Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-8.00 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 $116.50/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$116.50

156 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$0.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	116.68	690	94
Medium and Large 1-2	626	116.22	728	62

One grade step is worth $0.46/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale156 hd

116.50

—

MS average13 barns · 1,137 hd

123.96

−7.47

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	1,536	93.93	1,442	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	69.37	766	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	61.51	630	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	57.42	552	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	—	—	1,248	85.99/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,073	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.10/cwt	56.00–63.00	616	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	50.72/cwt	47.00–54.00	406	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.80/cwt	65.00–71.50	705	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	70.81/cwt	70.00–71.50	921	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	61.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.21/cwt	152.00–160.00	661	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	883	760.71/cwt	690.00–810.00	6,717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.72/cwt	115.00–126.00	692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.79/cwt	135.00–150.00	818	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.19/cwt	132.00–140.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	121.17/cwt	117.00–125.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.66/cwt	114.00–123.00	739	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	102.15/cwt	97.00–107.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.74/cwt	121.00–130.00	532	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	144.84/cwt	135.00–160.00	827	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	115.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.59/cwt	124.00–129.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,823	101.88/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	737	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,282.61/cwt	1,000.00–1,500.00	14,750	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	109.84/cwt	105.00–112.50	749	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	119.35/cwt	117.00–122.00	750	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	790.48/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,300	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	105.65/cwt	104.00–107.00	815	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,358.05/cwt	1,150.00–1,515.00	16,976	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	102.16/cwt	97.00–107.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	108.88/cwt	105.00–112.50	733	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	153.57/cwt	153.00–154.00	757	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.50	844	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.05/cwt	153.00–155.00	729	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	140.68/cwt	140.50–140.75	886	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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 621Year ago 629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 132Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 183Year ago 62

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-8.00 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
6	—	1,248	80.00–90.00	85.99
6	—	1,823	96.00–106.00	101.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	56.00–63.00	60.10
4	—	800	47.00–54.00	50.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	65.00–71.50	68.80
4	—	1,300	70.00–71.50	70.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	58.00–64.00	61.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	115.00–125.00	120.22
4	—	473	132.00–140.00	136.19
6	—	673	110.00–120.00	115.17
6	—	623	124.00–129.00	126.59
4	—	573	115.00–125.00	120.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	152.00–160.00	156.21
6	—	673	120.00–126.00	123.10
14	—	573	135.00–150.00	142.79
4	—	373	165.00–175.00	170.30
4	—	523	150.00–160.00	155.22
20	—	623	130.00–140.50	135.44
16	—	473	153.00–155.00	154.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	571	135.00–160.00	144.84
4	—	773	128.00	128.00
14	—	493	153.00–154.00	153.57
16	—	630	140.50–140.75	140.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	115.00–126.00	120.72
10	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.62
10	—	523	117.00–125.00	121.17
18	—	623	114.00–123.00	118.66
8	—	773	97.00–107.00	102.15
14	—	423	121.00–130.00	125.74
8	—	723	97.00–107.00	102.16
16	—	673	105.00–112.50	108.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	702	105.00	105.00
5	—	561	126.00	126.00
15	—	682	105.00–112.50	109.84
14	—	628	117.00–122.00	119.35
9	—	771	104.00–107.00	105.65
3	—	540	123.00	123.00
6	—	455	127.00	127.00
5	—	443	130.00	130.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	883	690.00–810.00	760.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,282.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,050	725.00–850.00	790.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,250	1,150.00–1,515.00	1,358.05

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