Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Supply was light to moderate and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.50/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −150.68 against this barn's trailing median of $433.18.

Average price

$282.50

71 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs MO average

+15.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	288.48	1,511	41
Medium and Large 1-2	538	274.33	1,477	30

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about $34 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $461.89, low $384.72, median $433.18 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 sale71 hd

282.50

—

MO average16 barns · 2,497 hd

277.30

+5.19

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

+15.63

This barn, trailing median27 sales

433.18

−150.68

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	—	Low	1,668	139.64	2,329	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	132.04	1,878	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	123.80	1,534	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	116.83	1,225	15

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	286.55/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,303	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	338.94/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,617	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	339.97/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,278	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	241.35/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,513	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	372	374.03/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,325	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	329.87/cwt	315.00–339.00	1,732	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	299.20/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,418	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	357.19/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,500	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	257.25/cwt	257.25–257.25	1,682	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	291.75/cwt	291.00–292.00	1,783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	318.57/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,386	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,658	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	313	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	626	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	289.88/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,502	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	809	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	132.04/cwt	128.00–137.50	1,878	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,529	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	123.40/cwt	103.00–129.00	1,534	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	119.25/cwt	103.00–134.00	1,257	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	319.08/cwt	318.00–321.00	1,777	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	337	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	456	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,614	8
Bulls	—	—	1,740	151.79/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	285.75/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	371.41/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	323.40/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	311.33/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	278.83/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,481	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	272.18/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,282	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	242.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	550	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	281	371.29/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	315.20/cwt	308.00–328.00	1,507	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	283.32/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,615	14

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 Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 2,534Year ago 1,261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 248Year ago 75

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Supply was light to moderate and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	365.00–400.00	371.41
3	350–400	385	342.50	342.50
9	400–450	445	347.00	347.00
18	450–500	478	308.00–328.00	315.20
2	500–550	507	285.00	285.00
14	550–600	570	277.00–290.00	283.32
3	650–700	691	239.00	239.00
3	700–750	720	214.00	214.00
3	750–800	776	211.00	211.00
7	800–850	832	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	335.00	335.00
12	450–500	473	320.00–325.00	323.40
9	500–550	546	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	569	284.00–289.00	286.55
4	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
4	700–750	738	245.00–250.00	247.49
6	750–800	793	240.00–244.00	242.01
3	850–900	872	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	385.00	385.00
33	400–450	420	340.00–362.50	357.19
27	450–500	477	332.00–350.00	338.94
46	500–550	525	315.00–339.00	329.87
17	550–600	557	318.00–321.00	319.08
8	600–650	611	291.00–292.00	291.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	372.50–375.00	374.03
3	400–450	425	347.50	347.50
8	450–500	456	354.00	354.00
5	500–550	523	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	264.00	264.00
3	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	370.00–375.00	371.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	347.50	347.50
16	350–400	387	342.50	342.50
5	450–500	480	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	301	335.00	335.00
15	350–400	376	330.00–347.50	339.97
33	400–450	435	311.00–325.00	318.57
34	450–500	474	287.00–315.00	299.20
37	500–550	518	286.00–292.50	289.88
4	550–600	577	275.50	275.50
3	600–650	608	255.00	255.00
15	650–700	654	257.25	257.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	368	310.00–315.00	311.33
4	400–450	440	285.00–286.00	285.75
21	450–500	471	260.00–285.00	272.18
22	500–550	531	262.00–285.00	278.83
5	550–600	564	265.50	265.50
11	600–650	627	240.00–244.00	241.35
3	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	355	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	439	247.00	247.00
2	750–800	752	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	256.00	256.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	83.00	83.00
14	—	1,054	103.00–134.00	119.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,422	128.00–137.50	132.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	133.50	133.50
24	—	1,243	103.00–129.00	123.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,740	148.00–155.00	151.79
1	—	1,950	139.00	139.00

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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