Sale reports / Missouri / Kingsville Livestock Auction / 2024-09-17

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kingsville, Missouri · Tue, Sep 17
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1815
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,009 head
▼ 1,473 vs last sale 3,482▼ 82 vs year ago 2,091 · −3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 123▼ 172 vs year ago 365 · −47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 15▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were lightly tested but sold with a firm undertone while the majority of the offering consisted of yearlings that sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Supply was moderate. Cattle futures were supportive on Tuesday. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 lower except for lean cows selling steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $279.77/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −191.69 against this barn's trailing median of $471.46.
Average price
$279.77
103 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$40.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.80
vs MO average
+13.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555289.411,60766
Medium and Large 1-2559267.781,49727
Medium 1558248.501,38710thin
One grade step is worth $40.91/cwt here — about $220 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale103 hd
279.77
—
MO average15 barns · 1,953 hd
270.97
+8.80
National average174 barns · 10,991 hd
266.64
+13.13
This barn, trailing median32 sales
471.46
−191.69
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

32 sales
529477426375median 471.4603/0304/2806/2309/1511/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.71, low $388.71, median $471.46 across 32 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—Average1,770162.692,88023
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,504128.161,9285thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238122.821,52128
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,089108.771,18416

Every lot

73 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2294345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0147
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2302362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,0953
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,23010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2456
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1441304.04/cwt300.00–308.001,34110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2447288.42/cwt274.00–300.001,28914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned448308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,3803
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471316.72/cwt313.00–325.001,49217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491291.69/cwt285.50–304.001,4329
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned508261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3264
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516304.71/cwt296.00–312.501,57213
Steers500–550Medium 1539250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3485
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,6723
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561290.52/cwt279.00–297.501,63026
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568268.96/cwt256.00–274.001,52823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned571278.10/cwt269.00–285.001,58824
Steers550–600Medium 1577247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4255
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610271.11/cwt269.00–272.001,65417
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617262.51/cwt255.00–265.501,62029
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned634263.01/cwt258.00–266.001,66716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6633
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690263.55/cwt257.00–268.501,81835
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730249.06/cwt244.00–249.751,81833
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735260.45/cwt253.00–269.501,91444
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777246.42/cwt240.00–249.001,91551
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784241.93/cwt238.00–243.001,89727
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819246.35/cwt246.35–246.352,01860
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820236.50/cwt236.00–237.001,93912
Steers850–900Large 1854238.35/cwt238.35–238.352,03618
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1873241.05/cwt239.50–241.852,104343
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1914234.50/cwt234.50–234.502,14322
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2927211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,9618
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030216.50/cwt216.50–216.502,23029
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed428286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2243
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430292.29/cwt287.50–296.001,2577
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436278.80/cwt269.00–292.001,21612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned438279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,2224
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464267.06/cwt263.00–269.501,23919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned476265.60/cwt265.00–265.751,26421
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522257.60/cwt251.50–265.001,34513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed530275.50/cwt275.50–275.501,4606
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534269.57/cwt269.00–270.001,4407
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572263.97/cwt258.75–273.501,51027
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578250.22/cwt239.00–254.001,44621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy586234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634259.61/cwt259.50–260.001,64624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641245.14/cwt244.00–245.501,57121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy650264.50/cwt264.50–264.501,71913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661235.88/cwt234.50–239.501,55911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,65819
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,6635
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727241.42/cwt236.50–244.751,755379
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764236.14/cwt229.75–239.501,80472
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,77511
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8013
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1864213.75/cwt213.75–213.751,84726
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8639
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,2914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3546
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2504238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2004
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558232.25/cwt229.00–240.001,29610
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2644206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3274
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,609141.65/cwt128.00–147.002,2794
Bulls——1,734160.92/cwt149.00–166.002,79010
Bulls——1,882174.02/cwt171.00–179.003,2759
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079111.82/cwt109.00–119.001,20713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113113.33/cwt112.00–115.001,2613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13095.58/cwt88.00–100.001,0803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220131.84/cwt128.00–136.001,6082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256123.27/cwt116.00–128.501,54823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504128.16/cwt124.00–132.001,9285
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008174.23/cwt156.00–184.001,75611
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043132.36/cwt128.00–143.001,3813

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.