Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows and 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 $148.62/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$148.62

210 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$2.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.16

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	149.98	766	108
Medium and Large 1-2	505	147.18	744	102

One grade step is worth $2.80/cwt here — about $23 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 sale210 hd

148.62

—

MS average13 barns · 1,098 hd

143.46

+5.16

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	1,547	85.56	1,323	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	58.99	648	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	54.22	556	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	44.95	416	18

Every lot, as filed

38 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	140.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.95/cwt	145.00–152.50	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.16/cwt	122.00–130.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.48/cwt	132.50–140.00	509	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	176.24/cwt	172.00–180.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	138.78/cwt	137.00–141.00	797	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	136.95/cwt	136.00–137.50	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	155.60/cwt	150.00–161.50	719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	129.83/cwt	129.00–130.00	671	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	153.96/cwt	151.00–158.00	648	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.60/cwt	136.00–141.00	794	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	678	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.29/cwt	150.00–162.00	739	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	607	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	146.87/cwt	137.50–154.00	737	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.65/cwt	147.00–154.00	788	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.74/cwt	123.00–132.00	540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.07/cwt	127.00–131.00	804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.24/cwt	147.00–155.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	545	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.30/cwt	120.00–137.50	818	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	869	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,184.62/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	11,550	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	735.14/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,800	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,010.31/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,396	40
Bulls	—	—	1,845	90.73/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,674	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	54.22/cwt	51.00–56.50	556	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.93/cwt	47.00–52.00	512	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	80.39/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,003	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	57.80/cwt	54.00–60.50	592	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	61.85/cwt	60.00–63.50	789	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	38.72/cwt	35.00–42.00	310	8

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 1,758Year ago 1,335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 194Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 189Year ago 161

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows and 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
6	—	473	135.00–145.00	140.24
4	—	423	145.00–152.50	148.95
4	—	573	122.00–130.00	126.16
6	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.22
6	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.59
6	—	373	147.00–155.00	151.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	132.50–140.00	136.48
12	—	423	123.00–132.00	127.74
12	—	523	124.00–130.00	127.13
10	—	623	127.00–131.00	129.07
6	—	473	127.00–128.00	127.52
4	—	723	115.00–125.00	120.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	517	129.00–130.00	129.83
11	—	478	127.00	127.00
4	—	373	140.00	140.00
14	—	411	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	172.00–180.00	176.24
12	—	573	136.00–141.00	138.60
20	—	423	155.00–165.00	160.27
20	—	473	150.00–162.00	156.29
30	—	523	147.00–154.00	150.65
20	—	623	120.00–137.50	131.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	574	137.00–141.00	138.78
8	—	621	136.00–137.50	136.95
18	—	462	150.00–161.50	155.60
22	—	421	151.00–158.00	153.96
3	—	700	128.00	128.00
33	—	502	137.50–154.00	146.87

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	975	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,184.62
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	925	650.00–800.00	735.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,128	800.00–1,150.00	1,010.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,845	84.50–95.00	90.73
6	—	1,248	75.00–84.00	80.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	51.00–56.50	54.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	47.00–52.00	49.93
8	—	800	35.00–42.00	38.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	54.00–60.50	57.80
10	—	1,275	60.00–63.50	61.85

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