Sale reports / Missouri / Tina Livestock / 2026-03-23

Tina Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tina, Missouri · Mon, Mar 23
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3635
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,918 head
783 vs last sale 1,135 1,271 vs year ago 647 · +196.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
31 vs last sale 90 74 vs year ago 47 · +157.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
26 vs last sale 0 11 vs year ago 15 · +73.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher with some spots higher with the more attractive calves. There was very good demand on a good supply of feeders, with many of the feeders being weaned and vaccinated. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $491.41/cwt on 199 head, up $24.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 27 comparable sales and sits +8.47 against this barn's trailing median of $482.94.
Average price
$491.41
24.53 vs prior sale
199 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$604
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3
$149.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.76
vs MO average
+13.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539499.592,690170
Medium and Large 1-2552458.432,52825
Medium 2-3596350.002,0864thin
One grade step is worth $149.59/cwt here — about $604 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
525489453417median 482.9412/2202/1604/1306/0808/10
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 sale199 hd
491.41
MO average16 barns · 2,007 hd
478.65
+12.76
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
+13.32
This barn, trailing median27 sales
482.94
+8.47
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,854216.134,00717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486178.602,65425
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,245173.842,16340
CowsLean 85-90%High975153.611,49713

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$3,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,321$2,63012
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,165$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 2650–700675329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,2216
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800763358.50/cwt358.50–358.502,73523
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450412420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7302
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350345597.50/cwt597.50–597.502,06111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750724356.81/cwt354.00–358.502,58319
HeifersLarge 21100–11501,139220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5067
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750737326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,4034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711339.60/cwt339.00–340.002,4155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550535420.79/cwt410.00–423.002,25111
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480485.69/cwt455.00–512.502,33167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630378.06/cwt374.00–384.002,38218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669353.12/cwt351.00–356.002,3627
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700657332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1853
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700674378.33/cwt374.00–380.002,55014
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850831360.10/cwt360.10–360.102,992142
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563422.85/cwt419.00–427.502,38121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487417.64/cwt413.00–422.502,0348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9055
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,1474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned300–350317538.10/cwt535.00–540.001,7068
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9803
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619399.24/cwt388.00–409.002,47143
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement900–9509002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9509
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900864332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,86826
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400381546.66/cwt527.50–560.002,08318
SteersLarge 2700–750744320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3816
SteersMedium and Large 1-21350–14001,372212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,9092
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,93816
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405603.76/cwt577.50–614.002,44511
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660440.09/cwt410.75–445.002,90573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450400500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0005
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000952320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,0463
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725400.35/cwt384.00–420.002,90365
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850813330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665401.81/cwt394.00–410.002,67229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770342.68/cwt337.00–352.002,63916
SteersMedium 2-3550–600596350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0864
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,9693
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650612445.13/cwt425.00–457.002,72435
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600557483.51/cwt452.50–497.002,69377
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650603351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,1173
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427522.94/cwt515.00–528.002,23337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520417.37/cwt402.50–427.502,17018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517468.63/cwt452.50–475.002,42315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650632403.59/cwt372.50–411.002,55115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350336594.50/cwt567.50–625.001,9989
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450439535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,34914
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515465.67/cwt444.00–479.002,39876
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2504,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2212,559.47/head2,250.00–2,625.002,5596
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,113204.77/cwt186.00–222.002,2792
Stock CowsMedium 1-2965188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,8141
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110223.83/cwt220.00–229.002,4853
Stock CowsMedium 1-2925253.91/cwt240.00–280.002,3493
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bulls2,058232.08/cwt230.00–236.004,7763
Bulls1,810212.71/cwt192.00–224.503,85014
CowsLean 85-90%1,013167.46/cwt164.00–176.001,6965
CowsLean 85-90%848111.42/cwt95.00–127.009452
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249161.22/cwt152.00–169.002,01410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243178.05/cwt171.00–186.002,21330
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456172.81/cwt170.00–174.002,5167
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498180.85/cwt175.50–193.002,70918
CowsLean 85-90%985156.13/cwt141.00–164.001,5386
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650610397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,4253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550508440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2359
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850817315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750721340.78/cwt326.00–351.002,4575
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600569446.14/cwt416.00–452.502,53918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500484480.50/cwt477.50–490.002,3268
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500490530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,59712
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550537477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,5644
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650600441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,6464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned650–700659394.05/cwt382.50–400.002,5979
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450414560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,31812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600555437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,4283
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600576458.00/cwt458.00–458.002,6387
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484511.51/cwt470.00–545.002,47611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540475.31/cwt470.00–482.502,56713
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000957324.50/cwt324.50–324.503,10521
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,1123
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400381621.72/cwt620.00–622.502,36917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450–500477528.00/cwt528.00–528.002,51918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450421527.76/cwt500.00–555.002,22215
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458552.29/cwt545.00–555.002,52922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750734376.73/cwt370.00–382.002,76529
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900889337.93/cwt337.50–345.003,00467
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400395595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,3505
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518519.31/cwt498.00–539.002,69082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400369564.34/cwt542.50–600.002,0825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567441.02/cwt422.50–450.002,5019
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650641406.77/cwt400.00–418.002,60716

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.