Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-8 lower, slaughter cows sold 7-10 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $140.29/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$140.29

98 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$4.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	142.90	790	40
Medium and Large 1	573	138.48	793	58

One grade step is worth $4.42/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale98 hd

140.29

—

MS average13 barns · 1,062 hd

139.84

+0.45

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	—	Low	1,512	85.37	1,290	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	59.12	648	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	55.51	569	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	50.91	495	52

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	623	113.66/cwt	109.00–118.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	118.13/cwt	115.00–121.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	119.76/cwt	114.00–125.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.65/cwt	122.00–131.00	852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.66/cwt	127.00–136.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.60/cwt	172.00–175.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.83/cwt	159.00–162.50	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.95/cwt	160.00–167.50	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	150.63/cwt	137.00–152.50	765	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	127.37/cwt	127.00–127.50	540	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	902	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.64/cwt	116.00–125.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.22/cwt	138.00–148.00	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.12/cwt	128.00–134.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	127.80/cwt	127.00–129.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.66/cwt	115.00–124.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.79/cwt	124.00–135.00	549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	124.68/cwt	123.50–127.00	637	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	647	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	824.28/cwt	660.00–950.00	7,130	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,038.66/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	11,737	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,243.62/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	14,613	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	81.19/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,013	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.22/cwt	50.00–55.50	546	40
Bulls	—	—	1,775	89.54/cwt	85.50–92.50	1,589	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	58.51/cwt	55.00–61.00	600	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	60.65/cwt	58.00–63.00	773	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	55.51/cwt	52.00–58.00	569	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.19/cwt	40.00–46.00	346	12

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,758Last week 1,462Year ago 1,490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 215Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 191Year ago 212

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-8 lower, slaughter cows sold 7-10 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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
10	—	623	109.00–118.00	113.66
4	—	373	135.00–145.00	140.30
4	—	523	115.00–121.00	118.13
6	—	473	125.00–134.00	129.71
8	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	114.00–125.00	119.76
8	—	623	115.00–124.00	119.66
10	—	423	124.00–135.00	129.79
10	—	523	120.00–127.00	123.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	424	127.00–127.50	127.37
3	—	450	140.00	140.00
14	—	791	114.00	114.00
5	—	673	127.00–129.00	127.80
21	—	511	123.50–127.00	124.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	159.00	159.00
5	—	650	125.00	125.00
3	—	783	121.00	121.00
6	—	569	132.50	132.50
24	—	508	137.00–152.50	150.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	122.00–131.00	126.65
10	—	623	127.00–136.00	131.66
4	—	323	172.00–175.00	173.60
4	—	473	159.00–162.50	160.83
4	—	423	160.00–167.50	163.95
8	—	723	116.00–125.00	120.64
10	—	523	138.00–148.00	143.22
10	—	573	128.00–134.00	131.12

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	865	660.00–950.00	824.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,130	875.00–1,150.00	1,038.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,175	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,243.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	77.00–84.00	81.19
8	—	1,775	85.50–92.50	89.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,025	50.00–55.50	53.22
12	—	800	40.00–46.00	43.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,025	55.00–61.00	58.51
16	—	1,275	58.00–63.00	60.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	52.00–58.00	55.51

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