Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was light and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.00/cwt on 2 head, down $49.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −72.34 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$410.00

▼ 49.88 vs prior sale

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.14

vs MO average

+8.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	410.00	2,214	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale2 hd

410.00

—

MO average15 barns · 944 hd

424.14

−14.14

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

+8.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−72.34

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	—	Low	1,625	216.65	3,521	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	185.06	2,708	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	176.06	1,968	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	147.75	1,470	8thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls	—	—	1,415	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,717	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	176.06/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,968	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	158.53/cwt	147.00–166.00	1,677	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	129.78/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,155	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	228.97/cwt	219.00–238.00	3,961	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	180.67/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	3,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,341	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	440.38/cwt	438.00–450.00	1,810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	315.86/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	477.66/cwt	467.50–482.00	1,973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	423.15/cwt	418.00–432.50	2,209	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	406.65/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	373.45/cwt	362.50–382.50	2,353	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	393.30/cwt	382.00–415.00	2,509	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	523.93/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	257	642.50/cwt	642.50–642.50	1,651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	241	662.50/cwt	662.50–662.50	1,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,298	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	190.54/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,801	4
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	734	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	352.89/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,954	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,300	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,237	4

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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