Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-5 higher.

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.19/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$148.19

205 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$6.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	150.40	797	130
Medium and Large 1-2	580	144.37	837	75

One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale205 hd

148.19

—

MS average13 barns · 1,134 hd

143.34

+4.85

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	1,780	92.17	1,641	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	62.45	704	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	58.13	596	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	49.29	458	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	64.65/cwt	62.00–67.00	824	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	58.13/cwt	55.50–60.00	596	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.51/cwt	50.00–56.00	548	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.66/cwt	41.00–46.00	349	6
Bulls	—	—	1,993	94.92/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,892	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	85.30/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	909	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.85/cwt	152.00–165.00	672	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	760.14/cwt	675.00–825.00	7,031	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	207.75/cwt	205.00–210.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	116.49/cwt	115.00–117.00	723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.74/cwt	145.00–156.00	788	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.98/cwt	165.00–172.50	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.71/cwt	121.00–130.00	595	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	136.17/cwt	133.00–138.00	907	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	174.13/cwt	167.50–180.00	650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.79/cwt	132.00–147.00	801	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	121.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	151.75/cwt	145.00–158.00	742	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.76/cwt	147.00–158.00	723	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.66/cwt	135.00–144.00	870	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	142.61/cwt	138.50–144.00	867	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	848	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.72/cwt	113.00–124.00	680	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.93/cwt	58.00–63.00	625	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	585	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	92.57/cwt	90.00–95.00	762	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,350.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	15,188	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	901.04/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	10,812	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.26/cwt	119.00–131.00	655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	129.88/cwt	126.00–131.00	670	9

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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 380Year ago 809

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 97Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 135Year ago 120

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, 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
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,275	62.00–67.00	64.65
26	—	1,025	58.00–63.00	60.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	55.50–60.00	58.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	50.00–56.00	53.51
6	—	800	41.00–46.00	43.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,993	89.00–98.50	94.92
4	—	1,248	82.00–87.50	85.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	180.00–190.00	185.35
18	—	673	132.00–138.00	135.10
10	—	423	152.00–165.00	158.85
4	—	223	205.00–210.00	207.75
10	—	523	145.00–156.00	150.74
14	—	373	167.50–180.00	174.13
24	—	573	132.00–147.00	139.79
18	—	473	147.00–158.00	152.76
18	—	623	135.00–144.00	139.66
8	—	723	125.00–131.00	128.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	666	133.00–138.00	136.17
3	—	418	162.00	162.00
6	—	510	145.00	145.00
14	—	489	145.00–158.00	151.75
16	—	608	138.50–144.00	142.61
4	—	701	131.00	131.00
17	—	577	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	115.00–117.00	116.49
5	—	566	120.00–124.00	121.65
11	—	461	127.00	127.00
9	—	516	126.00–131.00	129.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	473	121.00–130.00	125.71
6	—	423	128.00–135.00	131.69
10	—	623	112.00–117.00	114.59
10	—	573	113.00–124.00	118.72
4	—	823	90.00–95.00	92.57
18	—	523	119.00–131.00	125.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.67
4	—	373	165.00–172.50	168.98
4	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.22
4	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.60

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	675.00–825.00	760.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,200	750.00–1,000.00	901.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,125	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,350.00

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

Steers · 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