Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 lower and heavier weights sold steady. Heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. The demand for the calves is still good, but buyers aren't quite as aggressive as they were a few weeks ago with the global uncertainty over the war with Iran and a lower futures market over the last couple weeks. However, fed cattle are selling at all time highs and cattle futures were higher Tuesday. Heavy rains fell across the region Monday night. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher, bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $430.75/cwt on 203 head, down $15.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −0.12 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$430.75

▼ 15.59 vs prior sale

203 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$71.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

vs MO average

+12.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	438.20	2,385	121
Medium and Large 1-2	531	429.27	2,280	69
Medium 1-2	537	372.50	2,000	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	366.29	1,997	7thin

One grade step is worth $71.92/cwt here — about $389 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

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 sale203 hd

430.75

—

MO average19 barns · 4,003 hd

424.68

+6.07

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

+12.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

−0.12

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	1,802	234.22	4,222	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	195.79	2,801	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	191.44	2,303	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	183.00	1,729	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	607.80/cwt	595.00–615.00	2,060	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	587.28/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,003	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	324.94/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	498.75/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,574	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	564	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	396.99/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	550.81/cwt	532.50–560.00	2,341	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	511.40/cwt	477.50–527.00	2,143	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	433.90/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,903	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	521.72/cwt	495.00–537.50	2,494	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	468.31/cwt	455.00–487.50	2,646	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	499.94/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,405	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	470.89/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,882	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	469.59/cwt	447.50–478.00	2,249	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	550.93/cwt	530.00–615.00	2,000	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	403.58/cwt	382.50–409.00	2,934	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,221	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	424.12/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,426	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	457.48/cwt	447.00–477.00	2,383	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	400.14/cwt	388.00–430.00	2,533	51
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	386.50/cwt	386.50–386.50	2,992	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	637	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,707	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	185.42/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,188	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,729	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	188.45/cwt	182.00–194.00	2,667	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	229.36/cwt	213.00–241.00	4,014	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	200.69/cwt	193.00–203.00	2,892	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	195.14/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,375	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,419	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	382.83/cwt	366.00–383.00	2,676	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	501.12/cwt	500.00–502.50	1,934	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,305	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	354.97/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	664.05/cwt	647.50–705.00	2,271	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	538	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,125	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	533.18/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,319	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	558.79/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,872	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	476.13/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,033	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	446.26/cwt	410.00–470.00	2,093	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	395.29/cwt	386.00–415.00	2,099	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	437.05/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,295	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	426.67/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	474.04/cwt	435.00–497.50	2,522	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	583.76/cwt	540.00–635.00	2,113	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	431.09/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,466	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	381.05/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,393	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,283	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	256.02/cwt	240.00–297.50	2,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	556	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,469	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	633	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,265	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	215.78/cwt	210.00–227.00	2,384	3
Bulls	—	—	2,012	253.68/cwt	250.00–259.00	5,104	3
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	629	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,529	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	543	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,253	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	537	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,000	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	285	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,610	3

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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