Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-7 higher. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $269.67/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$269.67

103 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$263

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

$41.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.56

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	278.06	1,213	82
Medium and Large 1-2	623	236.90	1,477	21

One grade step is worth $41.15/cwt here — about −$263 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 sale103 hd

269.67

—

MS average13 barns · 1,630 hd

258.11

+11.56

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	—	Average	1,615	137.45	2,220	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	121.73	1,532	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	116.15	1,191	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	99.86	939	16

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)	1,088	$1,882	44
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,233	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,006	$2,387	104
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,486	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	815	$1,610	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	300.60/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,121	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	222.77/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	313.26/cwt	305.00–320.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	313.12/cwt	305.00–320.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	267.62/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	335.53/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,419	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	261.20/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	390.35/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	295.22/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	330.71/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	276.60/cwt	270.00–283.50	1,715	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	370.30/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,381	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	276.99/cwt	270.00–283.50	1,726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	303.02/cwt	295.00–310.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	390.41/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	305.48/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	400.51/cwt	395.00–405.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	290.53/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,229	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	241.16/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,382	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,098	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	248.78/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,301	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	815	1,610.43/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,610	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,485.71/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,486	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,881.61/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,882	44
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,232.95/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,233	6
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,410.00/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,410	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,648.84/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,649	82
Bulls	—	—	1,483	132.72/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,968	12
Bulls	—	—	1,260	116.57/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,469	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	147.48/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,699	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	116.27/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,192	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	126.28/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,835	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	116.15/cwt	110.00–120.50	1,191	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	90.84/cwt	85.00–96.00	727	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	105.27/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,079	10

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,054Last week 1,156Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 130Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 462Last week 326Year ago 950

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	373	290.00–310.00	300.60
6	—	623	215.00–230.00	222.77
4	—	223	305.00–320.00	313.26
4	—	273	305.00–320.00	313.12
6	—	473	265.00–270.00	267.62
6	—	323	295.00–310.00	303.02
20	—	423	280.00–300.00	290.53
8	—	573	237.00–245.00	241.16
12	—	523	242.00–255.00	248.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	280.00	280.00
6	—	383	290.00	290.00
2	—	868	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,098	150.00	150.00
2	—	538	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	255.00	255.00
4	—	579	279.00	279.00
5	—	429	310.00–345.00	330.71
12	—	620	270.00–283.50	276.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	325.00–345.00	335.53
4	—	673	255.00–267.00	261.20
4	—	323	385.00–395.00	390.35
8	—	523	290.00–300.00	295.22
10	—	373	365.00–375.00	370.30
12	—	623	270.00–283.50	276.99
4	—	273	385.00–395.00	390.41
8	—	473	295.00–315.00	305.48
4	—	223	395.00–405.00	400.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	815	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,610.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	42	—	1,313	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,485.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,088	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,881.61
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	880	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,232.95
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	750	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,410.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	—	1,075	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,648.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,483	127.00–137.00	132.72
4	—	1,260	112.00–120.00	116.57
14	—	1,830	143.00–151.00	147.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	111.00–120.00	116.27
36	—	1,453	121.00–130.00	126.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	110.00–120.50	116.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	85.00–96.00	90.84
10	—	1,025	100.00–109.00	105.27

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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Heifers · 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

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