Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder calves under 550 pounds sold steady to 10.00 higher, feeders over 550 pounds trading steady. Slaughter cows and bulls trading mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.03/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −76.79 against this barn's trailing median of $482.82.

Average price

$406.03

81 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$55.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.21

vs MO average

+21.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	413.13	2,262	8thin
Medium and Large 1	542	408.72	2,214	68
Medium 1-2	593	358.00	2,123	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.13/cwt here — about $139 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

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 sale81 hd

406.03

—

MO average17 barns · 5,113 hd

388.82

+17.21

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+21.43

This barn, trailing median28 sales

482.82

−76.79

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	1,656	182.02	3,015	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	151.43	2,315	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	147.10	1,764	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	130.65	1,262	14

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	750–800	780	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,293	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	133.00/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,593	5
Bulls	—	—	1,596	179.93/cwt	171.50–183.00	2,872	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	157.97/cwt	157.50–159.00	2,543	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	152.55/cwt	150.00–154.50	2,331	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	147.50/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,748	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	449	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	448	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,274	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	731	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,361	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	593	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	409.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,804	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	314.15/cwt	312.00–316.00	2,265	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,223	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	308.50/cwt	306.00–312.50	1,931	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	615	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	559	356.40/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,184	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	428.68/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	418.50/cwt	418.50–418.50	1,980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,476	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,797	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	665	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	415.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,995	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,360	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	496	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	1,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	400.90/cwt	384.00–409.00	2,257	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	417.09/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,152	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	456	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	289.33/cwt	289.00–289.50	2,543	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	153.66/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,916	9
Bulls	—	—	2,110	197.67/cwt	195.00–200.00	4,171	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	110.97/cwt	91.00–120.00	1,093	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	143.97/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,394	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	129.38/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,234	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	144.36/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	444.63/cwt	430.00–468.00	1,872	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	377.33/cwt	351.00–386.00	2,358	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	463.24/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	316.00/cwt	315.25–330.00	2,272	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	374.24/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,096	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	437.62/cwt	432.50–450.00	2,114	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	321.73/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,982	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	403.17/cwt	393.00–426.00	1,927	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	431.09/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,841	16

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,365Last week 1,677Year ago 1,688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 145Year ago 181

Compared to last week, feeder calves under 550 pounds sold steady to 10.00 higher, feeders over 550 pounds trading steady. Slaughter cows and bulls trading mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	593	358.00	358.00
3	750–800	780	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	449	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	505	432.50	432.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	665	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	731	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	457.00	457.00
3	350–400	398	439.00	439.00
10	400–450	440	412.50	412.50
8	450–500	473	418.50	418.50
2	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
14	600–650	636	349.50	349.50
4	650–700	671	339.00	339.00
18	700–750	721	312.00–316.00	314.15
60	850–900	872	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	417.50	417.50
3	600–650	630	340.50	340.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	466.00	466.00
20	400–450	421	430.00–468.00	444.63
20	450–500	483	432.50–450.00	437.62
27	500–550	516	400.00–425.00	417.09
38	550–600	563	384.00–409.00	400.90
65	600–650	625	351.00–386.00	377.33
16	650–700	682	346.00	346.00
185	850–900	879	289.00–289.50	289.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	448	418.00	418.00
3	450–500	456	398.00	398.00
5	500–550	541	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	568	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	410.00–440.00	428.68
28	400–450	440	400.00–420.00	409.93
15	500–550	538	334.00	334.00
3	550–600	582	322.50	322.50
10	600–650	626	306.00–312.50	308.50
9	700–750	705	283.00	283.00
62	800–850	803	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	367	450.00–477.50	463.24
16	400–450	427	425.00–450.00	431.09
19	450–500	478	393.00–426.00	403.17
3	500–550	506	395.00	395.00
19	550–600	560	365.00–377.50	374.24
47	600–650	616	310.00–324.00	321.73
78	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
77	700–750	719	315.25–330.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	393.00	393.00
6	550–600	559	340.00–365.00	356.40
2	600–650	615	343.00	343.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	400.00–430.00	415.00
2	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	503	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	792	256.00	256.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,198	129.00–136.00	133.00
29	—	1,185	141.00–153.00	147.50
9	—	1,247	150.00–155.50	153.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	157.50–159.00	157.97
14	—	1,528	150.00–154.50	152.55
5	—	1,483	135.00–149.00	144.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	91.00–120.00	110.97
5	—	968	138.00–150.00	143.97
6	—	954	121.00–137.00	129.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,596	171.50–183.00	179.93
2	—	2,110	195.00–200.00	197.67

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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