Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $147.31/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$147.31

250 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$1.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

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	607	148.08	899	116
Medium and Large 1	601	146.64	881	134

One grade step is worth $1.44/cwt here — about $18 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 sale250 hd

147.31

—

MS average10 barns · 866 hd

149.65

−2.33

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	1,538	90.17	1,387	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	68.59	743	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	63.93	655	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	57.39	540	32

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	473	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.12/cwt	132.00–138.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	169.01/cwt	165.00–172.50	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.16/cwt	152.00–158.00	656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.48/cwt	115.00–121.75	857	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	137.10/cwt	134.00–140.00	923	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	146.93/cwt	139.00–149.50	909	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.67/cwt	160.00–167.00	774	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	118.71/cwt	115.00–126.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	159.35/cwt	158.00–160.00	803	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	120.65/cwt	115.00–126.00	993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.13/cwt	125.00–133.00	869	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	191.01/cwt	180.00–200.00	426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.99/cwt	136.00–149.50	891	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	67.51/cwt	64.00–70.00	692	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.51/cwt	57.00–63.00	620	20
Bulls	—	—	1,717	93.89/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,612	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	52.19/cwt	49.00–55.00	418	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	63.93/cwt	61.00–66.00	655	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	72.18/cwt	69.00–75.00	920	6
Bulls	—	—	1,000	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	790	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	857.22/cwt	710.00–975.00	7,715	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,057.14/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	11,100	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,125	1,180.56/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	13,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.12/cwt	128.00–134.00	751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.50	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.50/cwt	134.00–144.50	660	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.69/cwt	131.00–140.00	710	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.00/cwt	133.00–142.50	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.26/cwt	148.00–160.00	807	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.24/cwt	143.00–155.00	855	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	139.83/cwt	138.00–140.00	748	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	140.03/cwt	134.00–144.50	643	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	153.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	879	13

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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,988Last week 1,270Year ago 1,002

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 114Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 198Last week 266Year ago 200

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	145.00–152.00	148.67
4	—	573	132.00–138.00	135.12
6	—	323	165.00–172.50	169.01
10	—	423	152.00–158.00	155.16
11	—	600	127.50	127.50
18	—	723	115.00–121.75	118.48
4	—	523	135.00–142.50	138.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	760	135.00–136.00	135.50
52	—	619	139.00–149.50	146.93
6	—	805	115.00–126.00	118.71
22	—	504	158.00–160.00	159.35
6	—	650	134.00	134.00
7	—	480	167.00	167.00
13	—	574	147.00–155.00	153.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	130.00–135.00	132.58
20	—	673	134.00–140.00	137.10
14	—	473	160.00–167.00	163.67
10	—	773	130.00–136.00	133.09
6	—	823	115.00–126.00	120.65
4	—	223	180.00–200.00	191.01
20	—	623	136.00–149.50	142.99
30	—	523	148.00–160.00	154.26
20	—	573	143.00–155.00	149.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	135.00	135.00
5	—	561	133.00	133.00
4	—	743	123.50	123.50
24	—	535	138.00–140.00	139.83
2	—	600	124.00	124.00
35	—	459	134.00–144.50	140.03
21	—	670	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	125.00–133.00	129.13
10	—	573	128.00–134.00	131.12
20	—	473	134.00–144.50	139.50
10	—	623	120.00–130.00	125.18
20	—	523	131.00–140.00	135.69
4	—	423	133.00–142.50	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	64.00–70.00	67.51
6	—	1,275	69.00–75.00	72.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	57.00–63.00	60.51
12	—	800	49.00–55.00	52.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	61.00–66.00	63.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,717	89.00–100.00	93.89
3	—	1,000	79.00	79.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	900	710.00–975.00	857.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,050	825.00–1,200.00	1,057.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,125	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,180.56

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle