Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder sold with higher undertones on a light with most feeders selling in small groups and packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.57/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −70.24 against this barn's trailing median of $482.82.

Average price

$412.57

42 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$32.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

vs MO average

+22.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	414.89	2,277	39
Large 1-2	583	382.50	2,230	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.39/cwt here — about $47 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 sale42 hd

412.57

—

MO average10 barns · 1,078 hd

408.29

+4.28

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+22.55

This barn, trailing median28 sales

482.82

−70.24

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	1,743	210.93	3,676	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	175.35	2,767	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	162.13	2,044	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	144.89	1,589	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,713	208.02/cwt	201.00–217.50	3,563	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	4,262	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	168.21/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,971	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	177.37/cwt	175.50–181.00	2,338	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	146.03/cwt	137.00–157.00	1,893	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	171.94/cwt	165.50–178.00	2,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	439.37/cwt	431.00–445.00	2,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	351.17/cwt	331.00–370.00	1,903	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	412.20/cwt	401.00–417.50	2,325	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	417.00/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,223	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,342	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,973	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	552	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,987	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	331.37/cwt	324.00–352.50	2,071	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	657	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,293	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,530	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	575	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,375	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,219	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	358.01/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,643	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	2,866	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	148.69/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,543	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	134.34/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,545	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	583	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,230	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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 1,105Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 71Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder sold with higher undertones on a light with most feeders selling in small groups and packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher with very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,713	201.00–217.50	208.02
1	—	1,890	225.50	225.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,172	162.00–173.00	168.21
5	—	1,318	175.50–181.00	177.37
7	—	1,296	137.00–157.00	146.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	165.50–178.00	171.94
1	—	1,545	185.50	185.50
1	—	1,660	172.00	172.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	145.00–154.00	148.69
2	—	1,105	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,150	126.00–142.00	134.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	465	431.00–445.00	439.37
21	500–550	533	400.00–425.00	417.00
13	550–600	564	401.00–417.50	412.20
24	650–700	669	350.00	350.00
4	750–800	778	323.00	323.00
9	800–850	822	315.00	315.00
2	850–900	860	312.00	312.00
120	900–950	938	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	491	467.00	467.00
15	600–650	601	421.00	421.00
4	700–750	748	345.50	345.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	575	413.00	413.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	700	317.00	317.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	496	400.00	400.00
15	500–550	542	331.00–370.00	351.17
5	550–600	598	330.00	330.00
21	600–650	625	324.00–352.50	331.37
4	650–700	683	313.00	313.00
8	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	552	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	657	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	459	352.50–360.00	358.01
2	750–800	777	260.50	260.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	387.50	387.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	516	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	576	366.00	366.00

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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