Name: Tina Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks comparable weights. Calves and feeders selling mostly steady with light supply under 650 pounds.Feeders overs 650 where moderate supply selling with good demand.Slaughter cows trading $3-$5 lower with bulls not well tested

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.72/cwt on 38 head, down $6.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −84.22 against this barn's trailing median of $482.94.

Average price

$398.72

▼ 6.24 vs prior sale

38 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$4.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.03

vs MO average

−0.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	579	401.73	2,327	11thin
Medium 1-2	537	397.50	2,135	27

One grade step is worth $4.23/cwt here — about $193 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 $386.45, 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 sale38 hd

398.72

—

MO average17 barns · 1,330 hd

416.75

−18.03

National average152 barns · 9,581 hd

399.46

−0.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

482.94

−84.22

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	—	Average	1,712	179.41	3,072	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,838	143.49	2,637	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	139.83	2,249	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	138.22	1,823	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	124.57	1,500	23

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	113.68/cwt	102.00–122.00	1,360	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,838	143.49/cwt	141.50–145.50	2,637	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,526	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,381	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	138.25/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	451.47/cwt	450.00–452.50	2,212	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	361.28/cwt	361.00–362.50	2,218	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	399.59/cwt	391.00–416.00	2,501	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	372.92/cwt	372.00–379.00	2,264	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	493	454.72/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	446.81/cwt	425.00–467.50	2,109	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	494.94/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,493	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	319.25/cwt	319.25–319.25	3,001	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	827	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	374.44/cwt	372.00–378.00	2,569	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	393.97/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,222	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	354.84/cwt	353.00–357.00	2,473	132
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	140.63/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,927	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	130.38/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,575	15
Bulls	—	—	1,634	174.26/cwt	160.00–187.50	2,847	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	444	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,920	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	537	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,135	27
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	471	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,825	8

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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 778Last week 942Year ago 1,365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 85Year ago 101

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,196	102.00–122.00	113.68
15	—	1,208	124.00–135.00	130.38
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	141.50–145.50	143.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,370	137.00–143.00	140.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	143.00	143.00
4	—	1,580	136.00–139.00	138.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,634	160.00–187.50	174.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	480.00–497.50	494.94
12	450–500	490	450.00–452.50	451.47
18	600–650	626	391.00–416.00	399.59
12	650–700	686	372.00–378.00	374.44
121	900–950	940	319.25	319.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	600–650	607	372.00–379.00	372.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	493	440.00–465.00	454.72
8	550–600	575	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	715	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	380	530.00	530.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	591	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	618	390.00	390.00
5	800–850	827	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	444	432.50	432.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	537	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	412	457.50	457.50
15	450–500	472	425.00–467.50	446.81
12	550–600	564	360.00–405.00	393.97
11	600–650	614	361.00–362.50	361.28
132	650–700	697	353.00–357.00	354.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	750–800	779	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	386.00	386.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	471	387.50	387.50

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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