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Tina Livestock Market Cattle Auction Market Report

Tina, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

1,335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $244.97/cwt -14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 574 lb · 100 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $225.69/cwt -9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 672 lb · 97 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.01/cwt -5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 573 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,335 1,803 2,604
Feeder cattle 1,125 1,565 2,422
Slaughter cattle 210 228 182
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, bulk of the feeders traded 10.00 to 15.00 lower in most classes. We saw the cattle futures market open and close lower again today, but there was a good offering of feeder steers and heifers with good demand from buyers throughout the sale. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–338 327 8 285.00–300.00 $290.52 $950 -1.86
371 371 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,135 +13.18
420–445 433 3 263.00–265.00 $264.35 $1,145 -17.36
463–497 478 28 250.00–265.50 $258.98 $1,238 -23.91
507–541 527 27 237.00–258.50 $248.10 $1,307 -18.45
552–597 574 100 229.00–253.00 $244.97 $1,406 -15.25
601–636 615 64 233.00–242.50 $239.81 $1,475 -14.23
650–692 672 97 220.00–234.00 $225.69 $1,517 -19.81
700–729 715 29 221.00–225.00 $223.97 $1,601 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–387 380 6 249.00–250.00 $249.34 $947 —
425 425 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,012 -13.00
452–495 467 10 211.00–237.50 $219.31 $1,024 —
614–627 615 30 222.50–226.00 $222.74 $1,370 —
668–685 681 19 206.00–219.00 $210.08 $1,431 —
855 855 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,753 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
736 736 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,398 —
777 777 7 181.00 $181.00 $1,406 —
813 813 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,480 —
934 934 24 180.00 $180.00 $1,681 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 6 167.50 $167.50 $839 —
625–644 639 12 121.00–135.00 $131.58 $841 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 6 187.50 $187.50 $909 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 236.00 $236.00 $939 —
405–425 417 13 235.00–242.50 $239.11 $997 —
461–497 485 21 232.00–240.00 $238.06 $1,155 -9.88
507–545 528 67 220.00–240.00 $228.46 $1,206 -12.78
555–595 573 90 219.00–233.50 $228.01 $1,306 -5.48
622–648 637 33 216.00–226.00 $223.26 $1,422 -17.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 220.00 $220.00 $700 —
443 443 3 221.00 $221.00 $979 —
460–496 483 11 220.00–225.00 $221.40 $1,069 —
508 508 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,072 +4.00
550–592 570 9 210.00–215.00 $211.07 $1,203 —
604–646 623 11 200.00–212.50 $206.61 $1,287 +5.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 8 178.00 $178.00 $901 —
680 680 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,224 —
710 710 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,306 —
917 917 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,467 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 4 201.00 $201.00 $947 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,046 —
562 562 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,096 —
679 679 9 176.00 $176.00 $1,195 -25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 7 300.00 $300.00 $939 —
370 370 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,073 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1705 1309 80-85% 61 71.00–95.00 $87.89 $1,150 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1015 958 85-90% 6 41.00–70.00 $58.61 $561 -8.84
880–1205 1051 85-90% 37 71.00–91.00 $81.43 $856 -3.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1630 1463 75-80% 16 92.00–100.00 $95.14 $1,392 -2.75
1493–1800 1585 75-80% 8 101.00–106.50 $102.99 $1,632 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–2035 1710 2 84.00–88.00 $85.62 $1,464 —
1540–2300 1816 9 101.00–118.00 $109.57 $1,990 —
1820 1820 1 120.50 $120.50 $2,193 —

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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.