Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher with spots 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly steady when compared to last week's light test except for some calves under 450 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply that included several attractive loads of yearlings as the break in the heat provided some nice weather to move cattle. The record high prices don't hurt either. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.66/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.68 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$459.66

99 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$32.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.35

vs MO average

+50.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	463.23	2,576	88
Medium and Large 1-2	551	431.13	2,374	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.10/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale99 hd

459.66

—

MO average15 barns · 2,056 hd

434.31

+25.35

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+50.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−22.68

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	1,782	199.28	3,550	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	172.62	2,158	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	172.14	2,450	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	149.54	1,454	3thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,825	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,057	$2,100	5

Every lot, as filed

71 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	450–500	480	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,424	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,156	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	758	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,748	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	413.70/cwt	399.00–433.00	2,780	174
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	376.27/cwt	364.00–385.00	3,074	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	431.44/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	430.08/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,311	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	577.48/cwt	505.00–600.00	1,923	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	379.87/cwt	373.00–380.25	3,012	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	462.93/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,444	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	463.32/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,618	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	403.89/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,145	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	448.11/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,070	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	482.39/cwt	472.50–485.00	2,055	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,109	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	396.49/cwt	386.00–409.00	2,906	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,061	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	390.42/cwt	382.50–397.00	2,413	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	367.70/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,478	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	367.01/cwt	353.50–368.00	2,620	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	149.54/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,454	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,192	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	173.24/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,474	11
Bulls	—	—	1,644	174.54/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,869	4
Bulls	—	—	2,056	223.39/cwt	218.00–229.00	4,593	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	199.59/cwt	187.00–210.00	3,419	8
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	441	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,918	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	6
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	431	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,918	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,203	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	177.42/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,237	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	167.99/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,046	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	858	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,939	32
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	451	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,120	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	628	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	452.52/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	348.77/cwt	346.25–357.50	2,755	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	327.45/cwt	315.00–338.50	2,698	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	3,113	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	375.99/cwt	369.00–387.50	2,196	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	388.31/cwt	379.00–395.00	2,606	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	377.63/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,315	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	458.74/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	332.15/cwt	325.00–335.50	2,531	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	422.78/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,991	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	412.83/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	392.55/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,084	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	354.61/cwt	349.00–363.00	2,383	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,356	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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