Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves sold steady to 10.00 lower and yearling steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. Following Friday's sharply lower cattle futures, the start of the week has provided some stability. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.56/cwt on 199 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −47.79 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$434.56

199 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$636

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

$137.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs MO average

−23.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	464.81	2,578	105
Medium and Large 1-2	548	404.69	2,218	84
Large 1	591	385.00	2,275	7thin
Medium 1-2	593	327.50	1,942	3thin

One grade step is worth $137.31/cwt here — about $636 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 sale199 hd

434.56

—

MO average17 barns · 2,193 hd

428.69

+5.87

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−23.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−47.79

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	1,810	181.97	3,294	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	162.87	2,389	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	151.25	1,671	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	129.56	1,393	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	550–600	570	383.79/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,188	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	474.20/cwt	451.00–490.00	2,196	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	382.68/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,013	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	446.74/cwt	437.50–472.50	1,729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,909	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	345.50/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,771	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	817	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	387.23/cwt	383.00–390.00	2,989	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	393.30/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,704	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	540.99/cwt	530.00–543.00	1,975	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	3,054	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	401.12/cwt	379.00–412.00	1,925	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	447.83/cwt	432.50–468.00	2,580	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	421.44/cwt	408.00–429.00	2,638	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	452.23/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,958	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	466.06/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	487.46/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,564	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	411.98/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,377	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	634	402.42/cwt	390.00–421.00	2,551	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	686	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,142	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	405.71/cwt	389.00–410.00	2,572	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	452.99/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,061	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	371.61/cwt	368.00–374.00	2,687	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	397	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,787	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,426	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,823	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	150.78/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,678	14
Bulls	—	—	1,580	167.57/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,648	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	129.56/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,393	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	161.66/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,388	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	593	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,942	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,126	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,815	4
Steers	Large 1	900–950	923	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,277	22
Steers	Large 1	550–600	591	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,275	7
Bulls	—	—	1,909	188.14/cwt	175.50–194.00	3,592	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	634	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,504	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	739	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	400.32/cwt	396.00–410.00	2,610	43
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,252	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	235.65/cwt	225.00–262.50	2,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	458	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,006	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	3,315	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	364.73/cwt	354.00–372.50	2,090	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	396.51/cwt	375.00–412.50	2,474	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	595	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,077	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	366.02/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,599	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	503.66/cwt	457.50–535.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	441.16/cwt	417.50–452.50	2,060	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	437.74/cwt	435.00–439.00	1,913	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	408.04/cwt	388.00–427.00	2,130	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	403.12/cwt	380.00–460.00	1,532	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	363.89/cwt	359.00–370.00	2,504	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	365.86/cwt	364.00–379.00	2,759	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	400.22/cwt	380.00–406.00	2,333	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	435.81/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,891	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	3,013	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	352.78/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,875	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,904	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	367.72/cwt	367.50–368.00	2,648	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	496.37/cwt	465.00–527.50	2,115	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	453	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,903	5

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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