Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were lightly tested but sold with a firm undertone while the majority of the offering consisted of yearlings that sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Supply was moderate. Cattle futures were supportive on Tuesday. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 lower except for lean cows selling steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.77/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −202.58 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$279.77

103 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$40.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.80

vs MO average

+13.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	289.41	1,607	66
Medium and Large 1-2	559	267.78	1,497	27
Medium 1	558	248.50	1,387	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.91/cwt here — about $220 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

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 sale103 hd

279.77

—

MO average15 barns · 1,953 hd

270.97

+8.80

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

+13.13

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−202.58

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	1,770	162.69	2,880	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	128.16	1,928	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	122.82	1,521	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	108.77	1,184	16

Every lot, as filed

73 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	700–750	730	249.06/cwt	244.00–249.75	1,818	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	265.60/cwt	265.00–265.75	1,264	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	304.04/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,341	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,143	22
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	577	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,425	5
Steers	Large 1	850–900	854	238.35/cwt	238.35–238.35	2,036	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	291.69/cwt	285.50–304.00	1,432	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	241.05/cwt	239.50–241.85	2,104	343
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	246.35/cwt	246.35–246.35	2,018	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	262.51/cwt	255.00–265.50	1,620	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	260.45/cwt	253.00–269.50	1,914	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,230	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	271.11/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,654	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	268.96/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,528	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	288.42/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,289	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	236.50/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	241.93/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,897	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	290.52/cwt	279.00–297.50	1,630	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	263.01/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,667	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	508	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	263.55/cwt	257.00–268.50	1,818	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	927	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	278.10/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,588	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	448	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,291	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	644	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	292.29/cwt	287.50–296.00	1,257	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	504	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,354	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	232.25/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,296	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	111.82/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,207	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	95.58/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,080	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	113.33/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,261	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	131.84/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,608	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	123.27/cwt	116.00–128.50	1,548	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	128.16/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,928	5
Bulls	—	—	1,734	160.92/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,790	10
Bulls	—	—	1,609	141.65/cwt	128.00–147.00	2,279	4
Bulls	—	—	1,882	174.02/cwt	171.00–179.00	3,275	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	132.36/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,381	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	174.23/cwt	156.00–184.00	1,756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	259.61/cwt	259.50–260.00	1,646	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	245.14/cwt	244.00–245.50	1,571	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	235.88/cwt	234.50–239.50	1,559	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	586	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	269.57/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	257.60/cwt	251.50–265.00	1,345	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	241.42/cwt	236.50–244.75	1,755	379
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	263.97/cwt	258.75–273.50	1,510	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,658	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	213.75/cwt	213.75–213.75	1,847	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,775	11
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	539	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	278.80/cwt	269.00–292.00	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	250.22/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,446	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	236.14/cwt	229.75–239.50	1,804	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	267.06/cwt	263.00–269.50	1,239	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	304.71/cwt	296.00–312.50	1,572	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	316.72/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,492	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	246.42/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,915	51

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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