Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, Slaughter cows sold 1-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 5 lower.

Weaned grouped 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 $127.81/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$127.81

142 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$1.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

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	514	128.51	661	78
Medium and Large 1	536	126.94	680	64

One grade step is worth $1.57/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale142 hd

127.81

—

MS average13 barns · 1,342 hd

125.87

+1.93

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	1,502	86.47	1,298	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	68.25	740	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	65.00	780	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	55.79	509	40

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	573	127.16/cwt	123.00–131.00	729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	113.70/cwt	107.00–120.00	822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.74/cwt	137.50–147.50	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.98/cwt	160.00–167.50	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.50	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	149.97/cwt	145.00–160.00	787	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.72/cwt	162.50–180.00	726	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	170.34/cwt	165.00–177.50	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	165.28/cwt	165.00–165.50	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	317	182.59/cwt	182.00–183.00	579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	181.60/cwt	180.00–183.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	667	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.20/cwt	132.00–142.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.82/cwt	145.00–160.00	799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	132.72/cwt	132.50–133.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.16/cwt	130.00–136.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	133.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	547	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.50/cwt	155.00–165.50	759	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.19/cwt	122.00–130.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.69/cwt	122.00–131.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.42/cwt	123.00–131.50	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.24/cwt	132.00–140.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.50	745	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,352.98/cwt	1,100.00–1,525.00	14,206	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	879.43/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	10,553	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	763.51/cwt	650.00–850.00	7,062	12
Bulls	—	—	1,755	91.15/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,600	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	70.65/cwt	68.00–73.00	901	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	67.51/cwt	64.00–70.00	692	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.93/cwt	57.00–62.00	614	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	51.66/cwt	49.00–54.00	413	20
Bulls	—	—	1,248	81.79/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,021	10

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,462Last week 1,280Year ago 1,573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 186Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 201Year ago 115

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, Slaughter cows sold 1-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 5 lower.

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	123.00–131.00	127.16
8	—	723	107.00–120.00	113.70
8	—	473	137.50–147.50	142.74
8	—	373	160.00–167.50	163.98
8	—	523	135.00–142.50	138.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	873	100.00–104.00	102.05
8	—	423	130.00–136.00	133.16
8	—	473	122.00–130.00	126.19
12	—	523	122.00–131.00	126.69
12	—	573	123.00–131.50	127.42
8	—	373	132.00–140.00	136.24
12	—	623	120.00–130.00	125.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	126.50	126.50
20	—	519	127.00–130.00	128.50
4	—	877	104.00	104.00
7	—	377	132.50–133.00	132.72
5	—	634	121.00	121.00
20	—	410	130.00–136.00	133.48
17	—	575	128.00–131.50	129.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	525	145.00–160.00	149.97
7	—	422	165.00–177.50	170.34
11	—	475	165.00–165.50	165.28
5	—	620	132.00	132.00
8	—	317	182.00–183.00	182.59
8	—	380	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	423	162.50–180.00	171.72
4	—	323	180.00–183.00	181.60
4	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
10	—	573	132.00–142.00	137.20
10	—	523	145.00–160.00	152.82
14	—	473	155.00–165.50	160.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,050	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,352.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,200	700.00–1,025.00	879.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	650.00–850.00	763.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,755	88.00–93.50	91.15
10	—	1,248	77.00–85.00	81.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	68.00–73.00	70.65
26	—	1,025	64.00–70.00	67.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,200	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	57.00–62.00	59.93
20	—	800	49.00–54.00	51.66

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