Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, based on a light supply, steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. A cow dispersal followed the feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.35/cwt on 66 head, down $16.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −14.52 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$416.35

▼ 16.52 vs prior sale

66 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$70.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.42

vs MO average

+40.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	420.99	2,263	46
Medium and Large 1	551	419.62	2,312	16thin
Medium 1-2	559	350.00	1,957	4thin

One grade step is worth $70.99/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale66 hd

416.35

—

MO average11 barns · 750 hd

386.94

+29.42

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

+40.54

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

−14.52

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	1,590	231.00	3,673	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	192.38	2,289	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	191.18	2,775	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	869	151.12	1,313	4thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,340	$3,328	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,288	$3,300	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$2,875	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	186.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,196	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	195.74/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,343	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	160.07/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,497	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	142.17/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,142	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	4,310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	472.68/cwt	455.00–482.50	2,217	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	433.08/cwt	424.00–450.00	2,313	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	1,967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	357.02/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,820	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,703	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	444.00/cwt	437.00–450.00	2,624	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	373.20/cwt	363.00–390.00	2,150	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	394.60/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	499.84/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,594	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	386.96/cwt	369.00–397.00	2,384	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	475.68/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	402.07/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,187	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	410.36/cwt	407.50–416.00	2,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	352.80/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	449.00/cwt	395.00–453.00	2,312	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	475.89/cwt	435.00–497.50	2,513	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	3,560.00/head	3,560.00–3,560.00	3,560	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	385.25/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,573	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,518	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	189.74/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,749	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	195.49/cwt	194.00–198.00	2,852	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	559	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,590	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	27

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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