Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. 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 $155.13/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$155.13

100 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$7.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

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	157.51	805	68
Medium and Large 1-2	549	150.07	824	32

One grade step is worth $7.44/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 sale100 hd

155.13

—

MS average13 barns · 839 hd

144.48

+10.65

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	1,579	84.57	1,335	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	65.43	742	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	59.51	610	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	46.61	418	32

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	323	170.35/cwt	165.00–175.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	105.64/cwt	101.00–110.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.17/cwt	127.00–135.00	686	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	185.30/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.19/cwt	132.00–140.00	644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	149.68/cwt	149.00–150.00	837	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.09/cwt	129.00–135.00	955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.82/cwt	145.00–160.00	799	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	146.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.58/cwt	165.00–177.50	726	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.38/cwt	129.00–135.50	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.21/cwt	132.00–140.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.14/cwt	113.00–121.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	134.32/cwt	132.00–135.50	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	134.26/cwt	132.00–138.00	636	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,069.70/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,622	26
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	745.95/cwt	675.00–800.00	6,900	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,031.58/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	9,800	64
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	850	1,183.82/cwt	1,025.00–1,325.00	10,062	10
Bulls	—	—	1,855	90.06/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,671	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	42.19/cwt	39.00–45.00	338	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.93/cwt	60.00–65.00	645	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	68.65/cwt	66.00–71.00	875	14
Bulls	—	—	1,248	77.99/cwt	72.00–82.00	973	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	675	34.61/cwt	31.00–37.50	234	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	59.51/cwt	56.00–62.00	610	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.93/cwt	50.00–55.00	543	16

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,500Last week 1,342Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 179Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 294Last week 186Year ago 191

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	165.00–175.00	170.35
4	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.63
4	—	723	101.00–110.00	105.64
6	—	523	125.00–135.00	130.22
4	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.30
4	—	623	113.00–121.00	117.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	127.00–135.00	131.17
16	—	473	132.00–140.00	136.19
6	—	673	120.00–133.00	126.72
12	—	573	129.00–135.50	132.38
6	—	723	120.00–129.00	124.64
12	—	623	125.00–133.00	129.14
6	—	423	132.00–140.00	136.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	140.00	140.00
9	—	574	132.00–135.50	134.32
13	—	474	132.00–138.00	134.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.30
4	—	473	160.00–170.00	165.24
4	—	723	129.00–135.00	132.09
10	—	573	140.00–150.00	145.20
10	—	623	135.00–142.00	138.63
14	—	523	145.00–160.00	152.82
20	—	423	165.00–177.50	171.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	170.00	170.00
19	—	559	149.00–150.00	149.68
3	—	671	141.00	141.00
7	—	514	145.00–150.00	146.46

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,180	900.00–1,200.00	1,069.70
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	925	675.00–800.00	745.95
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	—	950	800.00–1,200.00	1,031.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	850	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,183.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,855	85.00–93.50	90.06
10	—	1,248	72.00–82.00	77.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	800	39.00–45.00	42.19
16	—	1,025	50.00–55.00	52.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	60.00–65.00	62.93
14	—	1,275	66.00–71.00	68.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	31.00–37.50	34.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	56.00–62.00	59.51

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

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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