Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers trading mostly 15.00-30.00 higher, with the 550-599 pound steers trading 30.00 higher, 650-699 pound steers 15.00 higher, and 700-750 pound steers 10.00 higher on a lighter test. Moving onto the heifers, steady to 25.00 higher on well tested weights, 450-499 pound heifers trading 20.00 higher, 500-550 pound heifers 25.00 higher, and over 600 pound heifers trading steady. Slaughter cows trading 3.00-5.00 higher, with no good comparison a light test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $443.72/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −39.22 against this barn's trailing median of $482.94.

Average price

$443.72

177 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$561

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

$107.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.52

vs MO average

−0.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	463.86	2,653	99
Medium and Large 1-2	539	428.37	2,309	67
Medium and Large 2	588	355.91	2,093	11thin

One grade step is worth $107.95/cwt here — about $561 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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.74, low $431.11, median $482.94 across 27 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 sale177 hd

443.72

—

MO average17 barns · 4,454 hd

425.19

+18.52

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−0.38

This barn, trailing median27 sales

482.94

−39.22

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	—	Low	1,677	182.15	3,054	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	163.04	2,537	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	153.91	1,984	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	140.69	1,568	11

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,645	173.33/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,851	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	153.48/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,922	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	142.40/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,938	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	161.01/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,063	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	163.04/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,537	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	139.96/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	411.85/cwt	374.00–437.50	1,944	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	332.61/cwt	329.00–338.00	2,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	430.28/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,242	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,029	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	690	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,215	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	359.65/cwt	340.00–368.00	2,402	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	424.46/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,445	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	443.46/cwt	435.00–447.00	2,182	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	399.75/cwt	380.00–412.00	2,127	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	528	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,191	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	483.51/cwt	450.00–488.00	2,630	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	355.53/cwt	354.00–363.00	2,905	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	430	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	348.66/cwt	346.00–356.00	2,329	22
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	12
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	642	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,253	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	523	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,040	15
Bulls	—	—	1,698	188.03/cwt	181.50–192.50	3,193	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	124.04/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,253	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	151.11/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	401.68/cwt	393.00–405.00	2,515	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	355.91/cwt	353.00–364.00	2,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	371.03/cwt	364.00–416.00	1,818	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,295	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	448.94/cwt	448.00–450.00	2,137	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	373.97/cwt	371.00–376.00	2,767	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	456.86/cwt	445.00–472.00	2,659	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	416.47/cwt	414.00–418.00	2,615	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	358.15/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,747	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	430.62/cwt	427.00–437.00	2,196	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,041	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	371.68/cwt	365.00–379.50	2,316	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,553	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	481.33/cwt	463.00–510.00	2,320	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	386.88/cwt	374.00–401.00	2,611	82

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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,525Last week 1,923Year ago 1,866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 178Year ago 140

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	168.00–178.00	173.33
3	—	1,698	181.50–192.50	188.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,252	148.00–157.50	153.48
7	—	1,361	135.00–145.00	142.40
12	—	1,281	158.00–165.00	161.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,556	158.00–168.00	163.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	134.00–143.00	139.96
3	—	1,010	122.00–125.00	124.04
5	—	1,127	145.00–157.00	151.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	425.00	425.00
23	450–500	472	374.00–437.50	411.85
23	500–550	532	380.00–412.00	399.75
5	600–650	646	329.00–338.00	332.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	432.50	432.50
6	400–450	423	480.00	480.00
23	450–500	492	435.00–447.00	443.46
58	500–550	510	427.00–437.00	430.62
6	550–600	556	382.00	382.00
110	600–650	623	365.00–379.50	371.68
22	650–700	668	346.00–356.00	348.66
6	700–750	715	331.00	331.00
30	750–800	769	332.00	332.00
5	800–850	825	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	376.00	376.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	523	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	642	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	738	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
10	450–500	478	427.00	427.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	476	448.00–450.00	448.94
45	500–550	521	425.00–435.00	430.28
22	550–600	576	410.00–427.50	424.46
61	600–650	626	393.00–405.00	401.68
18	650–700	668	340.00–368.00	359.65
6	700–750	720	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	482	463.00–510.00	481.33
26	500–550	544	450.00–488.00	483.51
73	550–600	582	445.00–472.00	456.86
48	600–650	628	414.00–418.00	416.47
82	650–700	675	374.00–401.00	386.88
49	700–750	740	371.00–376.00	373.97
30	750–800	767	350.00–364.00	358.15
87	800–850	817	354.00–363.00	355.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	399	400.00	400.00
22	450–500	490	364.00–416.00	371.03
11	550–600	588	353.00–364.00	355.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	407.50	407.50
17	500–550	527	385.00	385.00
11	650–700	690	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	556	394.00	394.00
3	700–750	713	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	475.00	475.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Tina Livestock