Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-8 higher, and slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.16/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$154.16

124 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$1.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	154.48	827	90
Medium and Large 1-2	563	153.31	862	34

One grade step is worth $1.17/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale124 hd

154.16

—

MS average13 barns · 1,180 hd

148.37

+5.79

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	1,471	93.61	1,376	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	73.16	816	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	68.43	701	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	61.89	591	32

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,693	97.32/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,648	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	89.89/cwt	84.50–93.50	1,122	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	55.19/cwt	52.00–58.00	442	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	64.93/cwt	62.00–67.00	666	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	70.51/cwt	67.00–73.00	723	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	80.06/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,081	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.93/cwt	140.00–147.50	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.71/cwt	135.00–144.00	661	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	755.07/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.22/cwt	135.00–147.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.62/cwt	128.00–135.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	806	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.06/cwt	133.00–137.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.66/cwt	125.00–134.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	122.60/cwt	119.00–126.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.72/cwt	146.00–157.00	869	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.04/cwt	170.00–179.50	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.19/cwt	157.00–165.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.10/cwt	137.00–143.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	191.01/cwt	180.00–200.00	426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	141.38/cwt	137.00–144.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	108.08/cwt	105.00–111.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,134.31/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	13,101	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	130.79/cwt	128.00–135.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	716	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,404.55/cwt	1,200.00–1,575.00	15,450	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	157.08/cwt	154.00–158.00	839	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	68.43/cwt	65.50–70.50	701	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.61/cwt	142.00–147.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.90/cwt	130.00–137.50	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	162.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	444	2

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 Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 1,309Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 218Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 162Year ago 220

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-8 higher, and slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L1&2 Value Added.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,693	94.00–100.00	97.32
6	—	1,248	84.50–93.50	89.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	52.00–58.00	55.19
22	—	1,025	62.00–67.00	64.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	67.00–73.00	70.51
10	—	1,350	77.00–82.50	80.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	65.50–70.50	68.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	140.00–147.50	143.93
6	—	523	142.00–147.00	144.61
6	—	573	130.00–137.50	133.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	135.00–144.00	139.71
6	—	673	128.00–135.00	131.62
4	—	623	125.00–134.00	129.66
4	—	723	126.00–128.00	127.03
8	—	773	119.00–126.00	122.60
4	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.65
12	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.22
4	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.63
2	—	823	105.00–111.00	108.08
2	—	273	160.00–165.00	162.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	140.00	140.00
8	—	496	137.00–144.00	141.38
9	—	435	145.00	145.00
5	—	653	128.00–135.00	130.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	135.00–147.00	141.22
32	—	523	150.00–158.00	154.17
6	—	723	133.00–137.00	135.06
24	—	573	146.00–157.00	151.72
4	—	373	170.00–179.50	175.04
4	—	473	157.00–165.00	161.19
6	—	673	137.00–143.00	140.10
4	—	223	180.00–200.00	191.01
4	—	323	175.00–185.00	180.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	637	135.00	135.00
4	—	731	133.00	133.00
3	—	363	179.50	179.50
4	—	582	150.00	150.00
2	—	780	133.00	133.00
3	—	400	179.00	179.00
14	—	534	154.00–158.00	157.08

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	900	600.00–875.00	755.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,155	950.00–1,275.00	1,134.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,100	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,404.55

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