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Tina Livestock Market Cattle Auction Market Report

Tina, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

766 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.56/cwt +10.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 490 lb · 64 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.33/cwt ≈ $1,090/hd at 389 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $247.06/cwt ≈ $1,454/hd at 589 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 766 1,035 947
Feeder cattle 561 825 803
Slaughter cattle 205 210 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–483 469 6 269.00–278.00 $273.37 $1,282 —
520 520 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,394 -5.00
542–548 544 11 262.00–269.00 $264.56 $1,439 -8.44
578–590 586 9 251.00–268.00 $262.41 $1,538 —
611–612 612 8 248.00–261.00 $254.49 $1,557 —
621 unweaned 621 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,490 —
651 651 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,536 -31.00
836–847 839 7 225.00–227.00 $226.42 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 unweaned 336 3 292.50 $292.50 $983 —
360 360 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 —
403 403 4 304.00 $304.00 $1,225 -7.28
473 473 8 302.50 $302.50 $1,431 +2.86
506–510 509 18 277.00–284.00 $282.84 $1,440 -2.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,392 —
601 601 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,442 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–390 389 21 262.50–287.50 $280.33 $1,090 —
482–491 490 64 267.00–268.75 $268.56 $1,316 —
507 unweaned 507 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,262 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 237.50–254.00 $245.75 $961 —
483 483 7 247.50 $247.50 $1,195 -9.50
510–516 513 8 251.00–253.00 $252.01 $1,293 +2.01
550 550 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,238 —
580–590 584 7 230.00–236.00 $233.40 $1,363 —
675 675 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,581 —
806 806 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,588 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,222 —
509 unweaned 509 11 266.00 $266.00 $1,354 —
564 564 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,438 —
598 unweaned 598 13 244.00 $244.00 $1,459 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1660 1315 80-85% 76 83.00–104.00 $95.17 $1,251 -4.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1205 1067 85-90% 28 79.00–101.50 $89.58 $956 -4.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1705 1520 75-80% 10 102.00–107.00 $104.28 $1,585 —
1470–1610 1557 75-80% 3 108.50–113.50 $110.38 $1,719 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–2075 1708 11 110.00–124.00 $116.46 $1,989 —
1855 1855 1 126.50 $126.50 $2,347 +7.12

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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.