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Tina Livestock Market Cattle Auction Market Report

Tina, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

1,014 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.40/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 488 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $325.75/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,734/hd at 532 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $344.80/cwt +14.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 466 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,014 1,704 1,798
Feeder cattle 853 1,489 1,595
Slaughter cattle 101 215 203
Replacement cattle 60 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder steers 300 to 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 500 lb steers and up sold steady to firm. Feeder Heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. There was a moderate offering today with a steady demand from buyers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–347 342 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,282 +37.10
362–396 383 22 342.50–372.50 $360.11 $1,379 +22.91
421 421 4 343.00 $343.00 $1,444 +16.78
443–445 thin fleshed 445 17 337.00–341.00 $337.94 $1,504 —
452–485 466 46 321.00–357.50 $344.80 $1,607 +15.24
500–549 529 21 331.00–333.00 $331.82 $1,755 +5.38
533–534 thin fleshed 534 46 321.50–330.00 $322.98 $1,725 —
550–597 591 22 306.00–317.00 $307.40 $1,817 +0.40
635–640 637 12 276.00–288.50 $283.27 $1,804 -10.73
723–740 735 17 259.50–261.50 $260.08 $1,912 -0.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 thin fleshed 313 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,072 —
357 357 2 334.00 $334.00 $1,192 —
402–440 412 6 315.00–329.00 $322.33 $1,328 —
481 481 5 327.00 $327.00 $1,573 +35.00
555 555 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,548 —
555–565 560 6 297.00–303.00 $299.97 $1,680 —
640 640 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,792 —
652 thin fleshed 652 16 269.00 $269.00 $1,754 —
678 678 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,695 -18.48
808 808 12 242.00 $242.00 $1,955 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007 1007 41 222.00 $222.00 $2,236 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
968 968 13 154.50 $154.50 $1,496 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
998 998 7 219.75 $219.75 $2,193 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 thin fleshed 595 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,517 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 3 367.50 $367.50 $1,161 +38.41
325 thin fleshed 325 3 339.00 $339.00 $1,102 —
362–390 374 19 334.00–340.00 $336.29 $1,258 +11.50
396 thin fleshed 396 14 330.00 $330.00 $1,307 —
406–435 417 22 320.00–327.50 $324.91 $1,355 +1.57
456–495 488 78 291.25–309.00 $300.40 $1,466 +0.79
501–545 528 11 278.00–292.00 $282.19 $1,490 -4.91
570 570 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,585 -3.40
612 612 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,622 +3.50
683 683 9 250.50 $250.50 $1,711 —
747 747 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,696 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,363 +38.00
470 470 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,292 -10.04
540 unweaned 540 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,390 —
560 560 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 -13.15
570–588 575 18 260.25–271.75 $268.48 $1,544 +0.33
623–635 626 4 254.50–255.00 $254.63 $1,594 -0.88
675–692 684 8 241.00–248.50 $244.70 $1,674 -2.90
688 688 6 227.75 $227.75 $1,567 -19.85
780 780 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,739 —
871 871 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,829 -7.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 4 241.50 $241.50 $1,678 —
856 856 8 209.50 $209.50 $1,793 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 334.00 $334.00 $1,296 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 339.00–350.00 $344.65 $1,241 —
410 410 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 —
466 466 3 337.50 $337.50 $1,573 +44.50
526 unweaned 526 10 305.00 $305.00 $1,604 —
579 579 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,586 +2.00
622 unweaned 622 4 274.00 $274.00 $1,704 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1765 1478 75-80% 13 123.00–128.00 $125.50 $1,855 —
1275–1720 1488 75-80% 8 130.00–139.00 $132.44 $1,971 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1410 1285 80-85% 15 114.00–124.00 $120.34 $1,546 +20.68
1270–1355 1300 80-85% 3 124.00–132.00 $127.43 $1,657 —
1275–1430 1353 80-85% 2 98.00–107.00 $102.24 $1,383 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1185 1058 85-90% 4 75.00–99.00 $90.35 $956 -9.09
1045–1210 1095 85-90% 5 123.00–135.00 $129.37 $1,417 +17.52
1025–1280 1122 85-90% 6 101.00–119.00 $108.28 $1,215 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1435 1335 2 129.00–135.00 $132.22 $1,765 —
1555–1910 1770 3 145.00–156.00 $152.43 $2,698 —
1895 1895 1 162.00 $162.00 $3,070 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
913–942 926 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 22 109.00–116.50 $113.03 $1,047
1012 1012 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,447
917–1093 1016 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 25 106.00–130.00 $125.85 $1,279

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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
1850 1850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —

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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.