Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 higher. 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 $344.43/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$344.43

133 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$10.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+33.80

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	347.59	1,533	94
Medium and Large 1-2	456	336.81	1,537	39

One grade step is worth $10.78/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale133 hd

344.43

—

MS average13 barns · 1,401 hd

310.63

+33.80

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	1,592	128.40	2,044	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	113.83	1,261	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	112.60	1,154	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	93.70	853	20

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,302	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,729	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,170	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,178	20

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	272.48/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,308	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	401.95/cwt	395.00–408.00	1,298	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	264.66/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	363.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,536	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	403.12/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	287.60/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	253	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	362.42/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,330	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	297.82/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	325.88/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	308.56/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,151	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	217.77/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	271.81/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,286	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	275.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,164	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	307.86/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	234.75/cwt	234.50–235.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	395.30/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,474	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	257.82/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	259.99/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	278.80/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,138	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	238.64/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	405.51/cwt	400.00–410.00	904	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,178.27/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,178	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,729.06/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,729	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,301.59/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,302	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	1,169.81/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,170	12
Bulls	—	—	1,363	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,448	126.04/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,825	6
Bulls	—	—	1,888	137.68/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,599	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	95.19/cwt	92.00–98.00	762	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	70.00/cwt	67.50–72.00	473	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	111.27/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,141	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	122.16/cwt	118.50–125.00	1,680	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	112.60/cwt	108.50–115.50	1,154	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	101.10/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,036	12

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,156Last week 612Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 114Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 326Last week 130Year ago 110

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 higher. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	269.00–278.00	272.48
2	—	600	235.00	235.00
3	—	323	331.00	331.00
4	—	513	257.50–262.50	259.99
8	—	408	270.00–284.00	278.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	320.00–331.00	325.88
18	—	373	290.00–325.00	308.56
4	—	623	210.00–225.00	217.77
10	—	473	265.00–278.00	271.81
8	—	423	270.00–280.00	275.27
8	—	523	250.00–265.00	257.82
6	—	573	235.00–242.00	238.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	323	395.00–408.00	401.95
8	—	623	260.00–269.00	264.66
16	—	423	350.00–375.00	363.17
6	—	773	230.00–235.00	232.57
8	—	273	395.00–410.00	403.12
6	—	573	285.00–290.00	287.60
10	—	523	290.00–305.00	297.82
6	—	473	300.00–315.00	307.86
16	—	373	390.00–400.00	395.30
4	—	223	400.00–410.00	405.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	253	395.00	395.00
6	—	416	300.00–395.00	362.42
5	—	610	269.00	269.00
2	—	528	285.00	285.00
3	—	450	311.00	311.00
7	—	326	408.00	408.00
4	—	563	287.00	287.00
2	—	373	400.00	400.00
4	—	763	234.50–235.00	234.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,128	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,178.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,170	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,729.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,260	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,301.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	795	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,169.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	118.00	118.00
6	—	1,448	120.00–131.00	126.04
6	—	1,888	132.00–142.00	137.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	92.00–98.00	95.19
4	—	675	67.50–72.00	70.00
12	—	1,025	97.00–104.00	101.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	106.00–115.00	111.27
8	—	1,375	118.50–125.00	122.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	108.50–115.50	112.60

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle