Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves sold 5.00-15.00 higher and yearling steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Supply was moderate for the last calf and yearling sale of the year and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.05/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −36.30 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$446.05

102 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.87

vs MO average

+1.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	454.44	2,524	66
Medium and Large 1-2	554	430.66	2,388	36

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about $136 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 sale102 hd

446.05

—

MO average19 barns · 4,066 hd

429.18

+16.87

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+1.95

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−36.30

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	—	Average	1,900	194.67	3,699	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	163.84	2,323	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	150.80	1,818	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	129.01	1,437	27

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	700–750	736	362.70/cwt	348.00–366.00	2,669	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	337.64/cwt	329.00–349.00	3,083	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	470.98/cwt	447.50–477.50	2,543	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	257	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,950	10
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	594	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,644	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	436.15/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,530	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	388.68/cwt	356.00–416.00	2,421	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	406.91/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,555	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	113.55/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,093	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	146.67/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,737	19
Bulls	—	—	1,853	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	130.25/cwt	119.00–139.00	1,467	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	163.84/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,323	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	349.99/cwt	344.00–360.00	1,897	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	816	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	483.20/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,319	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	450.06/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,336	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,901	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	501	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	549.97/cwt	537.50–567.50	2,282	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	403.44/cwt	380.00–407.00	2,634	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	437.36/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,117	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	382.08/cwt	377.00–389.00	2,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	356.00/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,695	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	567.50/cwt	550.00–597.50	2,111	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	433.34/cwt	415.00–447.50	2,492	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,129	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	532.33/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	334.57/cwt	327.50–347.50	2,278	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	379.80/cwt	375.50–386.50	2,792	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	338.33/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,771	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	433	372.79/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	353.78/cwt	335.00–357.00	2,579	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,180	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	310.74/cwt	306.00–319.00	2,421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	358.06/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,388	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	393.08/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,871	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	743	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	797	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	328.15/cwt	319.00–342.00	2,054	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	371.55/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,155	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	209	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	523.89/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	349.81/cwt	347.00–352.00	2,032	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	358.76/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,777	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	708	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	451.07/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,904	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	428.00/cwt	400.00–505.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	322.88/cwt	317.50–326.00	2,318	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	465.65/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,779	14

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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