Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $264.85/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.79 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$264.85

29 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$17.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.09

vs MS average

−2.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	268.98	1,468	22
Medium and Large 1-2	568	251.86	1,431	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.12/cwt here — about $37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $321.78, median $397.64 across 31 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 sale29 hd

264.85

—

MS average13 barns · 234 hd

259.76

+5.09

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−2.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−132.79

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	1,630	148.72	2,424	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	140.92	1,621	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	134.44	1,378	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	120.85	1,148	24

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)	1,418	$2,260	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,744	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,113	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	925	$2,527	40
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,468	42
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	750	$1,135	18

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,215	130.49/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,585	6
Bulls	—	—	1,713	151.74/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,599	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	134.44/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,378	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	136.85/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,403	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	125.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,290	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	110.84/cwt	105.00–116.00	887	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,743.90/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,744	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	3,112.50/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,113	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,677	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,418	2,259.52/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,260	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,467.65/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,468	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	298.12/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	312.82/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,636	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	447	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	251.86/cwt	248.50–260.00	1,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	380.70/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	318.10/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	261.50/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	253.66/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,580	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,827	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,135.33/head	1,050.00–1,210.00	1,135	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	292.86/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,385	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	275.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,439	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	310.24/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	375.91/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	407.75/cwt	405.00–410.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	330.83/cwt	320.00–340.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	279.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	280.18/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	307.90/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	333.02/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	320.60/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,196	6
Bulls	—	—	1,878	160.13/cwt	156.00–163.50	3,007	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	147.71/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,009	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,527.03/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,527	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	230.91/cwt	200.00–241.00	1,672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	251.75/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,584	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	895	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,924	6

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 522Year ago 1,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 144Year ago 232

Replacement CattleReceipts 613Last week 221Year ago 428

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,215	120.00–137.00	130.49
6	—	1,713	146.00–156.00	151.74
8	—	1,878	156.00–163.50	160.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	128.00–139.00	134.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,025	131.00–141.00	136.85
24	—	1,360	141.00–153.00	147.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	120.00–130.00	125.85
8	—	800	105.00–116.00	110.84

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)	62	—	1,025	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,743.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,418	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,259.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,200	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,112.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	40	—	925	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,527.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	850	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,467.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	750	1,050.00–1,210.00	1,135.33

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
7	500–550	506	315.00	315.00
7	550–600	557	301.00	301.00
6	600–650	626	275.00–285.00	279.03
11	650–700	662	276.00	276.00
6	850–900	895	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	405.00–410.00	407.75
10	300–350	323	370.00–390.00	380.70
8	350–400	373	360.00–390.00	375.91
10	450–500	473	305.00–330.00	318.10
20	500–550	523	305.00–320.00	312.82
10	550–600	573	295.00–301.00	298.12
10	600–650	623	275.00–285.00	280.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	290.00	290.00
7	550–600	568	248.50–260.00	251.86
19	600–650	629	249.00–258.00	251.75
8	700–750	724	200.00–241.00	230.91
7	800–850	814	204.50	204.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	320.00–340.00	330.83
6	300–350	323	325.00–340.00	333.02
6	350–400	373	310.00–330.00	320.60
6	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	307.90
12	450–500	473	285.00–300.00	292.86
12	500–550	523	270.00–280.00	275.22
10	550–600	573	255.00–267.50	261.50
20	600–650	623	249.00–258.00	253.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	305.00–315.00	310.24

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

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

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