Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, similar sales of steers sold 10.00-20.00 higher with some calves selling up to 30.00 higher. Heifers sold firm to 10.00 higher. Following weeks of negative news and a down market, cattle found a foothold with the fed market stabilizing and cattle futures trading higher for several days in a row. Market fundamentals have remained positive and the recent turnaround has given confidence to the market. Supply was heavy with a nice run of yearlings and demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-10.00 lower than three weeks ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $430.60/cwt on 89 head, up $31.42 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −51.69 against this barn's trailing median of $482.29.

Average price

$430.60

▲ 31.42 vs prior sale

89 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$1.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.11

vs MO average

+26.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	431.83	2,365	33
Medium and Large 1	581	429.87	2,498	56

One grade step is worth $1.96/cwt here — about −$132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.71, low $399.17, median $482.29 across 30 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 sale89 hd

430.60

—

MO average13 barns · 1,583 hd

406.48

+24.11

National average159 barns · 11,930 hd

404.25

+26.35

This barn, trailing median30 sales

482.29

−51.69

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	1,829	187.71	3,433	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	149.48	2,206	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	133.83	1,572	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	117.98	1,201	6thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1Fancy	750–800	753	381.50/cwt	381.50–381.50	2,873	52
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,728	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	214.13/cwt	197.50–247.50	2,167	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	180.45/cwt	180.00–181.00	3,086	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,520	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	143.72/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,779	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,879	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	263.14/cwt	247.50–285.00	2,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	794	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,763	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	415.19/cwt	399.00–435.00	2,383	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	443.64/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,307	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	353.64/cwt	348.00–365.00	2,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	336.83/cwt	333.00–341.00	2,405	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	901	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	336.53/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,272	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	409.92/cwt	380.00–415.50	2,550	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	387.95/cwt	378.00–390.50	2,661	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	336.19/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,787	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	369.10/cwt	363.00–372.50	1,978	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	339.72/cwt	339.50–340.00	2,973	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	574	378.50/cwt	378.50–378.50	2,173	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	355.10/cwt	343.00–361.00	2,092	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	361.25/cwt	355.00–368.00	2,814	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	359.31/cwt	343.00–375.00	2,418	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,688	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	581	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,498	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	334.84/cwt	328.00–339.00	2,595	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	333.15/cwt	329.50–337.50	2,932	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	400.95/cwt	384.00–410.00	2,698	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	379.14/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,392	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	429.84/cwt	417.50–436.00	2,497	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	481.08/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,324	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	494.05/cwt	490.00–502.50	2,332	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	375.76/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,690	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,629	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	355.00/cwt	330.00–362.50	2,552	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	370.80/cwt	368.00–373.00	1,969	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	352.74/cwt	346.00–358.00	2,896	406
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	368.03/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,105	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	337.13/cwt	327.00–339.50	3,088	58
Bulls	—	—	2,100	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,821	186.26/cwt	181.00–193.00	3,392	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	124.49/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,354	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	137.83/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,670	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	112.01/cwt	109.00–115.00	939	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,340	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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