Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 7-11 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 5-8 higher. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.24/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −130.17 against this barn's trailing median of $396.40.

Average price

$266.24

27 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

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

$3.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.33

vs MS average

−10.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	506	269.15	1,362	7thin
Medium and Large 1	533	265.22	1,414	20

One grade step is worth $3.93/cwt here — about −$52 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $321.78, median $396.40 across 32 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 sale27 hd

266.24

—

MS average13 barns · 210 hd

255.91

+10.33

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−10.98

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.40

−130.17

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	1,505	151.24	2,276	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	141.44	1,794	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	134.44	1,378	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	124.48	1,183	12

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)	1,096	$2,100	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,604	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$3,000	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,293	14

Every lot, as filed

49 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	500–550	523	300.43/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	290.39/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	265.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	405.95/cwt	400.00–411.00	1,108	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,128	3,000.44/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	3,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,684	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,014.85/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,015	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	294	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,208	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	252.23/cwt	250.50–259.00	1,599	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	269.15/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	226	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	364	391.24/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	334	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,072	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	114.89/cwt	112.50–117.00	919	4
Bulls	—	—	1,288	134.62/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,734	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	135.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,387	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	144.14/cwt	138.50–148.50	1,982	32
Bulls	—	—	1,473	150.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,217	10
Bulls	—	—	1,613	158.38/cwt	145.00–167.50	2,555	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	918	1,603.54/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,604	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,292.50/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,293	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	367	311.21/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,142	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	129.27/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,325	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	134.44/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,378	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	370.27/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	223.87/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	308.10/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	313.56/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,013	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,222	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,375	2,652.82/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	227.58/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	287.86/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,362	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	282.07/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	231.38/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	395.30/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,474	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	248.89/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	313.48/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	265.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,387	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	406.06/cwt	400.00–411.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	324.52/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,535	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	395.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	307.90/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,302	20

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 925Year ago 1,118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 106Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 221Last week 201Year ago 165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	400.00–411.00	406.06
14	250–300	273	400.00–411.00	405.95
4	300–350	323	390.00–400.00	395.35
16	350–400	373	390.00–400.00	395.30
8	400–450	423	365.00–375.00	370.27
20	450–500	473	313.00–335.00	324.52
12	500–550	523	290.00–310.00	300.43
8	550–600	573	280.00–300.00	290.39
6	600–650	623	280.00–284.00	282.07
4	700–750	723	225.00–230.00	227.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	390.00–392.50	391.24
4	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
6	450–500	488	313.00	313.00
3	500–550	518	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	557	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	603	284.00	284.00
3	650–700	687	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	305.00–321.00	313.56
4	350–400	373	305.00–321.00	313.48
20	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	307.90
14	450–500	473	280.00–295.00	287.86
16	500–550	523	260.00–270.00	265.22
4	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	265.20
16	600–650	623	245.00–252.50	248.89
8	650–700	673	227.50–235.00	231.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	334	321.00	321.00
8	350–400	367	305.00–318.00	311.21
3	400–450	420	291.00	291.00
7	500–550	506	260.00–281.00	269.15
14	600–650	634	250.50–259.00	252.23
30	700–750	740	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	352	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	294	411.00	411.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	295.00–320.00	308.10
4	700–750	723	220.00–227.50	223.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,128	2,750.00–3,200.00	3,000.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,000	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,292.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,053	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,014.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	918	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,603.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,375	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,652.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	112.50–117.00	114.89
8	—	1,025	124.00–133.00	129.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	130.00–139.00	135.27
32	—	1,375	138.50–148.50	144.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	128.00–139.00	134.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,288	130.00–138.50	134.62
10	—	1,473	145.00–155.00	150.50
15	—	1,613	145.00–167.50	158.38

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle