Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2 higher, feeder heifers sold 1-4 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 higher.

Weaned grouped 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 $149.54/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$149.54

271 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$3.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	151.24	868	134
Medium and Large 1-2	615	147.87	910	137

One grade step is worth $3.36/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale271 hd

149.54

—

MS average13 barns · 1,298 hd

150.98

−1.45

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	1,499	97.65	1,464	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	69.07	748	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.76	674	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	59.79	546	36

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.16/cwt	164.00–170.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	141.17/cwt	136.00–146.00	950	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	122.55/cwt	121.00–124.00	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.16/cwt	146.00–154.00	860	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	151.93/cwt	150.00–158.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	147.78/cwt	147.00–152.00	900	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.98/cwt	154.00–163.50	752	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	146.22/cwt	140.00–152.00	911	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.14/cwt	127.00–135.00	817	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	833	733.36/cwt	575.00–840.00	6,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.69/cwt	134.00–143.00	725	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	133.87/cwt	130.00–137.50	968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.11/cwt	129.00–135.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.95/cwt	150.00–157.50	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	205.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	458	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	55.66/cwt	53.00–58.00	445	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	63.93/cwt	61.00–66.00	655	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	65.76/cwt	64.00–67.00	674	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	72.85/cwt	71.00–74.50	929	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	67.93/cwt	65.00–70.00	696	20
Bulls	—	—	1,750	103.50/cwt	97.50–108.00	1,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	143.44/cwt	136.50–146.00	950	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,047	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.34/cwt	133.00–137.50	775	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.98/cwt	170.00–177.50	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.71/cwt	135.00–144.00	661	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.74/cwt	147.00–158.00	799	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	151.82/cwt	146.00–159.50	868	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	134.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,041	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	135.16/cwt	133.00–137.50	781	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	160.39/cwt	154.00–163.50	776	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	137.65/cwt	136.50–143.00	739	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	8
Bulls	—	—	1,248	91.79/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,146	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.17/cwt	131.00–139.00	707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.20/cwt	127.00–137.00	758	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,085.79/cwt	1,070.00–1,100.00	10,315	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	991.00/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	11,426	20

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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,434Last week 819Year ago 1,242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 203Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 142Year ago 185

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2 higher, feeder heifers sold 1-4 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 higher.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	164.00–170.00	167.16
20	—	673	136.00–146.00	141.17
20	—	573	146.00–154.00	150.16
20	—	473	154.00–163.50	158.98
20	—	623	140.00–152.00	146.22
6	—	723	130.00–137.50	133.87
4	—	223	200.00–210.00	205.51
6	—	373	170.00–177.50	173.98
16	—	523	147.00–158.00	152.74
14	—	773	130.00–139.00	134.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	539	150.00–158.00	151.93
19	—	609	147.00–152.00	147.78
51	—	662	136.50–146.00	143.44
13	—	753	139.00	139.00
27	—	572	146.00–159.50	151.82
15	—	484	154.00–163.50	160.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	121.00–124.00	122.55
20	—	623	127.00–135.00	131.14
30	—	523	134.00–143.00	138.69
30	—	573	133.00–137.50	135.34
20	—	473	135.00–144.00	139.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	626	132.00	132.00
4	—	484	140.50	140.50
33	—	578	133.00–137.50	135.16
4	—	714	124.00	124.00
19	—	537	136.50–143.00	137.65
8	—	440	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	129.00–135.00	132.11
6	—	423	150.00–157.50	153.95
10	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.30
10	—	523	131.00–139.00	135.17
10	—	573	127.00–137.00	132.20

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)	10	—	833	575.00–840.00	733.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,153	850.00–1,100.00	991.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	950	1,070.00–1,100.00	1,085.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	800	53.00–58.00	55.66
18	—	1,025	61.00–66.00	63.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	64.00–67.00	65.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,275	71.00–74.50	72.85
20	—	1,025	65.00–70.00	67.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,750	97.50–108.00	103.50
8	—	1,248	87.00–95.00	91.79

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