Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Except for a few loads most of the offering was small packages. Slaughter cow and bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.07/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −93.74 against this barn's trailing median of $482.82.

Average price

$389.07

115 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$19.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

vs MO average

+11.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	395.57	2,186	76
Medium and Large 1-2	547	376.42	2,059	39

One grade step is worth $19.14/cwt here — about $127 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 sale115 hd

389.07

—

MO average16 barns · 4,185 hd

384.76

+4.32

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+11.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

482.82

−93.74

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	1,716	187.55	3,218	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	154.40	2,328	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	150.48	1,860	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	130.62	1,272	14

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	326.75/cwt	326.75–326.75	2,111	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	442.53/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	472.05/cwt	471.00–473.00	1,520	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	411.64/cwt	401.00–425.00	2,145	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,668	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	372.16/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,738	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	417.50/cwt	411.00–420.00	1,791	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	438.93/cwt	431.00–443.00	2,094	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	380.53/cwt	376.00–387.00	2,302	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	354.49/cwt	354.00–359.00	2,343	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	331.49/cwt	317.50–337.00	1,880	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	391.14/cwt	385.50–409.00	2,218	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	380.87/cwt	367.00–412.50	2,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	280.60/cwt	279.00–286.50	1,936	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	2,261	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	163.06/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,426	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	147.84/cwt	146.00–149.50	2,169	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	125.73/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,282	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	138.69/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,362	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	109.66/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,648	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	314.92/cwt	311.00–319.00	2,293	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	348.61/cwt	334.00–360.00	1,830	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	288.50/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,662	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	437.99/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	701	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	364.19/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,058	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	337.52/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	441	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	563	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	552	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,095	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	431.59/cwt	431.00–432.50	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	274.58/cwt	268.00–275.75	2,013	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,216	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	419.86/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,789	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	410.31/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,900	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	154.52/cwt	150.50–159.00	2,343	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	142.22/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,655	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	156.25/cwt	155.00–158.50	2,005	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	151.39/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,885	28
Bulls	—	—	1,683	183.10/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,082	8
Bulls	—	—	1,848	205.36/cwt	200.50–210.00	3,795	2

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,275Last week 1,365Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 165Year ago 190

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Except for a few loads most of the offering was small packages. Slaughter cow and bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	435.00–440.00	437.99
13	350–400	382	435.00	435.00
25	400–450	429	411.00–420.00	417.50
15	450–500	467	360.00–390.00	372.16
35	500–550	525	334.00–360.00	348.61
18	550–600	567	317.50–337.00	331.49
71	600–650	646	326.75	326.75
10	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
3	900–950	903	243.50	243.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	436	392.50	392.50
11	450–500	483	330.00–351.00	337.52
3	550–600	588	331.00	331.00
14	650–700	690	279.00–286.50	280.60
20	700–750	733	268.00–275.75	274.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	536	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	701	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	563	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	471.00–473.00	472.05
6	350–400	378	460.00	460.00
7	400–450	417	437.50–450.00	442.53
63	450–500	477	431.00–443.00	438.93
18	500–550	521	401.00–425.00	411.64
47	550–600	567	385.50–409.00	391.14
19	600–650	605	376.00–387.00	380.53
72	650–700	661	354.00–359.00	354.49
14	700–750	728	311.00–319.00	314.92
7	850–900	854	284.00	284.00
64	900–950	929	285.00	285.00
43	950–1000	963	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	543	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	431.00–432.50	431.59
33	400–450	426	415.00–430.00	419.86
27	450–500	463	360.00–425.00	410.31
13	500–550	528	367.00–412.50	380.87
9	550–600	565	360.00–367.50	364.19
23	600–650	629	359.50	359.50
9	650–700	686	331.50	331.50
11	700–750	729	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	610	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	441	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	552	379.50	379.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	436	409.00	409.00
9	450–500	460	407.50	407.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	571	347.50	347.50
6	650–700	676	275.00–302.50	288.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	161.00–165.00	163.06
3	—	1,467	146.00–149.50	147.84
20	—	1,516	150.50–159.00	154.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	120.00–132.50	125.73
9	—	982	130.00–144.50	138.69
3	—	918	107.00–113.00	109.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,164	137.00–145.50	142.22
7	—	1,283	155.00–158.50	156.25
28	—	1,245	143.00–155.00	151.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,683	174.00–190.00	183.10
2	—	1,848	200.50–210.00	205.36

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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