Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 6-10 higher.

Grouped weened 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 $151.37/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$151.37

166 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$7.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	154.84	864	89
Medium and Large 1-2	631	147.36	930	77

One grade step is worth $7.48/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale166 hd

151.37

—

MS average12 barns · 829 hd

152.10

−0.73

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	1,477	94.08	1,389	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	70.45	783	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	62.93	645	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	58.81	531	22

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.10/cwt	118.00–124.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.17/cwt	117.00–127.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,526.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,760.00	17,168	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	154.00/cwt	149.00–158.50	872	12
Bulls	—	—	1,705	101.16/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,725	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	86.99/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,086	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	55.72/cwt	52.00–59.00	446	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.51/cwt	59.00–65.00	641	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	69.22/cwt	66.00–71.50	710	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	73.15/cwt	71.00–75.00	951	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.94/cwt	172.00–177.50	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.71/cwt	175.00–182.00	667	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	787.62/cwt	625.00–910.00	6,695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.72/cwt	121.00–132.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	151.60/cwt	150.00–153.00	490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.12/cwt	127.00–135.00	948	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	182.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.64/cwt	116.00–125.00	872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	121.11/cwt	118.00–124.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.69/cwt	156.00–165.00	840	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.46/cwt	148.00–158.50	879	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.74/cwt	140.00–149.00	612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,000	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	147.41/cwt	143.50–155.50	905	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,057	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	120.33/cwt	118.00–124.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	160.37/cwt	156.00–161.50	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	148.12/cwt	143.50–155.50	929	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	125.82/cwt	121.00–129.00	706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.53/cwt	170.00–171.00	636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	883	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	62.93/cwt	60.00–65.00	645	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,104.17/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	13,250	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.86/cwt	127.00–132.50	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	777	4

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 663Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 64Year ago 319

Replacement CattleReceipts 296Last week 210Year ago 224

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 6-10 higher.

Grouped weened 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
2	—	820	100.00	100.00
3	—	745	116.00	116.00
4	—	500	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,057	90.00	90.00
5	—	619	118.00–124.00	120.33
2	—	672	124.00	124.00
10	—	561	121.00–129.00	125.82
7	—	929	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	118.00–124.00	121.10
12	—	573	121.00–132.00	126.72
6	—	323	150.00–153.00	151.60
4	—	473	135.00–145.00	140.24
6	—	723	116.00–125.00	120.64
8	—	623	118.00–124.00	121.11
12	—	423	140.00–149.00	144.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	117.00–127.00	122.17
4	—	323	172.00–177.50	174.94
12	—	373	170.00–171.00	170.53
4	—	573	127.00–132.50	129.86
4	—	623	120.00–129.00	124.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	566	149.00–158.50	154.00
2	—	1,000	112.00	112.00
6	—	700	135.00	135.00
7	—	816	125.00	125.00
15	—	531	156.00–161.50	160.37
35	—	627	143.50–155.50	148.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	175.00–182.00	178.71
4	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.27
10	—	723	127.00–135.00	131.12
4	—	323	180.00–185.00	182.67
16	—	523	156.00–165.00	160.69
18	—	573	148.00–158.50	153.46
29	—	614	143.50–155.50	147.41

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	1,125	1,175.00–1,760.00	1,526.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	850	625.00–910.00	787.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	—	1,200	900.00–1,250.00	1,104.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,705	95.00–106.00	101.16
10	—	1,248	82.50–90.00	86.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	800	52.00–59.00	55.72
10	—	1,025	59.00–65.00	62.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	66.00–71.50	69.22
10	—	1,300	71.00–75.00	73.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	60.00–65.00	62.93

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