Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers sold mixed, feeder heifers sold 4-7 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2-5 higher.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.66/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$113.66

142 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$0.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	113.85	600	104
Medium and Large 1-2	553	113.14	626	38

One grade step is worth $0.71/cwt here — about −$26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale142 hd

113.66

—

MS average7 barns · 580 hd

117.68

−4.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,508	81.63	1,231	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	58.08	643	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	55.00	660	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	44.24	411	14

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,000	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	720	4
Bulls	—	—	2,035	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,821	4
Bulls	—	—	1,498	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,236	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	40.66/cwt	38.00–43.00	325	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	46.93/cwt	44.00–49.00	481	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	57.95/cwt	55.00–60.00	621	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.60/cwt	138.00–152.50	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	113.22/cwt	108.00–118.00	592	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	640.22/cwt	530.00–725.00	5,890	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	149.90/cwt	147.00–152.50	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	545	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.69/cwt	136.00–145.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.24/cwt	157.00–165.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	127.30/cwt	122.00–132.00	475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.17/cwt	117.00–127.00	822	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	106.73/cwt	100.00–113.00	665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	128.42/cwt	126.50–132.00	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	110.20/cwt	105.00–115.00	631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	100.61/cwt	97.00–104.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.60/cwt	133.00–138.00	777	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	107.82/cwt	107.00–110.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	123.76/cwt	120.00–127.50	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.18/cwt	122.00–132.00	792	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	133.56/cwt	133.00–134.00	752	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	111.64/cwt	108.00–115.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	531	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	876.64/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,380	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.67/cwt	132.00–139.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.69/cwt	120.00–129.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	115.62/cwt	114.00–116.50	594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	758	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	421	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	152.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	4

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Mon Jan 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 849Last week 1,128Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 245Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 201Year ago 101

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers sold mixed, feeder heifers sold 4-7 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2-5 higher.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	72.00	72.00
4	—	2,035	89.50	89.50
8	—	1,498	82.00–83.00	82.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	38.00–43.00	40.66
8	—	1,025	44.00–49.00	46.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,071	55.00–60.00	57.95
2	—	850	49.50	49.50
5	—	1,350	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	55.00	55.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	138.00–152.50	145.60
6	—	423	147.00–152.50	149.90
6	—	523	136.00–145.00	140.69
6	—	373	157.00–165.00	161.24
10	—	673	117.00–127.00	122.17
14	—	573	133.00–138.00	135.60
20	—	623	122.00–132.00	127.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	631	126.50–132.00	128.42
8	—	662	120.00–127.50	123.76
7	—	563	133.00–134.00	133.56
5	—	549	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	108.00–118.00	113.22
24	—	473	110.00–120.00	115.24
10	—	373	122.00–132.00	127.30
10	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.27
10	—	623	100.00–113.00	106.73
10	—	673	100.00–110.00	105.17
16	—	573	105.00–115.00	110.20
4	—	723	97.00–104.00	100.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	113.00	113.00
7	—	676	107.00–110.00	107.82
2	—	727	104.00	104.00
4	—	441	120.00	120.00
4	—	561	108.00	108.00
7	—	454	117.00	117.00
9	—	514	114.00–116.50	115.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.65
4	—	573	108.00–115.00	111.64
6	—	473	132.00–139.00	135.67
8	—	523	120.00–129.00	124.69
4	—	673	100.00–105.00	102.58
4	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	920	530.00–725.00	640.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,070	700.00–1,000.00	876.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle