Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate to good, with high demand from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.25/cwt on 212 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −177.69 against this barn's trailing median of $482.94.

Average price

$305.25

212 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$802

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$135.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.19

vs MO average

+0.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	316.89	1,712	156
Medium and Large 1-2	587	284.60	1,670	44
Medium and Large 2	595	270.00	1,607	4thin
Medium 2	507	257.00	1,303	3thin
Large 3	503	181.00	910	5thin

One grade step is worth $135.89/cwt here — about $802 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 sale212 hd

305.25

—

MO average15 barns · 2,697 hd

301.06

+4.19

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

+0.86

This barn, trailing median27 sales

482.94

−177.69

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	1,745	152.44	2,660	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	133.93	1,880	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	124.64	1,559	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	108.43	1,099	22

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Large 2	650–700	689	253.41/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,746	7
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	581	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,482	22
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	438	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,051	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	135.47/cwt	133.50–138.00	1,926	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	702	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,481	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,714	5
Steers	Large 3	500–550	503	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	910	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	124.64/cwt	115.00–131.50	1,559	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	131.70/cwt	130.50–133.00	1,815	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	114.14/cwt	108.50–123.00	1,146	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	132.68/cwt	131.50–133.50	1,409	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	96.02/cwt	82.00–105.00	968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	290.43/cwt	287.50–291.00	1,824	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	255.83/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	226.98/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	356	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,052	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	332.90/cwt	318.00–362.50	1,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	237.85/cwt	237.85–237.85	2,055	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	257.16/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,466	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	284.02/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,679	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	276.75/cwt	276.00–277.00	1,445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	240.33/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	275.09/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,276	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	252.73/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,853	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	433	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,295	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	587	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	660	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	492	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	307.08/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,299	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	250.08/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,926	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	307.98/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,404	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	272.46/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,787	12
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	507	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	478	254.87/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,218	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	324.26/cwt	307.00–334.00	1,706	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	285.60/cwt	281.00–293.50	1,517	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	269.39/cwt	260.00–273.25	1,961	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	507	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,475	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,901	4
Bulls	—	—	1,856	152.55/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,831	6
Bulls	—	—	1,432	142.15/cwt	137.00–145.50	2,036	3
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	907	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,104	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	893	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,831	4
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,821	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	245.03/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	223.84/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	305.35/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,744	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	352.15/cwt	347.50–382.50	1,148	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	294.26/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,365	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	329.25/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,399	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	273.88/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	347.01/cwt	334.00–377.50	1,305	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	330.75/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,871	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	259.51/cwt	253.50–264.50	1,752	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	324.72/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,536	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	254.68/cwt	244.00–257.50	1,632	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	332.01/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,225	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	313.19/cwt	301.00–326.00	1,328	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,647	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,705Last week 743Year ago 1,725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 330Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 35Year ago 17

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate to good, with high demand from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	689	247.00–256.00	253.41
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	507	257.00	257.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	680	252.00	252.00
11	750–800	765	238.00	238.00
30	900–950	907	232.00	232.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	326	347.50–382.50	352.15
32	350–400	376	334.00–377.50	347.01
37	400–450	425	320.00–336.00	329.25
20	450–500	473	320.00–330.00	324.72
99	500–550	526	307.00–334.00	324.26
52	550–600	571	299.00–311.00	305.35
24	600–650	628	287.50–291.00	290.43
70	700–750	728	260.00–273.25	269.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	356	315.00	315.00
7	400–450	433	299.00	299.00
3	650–700	660	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	423	300.00–312.00	307.08
8	450–500	456	301.00–309.00	307.98
3	500–550	527	292.50	292.50
41	550–600	591	276.00–291.00	284.02
5	600–650	643	275.00	275.00
12	650–700	656	260.00–276.00	272.46
14	700–750	733	240.00–259.00	252.73
112	750–800	770	240.00–255.00	250.08
3	800–850	833	216.00	216.00
31	850–900	864	237.85	237.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	507	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	478	230.00–265.00	254.87
22	550–600	581	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	702	211.00	211.00
4	850–900	893	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	342	307.50	307.50
3	400–450	431	278.00	278.00
17	450–500	464	265.00–283.00	275.09
8	500–550	522	276.00–277.00	276.75
41	550–600	570	240.00–267.00	257.16
8	600–650	629	236.00–243.00	240.33
5	650–700	676	221.00–231.00	226.98
5	700–750	721	221.00–228.00	223.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	345	330.00–333.00	330.75
22	350–400	369	317.50–342.50	332.01
29	400–450	424	301.00–326.00	313.19
65	450–500	464	289.00–299.00	294.26
43	500–550	531	281.00–293.50	285.60
8	550–600	571	273.50	273.50
14	600–650	641	244.00–257.50	254.68
169	650–700	675	253.50–264.50	259.51
3	700–750	707	233.00	233.00
4	750–800	750	229.00	229.00
35	800–850	819	228.50	228.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	315.00	315.00
7	350–400	374	318.00–362.50	332.90
6	500–550	526	268.00–280.00	273.88
5	550–600	568	241.00–251.00	245.03
5	600–650	627	255.00–257.00	255.83
4	800–850	801	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	587	276.00	276.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,422	133.50–138.00	135.47
9	—	1,378	130.50–133.00	131.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,251	115.00–131.50	124.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,004	108.50–123.00	114.14
3	—	1,062	131.50–133.50	132.68
10	—	1,008	82.00–105.00	96.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,813	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,856	146.00–158.00	152.55
3	—	1,432	137.00–145.50	142.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	2,375.00	2,375.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tina Livestock Market Cattle Auction - Tina, MO

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