Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher, and 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 $313.65/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$313.65

146 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$69.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.70

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	342.99	1,488	84
Medium and Large 1-2	589	273.90	1,614	62

One grade step is worth $69.09/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale146 hd

313.65

—

MS average13 barns · 1,271 hd

304.95

+8.70

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	1,657	125.23	2,074	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,081	110.48	1,195	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	107.10	1,098	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	944	95.00	897	26

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,667	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,303	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	975	$1,815	12

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	423	363.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,536	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	400.70/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,294	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	220.67/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	310.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	295.91/cwt	286.00–305.00	1,548	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	266.50/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,527	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	384.83/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,278	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	268.73/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	405.41/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	405.51/cwt	400.00–410.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	287.27/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	325.21/cwt	262.50–350.00	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	984	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	276.58/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,170	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	234.35/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,343	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	226.30/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,410	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	260.43/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,362	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	262.86/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,243	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	212.62/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,340	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	71.86/cwt	68.50–75.00	521	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	87.31/cwt	82.00–92.00	698	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	101.85/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,044	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	107.10/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,098	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	114.12/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,427	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	109.27/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,120	30
Bulls	—	—	1,410	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,517	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	135.40/cwt	130.00–140.50	2,434	8
Bulls	—	—	1,620	122.52/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,985	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,667.19/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,667	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,815.38/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,815	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,302.75/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,303	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	325.70/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	325.60/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	213.55/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,437	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	390.30/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,352	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	232.15/cwt	217.00–243.00	1,316	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,406	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	212.44/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,449	9

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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 1,146Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 193Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 95Year ago 182

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher, and 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
16	—	423	350.00–375.00	363.17
14	—	323	390.00–410.00	400.70
6	—	723	215.00–226.00	220.67
6	—	473	300.00–320.00	310.48
12	—	523	286.00–305.00	295.91
10	—	573	260.00–272.50	266.50
6	—	273	400.00–410.00	405.41
6	—	223	400.00–410.00	405.51
8	—	373	385.00–395.00	390.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	305.00	305.00
9	—	332	382.50–390.00	384.83
8	—	624	254.50	254.50
8	—	561	265.00–272.50	268.73
3	—	670	235.00	235.00
7	—	836	210.00	210.00
7	—	536	286.00–289.00	287.27
7	—	419	262.50–350.00	325.21
5	—	729	226.00	226.00
4	—	984	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	270.00–282.50	276.58
6	—	573	225.00–243.00	234.35
16	—	623	225.00–227.50	226.30
16	—	523	250.00–270.00	260.43
14	—	473	255.00–270.00	262.86
6	—	323	315.00–335.00	325.70
4	—	373	315.00–335.00	325.60
12	—	673	212.00–215.00	213.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	279.50	279.50
2	—	340	317.50	317.50
1	—	775	210.00	210.00
9	—	512	264.00	264.00
7	—	567	217.00–243.00	232.15
4	—	450	258.00	258.00
14	—	618	227.50	227.50
9	—	682	212.00–214.00	212.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	207.50–215.00	212.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	68.50–75.00	71.86
4	—	800	82.00–92.00	87.31
18	—	1,025	96.00–106.00	101.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	103.00–110.00	107.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,250	111.00–117.00	114.12
30	—	1,025	104.00–113.00	109.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	105.00–110.00	107.59
8	—	1,798	130.00–140.50	135.40
4	—	1,620	115.00–128.00	122.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,120	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,667.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	975	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,815.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,090	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,302.75

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle