Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 2-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-3 lower.

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 $137.30/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$137.30

252 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$0.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.26

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	137.33	684	128
Medium and Large 1-2	506	137.27	695	124

One grade step is worth $0.06/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale252 hd

137.30

—

MS average13 barns · 1,623 hd

128.05

+9.26

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	1,533	84.29	1,292	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	62.06	691	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	58.10	596	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	53.07	504	24

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	476	137.83/cwt	137.00–138.00	656	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	120.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.66/cwt	127.00–136.00	820	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.21/cwt	172.00–180.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.09/cwt	135.00–139.00	717	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,235.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	12,350	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	168.95/cwt	165.00–172.50	715	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	731.48/cwt	500.00–875.00	5,925	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.74/cwt	155.00–166.00	841	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.86/cwt	134.00–139.50	784	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.83/cwt	135.00–138.50	647	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	858	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.06/cwt	127.00–131.00	933	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	50.19/cwt	47.00–53.00	402	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	54.51/cwt	51.00–57.00	559	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	58.10/cwt	54.00–61.00	596	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	64.12/cwt	62.00–66.00	818	12
Bulls	—	—	1,248	78.59/cwt	72.00–83.00	981	12
Bulls	—	—	1,818	89.99/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.30/cwt	137.00–147.00	531	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	107.14/cwt	102.00–112.00	882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.48/cwt	134.00–142.50	586	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	150.76/cwt	145.00–162.50	862	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	135.16/cwt	134.00–136.00	833	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	143.15/cwt	142.00–144.00	537	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	156.70/cwt	150.00–166.00	823	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.98/cwt	170.00–177.50	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	136.36/cwt	135.00–139.00	715	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	331	146.67/cwt	146.00–147.50	485	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	137.06/cwt	135.00–139.50	610	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.67/cwt	150.00–157.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.50	779	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.93/cwt	58.00–63.00	625	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	926.92/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	9,037	32

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,044Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 208Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 2-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-3 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
17	—	476	137.00–138.00	137.83
12	—	707	122.00	122.00
17	—	616	134.00–136.00	135.16
12	—	375	142.00–144.00	143.15
15	—	524	135.00–139.00	136.36
17	—	331	146.00–147.50	146.67
13	—	445	135.00–139.50	137.06
21	—	568	135.00–139.50	137.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	623	127.00–136.00	131.66
20	—	523	135.00–139.00	137.09
24	—	573	134.00–139.50	136.86
26	—	473	135.00–138.50	136.83
26	—	373	137.00–147.00	142.30
12	—	423	134.00–142.50	138.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	115.00–125.00	120.15
8	—	423	172.00–180.00	176.21
8	—	623	140.00–147.00	143.63
20	—	523	155.00–166.00	160.74
26	—	573	145.00–155.00	149.80
6	—	723	127.00–131.00	129.06
6	—	473	155.00–165.00	160.24
8	—	823	102.00–112.00	107.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	145.00	145.00
26	—	572	145.00–162.50	150.76
4	—	725	131.00	131.00
5	—	805	102.00	102.00
18	—	525	150.00–166.00	156.70
2	—	650	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	165.00–172.50	168.95
4	—	323	170.00–180.00	175.35
4	—	373	170.00–177.50	173.98
6	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.60
4	—	473	150.00–157.00	153.67
4	—	523	138.00–145.00	141.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,235.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	810	500.00–875.00	731.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	975	750.00–1,050.00	926.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	47.00–53.00	50.19
16	—	1,025	51.00–57.00	54.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	54.00–61.00	58.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	62.00–66.00	64.12
22	—	1,025	58.00–63.00	60.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,248	72.00–83.00	78.59
12	—	1,818	85.00–93.50	89.99

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle