Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to firm with a moderate offering in the ring today. Demand from buyers was moderate. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.69/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −169.25 against this barn's trailing median of $482.94.

Average price

$313.69

82 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$54.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

vs MO average

+2.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	322.79	1,735	64
Medium and Large 1-2	569	286.46	1,630	13thin
Medium and Large 2	566	268.00	1,517	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.79/cwt here — about $218 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.

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 sale82 hd

313.69

—

MO average16 barns · 1,760 hd

312.29

+1.40

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+2.93

This barn, trailing median27 sales

482.94

−169.25

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	1,581	152.33	2,409	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	142.91	1,980	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	130.47	1,647	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	123.41	1,314	18

Every lot, as filed

58 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	700–750	709	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	271.52/cwt	267.50–282.00	1,572	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	339.38/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,239	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,352	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	241.00/cwt	240.50–242.00	1,767	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,458	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	242.95/cwt	242.75–244.00	2,038	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	295.02/cwt	277.00–312.00	1,401	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	299.99/cwt	298.00–303.00	1,839	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	303.08/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,424	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	518	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,266	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	340.05/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,098	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,468	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	339.52/cwt	335.00–342.50	961	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	320.76/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,812	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	290.61/cwt	280.00–299.50	1,517	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	123.55/cwt	109.00–136.00	1,317	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	91.68/cwt	84.00–99.00	883	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	143.98/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,620	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	143.40/cwt	138.50–150.00	1,983	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,931	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	130.47/cwt	116.00–140.50	1,647	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	324.82/cwt	317.50–333.00	1,657	32
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,165	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,079	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,759	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,268	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,965	4
Bulls	—	—	1,598	158.95/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,540	4
Bulls	—	—	1,572	148.54/cwt	138.00–154.50	2,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	314.31/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,330	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	245.10/cwt	245.10–245.10	1,922	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	330.49/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,543	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	377.16/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,196	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	277.41/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	314.31/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	572	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,520	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	252.50/cwt	249.00–257.50	1,611	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,601	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,546	3

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 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 975Last week 850Year ago 1,331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 165Year ago 170

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to firm with a moderate offering in the ring today. Demand from buyers was moderate. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
9	350–400	392	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	440	322.50	322.50
13	450–500	475	277.00–312.00	295.02
4	500–550	531	283.00	283.00
13	550–600	582	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	678	228.00	228.00
5	700–750	709	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,079	163.00	163.00
4	1250–1300	1,268	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	283	335.00–342.50	339.52
19	300–350	323	320.00–344.00	340.05
22	350–400	365	332.50–342.50	339.38
50	400–450	423	290.00–325.00	314.31
35	450–500	470	285.00–310.00	303.08
11	500–550	522	280.00–299.50	290.61
29	550–600	579	267.50–282.00	271.52
12	600–650	638	249.00–257.50	252.50
17	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
41	700–750	733	240.50–242.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	396	294.00	294.00
5	400–450	430	272.50–285.00	277.41
3	450–500	450	289.00	289.00
11	550–600	596	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	620	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	239.00	239.00
3	550–600	555	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	352.50	352.50
2	350–400	377	317.50	317.50
2	400–450	412	317.50	317.50
7	450–500	475	310.00–320.00	314.31
3	500–550	543	301.00	301.00
3	550–600	588	294.00	294.00
12	650–700	676	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	317	355.00–385.00	377.16
22	350–400	368	344.00	344.00
20	400–450	432	337.50	337.50
77	450–500	467	325.00–332.00	330.49
32	500–550	510	317.50–333.00	324.82
32	550–600	565	316.00–326.00	320.76
27	600–650	613	298.00–303.00	299.99
43	750–800	784	245.10	245.10
62	800–850	839	242.75–244.00	242.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	405	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	566	268.00	268.00
5	650–700	693	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	572	277.00	277.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,066	109.00–136.00	123.55
2	—	963	84.00–99.00	91.68
3	—	1,125	143.50–145.00	143.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,383	138.50–150.00	143.40
1	—	1,430	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,262	116.00–140.50	130.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,598	157.00–161.00	158.95
7	—	1,572	138.00–154.50	148.54

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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