Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light to moderate supply highlighted by several loads of yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.56/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −64.78 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$417.56

59 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$73.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

vs MO average

−28.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	431.57	2,372	38
Medium and Large 1-2	575	400.25	2,301	17thin
Medium 1-2	551	358.00	1,973	4thin

One grade step is worth $73.57/cwt here — about $399 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 sale59 hd

417.56

—

MO average20 barns · 1,579 hd

419.16

−1.60

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−28.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−64.78

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	1,637	186.96	3,060	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	168.85	2,610	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	163.28	2,067	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	140.80	1,484	11

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	232.79/cwt	225.00–250.00	2,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	406.21/cwt	391.00–420.00	2,539	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	488.73/cwt	485.00–499.00	2,155	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,624	74
Bulls	—	—	1,583	177.43/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,809	6
Bulls	—	—	1,820	204.79/cwt	201.50–207.00	3,727	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	140.80/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,484	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	176.97/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	157.69/cwt	149.50–166.50	1,960	10
Bulls	—	—	1,632	189.12/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,086	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	383.09/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,984	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	352.75/cwt	352.75–352.75	3,379	50
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	727	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,428	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	551	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,973	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	166.14/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,575	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	172.60/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	400.25/cwt	391.00–406.00	2,301	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	479.21/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,204	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	182.39/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	363.54/cwt	354.00–368.00	2,857	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	433.76/cwt	410.00–449.00	2,438	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	437.83/cwt	420.00–447.00	2,084	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	425.45/cwt	424.00–427.50	2,191	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,157	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	411.06/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	343.26/cwt	341.00–346.00	2,344	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	743	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,990	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	448.64/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,916	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	577	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	406.37/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,979	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	436.51/cwt	431.00–438.00	1,842	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	404.80/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	396	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	396.38/cwt	395.00–398.00	2,061	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	450.54/cwt	427.50–485.00	1,541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	539	354.06/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,908	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	600	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,124	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	372.31/cwt	360.00–379.00	2,517	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	398.45/cwt	387.00–405.00	2,064	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,164	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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