Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows sold1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $134.77/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$134.77

263 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$0.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

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	586	134.87	790	174
Medium and Large 1	551	134.57	741	89

One grade step is worth $0.30/cwt here — about $49 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 sale263 hd

134.77

—

MS average13 barns · 1,131 hd

133.53

+1.24

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	1,571	95.53	1,501	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	72.74	877	112
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.46	671	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	61.45	585	42

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.36/cwt	125.00–131.50	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.26/cwt	137.00–149.00	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	170.52/cwt	165.00–172.00	866	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.87/cwt	155.00–172.00	857	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	130.17/cwt	127.50–131.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.11/cwt	125.00–131.00	798	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.46/cwt	126.00–136.50	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	183.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	554	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	760.07/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,369	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,080.56/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	9,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.48/cwt	137.50–147.00	674	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.35/cwt	147.00–165.00	896	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	890	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	100.04/cwt	94.00–104.50	1,766	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	88.00/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,098	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	398	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	62.10/cwt	58.00–66.50	601	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	65.46/cwt	64.00–66.50	671	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	74.78/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,010	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	171.31/cwt	170.00–172.50	810	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	979.33/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,017	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,577.20/cwt	1,325.00–1,775.00	17,949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	947	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	70.22/cwt	67.00–72.50	720	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	855	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	143.48/cwt	139.00–147.00	674	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	128.55/cwt	125.50–131.50	812	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	181.59/cwt	180.00–183.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.75/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,028	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	141.35/cwt	136.50–143.25	749	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	120.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	878	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	159.10/cwt	150.00–164.75	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,069	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	129.77/cwt	128.00–135.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	164.43/cwt	163.75–164.75	1,010	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	3

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 891Last week 477Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 131Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 296Year ago 40

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows sold1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	130.00–137.00	133.61
30	—	523	155.00–172.00	163.87
4	—	423	175.00–180.00	177.63
3	—	302	180.00–190.00	183.37
12	—	573	147.00–165.00	156.35
8	—	473	170.00–172.50	171.31
6	—	373	180.00–183.00	181.59
10	—	673	145.00–160.00	152.75
10	—	627	150.00–164.75	159.10
3	—	245	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	508	165.00–172.00	170.52
6	—	455	171.00	171.00
5	—	700	137.00	137.00
3	—	550	165.00	165.00
5	—	659	165.50	165.50
43	—	793	134.75	134.75
65	—	614	163.75–164.75	164.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	125.00–131.50	128.36
10	—	523	137.00–149.00	143.26
14	—	623	125.00–131.00	128.11
12	—	573	126.00–136.50	131.46
4	—	351	139.00	139.00
20	—	473	137.50–147.00	142.48
4	—	333	127.00	127.00
10	—	723	120.00–127.00	123.61
5	—	404	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	650	131.50	131.50
16	—	470	139.00–147.00	143.48
14	—	632	125.50–131.50	128.55
10	—	403	148.00–149.00	148.50
58	—	530	136.50–143.25	141.35
26	—	730	120.00–124.00	120.30
8	—	560	128.00–135.00	129.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	150.00–158.00	154.17
4	—	684	127.50–131.00	130.17
6	—	723	122.00–124.00	123.03
8	—	823	114.00–116.00	115.03

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	838	600.00–875.00	760.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,125	800.00–1,100.00	979.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	900	900.00–1,225.00	1,080.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,138	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,577.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,765	94.00–104.50	100.04
6	—	1,248	85.00–90.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	53.00	53.00
39	—	967	58.00–66.50	62.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	64.00–66.50	65.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,350	72.00–77.00	74.78
50	—	1,025	67.00–72.50	70.22

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