Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, 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 $149.79/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$149.79

125 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$1.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.66

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	562	150.88	849	45
Medium and Large 1	526	149.18	784	80

One grade step is worth $1.70/cwt here — about $65 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 sale125 hd

149.79

—

MS average11 barns · 925 hd

143.14

+6.66

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	1,459	80.05	1,168	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	59.13	606	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,064	58.90	627	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	787	40.49	319	50

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	623	136.22/cwt	130.00–142.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	113.67/cwt	112.00–115.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	123.91/cwt	116.00–129.50	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.71/cwt	118.00–127.00	580	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.16/cwt	170.00–176.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.71/cwt	145.00–154.00	708	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.90/cwt	125.00–134.50	939	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	157.22/cwt	147.00–176.00	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	143.45/cwt	142.00–144.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.70/cwt	122.50–132.50	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.53/cwt	137.00–147.50	603	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.74/cwt	132.50–142.50	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.55/cwt	104.00–107.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	749	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.10/cwt	45.00–52.00	503	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	43.15/cwt	40.00–45.00	291	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	59.13/cwt	56.50–61.00	606	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	625	26.00/cwt	20.00–30.00	163	14
Bulls	—	—	1,248	76.79/cwt	72.00–80.00	958	8
Bulls	—	—	1,670	83.31/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,391	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	64.69/cwt	62.00–67.00	841	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	57.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	594	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	988.50/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	12,356	28
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	675.44/cwt	500.00–800.00	5,775	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,082.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	10,825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.02/cwt	116.00–129.50	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.91/cwt	130.00–137.50	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	128.36/cwt	125.00–131.00	676	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	106.64/cwt	102.00–111.00	771	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.22/cwt	117.00–127.00	639	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.20/cwt	134.00–144.00	798	14

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,342Last week 1,452Year ago 1,289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 132Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 244Year ago 275

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	130.00–142.00	136.22
8	—	423	170.00–176.00	173.16
18	—	473	145.00–154.00	149.71
8	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.61
12	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
10	—	723	125.00–134.50	129.90
14	—	573	134.00–144.00	139.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	178.00	178.00
9	—	752	134.50	134.50
14	—	478	147.00–176.00	157.22
7	—	576	142.00–144.00	143.45
4	—	735	132.50	132.50
3	—	601	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	112.00–115.00	113.67
7	—	570	116.00–129.50	123.91
2	—	670	115.00	115.00
3	—	455	123.00	123.00
5	—	711	111.00	111.00
22	—	527	125.00–131.00	128.36
7	—	755	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	118.00–127.00	122.71
12	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.59
10	—	573	116.00–129.50	123.02
14	—	723	102.00–111.00	106.64
4	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.27
16	—	523	117.00–127.00	122.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	100.00–105.00	102.58
6	—	573	122.50–132.50	127.70
12	—	423	137.00–147.50	142.53
6	—	473	132.50–142.50	137.74
4	—	673	104.00–107.00	105.55
4	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.18
6	—	523	130.00–137.50	133.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	45.00–52.00	49.10
18	—	675	40.00–45.00	43.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	56.50–61.00	59.13
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	625	20.00–30.00	26.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	62.00–67.00	64.69
36	—	1,025	55.00–60.00	57.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	72.00–80.00	76.79
8	—	1,670	80.00–86.00	83.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,250	800.00–1,125.00	988.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	855	500.00–800.00	675.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,082.50

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