Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower with the exception of a few larger, higher quality drafts of cattle in an attractive condition selling slightly higher. Demand was good to very good. Supply was moderate and included several nice consignments of yearlings and long weaned calves. Overall, the market has taken a slight downturn with cash fed cattle trading lower last week and the uncertainty in the global markets due to the conflict in the Middle East, however cattlemen remain optimistic about short numbers of cattle moving forward and the markets calmed on Tuesday. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $482.86/cwt on 181 head, down $17.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.52 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$482.86

▼ 17.16 vs prior sale

181 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$22.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.16

vs MO average

+7.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	492.83	2,676	102
Medium and Large 1-2	550	469.99	2,583	79

One grade step is worth $22.85/cwt here — about $93 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

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 sale181 hd

482.86

—

MO average15 barns · 2,353 hd

473.70

+9.16

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+7.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

+0.52

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	1,659	198.77	3,298	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	173.71	2,420	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	166.81	2,027	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	147.49	1,537	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	657	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,307	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	953	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,997	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	736	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	641	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	888	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	3,033	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	809	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	389.70/cwt	377.50–397.00	2,966	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	359.79/cwt	359.00–364.00	3,137	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	582.00/cwt	582.00–582.00	2,136	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	436.74/cwt	422.50–447.00	2,891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	376.24/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,769	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	368.75/cwt	368.75–368.75	2,980	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	363.42/cwt	361.00–365.50	3,045	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	516.43/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,654	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	493.35/cwt	478.00–519.00	2,615	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	437.42/cwt	436.00–442.00	2,524	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,719	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,960	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,908	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	579.25/cwt	562.50–600.00	2,473	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	527.68/cwt	510.00–537.50	2,411	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	3,168	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	474.93/cwt	442.50–490.00	2,683	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	450	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	456.91/cwt	445.00–461.00	2,883	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	314.95/cwt	307.50–320.00	2,435	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	463.17/cwt	457.50–470.00	2,358	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	147.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,537	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,493	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	168.57/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,380	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	152.85/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,827	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	168.90/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,057	20
Bulls	—	—	1,701	195.78/cwt	189.00–200.50	3,330	7
Bulls	—	—	1,764	215.43/cwt	208.00–225.00	3,800	4
Bulls	—	—	1,423	183.51/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,611	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	182.80/cwt	170.00–212.50	2,104	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	246.67/cwt	232.50–257.50	2,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	341.89/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,639	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,672	7
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	900–950	912	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	355.61/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,400	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,235	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	326.90/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,366	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,365	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	405.50/cwt	405.50–405.50	2,660	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	518.10/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,249	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	537.25/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,004	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	494.49/cwt	445.00–513.00	2,359	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	415.29/cwt	408.00–418.00	2,305	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	418.81/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,035	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	624	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,058	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	428.92/cwt	424.00–435.00	2,492	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	447.43/cwt	433.00–456.00	2,345	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,736	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	334.84/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,732	31

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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