Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders steers under 700 pounds sold mostly steady and the feeder heifers under 650 pounds trading 5.00-10.00 higher. Lots of good quality unweaned calves trading right with the weaned calves this week. Tina livestock sold a full load of 799 pound heifers at 339.25, as well at 257 head of 934-938 pound steers that sold for 347.00. Slaughter cows and bulls trading 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $510.74/cwt on 227 head, up $22.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 28 comparable sales and sits +27.92 against this barn's trailing median of $482.82.

Average price

$510.74

▲ 22.66 vs prior sale

227 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.26

vs MO average

+31.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	520.14	2,786	159
Medium and Large 1-2	542	488.78	2,648	68

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale227 hd

510.74

—

MO average19 barns · 4,292 hd

495.49

+15.26

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+31.71

This barn, trailing median28 sales

482.82

+27.92

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	1,561	218.08	3,405	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,620	177.06	2,868	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	175.83	2,590	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	172.76	2,167	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	158.32	1,702	31

Every lot, as filed

68 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 and Large 1	700–750	721	412.40/cwt	397.00–415.00	2,973	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	529.97/cwt	524.00–546.50	2,788	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	376	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,124	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	312	620.23/cwt	600.00–647.50	1,935	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	393	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	628	389.19/cwt	385.00–392.00	2,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	475.36/cwt	460.00–499.00	2,500	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	588.79/cwt	572.50–620.00	2,273	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	421.72/cwt	413.00–467.50	2,480	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	492.07/cwt	474.00–527.50	2,382	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	477.33/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	503.64/cwt	495.00–507.50	2,664	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,487	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	430.32/cwt	424.00–435.00	2,681	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	492.02/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,622	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	444.52/cwt	400.00–454.00	2,343	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	538.56/cwt	530.00–542.50	2,009	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,457	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	538.35/cwt	525.00–552.50	2,320	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	338	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	2,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,772	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	364.30/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,568	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	475.44/cwt	472.50–480.00	2,173	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	171.03/cwt	162.00–179.00	1,945	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,948	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	178.52/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,215	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	169.05/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,140	12
Bulls	—	—	1,868	236.14/cwt	234.50–238.00	4,411	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	188.05/cwt	185.50–190.50	2,798	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	174.95/cwt	167.00–181.00	2,561	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	156.00/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,655	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,620	177.06/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,868	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	125.11/cwt	105.00–138.00	1,156	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	222.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	503	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,434	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	362.21/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,506	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	509	471.61/cwt	468.00–480.00	2,400	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	463	495.44/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,294	9
Bulls	—	—	1,486	212.06/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	601.68/cwt	572.50–627.50	2,202	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	912	3,442.14/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,442	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	549.49/cwt	520.00–564.00	2,550	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,665	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,214	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	502.75/cwt	487.50–528.00	2,825	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,752	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	604.10/cwt	586.00–615.00	2,290	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	604.21/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,538	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	477.14/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,262	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	531.51/cwt	495.00–545.50	2,557	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	533.30/cwt	520.00–552.50	2,245	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	450.92/cwt	445.00–457.00	2,841	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	508.38/cwt	496.00–516.00	2,379	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	3,079	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	3,244	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	898	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	681.02/cwt	632.50–707.50	2,220	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	426.30/cwt	423.00–430.50	2,455	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	799	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	2,711	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	582.55/cwt	582.00–587.50	2,453	19

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 Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,055Last week 978Year ago 779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 115Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	326	632.50–707.50	681.02
33	350–400	379	586.00–615.00	604.10
16	400–450	420	600.00–610.00	604.21
90	450–500	464	520.00–564.00	549.49
101	500–550	526	524.00–546.50	529.97
41	550–600	562	487.50–528.00	502.75
44	600–650	630	445.00–457.00	450.92
14	700–750	721	397.00–415.00	412.40
36	850–900	890	346.00	346.00
257	900–950	935	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	540.00	540.00
53	400–450	431	525.00–552.50	538.35
30	450–500	484	474.00–527.50	492.07
53	500–550	533	450.00–515.00	492.02
15	550–600	573	470.00–480.00	477.33
71	600–650	623	424.00–435.00	430.32
7	650–700	657	420.00	420.00
18	700–750	722	384.00	384.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	655.00	655.00
9	350–400	366	572.50–627.50	601.68
19	400–450	421	582.00–587.50	582.55
38	450–500	481	495.00–545.50	531.51
17	500–550	529	495.00–507.50	503.64
16	600–650	627	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	617.50	617.50
4	350–400	370	607.50	607.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	312	600.00–647.50	620.23
20	350–400	376	565.00	565.00
37	450–500	474	475.00–480.00	477.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	512.50	512.50
5	500–550	503	432.50	432.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	386	572.50–620.00	588.79
74	400–450	421	520.00–552.50	533.30
57	450–500	468	496.00–516.00	508.38
38	500–550	526	460.00–499.00	475.36
66	550–600	576	423.00–430.50	426.30
27	600–650	605	411.00	411.00
65	750–800	799	339.25	339.25
11	950–1000	983	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	373	530.00–542.50	538.56
18	450–500	457	472.50–480.00	475.44
52	500–550	527	400.00–454.00	444.52
13	600–650	601	405.00	405.00
42	650–700	692	362.00–365.00	362.21
50	700–750	705	358.00–365.00	364.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
13	850–900	898	3,250.00	3,250.00
13	900–950	912	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,442.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	450	492.00	492.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	463	480.00–500.00	495.44
10	500–550	509	468.00–480.00	471.61
5	600–650	628	385.00–392.00	389.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	456	522.50	522.50
9	500–550	520	472.50	472.50
12	550–600	588	413.00–467.50	421.72
5	750–800	777	334.00	334.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,137	162.00–179.00	171.03
14	—	1,061	145.00–163.00	156.00
4	—	924	105.00–138.00	125.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	165.50	165.50
2	—	1,488	185.50–190.50	188.05
16	—	1,464	167.00–181.00	174.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	154.00	154.00
11	—	1,241	175.00–184.00	178.52
12	—	1,266	165.00–176.00	169.05
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	175.00–179.00	177.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	234.50–238.00	236.14
4	—	1,578	220.00–225.00	222.59
9	—	1,486	210.00–215.00	212.06

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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