Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 8.00 higher with most of the gain on the yearlings. Heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Cattle futures have been higher the last few trading sessions with substantial gains. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $433.10/cwt on 107 head, up $5.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +2.23 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$433.10

▲ 5.62 vs prior sale

107 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$37.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.31

vs MO average

+9.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	439.75	2,422	63
Medium and Large 1-2	545	425.12	2,317	41
Medium 1	530	402.50	2,133	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.25/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $452.11, low $364.23, median $430.87 across 32 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 sale107 hd

433.10

—

MO average17 barns · 1,927 hd

425.79

+7.31

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

+9.91

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

+2.23

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	—	High	1,753	211.73	3,711	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	180.08	2,502	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	173.75	2,115	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	141.14	1,341	22

Every lot, as filed

83 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	850–900	856	360.98/cwt	359.00–361.50	3,090	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	461.36/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,671	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	420.80/cwt	418.00–430.00	3,059	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	467.02/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,639	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	475.29/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,519	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	394.82/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,645	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	372.80/cwt	358.00–373.50	2,938	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	572.84/cwt	540.00–605.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,639	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,230	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	723	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	617.27/cwt	585.00–622.50	2,685	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	469.50/cwt	447.50–477.50	1,916	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	521.35/cwt	497.50–537.00	2,716	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	754	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	3,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	803	383.99/cwt	381.50–385.00	3,083	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	577.61/cwt	575.00–580.00	2,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	554	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,368	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	426.41/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	552.84/cwt	530.00–600.00	2,427	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	582.27/cwt	577.50–590.00	2,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	659.07/cwt	647.50–670.00	2,234	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,574	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	461	443.92/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	368.23/cwt	356.00–369.50	3,001	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	383.59/cwt	379.00–389.00	2,957	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	537.64/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,565	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	666	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	342.77/cwt	330.00–349.50	3,219	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	398.29/cwt	365.00–432.50	2,346	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	181.82/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,338	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	183.11/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,545	9
Bulls	—	—	1,838	219.67/cwt	219.00–220.00	4,038	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	171.31/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,970	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	127.61/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,185	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	148.87/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,432	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,275	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	144.34/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	184.99/cwt	183.00–187.50	3,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	210.77/cwt	197.50–217.50	3,537	9
Bulls	—	—	2,105	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	5,263	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	246.36/cwt	217.50–275.00	2,717	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	303.87/cwt	295.00–317.00	2,759	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,392	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	787	339.45/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,671	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	579.75/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	254	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	687	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	554	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,493	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	413.87/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,384	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	519.87/cwt	507.50–535.00	1,934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	333.61/cwt	323.00–334.75	2,699	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	350.57/cwt	344.00–359.00	2,727	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	454.83/cwt	417.50–495.00	2,170	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	371.16/cwt	357.00–377.00	2,520	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	374.52/cwt	369.00–379.00	2,727	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	395.56/cwt	388.00–407.50	2,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	382.15/cwt	374.00–407.50	2,404	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	497.59/cwt	487.50–507.00	2,194	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	458.89/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,423	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	430.75/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,309	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	535.77/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,122	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	329.90/cwt	329.00–330.50	2,774	20
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	530	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	486.19/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,290	38

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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