,571	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	391	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,255	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	275.04/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,584	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	363	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	995	6

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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