Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate to heavy supply that included several loads of yearling steers and heifers and many groups of fall born calves. Cattle futures have taken off higher to start the week and set the stage for an expectant higher cash fed cattle trade this week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $441.66/cwt on 209 head, up $20.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 32 comparable sales and sits +10.79 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$441.66

▲ 20.17 vs prior sale

209 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$55.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.42

vs MO average

+17.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	450.80	2,463	144
Medium and Large 1-2	556	423.62	2,355	60
Medium and Large 2	536	395.00	2,117	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.80/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale209 hd

441.66

—

MO average18 barns · 2,208 hd

428.24

+13.42

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

+17.59

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

+10.79

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	—	Average	1,751	232.65	4,074	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,617	190.48	3,081	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	174.56	2,048	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	155.76	1,461	2thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$3,460	9

Every lot, as filed

65 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	300–350	330	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	439.41/cwt	434.00–442.50	2,689	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	607	432.88/cwt	427.00–434.00	2,628	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	3,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	413.08/cwt	407.50–414.00	2,759	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	552	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	456.44/cwt	442.50–467.50	2,816	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	479.64/cwt	467.50–515.00	2,556	35
Steers	Large 1	500–550	502	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	466.04/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,708	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	667	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	434.29/cwt	421.00–439.00	2,858	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	393.39/cwt	376.00–405.00	2,844	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	486.82/cwt	470.00–502.00	2,351	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	690.16/cwt	622.50–717.50	2,485	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	380.32/cwt	373.00–384.00	2,906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	520.26/cwt	490.00–537.00	2,679	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	540.22/cwt	527.50–557.50	2,577	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	657.50/cwt	657.50–657.50	2,400	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	553.13/cwt	520.00–562.50	2,367	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	719	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	384.50/cwt	384.50–384.50	3,088	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	585.77/cwt	557.50–610.00	2,484	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	521.61/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,196	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	443.56/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,519	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	599	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	446.19/cwt	444.00–447.50	2,735	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,264	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	155.76/cwt	146.00–166.00	1,461	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	191.07/cwt	188.00–192.50	3,132	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	186.96/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,782	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	174.56/cwt	170.50–182.00	2,048	14
Bulls	—	—	1,676	226.59/cwt	210.00–240.00	3,798	11
Bulls	—	—	1,889	243.77/cwt	240.00–247.00	4,605	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	317.93/cwt	270.00–322.50	3,024	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	217.91/cwt	197.50–250.00	2,497	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	3,459.81/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	370.40/cwt	367.00–372.50	2,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	357.77/cwt	339.00–359.50	2,776	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	387.77/cwt	375.00–395.50	2,796	391
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	508.44/cwt	477.50–565.00	1,937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	453.66/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,196	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,468	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	577.58/cwt	550.00–615.00	2,212	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,085	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	370.78/cwt	366.00–371.00	2,707	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	469.83/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,025	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	410.02/cwt	397.50–428.00	2,526	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	445.30/cwt	437.50–447.50	2,378	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,936	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	479.02/cwt	460.00–497.50	2,290	126
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	413	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	367.38/cwt	366.50–369.00	3,218	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	459.45/cwt	440.00–482.50	2,430	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	502	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,071	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	685	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	391.40/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,693	53

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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