Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: TLA will hold its monthly replacement bred cows, cow/calf pairs and bred heifer sale, Friday evening February 28th, at 6:00 pm

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $336.58/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −146.24 against this barn's trailing median of $482.82.

Average price

$336.58

119 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$9.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.18

vs MO average

−11.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	339.23	1,884	85
Medium and Large 1-2	550	329.94	1,816	34

One grade step is worth $9.30/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.74, low $431.11, median $482.82 across 28 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 sale119 hd

336.58

—

MO average3 barns · 663 hd

341.76

−5.18

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−11.66

This barn, trailing median28 sales

482.82

−146.24

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	1,830	173.85	3,181	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	148.74	2,164	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	140.37	1,729	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	124.85	1,262	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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,592	$2,285	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,152	$2,249	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	351.89/cwt	344.00–353.00	1,805	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	331.59/cwt	330.25–345.00	1,927	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	326.53/cwt	324.00–331.00	1,737	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,923	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,177	74
Steers	Large 2	850–900	885	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	315.47/cwt	299.00–319.50	2,085	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	273.71/cwt	268.50–279.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,521	10
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	840	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	396.09/cwt	379.00–415.00	1,687	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	314.65/cwt	309.00–322.00	1,831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	398.26/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	290.84/cwt	288.50–300.00	2,094	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,027	6
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,358	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	335.44/cwt	323.00–342.50	1,808	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	320.39/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,034	49
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	788	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	271.26/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,544	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	354.04/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,444	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	515	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,731	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	109.59/cwt	99.00–116.50	1,130	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	131.10/cwt	121.00–142.00	1,304	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	151.77/cwt	148.50–155.00	2,217	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	142.07/cwt	134.00–147.50	2,049	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,472	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	135.81/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,717	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	147.94/cwt	146.50–149.50	1,627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	149.65/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,758	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	178.15/cwt	176.50–179.00	3,387	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,430	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	3,168	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,592	2,285.00/head	2,285.00–2,285.00	2,285	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	2,249.06/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	346.74/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,488	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	301.54/cwt	296.00–309.00	1,722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	286.83/cwt	280.25–298.50	1,764	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,953	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	327.76/cwt	319.00–331.00	1,577	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	679	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	316.69/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	304.88/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,579	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	275.57/cwt	264.00–277.50	1,877	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,328	6

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 Feb 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,223Last week 1,994Year ago 805

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 186Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 0

Note: TLA will hold its monthly replacement bred cows, cow/calf pairs and bred heifer sale, Friday evening February 28th, at 6:00 pm

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	395.00–400.00	398.26
33	400–450	426	379.00–415.00	396.09
32	500–550	513	344.00–353.00	351.89
53	550–600	581	330.25–345.00	331.59
49	600–650	635	312.50–325.00	320.39
49	650–700	661	299.00–319.50	315.47
52	700–750	720	288.50–300.00	290.84
74	750–800	776	280.50	280.50
62	850–900	888	265.50	265.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	885	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	539	323.00–342.50	335.44
9	550–600	582	309.00–322.00	314.65
6	700–750	724	271.00	271.00
6	750–800	758	265.00–270.00	267.48
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	788	258.50	258.50
3	800–850	840	258.00	258.00
4	850–900	860	249.50	249.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	679	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
38	400–450	429	335.00–359.00	346.74
49	450–500	481	319.00–331.00	327.76
14	500–550	532	324.00–331.00	326.53
7	550–600	571	296.00–309.00	301.54
49	600–650	615	280.25–298.50	286.83
11	700–750	727	264.50	264.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	542	264.00	264.00
6	550–600	588	268.50–279.00	273.71
6	650–700	681	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	358.00	358.00
9	400–450	419	315.00–317.50	316.69
10	450–500	498	305.50	305.50
18	500–550	518	290.00–315.00	304.88
95	650–700	681	264.00–277.50	275.57
77	750–800	766	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	380.00	380.00
8	400–450	408	352.00–360.00	354.04
11	450–500	478	323.00	323.00
6	500–550	546	293.00	293.00
7	600–650	639	269.00–273.00	271.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	332.50	332.50
3	600–650	616	281.00	281.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	99.00–116.50	109.59
14	—	995	121.00–142.00	131.10
2	—	1,100	146.50–149.50	147.94
1	—	955	67.50	67.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,461	148.50–155.00	151.77
5	—	1,442	134.00–147.50	142.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	115.00	115.00
25	—	1,264	126.00–144.00	135.81
15	—	1,175	145.00–157.50	149.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,901	176.50–179.00	178.15
1	—	1,620	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,755	180.50	180.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,592	2,285.00	2,285.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,249.06

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

Feeder Cattle

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