Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-8 higher, and slaughter bulls 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 $125.89/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$125.89

253 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$2.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	489	127.21	622	109
Medium and Large 1	504	124.89	629	144

One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale253 hd

125.89

—

MS average12 barns · 1,420 hd

122.02

+3.87

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	1,575	84.50	1,331	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,081	56.35	609	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	56.00	672	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	828	42.89	355	18

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,650	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,452	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,215	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	391	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	357	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.22/cwt	117.00–127.00	639	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.30/cwt	144.00–158.00	791	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	595.29/cwt	410.00–725.00	5,060	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	171.24/cwt	167.00–175.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	123.95/cwt	117.00–126.00	839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	147.03/cwt	144.00–158.00	790	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.65/cwt	117.00–126.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	133.84/cwt	126.00–137.00	503	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.74/cwt	117.50–127.50	581	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	131.63/cwt	126.00–135.50	563	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.06/cwt	156.00–167.50	686	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	127.38/cwt	125.00–129.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	156.38/cwt	156.00–157.50	680	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	64.06/cwt	63.00–65.00	817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	897.73/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	124.62/cwt	117.00–126.00	643	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	124.42/cwt	120.00–125.75	758	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	131.83/cwt	126.00–137.00	492	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	121.05/cwt	116.00–125.75	754	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.79/cwt	126.00–137.00	557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	121.18/cwt	120.00–122.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	599	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	582	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	58.93/cwt	56.00–61.00	604	16

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 881Last week 304Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 31Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 60Year ago 111

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-8 higher, and slaughter bulls 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
1	—	1,650	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,500	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	850	46.00	46.00
4	—	850	42.00	42.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	36.00	36.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	63.00–65.00	64.06
13	—	1,119	52.00	52.00
16	—	1,025	56.00–61.00	58.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	170.00–175.00	172.67
6	—	623	125.00–129.00	127.07
8	—	573	133.00–140.00	136.64
20	—	523	144.00–158.00	151.30
6	—	373	167.00–175.00	171.24
12	—	673	117.00–126.00	121.65
14	—	473	150.00–158.00	154.19
12	—	423	156.00–167.50	162.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	135.00	135.00
13	—	677	117.00–126.00	123.95
17	—	537	144.00–158.00	147.03
2	—	485	144.00	144.00
5	—	624	125.00–129.00	127.38
8	—	435	156.00–157.50	156.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	523	117.00–127.00	122.22
20	—	473	117.50–127.50	122.74
10	—	573	120.00–126.00	123.12
26	—	373	126.00–137.00	131.83
32	—	623	116.00–125.75	121.05
16	—	423	126.00–137.00	131.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	376	126.00–137.00	133.84
18	—	428	126.00–135.50	131.63
33	—	516	117.00–126.00	124.62
19	—	609	120.00–125.75	124.42
5	—	569	120.00–122.00	121.18
12	—	489	120.00–125.00	122.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.65

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	850	410.00–725.00	595.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	750.00–1,000.00	897.73

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