Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300 - 500 lb steer calves sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher, and 550 - 650 lb steers trading 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 up to 20.00 higher on the 4-550 lb more attractive calves. Today's market showed good demand from buyers with a moderate supply. This weeks supply was made up of high quality attractive calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.03/cwt on 290 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −157.91 against this barn's trailing median of $482.94.

Average price

$325.03

290 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$67.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.75

vs MO average

+15.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	335.74	1,784	162
Medium and Large 1-2	570	317.20	1,808	112
Medium 2	539	278.00	1,498	5thin
Medium and Large 2	546	268.41	1,464	11thin

One grade step is worth $67.33/cwt here — about $320 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 sale290 hd

325.03

—

MO average19 barns · 3,455 hd

315.28

+9.75

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+15.32

This barn, trailing median27 sales

482.94

−157.91

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	—	Average	1,613	150.82	2,433	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	135.47	1,973	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	125.01	1,515	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	114.99	1,178	37

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	—	—	1,605	150.26/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,412	14
Bulls	—	—	1,361	130.85/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	293.09/cwt	284.00–298.00	1,556	20
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	539	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	4
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	3
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	780	246.59/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	291.80/cwt	283.50–302.00	1,815	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	296.88/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,565	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	364.58/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,557	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	398	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	328.23/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,385	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	324.23/cwt	320.00–328.50	1,751	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	349.94/cwt	346.00–360.00	1,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	363.00/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	285.18/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,443	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	293.26/cwt	286.00–311.00	1,428	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	265.46/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,558	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	315.14/cwt	297.00–319.10	1,840	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	273.28/cwt	272.50–274.50	1,858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	584	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	244.24/cwt	238.50–245.25	1,756	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	249.60/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,548	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	282.10/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,845	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	331.59/cwt	312.00–347.50	1,873	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	381.98/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,283	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	416.27/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	330.00/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,594	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	324.26/cwt	314.00–340.00	1,508	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	337.51/cwt	316.00–352.00	1,451	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	264.31/cwt	259.50–266.75	1,890	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	337.12/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,767	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	401.04/cwt	375.00–408.00	1,492	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	335.32/cwt	334.00–337.50	1,261	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	346.84/cwt	336.00–364.00	1,641	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	311.74/cwt	311.00–313.00	1,437	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	337.87/cwt	337.50–338.00	1,253	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	131.17/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,570	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	101.70/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,027	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	81.57/cwt	79.00–84.00	730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	168.37/cwt	165.00–172.50	3,095	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	106.10/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	122.68/cwt	112.00–127.50	1,487	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	130.32/cwt	127.50–135.50	1,321	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	116.71/cwt	108.00–127.00	1,215	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	130.28/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,902	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	139.37/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,026	20

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,435Last week 853Year ago 1,248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 101Year ago 242

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,605	143.00–159.00	150.26
4	—	1,361	127.00–135.00	130.85
5	—	1,838	165.00–172.50	168.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,197	128.00–135.50	131.17
2	—	1,330	103.00–109.00	106.10
26	—	1,212	112.00–127.50	122.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	93.00–104.00	101.70
2	—	895	79.00–84.00	81.57
6	—	1,014	127.50–135.50	130.32
24	—	1,041	108.00–127.00	116.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,460	124.00–136.00	130.28
20	—	1,454	136.00–144.00	139.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	398	383.00	383.00
7	500–550	524	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	539	278.00	278.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	780	245.00–248.00	246.59
3	850–900	855	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	539	267.50	267.50
4	550–600	557	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	297	405.00–420.00	416.27
7	300–350	336	375.00–405.00	381.98
16	350–400	372	375.00–408.00	401.04
45	400–450	427	340.00–375.00	364.58
56	450–500	473	336.00–364.00	346.84
126	500–550	524	325.00–347.00	337.12
29	550–600	565	312.00–347.50	331.59
76	600–650	622	283.50–302.00	291.80
30	650–700	654	279.00–286.00	282.10
11	700–750	715	259.50–266.75	264.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	360.00–365.00	363.00
10	350–400	379	346.00–360.00	349.94
10	400–450	422	315.00–334.00	328.23
25	450–500	483	325.00–338.00	330.00
36	500–550	540	320.00–328.50	324.23
70	550–600	584	297.00–319.10	315.14
17	650–700	680	272.50–274.50	273.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	584	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	371	337.50–338.00	337.87
16	450–500	461	311.00–313.00	311.74
20	500–550	531	284.00–298.00	293.09
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	237.00	237.00
4	650–700	680	236.50	236.50
3	700–750	747	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	306	365.00	365.00
16	350–400	376	334.00–337.50	335.32
53	400–450	430	316.00–352.00	337.51
65	450–500	465	314.00–340.00	324.26
76	500–550	527	289.00–310.00	296.88
7	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	312.50	312.50
36	450–500	487	286.00–311.00	293.26
20	500–550	506	282.00–286.00	285.18
35	550–600	587	256.00–272.00	265.46
33	600–650	620	247.00–253.00	249.60
20	700–750	719	238.50–245.25	244.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	457	325.00	325.00

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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