Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $145.09/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$145.09

109 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$0.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	521	145.31	757	54
Medium and Large 1	562	144.88	815	55

One grade step is worth $0.42/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale109 hd

145.09

—

MS average13 barns · 945 hd

146.55

−1.46

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	1,588	84.58	1,343	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	63.47	719	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	58.80	603	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	46.86	420	44

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	—	623	111.70/cwt	106.00–117.00	696	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.80/cwt	157.50–167.50	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.24/cwt	127.00–137.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	105.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	135.49/cwt	134.00–138.00	766	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.19/cwt	148.00–156.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.26/cwt	145.00–157.00	791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.09/cwt	123.00–129.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	126.09/cwt	123.00–129.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	136.66/cwt	135.00–140.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	154.65/cwt	152.00–157.00	803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.66/cwt	131.00–140.00	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	135.84/cwt	129.00–143.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.17/cwt	104.00–114.00	735	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	67.65/cwt	65.00–70.00	863	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	44.66/cwt	42.00–47.00	357	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.93/cwt	50.00–55.00	543	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	30.44/cwt	26.00–34.00	205	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	58.80/cwt	55.00–61.50	603	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.34/cwt	58.00–62.00	618	16
Bulls	—	—	1,348	77.99/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,051	12
Bulls	—	—	1,828	91.17/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,667	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,118.18/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	10,768	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,052.77/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	11,401	30
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	873	781.52/cwt	650.00–875.00	6,823	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,127.78/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	12,688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	112.70/cwt	107.00–118.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	139.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.20/cwt	117.00–127.00	700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	157.20/cwt	153.00–160.00	670	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.72/cwt	134.00–145.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	167.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	723	7

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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,470Last week 1,443Year ago 1,197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 162Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 181Last week 165Year ago 202

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Grouped weaned 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	106.00–117.00	111.70
4	—	373	157.50–167.50	162.80
4	—	423	140.00–147.50	143.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	127.00–137.00	132.24
8	—	773	100.00–110.00	105.15
8	—	873	100.00–105.00	102.56
10	—	673	104.00–114.00	109.17
10	—	623	107.00–118.00	112.70
10	—	423	135.00–143.00	139.21
10	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.22
10	—	573	117.00–127.00	122.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	886	103.00	103.00
8	—	438	129.00–143.00	135.84
6	—	530	125.00	125.00
7	—	480	135.00	135.00
3	—	768	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	565	134.00–138.00	135.49
2	—	787	123.00	123.00
9	—	461	148.00	148.00
6	—	613	135.00–140.00	136.66
8	—	519	152.00–157.00	154.65
13	—	426	153.00–160.00	157.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	148.00–156.00	152.19
10	—	523	145.00–157.00	151.26
4	—	723	123.00–129.00	126.09
4	—	773	123.00–129.00	126.09
10	—	623	131.00–140.00	135.66
10	—	573	134.00–145.00	139.72
7	—	432	160.00–170.00	167.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	65.00–70.00	67.65
16	—	1,025	58.00–62.00	60.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	800	42.00–47.00	44.66
22	—	1,025	50.00–55.00	52.93
6	—	675	26.00–34.00	30.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	55.00–61.50	58.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,348	73.00–82.00	77.99
12	—	1,828	86.00–95.00	91.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	963	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,118.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	1,083	825.00–1,200.00	1,052.77
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	873	650.00–875.00	781.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,125	975.00–1,250.00	1,127.78

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