Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with 3 to 5 weights sharply higher. Demand was good on a moderate to good supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.50/cwt on 315 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −98.84 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$383.50

315 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$71.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.02

vs MO average

−1.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	396.73	2,135	136
Large 1-2	552	385.55	2,130	42
Medium and Large 1-2	550	375.24	2,064	122
Medium and Large 2	585	325.00	1,901	15thin

One grade step is worth $71.73/cwt here — about $235 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 sale315 hd

383.50

—

MO average18 barns · 4,954 hd

389.52

−6.02

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−1.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−98.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

84 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	250–300	282	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	459.97/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	346.13/cwt	343.00–347.50	2,295	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	2,507	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	376.71/cwt	368.00–385.00	2,317	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	326.63/cwt	319.00–332.50	2,348	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	514	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	468	369.45/cwt	359.00–375.00	1,729	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	366.42/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,777	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	328.51/cwt	319.00–337.00	2,027	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,999	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	370.05/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,932	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	365.14/cwt	359.00–377.00	1,749	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,306	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	287.09/cwt	261.00–289.25	2,113	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,715	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	376.32/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,085	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	466.81/cwt	447.50–489.00	1,961	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	324.87/cwt	319.00–329.00	2,186	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	353.86/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,017	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	455.13/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,702	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	436.13/cwt	420.00–449.00	2,076	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	416.13/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,135	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,290	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	434.52/cwt	392.50–446.00	1,799	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	371.59/cwt	348.00–388.00	1,936	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	488.04/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,611	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	339.79/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,130	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,757	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	494	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,704	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	566	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,930	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	864	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,160	9
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	962	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,646	51
Steers	Large 1	800–850	827	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,543	22
Steers	Large 1	750–800	780	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,402	12
Steers	Large 2	750–800	785	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,065	9
Steers	Large 2	650–700	691	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,135	8
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	521	401.50/cwt	401.50–401.50	2,092	22
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	587	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,160	20
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	492	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,958	15
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	678	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,217	5
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	784	279.46/cwt	273.00–299.00	2,191	20
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	419	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,917	4
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	878	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,423	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	788	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,124	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,237	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,666	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,133	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	391.50/cwt	391.50–391.50	2,185	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	402.32/cwt	399.00–403.00	2,100	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	457.27/cwt	449.00–461.00	1,898	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	707	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,927	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	301	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	600–650	604	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	324.44/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	356.36/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	380.50/cwt	380.50–380.50	1,811	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	444	367.19/cwt	364.00–371.00	1,630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,127	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	593	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	366.42/cwt	355.00–374.00	2,092	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	497	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,018	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	519	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	344.27/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,121	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	313.32/cwt	310.00–314.50	2,243	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	419.85/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	390.17/cwt	387.00–396.00	2,013	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	415.70/cwt	392.50–425.00	2,045	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	301.30/cwt	286.50–318.50	2,064	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	336.76/cwt	315.00–359.00	1,953	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	389.74/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,684	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,144	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,785	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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