Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-6 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-5 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 $124.08/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$124.08

339 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$1.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

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	590	124.96	737	91
Medium and Large 1	558	123.76	690	248

One grade step is worth $1.20/cwt here — about $47 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 sale339 hd

124.08

—

MS average13 barns · 1,616 hd

123.18

+0.90

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	1,594	94.29	1,503	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	74.10	840	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.70	673	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	61.88	565	28

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	525	131.02/cwt	124.00–134.00	688	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	150.44/cwt	149.00–151.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	803	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.58/cwt	131.00–136.00	899	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.22/cwt	124.00–134.00	676	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	110.16/cwt	105.00–115.00	796	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	123.01/cwt	119.00–125.50	745	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,031.18/cwt	1,010.00–1,050.00	8,765	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.14/cwt	145.00–151.00	701	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	968	942.12/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	139.11/cwt	137.00–141.00	588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	204.36/cwt	195.00–212.50	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.81/cwt	117.00–130.00	586	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.11/cwt	132.00–138.00	842	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	131.30/cwt	126.00–136.00	490	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	57.66/cwt	55.00–60.00	461	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	66.10/cwt	62.00–69.00	678	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	65.70/cwt	63.00–69.50	673	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	75.92/cwt	73.50–78.00	987	22
Bulls	—	—	1,333	88.83/cwt	83.50–93.00	1,184	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	97.02/cwt	92.50–100.50	1,674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	104.12/cwt	100.00–108.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.21/cwt	122.00–130.00	534	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	127.77/cwt	125.50–129.00	618	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	133.79/cwt	130.00–136.00	823	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	142.24/cwt	138.00–145.00	805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.37/cwt	119.00–125.50	762	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	571	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	122.30/cwt	122.00–122.50	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	955	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,340.96/cwt	1,175.00–1,475.00	15,756	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	109.05/cwt	107.00–111.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.55/cwt	124.00–132.75	737	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	130.27/cwt	124.00–132.75	737	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	72.93/cwt	70.00–75.00	748	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,215.98/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	15,419	22

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 949Last week 967Year ago 991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 170Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 295Last week 466Year ago 222

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-6 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-5 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	525	124.00–134.00	131.02
21	—	606	119.00–125.50	123.01
16	—	484	125.50–129.00	127.77
20	—	740	115.00	115.00
14	—	566	124.00–132.75	130.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	523	124.00–134.00	129.22
20	—	723	105.00–115.00	110.16
46	—	473	117.00–130.00	123.81
16	—	373	126.00–136.00	131.30
8	—	773	100.00–108.00	104.12
20	—	423	122.00–130.00	126.21
44	—	623	119.00–125.50	122.37
8	—	823	107.00–111.00	109.05
50	—	573	124.00–132.75	128.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	149.00–151.00	150.44
9	—	691	131.50	131.50
22	—	615	130.00–136.00	133.79
18	—	566	138.00–145.00	142.24
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
5	—	510	142.00	142.00
5	—	797	122.00–122.50	122.30
8	—	720	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	573	135.00–145.00	140.20
20	—	673	131.00–136.00	133.58
24	—	473	145.00–151.00	148.14
4	—	215	195.00–212.50	204.36
48	—	623	132.00–138.00	135.11
10	—	723	122.00–125.00	123.55
40	—	523	135.00–145.00	140.22
10	—	773	122.00–125.00	123.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	137.00–141.00	139.11
12	—	373	150.00–156.00	153.18
16	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	850	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,031.18
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	968	800.00–1,050.00	942.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,268	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,215.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,175	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,340.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	800	55.00–60.00	57.66
14	—	1,025	62.00–69.00	66.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	63.00–69.50	65.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,300	73.50–78.00	75.92
34	—	1,025	70.00–75.00	72.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	83.50–93.00	88.83
8	—	1,725	92.50–100.50	97.02

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