Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 1-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 higher. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added. Loads included 59 steers 55,880lbs avj 948@$207.25, 70 steers 53,055lbs avj 758@$241.00, 68 heifers 49,905lbs avj 734@$221.00, 71heifers 49,525lbs avj 698@$224.80, 60 heifers 46,165lbs avj 769@$212.75

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.07/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −150.57 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$247.07

63 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$4.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

vs MS average

−16.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	249.56	1,405	27
Medium and Large 1	565	245.20	1,385	36

One grade step is worth $4.36/cwt here — about $20 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 sale63 hd

247.07

—

MS average13 barns · 253 hd

244.14

+2.93

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−16.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−150.57

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	1,654	149.99	2,482	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	132.54	1,569	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	124.10	1,272	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	896	115.66	1,036	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$1,652	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,771	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,228	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,699	30

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	124.10/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,272	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	121.68/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,247	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	112.84/cwt	107.00–118.00	903	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	103.21/cwt	100.00–106.00	722	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	129.68/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,329	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	134.18/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,711	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,542	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	828	1,155.14/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	949	207.25/cwt	207.25–207.25	1,967	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	212.75/cwt	212.75–212.75	1,636	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,698.65/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,699	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	698	224.80/cwt	224.80–224.80	1,569	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	218.82/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,602	79
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,865.41/head	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,865	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	292.82/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,531	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	268.75/cwt	267.50–281.00	1,696	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	380.51/cwt	375.00–385.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	380.41/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	347.65/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	370.35/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	320.35/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	240.19/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,818	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	291.78/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	245.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,405	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	340.41/cwt	335.00–345.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	232	742.00/cwt	742.00–742.00	1,721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	249.56/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,405	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	307.86/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	255.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	245.18/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,527	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	149.21/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,671	8
Bulls	—	—	1,715	159.81/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,741	8
Bulls	—	—	1,393	137.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,922	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,227.78/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,228	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,770.83/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,771	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,101	3

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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,061Last week 577Year ago 1,945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 238Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 360Last week 315Year ago 279

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	120.00–127.00	124.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	117.00–125.00	121.68
8	—	800	107.00–118.00	112.84
4	—	700	100.00–106.00	103.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	125.00–133.00	129.68
28	—	1,275	131.00–137.00	134.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,790	145.00–153.00	149.21
8	—	1,715	157.00–162.00	159.81
6	—	1,393	135.00–140.00	137.94

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
8	200–250	232	742.00	742.00
8	500–550	523	290.00–300.00	294.90
33	600–650	631	267.50–281.00	268.75
3	700–750	732	287.00	287.00
81	750–800	757	235.00–241.00	240.19
59	900–950	949	207.25	207.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	375.00–385.00	380.51
4	250–300	273	375.00–385.00	380.41
6	300–350	323	365.00–375.00	370.35
4	350–400	373	345.00–350.00	347.65
6	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	307.86
16	500–550	523	285.00–300.00	292.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	563	244.00–250.00	249.56
9	600–650	648	248.00	248.00
71	650–700	698	224.80	224.80
79	700–750	732	205.00–221.00	218.82
60	750–800	769	212.75	212.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	335.00–345.00	340.41
4	300–350	323	315.00–325.00	320.35
6	350–400	373	282.50–300.00	291.78
6	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	245.22
30	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	245.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	250.00–260.00	255.20
4	600–650	623	240.00–250.00	245.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	828	950.00–1,300.00	1,155.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,225	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,865.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	30	—	925	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,698.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	900	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,227.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,200	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,770.83

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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