Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 3-7 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cattle sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.58/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$151.58

182 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

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

$7.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.11

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	157.05	798	57
Medium and Large 1-2	628	149.09	936	125

One grade step is worth $7.96/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 sale182 hd

151.58

—

MS average13 barns · 1,222 hd

151.47

+0.11

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	—	Average	1,508	89.33	1,347	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	67.60	750	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	64.95	880	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	51.43	493	69

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	581	128.23/cwt	123.00–131.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	140.84/cwt	135.00–145.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	151.78/cwt	145.00–160.00	492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	127.02/cwt	124.00–128.50	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	165.24/cwt	155.00–170.00	689	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.39/cwt	132.00–147.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	142.70/cwt	139.00–148.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	155.33/cwt	148.00–160.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	140.30/cwt	133.00–146.00	588	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.89/cwt	165.00–180.00	636	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	988	1,133.14/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	11,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	135.48/cwt	131.00–140.00	966	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	769.34/cwt	635.00–950.00	7,801	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.97/cwt	141.00–149.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	145.51/cwt	139.00–149.00	843	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,240	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	71.41/cwt	70.00–72.00	981	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	65.48/cwt	59.00–69.00	884	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	65.72/cwt	60.00–70.00	703	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	72.52/cwt	69.00–75.00	881	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	57.84/cwt	57.00–59.00	564	19
Bulls	—	—	1,578	90.96/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,435	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	56.36/cwt	54.00–58.00	777	6
Bulls	—	—	1,160	79.41/cwt	75.00–83.00	921	5
Bulls	—	—	1,810	99.34/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	51.11/cwt	45.00–56.00	495	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	657	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	831.41/cwt	600.00–950.00	7,682	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,711.33/cwt	1,500.00–1,900.00	25,670	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	885	1,160.10/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	10,267	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,202.18/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	14,703	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	764	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	37.90/cwt	35.00–42.00	327	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	119.38/cwt	114.00–130.00	813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.34/cwt	130.00–136.50	767	55
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	148.83/cwt	146.00–151.50	954	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.84/cwt	130.00–143.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	123.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.57/cwt	125.00–138.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	154.58/cwt	151.00–155.00	856	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.67/cwt	147.00–157.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	187.18/cwt	185.00–192.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	612	5

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,261Last week 987Year ago 924

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 184Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 189Year ago 187

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 3-7 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cattle sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	123.00–131.00	128.23
9	—	374	135.00–145.00	140.84
7	—	324	145.00–160.00	151.78
5	—	524	131.00–137.00	133.03
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
15	—	419	133.00–146.00	140.30
1	—	295	162.00	162.00
8	—	472	130.00–143.00	136.84
4	—	603	120.00–128.00	123.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	494	133.00	133.00
55	—	571	130.00–136.50	134.34
8	—	513	133.00	133.00
5	—	431	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	144.50	144.50
6	—	818	124.00–128.50	127.02
4	—	485	157.50	157.50
6	—	655	146.00	146.00
75	—	641	146.00–151.50	148.83
29	—	554	151.00–155.00	154.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	155.00–170.00	165.24
7	—	683	139.00–148.00	142.70
1	—	880	125.00	125.00
9	—	484	148.00–160.00	155.33
9	—	368	165.00–180.00	172.89
2	—	713	131.00–140.00	135.48
4	—	620	141.00–149.00	145.97
6	—	579	139.00–149.00	145.51
6	—	522	147.00–157.00	151.67
4	—	340	185.00–192.00	187.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	132.00–147.00	138.39
6	—	681	114.00–130.00	119.38
2	—	830	107.00	107.00
2	—	485	137.00–142.00	139.50
5	—	577	125.00–138.00	132.57
4	—	626	120.00–135.00	130.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,133.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,014	635.00–950.00	769.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,223	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,202.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	924	600.00–950.00	831.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	885	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,160.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,500	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,711.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	70.00–72.00	71.41
48	—	1,350	59.00–69.00	65.48
6	—	1,378	54.00–58.00	56.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,069	60.00–70.00	65.72
24	—	1,215	69.00–75.00	72.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	975	57.00–59.00	57.84
42	—	968	45.00–56.00	51.11
8	—	863	35.00–42.00	37.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,578	85.00–97.00	90.96
5	—	1,160	75.00–83.00	79.41
3	—	1,810	99.00–100.00	99.34

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