Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, calves sold mostly steady on a lighter test, yearling steers sold steady to 5.00 higher and yearling heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with several bought as replacements. Demand was good for a light supply as the wintry weather over the weekend likely affected the numbers of cattle brought to town, but several loads of yearlings were offered. The board has been very friendly to start the week with sizable gains both Monday and Tuesday and boxed beef has rallied as of late. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher, bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $482.34/cwt on 74 head, up $0.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$482.34

▲ 0.12 vs prior sale

74 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$81.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.17

vs MO average

+10.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	516.76	2,718	32
Medium and Large 1-2	560	457.75	2,564	39
Medium 1	583	435.00	2,536	3thin

One grade step is worth $81.76/cwt here — about $182 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 sale74 hd

482.34

—

MO average13 barns · 1,273 hd

473.18

+9.17

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+10.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

+0.00

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	1,734	213.72	3,706	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,730	198.00	3,425	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	181.72	2,651	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	174.63	2,031	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	154.42	1,542	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,229	255.00	3,134	8thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,150	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	637	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,204	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	479.44/cwt	477.50–480.00	2,172	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,072	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,868	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,448	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	262.34/cwt	249.00–281.00	2,587	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	225.75/cwt	218.00–231.00	2,630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	168.19/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,911	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	178.92/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,113	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	179.31/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,331	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	182.93/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,813	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	154.96/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,582	7
Bulls	—	—	1,740	209.38/cwt	197.50–217.00	3,643	11
Bulls	—	—	1,721	223.26/cwt	218.00–230.00	3,842	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	162.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,730	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,425	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,229	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,134	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	415.03/cwt	402.50–427.50	2,498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	331.83/cwt	317.00–339.00	2,777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,479	13
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	583	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	360.82/cwt	357.75–365.50	2,952	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	578.12/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,509	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	388.54/cwt	374.00–403.00	2,595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,132	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	3,085	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,091	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	708	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	403.16/cwt	396.00–417.50	2,604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,584	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,480	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	365.46/cwt	361.00–369.00	2,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	516.76/cwt	504.00–545.00	2,718	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	552.72/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	393.86/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,666	93
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	618	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	374.97/cwt	359.00–388.00	2,366	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,092	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	440.62/cwt	438.00–445.00	2,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	483.37/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,320	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	440.50/cwt	417.50–453.00	2,317	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,018	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,568	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	412.23/cwt	409.00–419.00	2,420	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	6
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	488	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	349.42/cwt	348.00–349.50	2,869	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,317	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	630.03/cwt	625.00–635.00	2,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	410.62/cwt	402.00–414.00	2,780	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	451.36/cwt	450.00–452.00	2,582	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	639	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	803	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,915	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	378.47/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,778	22

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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