Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-4 higher.

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 $121.92/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$121.92

286 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.20

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	129.25	798	70
Medium and Large 1-2	783	119.54	936	216

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale286 hd

121.92

—

MS average13 barns · 1,112 hd

133.12

−11.20

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	1,578	87.94	1,388	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	69.17	809	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.22	669	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	59.58	580	26

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	854	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	119.46/cwt	118.00–121.50	978	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.25/cwt	108.00–122.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.74/cwt	125.00–136.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.67/cwt	122.00–129.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	113.67/cwt	105.50–114.50	783	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	103.25/cwt	103.25–103.25	981	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	110.15/cwt	105.50–114.50	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.94/cwt	112.00–121.50	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	118.09/cwt	116.00–120.00	618	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	827.58/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	119.67/cwt	118.00–121.25	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	855	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.29/cwt	125.00–137.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.65/cwt	105.00–114.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	91.36/cwt	86.50–95.00	1,643	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	82.80/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,033	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	53.13/cwt	51.00–55.00	425	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	630	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	65.22/cwt	62.00–67.50	669	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	71.56/cwt	68.00–74.50	948	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,059.91/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	13,175	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,027.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	8,920	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,245.78/cwt	1,000.00–1,425.00	12,931	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.55/cwt	114.00–117.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	66.93/cwt	64.00–69.00	686	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	120.38/cwt	118.50–121.50	703	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	125.93/cwt	124.25–127.00	894	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.57/cwt	135.00–138.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.68/cwt	128.00–137.00	760	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	134.31/cwt	133.50–137.00	771	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	120.86/cwt	120.00–121.25	945	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	830	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.55/cwt	129.00–132.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,034	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,060	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	126.05/cwt	124.00–127.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	927	102.75/cwt	102.75–102.75	952	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.58/cwt	122.00–127.00	901	6

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 785Last week 677Year ago 830

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 129Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 215Last week 243Year ago 138

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-4 higher.

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.65
6	—	473	125.00–137.00	131.29
4	—	673	105.00–114.00	109.65
2	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.67
6	—	623	114.00–117.00	115.55
6	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	813	105.00	105.00
47	—	689	105.50–114.50	113.67
3	—	525	116.00	116.00
18	—	584	118.50–121.50	120.38
2	—	422	135.00	135.00
27	—	765	108.50	108.50
6	—	478	124.00–127.00	126.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	108.00–122.00	115.25
6	—	423	125.00–135.00	130.27
10	—	473	122.00–129.00	125.67
10	—	673	105.50–114.50	110.15
10	—	573	112.00–121.50	116.94
10	—	523	116.00–120.00	118.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	819	118.00–121.50	119.46
21	—	950	103.25	103.25
4	—	543	136.00	136.00
2	—	497	138.00	138.00
43	—	710	124.25–127.00	125.93
5	—	617	129.00	129.00
25	—	574	133.50–137.00	134.31
13	—	782	120.00–121.25	120.86
14	—	1,034	102.50	102.50
16	—	927	102.75	102.75
8	—	668	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	125.00–136.00	130.74
10	—	773	118.00–121.25	119.67
8	—	673	125.00–129.00	127.07
4	—	473	135.00–138.00	136.57
26	—	573	128.00–137.00	132.68
6	—	623	129.00–132.00	130.55
6	—	723	122.00–127.00	124.58

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	970	775.00–875.00	827.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,243	900.00–1,175.00	1,059.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	36	—	868	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,038	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,245.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,798	86.50–95.00	91.36
4	—	1,248	79.50–85.00	82.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	51.00–55.00	53.13
20	—	1,025	58.00–64.00	61.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	62.00–67.50	65.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,325	68.00–74.50	71.56
32	—	1,025	64.00–69.00	66.93

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