Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-7 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $138.33/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$138.33

154 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$5.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.81

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	140.93	886	82
Medium and Large 1-2	663	135.37	898	72

One grade step is worth $5.56/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale154 hd

138.33

—

MS average13 barns · 1,180 hd

147.14

−8.81

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	1,546	87.91	1,359	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	70.23	781	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,050	63.92	671	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	60.21	596	26

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	160	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.68/cwt	125.00–134.00	743	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.67/cwt	137.00–142.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.61/cwt	128.00–133.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.14/cwt	114.00–122.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	111.25/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.13/cwt	135.00–143.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	191.52/cwt	185.00–207.50	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.67/cwt	113.00–124.00	858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.74/cwt	141.00–150.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.24/cwt	128.00–138.00	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.64/cwt	125.00–134.00	937	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	873	746.63/cwt	675.00–800.00	6,518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.74/cwt	147.00–158.00	799	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.39/cwt	57.00–64.50	629	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,050	63.92/cwt	60.00–66.00	671	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	72.65/cwt	70.00–75.00	926	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.93/cwt	66.00–71.00	707	26
Bulls	—	—	1,248	82.00/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,023	8
Bulls	—	—	1,678	90.53/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,519	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	116.78/cwt	114.00–121.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	131.76/cwt	125.00–137.00	935	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.13/cwt	125.00–133.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,095.74/cwt	850.00–1,275.00	13,839	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,038.44/cwt	850.00–1,185.00	8,308	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	119.19/cwt	113.00–125.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	131.62/cwt	128.00–135.00	613	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,456.29/cwt	1,300.00–1,575.00	15,189	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	53.72/cwt	50.00–57.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	131.13/cwt	122.00–134.00	758	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	125.57/cwt	123.00–128.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	138.68/cwt	134.00–147.00	854	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.94/cwt	128.00–137.50	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	144.81/cwt	144.00–147.00	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	146.93/cwt	137.00–154.00	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.12/cwt	141.00–147.00	826	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.19/cwt	139.00–147.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	119.37/cwt	115.00–123.50	982	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.92/cwt	142.00–147.50	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.73/cwt	134.00–147.00	877	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	805	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 998Last week 1,045Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 207Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 341Last week 306Year ago 157

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-7 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	116.00	116.00
26	—	710	125.00–137.00	131.76
6	—	805	123.50	123.50
3	—	790	123.00	123.00
17	—	616	134.00–147.00	138.68
11	—	557	144.00–147.00	144.81
7	—	526	137.00–154.00	146.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	909	110.00–116.00	111.25
2	—	673	135.00–143.00	139.13
3	—	230	185.00–207.50	191.52
6	—	723	125.00–134.00	129.64
10	—	523	147.00–158.00	152.74
4	—	773	123.00–128.00	125.57
22	—	573	141.00–147.00	144.12
8	—	823	115.00–123.50	119.37
18	—	623	134.00–147.00	140.73
4	—	473	165.00–175.00	170.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	718	113.00	113.00
5	—	610	114.00–121.00	116.78
8	—	466	128.00–135.00	131.62
66	—	578	122.00–134.00	131.13
3	—	750	105.00	105.00
5	—	669	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	160	200.00	200.00
16	—	573	125.00–134.00	129.68
4	—	323	137.00–142.00	139.67
6	—	523	128.00–133.00	130.61
6	—	673	120.00–126.00	123.10
6	—	623	114.00–122.00	118.14
2	—	200	205.00	205.00
8	—	473	128.00–138.00	133.24
6	—	723	113.00–125.00	119.19
4	—	373	142.00–147.50	144.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.61
6	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.30
6	—	723	113.00–124.00	118.67
6	—	423	141.00–150.00	145.74
2	—	673	125.00–133.00	129.13
2	—	273	170.00–180.00	175.41
4	—	573	128.00–137.50	132.94
10	—	473	139.00–147.00	143.19

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	873	675.00–800.00	746.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,263	850.00–1,275.00	1,095.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	68	—	800	850.00–1,185.00	1,038.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,043	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,456.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	57.00–64.50	61.39
4	—	800	50.00–57.00	53.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,050	60.00–66.00	63.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,275	70.00–75.00	72.65
26	—	1,025	66.00–71.00	68.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	80.00–85.00	82.00
18	—	1,678	85.00–95.00	90.53

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