Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, light weight steers 3-400 lbs had a light test compared to last weeks market, the more attractive 450-650 lb steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower, 700-750 yearling steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves sold mostly steady. There were 2 loads of yearling heifers in the offering today selling steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.87/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −85.47 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$396.87

119 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.86

vs MO average

+22.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	400.02	2,218	93
Medium and Large 1-2	529	385.60	2,038	26

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $180 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

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 sale119 hd

396.87

—

MO average11 barns · 2,290 hd

387.01

+9.86

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

+22.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−85.47

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	1,699	197.46	3,354	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	154.94	2,340	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	149.91	1,871	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	132.33	1,390	29

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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,320	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	329.26/cwt	326.00–337.50	1,709	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	581	312.03/cwt	308.00–317.50	1,813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	438.75/cwt	437.50–439.00	1,869	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	340.80/cwt	332.00–347.00	2,290	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	295.21/cwt	289.00–299.00	2,250	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	473	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	324.14/cwt	316.00–332.00	1,867	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	377.16/cwt	368.00–386.00	1,573	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,682	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	312.14/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,863	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	359.34/cwt	359.00–360.00	1,743	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,565	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,188	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,970	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	352.79/cwt	344.00–370.00	1,803	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	392.32/cwt	387.00–400.00	2,244	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	329.91/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,749	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,492	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	479.70/cwt	472.50–500.00	1,650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,423	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	462.04/cwt	455.00–463.00	2,010	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,318	151
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	327.10/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,303	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	426.91/cwt	417.00–439.00	2,045	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	381.53/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,789	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	396.79/cwt	395.00–399.00	1,655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	410.69/cwt	408.00–421.00	2,177	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,297	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,822	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	135.34/cwt	116.00–144.00	1,433	26
Bulls	—	—	1,768	203.36/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,649	193.24/cwt	175.00–198.00	3,187	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	84.88/cwt	72.50–100.00	788	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	158.76/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,504	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	940	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,237	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	984	251.28/cwt	235.50–259.00	2,473	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	151.12/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,182	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	147.54/cwt	140.00–154.50	1,865	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	158.68/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,887	7
Bulls	Large 3	500–550	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	3
Steers	Large 2	950–1000	997	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,293	7
Steers	Large 2	800–850	805	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,085	3
Steers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,186	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,508	8
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	772	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,339	6
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	649	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,103	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	381	420.71/cwt	414.00–427.50	1,603	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Large 3	500–550	515	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,385	7
Bulls	Large 3	700–750	737	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	401	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,116	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	368.45/cwt	357.00–384.00	2,295	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	302.51/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,154	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	297.57/cwt	295.00–299.00	2,038	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	302.71/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,910	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	611	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,888	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	689	293.93/cwt	286.00–295.00	2,025	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	303	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	389.35/cwt	372.50–403.00	2,021	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	361.24/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,662	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,243	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	378	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	339.22/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,127	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	843	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	949	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	389.06/cwt	381.00–400.00	1,883	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,320.18/head	2,200.00–2,485.00	2,320	4

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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