Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 lower. 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 $145.98/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$145.98

275 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$2.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

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	628	147.09	924	131
Medium and Large 1	642	144.97	930	144

One grade step is worth $2.12/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale275 hd

145.98

—

MS average13 barns · 1,129 hd

149.78

−3.80

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	1,548	87.07	1,348	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,096	64.28	705	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	59.76	613	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	55.77	537	36

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	123.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	308	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	966	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.82/cwt	124.00–127.50	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.76/cwt	144.00–157.00	864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	131.80/cwt	131.50–132.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	142.70/cwt	138.00–146.00	885	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	155.71/cwt	148.00–162.00	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	121.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,057	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.62/cwt	131.00–138.00	906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.82/cwt	158.00–173.00	867	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	121.11/cwt	117.00–125.00	997	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.63/cwt	139.00–146.00	889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.58/cwt	127.00–132.00	937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.62/cwt	114.00–121.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.36/cwt	132.00–144.00	516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.48/cwt	129.00–139.50	703	38
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	799.14/cwt	575.00–950.00	6,953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.29/cwt	162.00–174.00	796	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	67.65/cwt	65.00–70.00	863	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.93/cwt	60.00–65.00	645	30
Bulls	—	—	1,248	79.89/cwt	73.00–84.50	997	16
Bulls	—	—	1,848	94.24/cwt	88.00–98.50	1,742	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	48.19/cwt	45.00–51.00	386	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	58.68/cwt	54.00–62.00	601	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	174.30/cwt	174.00–176.00	730	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.74/cwt	132.50–142.50	652	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,411.11/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	15,875	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,057.81/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	11,001	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	138.04/cwt	136.00–139.50	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	138.74/cwt	137.00–139.75	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	778	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	59.76/cwt	58.00–61.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	108.84/cwt	108.00–110.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	172.84/cwt	165.00–181.00	809	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	126.11/cwt	124.00–126.50	999	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	166.29/cwt	164.00–173.00	878	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	121.25/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,080	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.70/cwt	117.00–128.00	764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	737	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	358	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	174.48/cwt	173.00–177.00	569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	133.15/cwt	131.25–135.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.95/cwt	135.00–142.50	588	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.16/cwt	174.00–180.00	749	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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 376Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 192Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 841Year ago 122

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 lower. Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	120.00–126.00	123.83
3	—	308	140.00	140.00
2	—	762	105.00	105.00
7	—	437	136.00–139.50	138.04
14	—	480	137.00–139.75	138.74
7	—	732	108.00–110.00	108.84
4	—	826	105.00	105.00
2	—	657	121.00	121.00
20	—	528	139.50	139.50
7	—	358	144.00	144.00
12	—	550	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	124.00–127.50	125.82
6	—	673	114.00–121.00	117.62
12	—	373	132.00–144.00	138.36
38	—	523	129.00–139.50	134.48
18	—	473	132.50–142.50	137.74
8	—	723	105.00–110.00	107.58
12	—	623	117.00–128.00	122.70
12	—	423	135.00–142.50	138.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	773	124.00–126.00	125.03
12	—	573	144.00–157.00	150.76
12	—	873	117.00–125.00	121.10
12	—	673	131.00–138.00	134.62
22	—	523	158.00–173.00	165.82
14	—	823	117.00–125.00	121.11
10	—	623	139.00–146.00	142.63
8	—	723	127.00–132.00	129.58
14	—	473	162.00–174.00	168.29
16	—	423	174.00–180.00	177.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	131.50–132.00	131.80
11	—	620	138.00–146.00	142.70
11	—	562	148.00–162.00	155.71
9	—	820	125.00	125.00
13	—	419	174.00–176.00	174.30
10	—	468	165.00–181.00	172.84
25	—	792	124.00–126.50	126.11
15	—	528	164.00–173.00	166.29
13	—	891	117.00–122.00	121.25
11	—	326	173.00–177.00	174.48
8	—	658	131.25–135.00	133.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.63
4	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.62

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	—	870	575.00–950.00	799.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,040	850.00–1,200.00	1,057.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,125	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,411.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	65.00–70.00	67.65
30	—	1,025	60.00–65.00	62.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	45.00–51.00	48.19
26	—	1,025	54.00–62.00	58.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	58.00–61.00	59.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,248	73.00–84.50	79.89
16	—	1,848	88.00–98.50	94.24

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle