Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, due to reporter absence last week, steers and heifers sold with a weak to lower undertone. Demand was moderate for a light to moderate supply. Cattle futures have seen sharp declines to start the week following President Trump's post that he intends to import more beef in the coming months and that he wants beef prices lower. The recent Cattle On Feed report that came out Friday afternoon was bullish with Placements lower than predicted but all of that has been overshadowed by the President's social media post and the extra beef he intends to put on the market. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 15.00-25.00 lower than two weeks ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.56/cwt on 64 head, down $52.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −74.31 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.

Average price

$356.56

▼ 52.50 vs prior sale

64 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$31.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs MO average

+18.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	363.89	2,028	23
Medium and Large 1-2	565	355.29	2,007	36
Medium and Large 2	547	332.00	1,816	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.89/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 $356.56, 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 sale64 hd

356.56

—

MO average13 barns · 1,094 hd

362.35

−5.79

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+18.54

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.87

−74.31

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	—	Low	1,805	194.44	3,510	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	160.10	2,466	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	146.53	1,746	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	126.09	1,334	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$3,339	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$3,292	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,127	$2,683	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,709	5
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,199	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,938	4
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,101	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,819	9
Bulls	—	—	1,665	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	160.00/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,056	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	142.86/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,666	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,339.22/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,339	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	230.62/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,898	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	262.89/cwt	258.00–267.50	2,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	3,622.05/head	3,575.00–3,635.00	3,622	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	775	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,929	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	399.29/cwt	375.00–430.00	2,084	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	718	347.90/cwt	347.50–348.00	2,498	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	649	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,421	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,339	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	315.15/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,124	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	344.89/cwt	341.00–360.00	2,007	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	341.08/cwt	329.00–346.00	2,504	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	397.78/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	370.03/cwt	350.00–397.50	2,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	272.75/cwt	271.00–277.50	2,411	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	382.33/cwt	362.50–400.00	1,988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	327.51/cwt	307.50–335.00	2,335	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	535.74/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,179	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	428.55/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,680	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,534	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	350.90/cwt	349.00–354.00	2,748	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	344.45/cwt	337.50–347.00	2,142	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	360.89/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,090	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,268	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	367.79/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	356.14/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	360.86/cwt	359.00–364.00	2,634	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,682.63/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	394.16/cwt	376.00–404.00	2,460	33
Bulls	—	—	1,695	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,877	194.69/cwt	189.00–201.00	3,654	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	104.60/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,098	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	128.95/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,366	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	166.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,768	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	157.17/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,342	14

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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