Sale reports / Missouri / Kingsville Livestock Auction / 2024-10-15

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kingsville, Missouri · Tue, Oct 15
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1815
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,772 head
▼ 558 vs last sale 2,330▲ 186 vs year ago 1,586 · +11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 170▼ 95 vs year ago 365 · −26.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 10 vs year ago 50 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the majority of cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher but there were instances of 10.00 higher on some long weaned mid-weight cattle weighing 550-700 lbs. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.46/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −151.45 against this barn's trailing median of $422.91.
Average price
$271.46
128 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,492
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.35
vs MO average
+13.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554273.311,514113
Medium and Large 1-2519257.501,33615thin
One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $177 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale128 hd
271.46
—
MO average14 barns · 1,866 hd
259.11
+12.35
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
+13.65
This barn, trailing median33 sales
422.91
−151.45
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—High1,787159.262,84530
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,504130.351,96018
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,254125.541,57521
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,060107.431,1388thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,400$2,6352thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,1753thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,24810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373348.12/cwt338.00–363.001,2987
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434340.61/cwt336.00–357.001,47821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,3984
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,52315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486316.82/cwt315.00–320.001,54014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511296.94/cwt292.50–303.001,51714
Steers500–550Medium 2513230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1804
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533309.72/cwt290.50–324.501,65131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy537278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,4937
Steers500–550Medium 1-2543266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4446
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560310.22/cwt287.00–318.501,73769
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned584279.52/cwt276.50–284.001,63217
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed605298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,80313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634276.07/cwt270.00–281.001,75014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned634255.70/cwt250.00–269.001,62132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637268.23/cwt260.00–273.501,70923
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy666267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,77813
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666263.72/cwt261.00–266.001,7569
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675295.61/cwt280.00–298.001,995100
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned692252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,74725
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1736260.85/cwt257.50–262.001,92063
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,82612
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1756252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9057
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned798236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,88717
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2843243.75/cwt243.75–243.752,05530
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1847244.50/cwt244.50–244.502,0715
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1912241.09/cwt239.85–243.752,19985
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348280.00/cwt280.00–280.009744
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439288.76/cwt284.00–298.001,26815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468259.81/cwt258.00–265.001,2168
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479274.29/cwt268.00–283.001,31422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,33615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530277.10/cwt267.00–285.001,46955
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned566247.56/cwt240.00–250.001,40120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582281.39/cwt273.00–285.001,63838
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy611240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,4699
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613255.07/cwt249.00–258.001,5649
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629270.80/cwt266.00–272.501,70323
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed632241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,5265
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676266.42/cwt262.50–269.751,801177
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686248.32/cwt243.50–259.001,70328
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned695242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,68531
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716256.35/cwt250.00–256.751,835237
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8106
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765247.80/cwt238.50–249.501,89620
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787233.89/cwt225.00–239.001,84135
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned788229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,80513
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9247
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1879233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,0487
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2906205.71/cwt205.00–207.001,86414
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1917227.71/cwt224.00–229.002,08820
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,001205.50/cwt205.50–205.502,0577
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4105
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,601139.92/cwt136.00–142.002,2404
Bulls——1,804170.53/cwt165.00–178.003,0769
Bulls——1,821157.84/cwt146.00–165.002,87417
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020101.11/cwt93.00–104.001,0314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099113.74/cwt111.00–118.001,2504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232123.29/cwt116.00–130.001,51914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305132.73/cwt131.00–136.001,7326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490130.04/cwt123.00–136.001,93814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540135.27/cwt134.00–137.002,0833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9081
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2987175.72/cwt168.00–179.001,7345
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130139.37/cwt134.00–146.001,5753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,635.00/head2,635.00–2,635.002,6352

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.