Sale reports / Missouri / Kingsville Livestock Auction / 2025-07-22

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kingsville, Missouri · Tue, Jul 22
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1815
Feeder Cattle receipts
693 head
982 vs last sale 1,675 1,003 vs year ago 1,696 · 59.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
30 vs last sale 85 5 vs year ago 120 · 4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
6 vs last sale 15 19 vs year ago 40 · 47.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with mainly yearling cattle in the offering today, steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, with very light supply on the lighter weight calves, no comparables were made. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $414.20/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 68.14 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.
Average price
$414.20
23 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,189
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$46.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+26.34
vs MO average
+38.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515428.482,20716thin
Medium and Large 1-2559381.562,1337thin
One grade step is worth $46.92/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
529496464432median 482.3412/1602/2404/2106/1608/04
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 sale23 hd
414.20
MO average12 barns · 1,020 hd
387.86
+26.34
National average142 barns · 5,388 hd
375.74
+38.46
This barn, trailing median31 sales
482.34
−68.14
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,689202.563,42119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,417176.912,50822
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,233167.852,07033
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,024132.581,35722

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$2,9755
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$2,7494thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)835$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,500$3,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,4254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$3,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626342.02/cwt332.50–362.502,14123
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600589368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,1685
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,7483
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700663304.47/cwt296.00–313.002,0196
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500459411.61/cwt405.00–425.001,8896
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000972279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,7125
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673365.63/cwt362.00–370.002,4619
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750724357.45/cwt347.00–369.002,58823
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350338475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6063
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800779347.25/cwt336.00–352.002,705153
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850824334.75/cwt334.75–334.752,75865
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,0375
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550507435.63/cwt434.00–437.002,20913
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900878325.50/cwt325.50–325.502,85812
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618399.61/cwt382.50–407.502,47018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0542,748.75/head2,725.00–2,800.002,7494
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173178.80/cwt169.00–183.002,09715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286159.53/cwt148.00–169.002,05217
Bulls1,519169.13/cwt165.00–171.002,5693
Bulls1,608217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,4895
CowsLean 85-90%1,039136.34/cwt124.00–149.001,41716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,378169.84/cwt165.00–174.002,3408
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3503,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5003,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,9752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
SteersLarge 1-2850–900883310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7373
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440180.95/cwt175.00–190.002,60614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8051
CowsLean 85-90%966108.55/cwt102.50–114.001,0494
CowsLean 85-90%1,015150.52/cwt150.00–151.001,5282
Bulls1,772205.11/cwt191.00–212.003,63511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1862,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
HeifersLarge 21150–12001,170244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,8553
HeifersLarge 2850–900882273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,4083
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850837327.75/cwt327.75–327.752,74370
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676339.13/cwt334.00–344.002,2936
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0166
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0873
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500489375.32/cwt357.50–392.501,8356
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750714303.25/cwt280.00–313.002,16510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600559381.56/cwt370.00–390.002,1337
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500460370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450428418.65/cwt392.50–457.501,7927
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,7805
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750706334.70/cwt319.00–339.002,36333
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533351.96/cwt350.00–354.001,8766
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350318415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627349.40/cwt344.00–352.002,1919

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.