Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-20 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher. Special board sale consisting of 3 loads of heifers 236 head avj 725lbs with 2% shrink @ $234.75 Delivery on 3/27/2024. Heifers will be 50% Black Angus, 25% Charolais, and 25% Hereford cross.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.85/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −141.97 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$293.85

54 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs MS average

−22.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	297.51	1,635	30
Medium and Large 1-2	547	289.29	1,582	24

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about $53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $363.78, median $435.82 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

293.85

—

MS average12 barns · 207 hd

293.37

+0.49

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−22.22

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−141.97

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	1,677	144.24	2,419	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	129.46	1,445	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	125.68	1,288	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	120.24	1,097	4thin

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)	1,030	$1,931	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,466	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$2,099	30

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,708	142.76/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,438	8
Bulls	—	—	1,845	156.42/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,886	6
Bulls	—	—	1,363	128.95/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,758	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	127.85/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,310	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	132.29/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,687	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	125.68/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,288	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	311.79/cwt	299.00–337.50	1,609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,705	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,463.64/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,464	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	888	1,465.85/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,466	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,947.06/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	201.69/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	271.92/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	307.34/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,607	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	288.91/cwt	278.00–299.00	1,655	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	375.27/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	356.79/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,688	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	333.67/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,598	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	363	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	213.87/cwt	208.00–215.50	1,546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,550	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,930.58/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,931	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,870.27/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,870	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	112.72/cwt	109.00–116.00	902	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	127.76/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	278.10/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,315	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	305.91/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,141	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	215.67/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	251.68/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	232.73/cwt	230.00–238.50	1,478	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	334.01/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,465	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	260.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	265.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,387	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	397.95/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	387.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	292.55/cwt	283.00–308.00	1,787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	273.21/cwt	257.50–325.00	1,555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	225.21/cwt	224.50–229.00	1,522	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	227.10/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,528	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	311.07/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,316	8

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 Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 925Last week 746Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 201Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 395Year ago 129

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,708	138.00–147.00	142.76
6	—	1,845	152.00–160.00	156.42
4	—	1,363	124.00–133.00	128.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	122.00–132.00	127.85
8	—	1,275	127.00–137.00	132.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	121.00–129.00	125.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	109.00–116.00	112.72
2	—	1,025	126.00–129.00	127.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	408	380.00	380.00
28	450–500	479	325.00–367.50	333.67
10	500–550	516	299.00–337.50	311.79
14	550–600	569	257.50–325.00	273.21
7	600–650	611	283.00–308.00	292.55
18	700–750	746	228.50	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	373	390.00–405.00	397.95
12	400–450	423	370.00–380.00	375.27
32	450–500	473	345.00–367.50	356.79
14	500–550	523	299.00–315.00	307.34
16	550–600	573	278.00–299.00	288.91
10	600–650	623	260.00–283.00	271.92
4	650–700	673	250.00–270.00	260.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	330.00–337.50	334.01
12	350–400	373	290.00–320.00	305.91
8	400–450	423	290.00–330.00	311.07
12	450–500	473	265.00–290.00	278.10
10	500–550	523	260.00–270.00	265.22
10	550–600	573	247.00–256.00	251.68
16	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	235.18
22	650–700	673	224.00–230.00	227.10
12	700–750	723	210.00–221.00	215.67
4	750–800	773	195.00–208.00	201.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	463	267.50	267.50
5	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	593	256.00	256.00
12	600–650	635	230.00–238.50	232.73
21	650–700	676	224.50–229.00	225.21
9	700–750	723	208.00–215.50	213.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	380.00–395.00	387.95

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	10	—	1,100	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,463.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	850	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,947.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,870.27
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	888	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,465.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,030	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,930.58

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Slaughter Cattle

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