Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 25.00 higher with very good demand. Supply was moderate to good. There was a good supply of slaughter cows selling steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.60/cwt on 305 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −95.22 against this barn's trailing median of $482.82.

Average price

$387.60

305 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$87.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.14

vs MO average

+13.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	395.34	2,131	237
Large 1	578	382.50	2,211	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	363.16	2,013	50
Medium and Large 2	559	308.00	1,722	7thin

One grade step is worth $87.34/cwt here — about $409 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

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 sale305 hd

387.60

—

MO average13 barns · 3,438 hd

379.46

+8.14

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+13.17

This barn, trailing median28 sales

482.82

−95.22

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	1,582	176.95	2,799	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	153.29	2,193	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	146.44	1,793	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	131.64	1,330	40

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	—	1,704	181.94/cwt	171.00–191.50	3,100	4
Bulls	—	—	1,307	154.27/cwt	147.00–164.00	2,016	5
Bulls	—	—	1,803	200.32/cwt	195.50–205.50	3,612	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	149.20/cwt	147.50–150.00	2,251	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	154.74/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,171	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	81.53/cwt	70.00–87.50	907	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	136.53/cwt	125.50–147.00	1,368	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	113.90/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	437.99/cwt	434.00–443.00	1,415	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	324.61/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,902	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	310.42/cwt	293.50–320.00	1,887	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	395.26/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,700	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	425.04/cwt	412.50–436.00	1,590	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	447.81/cwt	440.00–457.50	1,429	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	345.44/cwt	342.50–354.00	2,297	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	353.71/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,864	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	381.63/cwt	362.50–394.50	1,790	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	354.85/cwt	342.00–366.00	2,214	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	388.59/cwt	376.00–400.00	2,199	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	441.31/cwt	408.00–470.00	2,065	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	401.24/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,102	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	435.32/cwt	412.50–460.00	1,841	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	335.20/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,088	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	393.17/cwt	382.00–420.00	1,632	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	318.21/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,785	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	367.98/cwt	365.00–378.00	1,741	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	448.38/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,695	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	505	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	300.08/cwt	294.00–306.00	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	652	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	626	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,784	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	370.29/cwt	354.00–377.50	1,988	14
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	816	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,252	8
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	797	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,271	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,210	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,517	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	816	245.47/cwt	243.00–249.00	2,003	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	922	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,240	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	578	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,211	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	390.58/cwt	388.00–391.00	2,054	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	415.98/cwt	394.00–431.00	1,938	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	439.72/cwt	411.00–457.50	1,842	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	445.76/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	320.64/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,853	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	376.11/cwt	374.00–381.00	2,170	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	295.82/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,849	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	695	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	531	371.84/cwt	371.50–373.00	1,974	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	532	353.10/cwt	342.00–356.00	1,878	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	652	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	592	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	524	335.54/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,758	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	352.69/cwt	344.50–363.00	2,077	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	410.66/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,573	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	331.87/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,277	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	303.49/cwt	301.00–306.00	2,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	315.82/cwt	310.50–319.00	1,822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	334.21/cwt	331.00–336.00	1,821	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	341.44/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	341.44/cwt	327.50–356.00	1,666	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	408.86/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,570	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,930	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	144.38/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,759	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	152.03/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,865	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	135.03/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,705	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,781Last week 779Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 57Year ago 101

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 25.00 higher with very good demand. Supply was moderate to good. There was a good supply of slaughter cows selling steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	171.00–191.50	181.94
5	—	1,307	147.00–164.00	154.27
4	—	1,803	195.50–205.50	200.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,509	147.50–150.00	149.20
17	—	1,403	151.00–159.00	154.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	70.00–87.50	81.53
34	—	1,002	125.50–147.00	136.53
1	—	1,060	151.00	151.00
2	—	975	105.00–121.00	113.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,218	137.00–149.00	144.38
15	—	1,227	149.00–155.00	152.03
3	—	1,263	134.00–136.00	135.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	434.00–443.00	437.99
60	350–400	374	412.50–436.00	425.04
48	400–450	430	380.00–415.00	395.26
107	450–500	469	362.50–394.50	381.63
72	500–550	527	342.50–370.00	353.71
20	550–600	586	320.00–332.50	324.61
24	600–650	608	293.50–320.00	310.42
4	650–700	653	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	415	382.00–420.00	393.17
26	450–500	473	365.00–378.00	367.98
4	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
23	550–600	561	317.00–321.00	318.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	294.00–306.00	300.08
7	650–700	690	276.50	276.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	524	328.00–337.00	335.54
12	600–650	626	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	652	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	816	243.00–249.00	245.47
4	900–950	922	243.00	243.00
2	1200–1250	1,210	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	578	315.00–330.00	320.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	715	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	384	405.00–410.00	408.86
10	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
43	450–500	488	327.50–356.00	341.44
65	500–550	545	331.00–336.00	334.21
9	550–600	577	310.50–319.00	315.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	319	440.00–457.50	447.81
35	350–400	378	440.00–460.00	448.38
63	400–450	423	412.50–460.00	435.32
77	450–500	468	408.00–470.00	441.31
136	500–550	524	385.00–425.00	401.24
67	550–600	566	376.00–400.00	388.59
64	600–650	624	342.00–366.00	354.85
25	650–700	665	342.50–354.00	345.44
9	700–750	703	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	378	440.00–450.00	445.76
17	400–450	419	411.00–457.50	439.72
20	450–500	466	394.00–431.00	415.98
21	500–550	526	388.00–391.00	390.58
15	600–650	623	335.00–336.00	335.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	362.00	362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	383	402.50–417.50	410.66
4	400–450	441	394.00	394.00
8	450–500	496	385.00	385.00
14	500–550	537	354.00–377.50	370.29
20	550–600	589	344.50–363.00	352.69
6	600–650	635	338.00–345.00	341.44
10	650–700	686	330.00–335.00	331.87
6	750–800	761	301.00–306.00	303.49
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	797	285.00	285.00
8	800–850	816	276.00	276.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	578	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	577	374.00–381.00	376.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	322.50	322.50
7	550–600	559	308.00	308.00
16	600–650	625	290.00–321.00	295.82
4	650–700	690	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	305.50	305.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	531	371.50–373.00	371.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	406	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	552	332.50	332.50
8	600–650	626	322.00	322.00
3	650–700	651	296.50	296.50
9	750–800	780	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
14	500–550	532	342.00–356.00	353.10
4	550–600	592	324.00	324.00
4	650–700	652	308.00	308.00

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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