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Tina Livestock Market Cattle Auction Market Report

Tina, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

2,086 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $322.39/cwt +11.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 573 lb · 141 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $331.17/cwt +12.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,752/hd at 529 lb · 116 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $288.55/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,922/hd at 666 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,086 1,108 1,780
Feeder cattle 1,835 927 1,591
Slaughter cattle 239 146 187
Replacement cattle 12 35 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with some spots higher on the more attractive calves. Supply was moderate to good with good demand. Slaughter cattle sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 427.50 $427.50 $1,355 —
370–395 386 14 375.00–396.00 $383.24 $1,479 +19.10
400–447 416 38 335.00–397.00 $360.41 $1,499 +17.06
465–499 476 27 333.00–347.50 $338.45 $1,611 +0.54
505–547 529 116 314.00–342.00 $331.17 $1,752 +12.99
550–599 573 141 306.00–333.50 $322.39 $1,847 +7.06
608–640 622 89 290.50–310.50 $300.65 $1,870 +12.17
650–696 666 109 273.00–297.00 $288.55 $1,922 +12.10
703–740 722 34 265.50–280.00 $270.23 $1,951 +6.24
759 759 6 268.00 $268.00 $2,034 —
820 820 3 255.50 $255.50 $2,095 —
890 890 60 256.25 $256.25 $2,281 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 333.00 $333.00 $1,405 +26.00
461–488 476 16 310.00–327.50 $320.63 $1,526 +12.94
552–598 578 53 280.00–303.50 $298.48 $1,725 +27.48
627–648 639 8 273.00–282.00 $277.07 $1,770 -1.93
667–688 682 38 260.00–281.00 $270.03 $1,842 +6.42
700–741 723 19 255.00–262.50 $258.70 $1,870 +2.07
754–762 757 11 240.00–259.00 $255.21 $1,932 —
895 895 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,969 -20.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 18 269.00 $269.00 $1,727 —
663 unweaned 663 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,704 —
666 666 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,772 —
713–735 720 6 230.00–244.00 $234.76 $1,690 —
705–748 unweaned 725 11 240.50–242.00 $241.20 $1,749 —
766 766 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,869 +54.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,419 —
747 747 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,606 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–327 unweaned 326 6 370.00–380.00 $375.02 $1,223 —
366–381 372 10 351.00–365.00 $358.30 $1,333 —
384 unweaned 384 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,306 +3.84
407–446 431 42 315.00–345.00 $331.65 $1,429 +7.20
450–485 467 52 317.00–330.00 $322.42 $1,506 +11.92
500–535 517 57 296.00–316.50 $301.89 $1,561 +4.98
518 518 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,497 -7.91
550–589 578 106 278.50–291.00 $286.68 $1,657 +11.68
600–649 624 57 256.00–277.00 $265.57 $1,657 +12.60
717–740 725 13 242.00–245.00 $243.87 $1,768 -15.50
777 777 70 245.75 $245.75 $1,909 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,251 —
455–483 474 28 294.00–310.00 $301.33 $1,428 -1.32
496 496 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,339 -32.65
500–545 521 18 275.00–290.00 $285.52 $1,488 -0.48
544 unweaned 544 14 265.00 $265.00 $1,442 +2.72
554–591 562 25 259.00–277.00 $271.81 $1,528 +17.99
574 unweaned 574 13 263.50 $263.50 $1,512 +3.50
600–641 613 26 245.00–251.00 $249.28 $1,528 +9.28
671 unweaned 671 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,570 —
660–696 684 14 243.00–253.00 $249.66 $1,708 +11.66
710–732 725 3 238.00–241.00 $240.02 $1,740 -0.98
755 755 4 241.50 $241.50 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446–448 447 6 277.50–282.50 $280.01 $1,252 —
502–531 521 9 251.00–259.00 $253.57 $1,321 —
558–585 570 29 241.00–260.00 $251.96 $1,436 —
585 unweaned 585 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,477 —
610 610 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 —
728–747 735 8 222.00–235.00 $226.95 $1,668 —
753–774 762 13 210.00–236.00 $222.20 $1,693 —
852 852 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 unweaned 425 3 312.50 $312.50 $1,328 —
492 492 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,439 —
506 unweaned 506 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,483 —
561–575 566 11 241.00–267.00 $256.23 $1,450 —
568 unweaned 568 8 287.00 $287.00 $1,630 —
615–645 635 8 221.00–254.00 $244.88 $1,555 -2.02
640 unweaned 640 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,568 —
653 unweaned 653 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,606 —
673 673 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,709 —
705–724 719 7 211.00–221.00 $213.80 $1,537 —
857 857 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,765 —
917 917 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 unweaned 346 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,367 —
352 352 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,461 +35.00
385 unweaned 385 3 378.00 $378.00 $1,455 —
405–410 unweaned 409 4 357.50–372.50 $361.22 $1,477 —
435–436 436 6 345.00–352.00 $346.16 $1,509 —
472 unweaned 472 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,581 —
475 475 7 334.00 $334.00 $1,586 —
651 unweaned 651 8 268.00 $268.00 $1,745 —
650–655 654 5 269.00–270.00 $269.20 $1,761 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 3 118.00 $118.00 $759 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1475 1227 80-85% 43 112.00–124.00 $118.86 $1,458 —
1245–1265 1255 80-85% 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,606 +23.84
1145–1395 1274 80-85% 14 95.00–111.00 $105.24 $1,341 +1.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1885 1521 75-80% 21 114.00–126.50 $121.76 $1,852 +15.42
1420–1870 1613 75-80% 3 107.00–112.00 $109.43 $1,765 —
1485–1810 1635 75-80% 11 127.50–135.50 $130.43 $2,133 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1260 1000 85-90% 3 69.00–84.00 $78.80 $788 —
925–1130 1036 85-90% 17 106.00–122.50 $113.15 $1,172 —
815–1230 1056 85-90% 13 86.00–107.00 $98.82 $1,044 +24.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1720 1443 6 125.50–148.00 $138.47 $1,998 —
1575–1695 1635 2 166.50–171.50 $169.09 $2,765 +31.01
1510–2115 1833 15 151.00–165.00 $159.62 $2,926 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1255 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 129.00–191.00 $158.24 $1,638

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1450 1450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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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.