Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher, 550-800 lbs sold steady and two loads of 899 lbs steers sold with a higher undertone. Heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. Several of the calves came to town carrying some flesh and fill. The steer calves and a few loads of yearlings saw the best demand. Slaughter cows sold uneven from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.73/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −160.62 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$321.73

111 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.54

vs MO average

−2.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	332.41	1,796	71
Medium and Large 1-2	556	302.76	1,683	40

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $113 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 sale111 hd

321.73

—

MO average15 barns · 2,880 hd

303.19

+18.54

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

−2.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−160.62

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	—	Low	1,739	155.86	2,710	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	113.38	1,616	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	112.72	1,417	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	96.85	992	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2Unweaned	650–700	666	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	293.98/cwt	260.00–343.00	1,417	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	268.35/cwt	268.35–268.35	2,386	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	364.11/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,588	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	734	235.87/cwt	234.50–244.00	1,731	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	359.64/cwt	353.00–367.00	1,705	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	291.58/cwt	287.50–297.00	1,811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	244.17/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	261.68/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,798	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	778	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	270.71/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,865	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	613	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	348.48/cwt	346.00–355.00	1,530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	335.61/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,785	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	245.60/cwt	245.60–245.60	2,277	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	680	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	742	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,129	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	321.42/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,829	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	288.38/cwt	267.00–296.00	1,667	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	315.56/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,663	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	630	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	666	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	716	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	358.87/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,687	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	834	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	598	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	665	227.40/cwt	224.50–231.00	1,512	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	548	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	283.63/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,637	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	113.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,622	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	118.51/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,408	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	96.85/cwt	91.00–104.00	992	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,749	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	166.96/cwt	164.00–170.00	3,152	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	155.83/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,727	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	303.28/cwt	299.00–307.50	1,456	6
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	682	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	242.00/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,561	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	327.11/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	759	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	237.08/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	272.68/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,440	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	313.04/cwt	292.50–324.00	1,349	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	291.77/cwt	275.00–298.50	1,541	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	288.34/cwt	279.00–307.50	1,225	24
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	748	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	258.50/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,492	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	268.65/cwt	264.50–270.50	1,569	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	650–700	657	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	445	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	486	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	664	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,484	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	585	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,696	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,629	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	844	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	779	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,846	14

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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