Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower with spots 10.00 lower on some calves, mostly those under 450 lbs. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Cattle futures ended the day sharply lower following the news that President Trump will lower tariffs on beef imports and the futures market has lost significant ground over the last week, despite the cash market for fed cattle making new all time highs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $487.66/cwt on 390 head, up $4.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +5.31 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$487.66

▲ 4.54 vs prior sale

390 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$40.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs MO average

+13.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	490.55	2,692	313
Medium and Large 1-2	539	478.92	2,579	69
Medium 1-2	538	450.00	2,421	8thin

One grade step is worth $40.55/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale390 hd

487.66

—

MO average19 barns · 5,671 hd

490.66

−3.00

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+13.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

+5.31

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	1,699	224.51	3,814	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	182.10	2,812	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	178.18	2,119	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,145	164.49	1,884	7thin

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)	1,492	$3,185	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,300	5

Every lot, as filed

73 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	900–950	943	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	365.40/cwt	356.00–370.00	2,806	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	471.21/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,290	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	402.27/cwt	387.50–412.00	2,699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,240	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	584.53/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,455	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	397.19/cwt	371.00–403.00	3,035	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	453.74/cwt	442.00–462.50	2,849	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	511.09/cwt	468.00–520.00	2,663	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	494.26/cwt	477.50–516.00	2,560	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	439.41/cwt	432.00–445.00	2,900	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	489.70/cwt	467.50–525.00	2,297	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	450.17/cwt	432.50–480.00	2,597	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,001	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	425.98/cwt	420.00–448.00	2,654	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	406.24/cwt	391.00–416.00	2,896	26
Steers	Large 1	400–450	403	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,418	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	538	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,421	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	570.35/cwt	520.00–600.00	2,373	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	433.64/cwt	427.50–439.00	2,728	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	473.58/cwt	458.00–500.50	2,723	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	3,139	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,555	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	2,059	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	741	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,705	5
Steers	Large 1	450–500	461	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,270	5
Steers	Large 1	600–650	610	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	427.29/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,474	118
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	484	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	445.68/cwt	430.00–459.00	2,313	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	336.20/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,565	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	728	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	436	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,573	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	374.16/cwt	374.00–378.00	2,761	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,723	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	534.99/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,632	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	468.49/cwt	432.50–474.00	2,413	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	552.24/cwt	522.50–557.00	2,286	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	532.57/cwt	522.50–537.50	2,104	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	446.71/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,091	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	339.81/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,780	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	572	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	3,017	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	369.55/cwt	360.00–372.00	2,683	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,001	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	416.44/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,336	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	602.75/cwt	600.00–612.50	1,869	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	502.66/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,081	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,667	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	196.50/cwt	191.00–204.00	2,525	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	256.00/cwt	240.00–271.00	2,836	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,492	3,185.44/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,185	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	206.76/cwt	190.00–218.00	2,514	7
Bulls	—	—	2,053	246.75/cwt	239.00–253.00	5,066	6
Bulls	—	—	1,413	206.87/cwt	196.00–214.00	2,923	8
Bulls	—	—	1,740	226.41/cwt	218.00–236.00	3,940	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	186.83/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,158	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	157.95/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,930	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	160.36/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,915	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	178.67/cwt	169.00–183.00	2,157	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	182.29/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,846	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	190.13/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,023	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,436	2

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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