Sale reports / Missouri / Tina Livestock / 2024-12-09

Tina Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tina, Missouri · Mon, Dec 9
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3635
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,835 head
908 vs last sale 927 244 vs year ago 1,591 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
93 vs last sale 146 52 vs year ago 187 · +27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
23 vs last sale 35 10 vs year ago 2 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with some spots higher on the more attractive calves. Supply was moderate to good with good demand. Slaughter cattle sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $321.59/cwt on 310 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits 161.35 against this barn's trailing median of $482.94.
Average price
$321.59
310 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$27.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.38
vs MO average
2.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553326.351,805257
Medium and Large 1-2578298.481,72553
One grade step is worth $27.87/cwt here — about $80 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
525489453417median 482.9412/2202/1604/1306/0808/10
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 sale310 hd
321.59
MO average18 barns · 5,818 hd
319.21
+2.38
National average185 barns · 29,268 hd
324.35
−2.76
This barn, trailing median27 sales
482.94
−161.35
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,714154.932,65623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,565123.431,93135
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,239115.941,43759
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,041104.381,08633

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$1,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1-2700–750720234.76/cwt230.00–244.001,6906
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800759268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,0346
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700666288.55/cwt273.00–297.001,922109
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750747215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6063
SteersLarge 1-2Unweaned650–700663257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,7043
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820255.50/cwt255.50–255.502,0953
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890256.25/cwt256.25–256.252,28160
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750722270.23/cwt265.50–280.001,95134
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450416360.41/cwt335.00–397.001,49938
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400384340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3065
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350326375.02/cwt370.00–380.001,2236
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned550–600585252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4773
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600574263.50/cwt263.50–263.501,51213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550544265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,44214
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500491289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,4193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521285.52/cwt275.00–290.001,48818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned650–700671234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5705
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735226.95/cwt222.00–235.001,6688
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800762222.20/cwt210.00–236.001,69313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600562271.81/cwt259.00–277.001,52825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613249.28/cwt245.00–251.001,52826
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521253.57/cwt251.00–259.001,3219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725240.02/cwt238.00–241.001,7403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700684249.66/cwt243.00–253.001,70814
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350317427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,3553
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573322.39/cwt306.00–333.501,847141
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622300.65/cwt290.50–310.501,87089
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400386383.24/cwt375.00–396.001,47914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723258.70/cwt255.00–262.501,87019
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900895220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9692
SteersLarge 1-2750–800766244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8697
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476320.63/cwt310.00–327.501,52616
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529331.17/cwt314.00–342.001,752116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,4053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800757255.21/cwt240.00–259.001,93211
SteersLarge 1-2600–650642269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,72718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700682270.03/cwt260.00–281.001,84238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578298.48/cwt280.00–303.501,72553
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476338.45/cwt333.00–347.501,61127
SteersLarge 1-2Unweaned700–750725241.20/cwt240.50–242.001,74911
SteersLarge 1-2650–700666266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,7725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650639277.07/cwt273.00–282.001,7708
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400385378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,4553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600568287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6308
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700651268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7458
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650640245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5685
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550506293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,4834
BullsLarge 3600–650643118.00/cwt118.00–118.007593
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,521121.76/cwt114.00–126.501,85221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274105.24/cwt95.00–111.001,34114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227118.86/cwt112.00–124.001,45843
CowsLean 85-90%1,05698.82/cwt86.00–107.001,04413
CowsLean 85-90%1,036113.15/cwt106.00–122.501,17217
CowsLean 85-90%1,00078.80/cwt69.00–84.007883
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,613109.43/cwt107.00–112.001,7653
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,635130.43/cwt127.50–135.502,13311
Bulls1,443138.47/cwt125.50–148.001,9986
Bulls1,635169.09/cwt166.50–171.502,7652
Bulls1,833159.62/cwt151.00–165.002,92615
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035158.24/cwt129.00–191.001,63810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635244.88/cwt221.00–254.001,5558
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450436346.16/cwt345.00–352.001,5096
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700673254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7094
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700654269.20/cwt269.00–270.001,7615
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400352415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4615
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,5877
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450409361.22/cwt357.50–372.501,4774
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600566256.23/cwt241.00–267.001,45011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900857206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500492292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,4393
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950917180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750719213.80/cwt211.00–221.001,5377
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550518289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,4974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500496270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3394
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned650–700653246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6069
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450425312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3283
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350346395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3673
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500472335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5816
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578286.68/cwt278.50–291.001,657106
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800777245.75/cwt245.75–245.751,90970
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900852200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7043
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624265.57/cwt256.00–277.001,65757
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517301.89/cwt296.00–316.501,56157
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570251.96/cwt241.00–260.001,43629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400397315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2512
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725243.87/cwt242.00–245.001,76813
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372358.30/cwt351.00–365.001,33310
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467322.42/cwt317.00–330.001,50652
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431331.65/cwt315.00–345.001,42942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,8234
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450447280.01/cwt277.50–282.501,2526
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4035
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474301.33/cwt294.00–310.001,42828

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.