Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeders with comparable weights sold mostly steady market although some didn't reach all of last week's highs also selling 226 head of 1084 pound steers carrying some meat traded for $302.50. Slaughter cows and bulls trading steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $500.64/cwt on 262 head, down $10.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 27 comparable sales and sits +17.70 against this barn's trailing median of $482.94.

Average price

$500.64

▼ 10.10 vs prior sale

262 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$2.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.75

vs MO average

+19.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	500.91	2,745	235
Medium and Large 1-2	527	498.28	2,625	27

One grade step is worth $2.63/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.74, low $431.11, median $482.94 across 27 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 sale262 hd

500.64

—

MO average17 barns · 3,459 hd

480.88

+19.75

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

+19.62

This barn, trailing median27 sales

482.94

+17.70

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	—	High	1,728	225.75	3,900	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,715	181.23	3,108	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	177.41	2,775	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	173.75	2,179	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	157.89	1,641	19

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Tina Livestock Market Cattle Auction - Tina, 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	556	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,363	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	501.33/cwt	486.00–516.00	2,381	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	413.32/cwt	410.00–424.00	2,662	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	402.64/cwt	401.00–405.00	2,670	12
Steers	Large 1	400–450	423	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	528.12/cwt	520.00–537.50	2,540	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	536.67/cwt	527.50–542.50	2,737	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	541.43/cwt	537.50–559.00	2,355	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	435	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,638	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	480.08/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,765	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	352.18/cwt	330.00–364.25	3,099	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	409.41/cwt	398.00–413.00	2,931	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	648	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	606.61/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,226	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	498.84/cwt	492.50–508.00	2,664	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	343.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	565	438.48/cwt	432.50–442.50	2,477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	443	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,259	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	147.83/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,532	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	182.21/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,914	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	177.22/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,270	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,715	181.23/cwt	175.00–187.00	3,108	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	169.07/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,763	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	168.08/cwt	164.00–173.50	2,034	11
Bulls	—	—	1,880	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	4,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	234.30/cwt	230.50–238.00	4,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	213.64/cwt	204.50–218.00	3,510	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	174.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	499.67/cwt	495.00–502.50	2,119	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	357.22/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,415	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	586	421.51/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,470	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	467.39/cwt	455.00–481.00	2,346	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	438.90/cwt	422.50–457.50	2,317	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	553.09/cwt	550.00–557.50	2,041	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	530.93/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,219	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	511.13/cwt	502.50–520.00	2,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	1,939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	568.83/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,366	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	373.70/cwt	372.00–379.00	2,339	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	433.14/cwt	425.00–441.00	2,499	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,084	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,279	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1200–1250	1,222	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	3,208	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	450.13/cwt	430.00–458.00	2,845	53

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tina Livestock Market Cattle Auction - Tina, MO

Mon Apr 27, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,756Last week 2,055Year ago 1,781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 167Year ago 215

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	556	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	502.50–520.00	511.13
8	500–550	534	442.50	442.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	640.00	640.00
12	300–350	330	587.50	587.50
24	350–400	369	550.00–557.50	553.09
51	400–450	418	510.00–550.00	530.93
72	450–500	475	486.00–516.00	501.33
28	500–550	502	455.00–481.00	467.39
38	550–600	577	425.00–441.00	433.14
6	600–650	619	400.00	400.00
5	700–750	721	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	424	495.00–502.50	499.67
4	450–500	471	460.00	460.00
30	500–550	528	422.50–457.50	438.90
34	600–650	626	372.00–379.00	373.70
11	650–700	676	350.00–363.00	357.22
4	750–800	757	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	586	415.00–430.00	421.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	395	555.00	555.00
44	400–450	435	537.50–559.00	541.43
4	450–500	475	505.00	505.00
15	500–550	525	502.50	502.50
3	550–600	580	451.00	451.00
18	600–650	644	410.00–424.00	413.32
7	900–950	920	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	367	590.00–630.00	606.61
19	400–450	416	565.00–575.00	568.83
55	450–500	481	520.00–537.50	528.12
85	500–550	510	527.50–542.50	536.67
109	550–600	576	470.00–495.00	480.08
53	600–650	632	430.00–458.00	450.13
12	650–700	663	401.00–405.00	402.64
23	700–750	716	398.00–413.00	409.41
98	850–900	880	330.00–364.25	352.18
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	512.50	512.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	575	457.00	457.00
226	1050–1100	1,084	302.50	302.50
13	1200–1250	1,222	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	542.50	542.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	534	492.50–508.00	498.84
9	550–600	582	460.00	460.00
4	600–650	648	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	512	507.00	507.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	527.50	527.50
8	550–600	557	447.50	447.50
5	600–650	626	410.00	410.00
7	700–750	714	340.00–345.00	343.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	510.00	510.00
2	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
5	550–600	565	432.50–442.50	438.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,036	140.00–156.00	147.83
9	—	1,043	160.00–182.00	169.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	181.00–184.00	182.21
6	—	1,541	170.00–180.00	174.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,281	173.00–181.00	177.22
11	—	1,210	164.00–173.50	168.08
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	175.00–187.00	181.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	245.00	245.00
2	—	1,778	230.50–238.00	234.30
3	—	1,643	204.50–218.00	213.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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