Sale reports / Missouri / Kingsville Livestock Auction / 2026-09-22

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kingsville, Missouri · Tue, Sep 22
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1815
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,706 head
▼ 1,344 vs last sale 3,050▲ 539 vs year ago 1,167 · +46.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 125▲ 85 vs year ago 125 · +68.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 15▲ 15 vs year ago 25 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 10.00 lower and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply and demand were moderate. Some new crop calves are starting to show up and it finally feels like fall. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.85/cwt on 120 head, up $5.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −48.51 against this barn's trailing median of $423.36.
Average price
$374.85
▲ 5.56 vs prior sale
120 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$18.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.29
vs MO average
+18.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549382.392,09870
Medium and Large 1-2544364.301,98150
One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about $117 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 sale120 hd
374.85
—
MO average15 barns · 1,566 hd
363.56
+11.29
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
+18.75
This barn, trailing median32 sales
423.36
−48.51
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
466421377332median 423.3603/0304/2806/2308/2510/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $452.11, low $345.78, median $423.36 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—Average1,892190.033,59512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,476147.312,17510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,268132.491,6803thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average883101.869009thin

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
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$2,6003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,366$2,5005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$3,7254thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0153
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1443512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,2706
Steers450–500Large 1-2470430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0216
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,28013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1497466.58/cwt452.00–485.002,3199
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537439.72/cwt427.50–470.002,36142
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9606
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567438.36/cwt412.00–445.002,48627
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567400.42/cwt385.00–407.502,27033
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620373.83/cwt362.00–390.002,31838
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640400.60/cwt397.50–402.502,56416
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed653398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,59914
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned665358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,3817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679377.71/cwt369.00–390.002,565120
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,5388
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723365.04/cwt359.00–371.002,63946
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5033
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785339.06/cwt330.00–350.002,66257
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826330.94/cwt317.00–342.002,73416
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832341.34/cwt339.00–349.002,840101
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1854343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,92916
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,75512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426450.57/cwt425.00–467.501,91928
Heifers400–450Large 1-2433435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8846
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9043
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475418.18/cwt415.00–422.501,98614
Heifers450–500Medium 2-3481292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,4076
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524391.15/cwt374.00–415.002,05038
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532368.10/cwt346.00–390.001,95836
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned558365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0374
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574354.54/cwt343.00–370.002,03514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579376.04/cwt367.00–392.502,17725
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy597347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy602340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0475
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned602337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0325
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617362.12/cwt359.00–372.502,23413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,16122
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669368.67/cwt344.00–375.002,466228
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,33211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710319.92/cwt318.00–337.502,27124
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732338.42/cwt334.00–339.002,47717
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned737307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,2663
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769334.94/cwt327.00–340.002,57651
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement808341.77/cwt338.00–345.002,762123
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823302.81/cwt300.00–305.002,4927
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863301.15/cwt300.00–302.502,59911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2414460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9045
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479402.28/cwt395.00–415.001,9278
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2539390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1025
Bulls550–600Medium 2-3566320.75/cwt310.00–329.001,8159
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,19012
Bulls750–800Medium 2-3763298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,2745
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,5961
Bulls——1,895189.44/cwt182.00–199.003,59010
Bulls——2,300207.00/cwt207.00–207.004,7611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71580.03/cwt75.00–90.005723
Cows—Lean 85-90%932119.55/cwt110.00–125.001,1143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,4041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305139.98/cwt136.00–144.001,8272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,1941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487146.01/cwt143.00–149.002,1719
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1072,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3662,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4253,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7254
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033223.66/cwt210.00–245.002,3105
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,199204.07/cwt194.00–214.002,4474

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.