Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: TLA will hold the monthly Replacement Cow, Cow/Calf pairs, Bred Heifers and Breeding bull sale on Friday night December 27th @ 6:00pm

No Monday Feeder sale until January 6th, 2025

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Several pot loads of yearlings were in the offering today. 76 Blk steers 718@285.50, 712# steers @ 279.00. 70 Blk Hfrs 730#@ 259.75. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate to good with demand being very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.81/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −155.13 against this barn's trailing median of $482.94.

Average price

$327.81

170 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$51.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.63

vs MO average

+1.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	331.65	1,862	147
Medium and Large 1-2	568	306.71	1,743	20
Medium and Large 2	573	280.50	1,607	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.15/cwt here — about $255 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 sale170 hd

327.81

—

MO average16 barns · 3,774 hd

316.18

+11.63

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+1.18

This barn, trailing median27 sales

482.94

−155.13

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	1,803	145.44	2,622	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	120.61	1,774	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	116.46	1,460	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	100.68	1,051	17

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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$1,550	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,805	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,735	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,195	$164	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1Unweaned	400–450	429	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	248.80/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,694	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	294.17/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,683	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	392	406.29/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,868	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,835	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,114	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	328.66/cwt	328.00–332.50	1,578	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	306.56/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,793	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	347.68/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	283.95/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,905	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	303.03/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,852	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	424.52/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,452	5
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	863	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	362.93/cwt	342.50–382.50	1,357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,916	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	381.85/cwt	359.00–402.00	1,588	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	266.48/cwt	265.50–267.50	1,932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	283.64/cwt	279.00–285.50	2,031	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,342	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,217	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	689	264.54/cwt	260.50–267.00	1,823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	304.62/cwt	291.00–312.50	1,867	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	306.98/cwt	303.00–312.50	1,648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	327.68/cwt	315.00–348.00	1,891	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	406.99/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,526	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	2,296	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	352.24/cwt	342.00–363.00	1,680	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	292.50/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	325.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,549	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	338.08/cwt	331.00–343.00	1,782	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	303.13/cwt	289.00–312.00	1,582	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,536	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	71.73/cwt	60.00–78.00	727	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,634	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	119.82/cwt	112.00–125.50	1,481	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	93.48/cwt	87.50–104.00	916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	110.54/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,183	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	106.90/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,844	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	129.38/cwt	127.50–131.50	1,889	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	101.18/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,314	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	120.51/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,743	29
Bulls	—	—	1,803	145.44/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,622	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,804.75/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,221	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,399	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	164.00/head	164.00–164.00	164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	602	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Large 2Fleshy	850–900	871	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	292.99/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,676	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	343.02/cwt	337.00–354.00	1,472	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,896	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	322.49/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,354	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	248.50/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	671	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	334.61/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,566	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	273.30/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,700	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	315.69/cwt	303.00–319.00	1,667	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	261.13/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,804	163
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	557	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	287.22/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	258.99/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	291.18/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,968	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	263.34/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,306	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	922	220.75/cwt	220.75–220.75	2,035	4

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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,866Last week 1,835Year ago 1,805

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 239Year ago 287

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 0

Special Note: TLA will hold the monthly Replacement Cow, Cow/Calf pairs, Bred Heifers and Breeding bull sale on Friday night December 27th @ 6:00pm

No Monday Feeder sale until January 6th, 2025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	387.50	387.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	332.50	332.50
18	550–600	572	294.00–295.00	294.17
3	600–650	626	275.00	275.00
15	650–700	681	241.00–253.00	248.80
4	750–800	758	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	410.00	410.00
8	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	392	395.00–417.50	406.29
7	450–500	472	335.00–357.50	347.68
15	500–550	543	344.00	344.00
16	550–600	556	330.00	330.00
18	600–650	611	300.00–311.00	303.03
84	650–700	663	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	342.50–382.50	362.93
9	400–450	442	347.50	347.50
25	450–500	480	328.00–332.50	328.66
7	500–550	537	303.00–312.50	306.98
13	550–600	585	305.00–307.00	306.56
6	600–650	630	289.50	289.50
31	650–700	671	275.00–287.50	283.95
6	700–750	725	265.50–267.50	266.48
20	800–850	834	253.50	253.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	422.50–425.00	424.52
17	350–400	375	395.00–425.00	406.99
34	400–450	416	359.00–402.00	381.85
33	450–500	477	342.00–363.00	352.24
29	500–550	527	331.00–343.00	338.08
87	550–600	577	315.00–348.00	327.68
42	600–650	613	291.00–312.50	304.62
67	650–700	676	288.00–296.00	291.18
107	700–750	716	279.00–285.50	283.64
60	850–900	861	257.50	257.50
62	900–950	942	243.75	243.75
58	950–1000	956	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	863	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	689	260.50–267.00	264.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	280.50	280.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	420	315.00–325.00	322.49
8	450–500	475	280.00–310.00	292.50
13	500–550	528	281.00–291.00	287.22
3	550–600	557	282.50	282.50
9	600–650	625	261.00–265.00	263.34
163	650–700	691	251.00–262.00	261.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	476	320.00–330.00	325.33
32	500–550	522	289.00–312.00	303.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	602	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	871	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	377.50	377.50
3	350–400	355	352.50	352.50
12	400–450	429	337.00–354.00	343.02
67	450–500	468	325.00–345.00	334.61
60	500–550	528	303.00–319.00	315.69
54	550–600	572	284.00–300.00	292.99
40	600–650	622	266.00–275.00	273.30
70	700–750	730	259.75	259.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	591	255.00–263.00	258.99
6	650–700	662	248.00–249.00	248.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	273.00	273.00
5	650–700	671	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	922	220.75	220.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	60.00–78.00	71.73
3	—	980	87.50–104.00	93.48
11	—	1,070	105.00–120.00	110.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	127.00	127.00
27	—	1,236	112.00–125.50	119.82
8	—	1,299	95.00–108.00	101.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	100.00–111.00	106.90
5	—	1,460	127.50–131.50	129.38
29	—	1,446	114.00–126.00	120.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	144.00–147.00	145.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,804.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,221	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,735.00	1,735.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	148.00	148.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	164.00	164.00

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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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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