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Tina Livestock Market Cattle Auction Market Report

Tina, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

698 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.75/cwt ≈ $1,823/hd at 730 lb · 77 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $250.00/cwt ≈ $2,032/hd at 813 lb · 66 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $291.59/cwt +12.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 620 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 698 762 1,303
Feeder cattle 570 621 1,117
Slaughter cattle 123 141 150
Replacement cattle 5 — 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, feeders were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was light and demand was light to moderate today. Heat curtailed receipts for this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 14 341.00 $341.00 $1,043 +11.76
395–398 397 6 315.00–320.00 $317.49 $1,260 —
485 485 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,540 +1.14
511–535 515 16 299.00–308.50 $306.20 $1,577 +2.92
552 552 16 303.50 $303.50 $1,675 +9.25
611–626 620 25 291.00–292.50 $291.59 $1,808 +12.94
755–768 761 11 254.00–262.00 $258.33 $1,966 —
813 813 66 250.00 $250.00 $2,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 thin fleshed 339 10 332.00 $332.00 $1,125 —
412–413 413 9 316.50–317.00 $316.61 $1,308 —
437 thin fleshed 437 16 311.00 $311.00 $1,359 —
550–560 558 4 270.00–284.00 $276.22 $1,541 +4.81
661 661 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,785 +13.00
709 709 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,865 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,471 -10.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 thin fleshed 427 9 296.00 $296.00 $1,264 —
530 530 10 263.00 $263.00 $1,394 -9.26
607 607 22 267.50 $267.50 $1,624 +4.54
730 730 77 249.75 $249.75 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 10 280.00 $280.00 $728 —
358 358 9 283.00 $283.00 $1,013 —
410–436 427 22 260.00–265.50 $263.58 $1,125 +8.81
592–595 593 12 246.00–261.00 $257.32 $1,526 +3.30
651 651 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,614 —
758–765 762 7 215.00–225.00 $220.74 $1,682 —
858–877 866 9 210.50–218.00 $213.87 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–549 543 8 237.00–242.00 $238.21 $1,293 —
576 576 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,250 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,119 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,132 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1700 1454 75-80% 39 110.00–119.50 $114.79 $1,669 -17.22
1420–1570 1511 75-80% 4 120.50–125.50 $122.70 $1,854 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1290 1117 85-90% 15 91.00–106.00 $99.27 $1,109 -4.39
875–1365 1134 85-90% 15 80.50–96.00 $89.93 $1,020 -13.73
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1245 1208 80-85% 2 112.00–117.00 $114.58 $1,384 +11.23
1080–1755 1318 80-85% 16 103.00–115.00 $108.43 $1,429 -19.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1775 1637 3 107.50–110.00 $108.82 $1,781 —
1585–2065 1778 3 127.00–135.50 $130.29 $2,317 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.