Sale reports / Missouri / Kingsville Livestock Auction / 2024-03-19

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kingsville, Missouri · Tue, Mar 19
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1815
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,654 head
▲ 596 vs last sale 2,058▲ 723 vs year ago 1,931 · +37.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 192▲ 20 vs year ago 160 · +12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 15 vs year ago 50 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady but steers weighing 600-850 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher and a few over 850 lbs sold steady. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. The quality was very good with several attractive consignments of long weaned yearlings including many load lots. Supply was moderate and demand was good to very good. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher, bulls 6.00-10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.34/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −140.58 against this barn's trailing median of $422.91.
Average price
$282.34
151 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$60.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.51
vs MO average
+5.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538288.901,554117
Medium and Large 1-2547272.991,49324
Medium and Large 2582228.001,32710thin
One grade step is worth $60.90/cwt here — about $227 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale151 hd
282.34
—
MO average13 barns · 2,609 hd
277.83
+4.51
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
+5.12
This barn, trailing median33 sales
422.91
−140.58
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
466421377332median 422.9103/0304/2806/2308/2511/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $452.11, low $345.78, median $422.91 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,625147.452,39632
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,363133.741,82325
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,178128.601,51527
CowsLean 85-90%High1,031114.441,1808thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,158189.002,1895thin

Every lot

90 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed308390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2013
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2365
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,2644
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386381.30/cwt371.00–395.001,4727
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412379.01/cwt360.00–401.001,56234
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417333.47/cwt327.50–357.501,39117
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471341.62/cwt339.00–343.501,60925
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480356.84/cwt347.00–385.001,71335
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy492331.40/cwt325.00–336.001,63012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned517304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,57211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523320.19/cwt314.00–325.001,67546
Steers500–550Large 1Unweaned524284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,4885
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528321.81/cwt313.00–331.501,69943
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574314.88/cwt307.00–318.001,80729
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578322.32/cwt307.00–332.001,86391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7263
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628309.19/cwt299.50–318.001,94262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638282.12/cwt274.00–285.501,80022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668276.51/cwt272.00–285.001,84724
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy682259.50/cwt259.50–259.501,7707
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684290.69/cwt272.00–295.001,988103
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy702290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,03610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713273.50/cwt273.50–273.501,9508
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735282.27/cwt278.00–284.752,07549
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed763275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0989
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763262.75/cwt262.75–262.752,00511
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770259.95/cwt251.50–263.502,00242
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1837254.15/cwt244.50–255.002,12775
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1891237.25/cwt237.25–237.252,11476
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2939219.83/cwt214.50–220.752,06420
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,126193.50/cwt193.50–193.502,1799
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned310285.00/cwt285.00–285.008843
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320304.00/cwt304.00–304.009733
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned350276.00/cwt276.00–276.009663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned388318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,2348
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1392341.13/cwt339.00–342.501,33713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431317.02/cwt308.00–324.001,36625
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy433274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441297.61/cwt282.50–303.001,31211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,49117
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned459309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,41815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468329.46/cwt318.00–340.001,54241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474290.02/cwt280.00–296.001,37528
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482246.09/cwt234.00–255.001,18617
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4436
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527274.78/cwt273.50–279.001,44815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528295.08/cwt281.00–309.001,55874
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned540261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,40911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568286.09/cwt280.00–295.001,62526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed573275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5764
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,32710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5565
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,58311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,70132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673257.20/cwt248.50–265.251,73165
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673249.54/cwt233.50–259.001,67954
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717253.54/cwt239.00–253.851,818150
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730254.25/cwt242.00–259.001,856277
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy738239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7645
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768241.49/cwt230.85–245.001,855284
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy785228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7907
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822227.33/cwt225.50–230.001,86919
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1836221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8488
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1869222.74/cwt220.00–224.001,93626
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8993
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned361393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,4197
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2401328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,3155
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487325.55/cwt315.00–332.501,58525
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned495309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,5304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2534299.66/cwt259.00–309.001,60017
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6563
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4843
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,6474
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2643239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5373
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790223.93/cwt223.00–224.501,7698
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2839209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7544
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,158189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,1895
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,510142.66/cwt134.00–155.002,15423
Bulls——1,914157.17/cwt155.50–160.003,0087
Bulls——1,933168.46/cwt168.00–169.003,2562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031113.79/cwt109.00–114.501,1737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090125.62/cwt119.00–128.001,36914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267136.84/cwt130.50–137.501,73410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270137.66/cwt137.00–139.001,74814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4893
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481128.74/cwt124.50–134.001,90711
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5761
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,139141.23/cwt127.00–148.001,6096

This sale against other markets

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.