Sale reports / Missouri / Tina Livestock / 2025-04-07

Tina Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tina, Missouri · Mon, Apr 7
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3635
Feeder Cattle receipts
953 head
▼ 664 vs last sale 1,617▲ 210 vs year ago 743 · +28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 161▼ 186 vs year ago 330 · −56.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 1▼ 31 vs year ago 35 · −88.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 lower, sharply lower on the less attractive feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.26/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −114.49 against this barn's trailing median of $427.75.
Average price
$313.26
100 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$70.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.46
vs MO average
−3.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533322.901,72068
Medium and Large 1-2541302.031,63326
Medium and Large 2555252.661,4026thin
One grade step is worth $70.24/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale100 hd
313.26
—
MO average17 barns · 1,723 hd
315.72
−2.46
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−3.29
This barn, trailing median27 sales
427.75
−114.49
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
466423380336median 427.7503/0204/2006/1509/1411/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $452.44, low $350.03, median $427.75 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,912176.423,37314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,447148.992,15622
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209141.121,70630
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low982115.561,13516

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)1,247$2,3383thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$2,7001thin

Every lot

78 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned317400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,4353
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358425.51/cwt411.00–432.501,52317
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned388394.20/cwt390.00–397.501,52911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419398.39/cwt378.00–420.001,66922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned422415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7515
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465378.27/cwt370.00–381.001,75912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned466372.09/cwt367.00–377.501,7346
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned469386.47/cwt382.00–390.001,81325
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470382.11/cwt369.00–395.001,79619
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518363.16/cwt361.00–370.001,88113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529380.92/cwt365.00–395.002,01537
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned538363.74/cwt357.50–367.501,9578
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned555357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,98411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578342.56/cwt339.00–362.001,98019
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623330.26/cwt321.00–338.002,05843
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned625308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,9253
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,9143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659318.31/cwt304.00–321.002,09818
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0516
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780271.00/cwt270.00–271.502,11412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2797267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,1284
Steers800–850Large 1-2836250.28/cwt250.00–251.002,09211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1347382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,3273
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned361375.88/cwt355.00–380.001,35712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373396.59/cwt387.50–407.501,47913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned387385.85/cwt380.00–395.001,4935
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390361.95/cwt360.00–365.001,4125
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416344.60/cwt337.00–362.501,43412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428354.09/cwt350.00–370.001,51620
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned431355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5305
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned441345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned465340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480325.87/cwt317.50–337.501,56426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483341.76/cwt341.00–342.501,65114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned495333.35/cwt331.00–335.501,65023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned500332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519327.62/cwt316.00–341.001,70046
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520309.51/cwt305.00–311.001,6098
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned539310.58/cwt308.00–314.001,6748
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,5573
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2551300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned552318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,7555
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555252.66/cwt235.00–270.001,4026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned576281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6193
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578307.08/cwt300.00–316.001,77514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611273.44/cwt255.00–280.001,67112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,7914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,8274
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5663
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2702251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7622
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,051119
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement8422,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,32520
Heifers850–900Large 2892217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9365
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned381367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,4003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1393400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5724
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,5374
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned437393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,7172
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7983
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461341.95/cwt336.00–348.001,57612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned462326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,5062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned543342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,8574
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,8333
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned617300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,9585
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,787162.11/cwt159.50–167.002,8975
Bulls——1,816180.36/cwt176.00–185.003,2754
Bulls——2,114187.59/cwt186.00–189.003,9665
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92790.74/cwt87.00–96.008413
Cows—Lean 85-90%98579.67/cwt74.00–85.007852
Cows—Lean 85-90%997128.85/cwt120.00–138.001,28511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202135.95/cwt125.00–143.501,63413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214146.21/cwt141.00–152.001,77516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416144.23/cwt143.50–145.502,0424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454150.05/cwt146.00–158.002,18218
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2472,338.24/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3383

This sale against other markets

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.