Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 3-5 higher , feeder heifers sold 2-3 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-5 lower, and slaughter bull sold steady.

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 $118.28/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$118.28

65 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$8.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	120.59	558	48
Medium and Large 1-2	533	111.76	595	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.83/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale65 hd

118.28

—

MS average10 barns · 857 hd

119.21

−0.92

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	—	High	1,389	80.49	1,118	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	53.33	609	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	48.76	500	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	46.93	481	8thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,725	89.80/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,165	74.28/cwt	70.00–80.00	865	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	46.93/cwt	44.00–49.00	481	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	51.76/cwt	50.00–53.00	531	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	55.42/cwt	53.00–57.50	720	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	48.76/cwt	47.00–50.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.24/cwt	162.00–170.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	812	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	652.78/cwt	500.00–775.00	5,288	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.11/cwt	149.00–153.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.03/cwt	140.00–147.70	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	110.08/cwt	108.00–112.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.13/cwt	134.00–140.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	109.59/cwt	107.00–112.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.07/cwt	122.00–126.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	109.16/cwt	104.00–114.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	112.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	185.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	114.67/cwt	111.00–118.00	542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	165.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	452	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	833.24/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.94/cwt	137.00–142.50	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	123.95/cwt	120.00–127.50	524	8

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 849Year ago 778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 89Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 107Year ago 38

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 3-5 higher , feeder heifers sold 2-3 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-5 lower, and slaughter bull sold steady.

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
2	—	1,725	85.00–93.50	89.80
3	—	1,165	70.00–80.00	74.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	44.00–49.00	46.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	50.00–53.00	51.76
6	—	1,300	53.00–57.50	55.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	47.00–50.00	48.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	162.00–170.00	166.24
6	—	423	149.00–153.00	151.11
2	—	473	140.00–147.70	144.03
8	—	523	134.00–140.00	137.13
4	—	673	122.00–126.00	124.07
4	—	723	104.00–114.00	109.16
6	—	223	180.00–190.00	185.51
4	—	273	160.00–170.00	165.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	781	104.00	104.00
4	—	500	140.00	140.00
3	—	650	122.00	122.00
4	—	565	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	108.00–112.00	110.08
4	—	623	107.00–112.00	109.59
8	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.61
12	—	473	111.00–118.00	114.67
6	—	323	137.00–142.50	139.94
6	—	373	132.00–135.00	133.59
8	—	423	120.00–127.50	123.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	108.00	108.00
10	—	463	115.00	115.00
2	—	600	111.00	111.00
3	—	697	104.00	104.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	810	500.00–775.00	652.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,153	700.00–925.00	833.24

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