Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3 -8 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-3 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 $133.34/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$133.34

81 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$1.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.59

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	664	134.05	890	34
Medium and Large 1	661	132.82	877	47

One grade step is worth $1.23/cwt here — about $13 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 sale81 hd

133.34

—

MS average13 barns · 843 hd

138.92

−5.59

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	1,593	85.19	1,357	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,073	65.45	702	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	61.63	632	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	55.49	517	24

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	70.84/cwt	69.00–72.50	895	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	61.63/cwt	59.00–63.50	632	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	57.51/cwt	54.00–60.00	589	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	52.66/cwt	50.00–55.00	421	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	79.49/cwt	75.00–82.50	992	10
Bulls	—	—	1,765	88.04/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,554	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.60/cwt	121.00–126.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	107.23/cwt	100.00–114.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	152.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.43/cwt	130.00–146.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	115.62/cwt	112.00–119.00	778	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	758	793.56/cwt	600.00–945.00	6,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.62/cwt	127.00–134.00	879	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	98.08/cwt	95.00–101.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.08/cwt	117.00–121.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.37/cwt	148.00–152.50	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	161.33/cwt	157.00–165.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.68/cwt	136.00–145.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	111.70/cwt	105.00–118.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.22/cwt	117.00–127.00	639	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	120.45/cwt	117.00–123.00	630	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	133.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	887	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	182.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	64.10/cwt	60.00–67.00	657	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.19/cwt	132.00–140.00	644	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,280.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	14,400	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	819.00/cwt	700.00–910.00	6,143	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	933.19/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	10,965	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 Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 998Year ago 1,297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 143Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 243Last week 341Year ago 169

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3 -8 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-3 lower.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	69.00–72.50	70.84
24	—	1,025	60.00–67.00	64.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	59.00–63.50	61.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	54.00–60.00	57.51
10	—	800	50.00–55.00	52.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,248	75.00–82.50	79.49
20	—	1,765	82.00–92.50	88.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	121.00–126.00	123.60
4	—	673	100.00–114.00	107.23
6	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.65
2	—	423	148.00–152.50	150.37
4	—	273	157.00–165.00	161.33
2	—	223	180.00–185.00	182.75
8	—	523	130.00–137.00	133.65
10	—	473	132.00–140.00	136.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	130.00–146.00	138.43
4	—	673	112.00–119.00	115.62
6	—	623	110.00–119.00	114.66
2	—	823	95.00–101.00	98.08
8	—	573	117.00–121.00	119.08
6	—	723	105.00–118.00	111.70
20	—	523	117.00–127.00	122.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	119.00	119.00
7	—	401	146.00	146.00
15	—	523	117.00–123.00	120.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	673	127.00–134.00	130.62
6	—	773	120.00–123.00	121.54
2	—	623	130.00–137.00	133.63
10	—	723	125.00–131.00	128.09
2	—	573	136.00–145.00	140.68
6	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.22
1	—	190	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	767	123.00	123.00
5	—	740	125.50	125.50
2	—	505	150.00	150.00
4	—	842	115.00	115.00
17	—	666	130.00–134.00	133.19
4	—	412	165.00	165.00

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)	8	—	758	600.00–945.00	793.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,175	700.00–1,100.00	933.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,125	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,280.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	750	700.00–910.00	819.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle