Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-8 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $154.01/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$154.01

209 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$2.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.59

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	154.93	856	114
Medium and Large 1-2	564	152.92	862	95

One grade step is worth $2.01/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale209 hd

154.01

—

MS average13 barns · 961 hd

145.43

+8.59

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	1,495	89.55	1,339	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,072	68.62	736	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	63.80	654	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	60.78	599	34

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,935	100.74/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,949	6
Bulls	—	—	1,275	83.95/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,070	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	70.74/cwt	68.00–73.00	937	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.22/cwt	65.00–70.50	699	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	63.80/cwt	60.00–66.50	654	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	50.72/cwt	47.00–54.00	406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	754	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,800	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	121.70/cwt	116.00–127.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	114.07/cwt	112.00–116.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	110.15/cwt	105.00–115.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.85/cwt	132.00–145.00	587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.76/cwt	163.00–174.00	798	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.03/cwt	132.00–134.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	864	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.74/cwt	124.00–135.00	679	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	163.75/cwt	155.00–174.00	788	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	177.95/cwt	170.00–185.00	664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	873	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,303.85/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	14,121	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	142.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	885	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	132.39/cwt	132.00–133.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.68/cwt	150.00–159.00	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.67/cwt	131.00–138.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	130.85/cwt	129.00–132.50	691	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	113.09/cwt	110.00–116.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.16/cwt	124.00–134.00	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	155.22/cwt	147.00–159.00	885	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	753	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.93/cwt	60.00–65.00	645	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,939.62/cwt	1,600.00–2,200.00	25,700	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	166.27/cwt	163.00–170.00	836	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	802	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,769.23/cwt	1,500.00–2,000.00	23,000	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,097.30/cwt	1,000.00–1,180.00	10,150	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.67/cwt	150.00–157.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.64/cwt	120.00–127.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	5

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 366Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 83Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 841Last week 120Year ago 95

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-8 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 lower, 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
6	—	1,935	94.00–105.00	100.74
12	—	1,275	80.00–86.50	83.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,325	68.00–73.00	70.74
32	—	1,025	65.00–70.50	68.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	60.00–66.50	63.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	47.00–54.00	50.72
28	—	1,025	60.00–65.00	62.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	110.00–114.00	112.07
12	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.27
8	—	473	150.00–157.00	153.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.27
20	—	473	163.00–174.00	168.76
6	—	673	132.00–134.00	133.03
20	—	523	160.00–170.00	165.22
10	—	373	170.00–185.00	177.95
30	—	623	135.00–145.00	140.18
12	—	573	150.00–159.00	154.68
10	—	723	124.00–134.00	129.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	726	124.00	124.00
17	—	481	155.00–174.00	163.75
32	—	620	135.00–145.00	142.70
2	—	782	120.00	120.00
6	—	440	172.00	172.00
5	—	669	132.00–133.00	132.39
14	—	570	147.00–159.00	155.22
2	—	390	185.00	185.00
14	—	503	163.00–170.00	166.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	116.00–127.00	121.70
4	—	673	112.00–116.00	114.07
4	—	773	105.00–115.00	110.15
12	—	423	132.00–145.00	138.85
20	—	523	124.00–135.00	129.74
8	—	473	131.00–138.00	134.67
8	—	723	110.00–116.00	113.09
10	—	573	120.00–127.00	123.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	133.00	133.00
13	—	528	129.00–132.50	130.85
7	—	595	126.50	126.50
5	—	700	114.50	114.50
5	—	630	127.00	127.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	800	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,083	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,303.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,325	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,939.62
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,300	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,769.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	1,000.00–1,180.00	1,097.30

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