Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.80/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.02 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$286.80

48 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$29.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

vs MS average

−22.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	306.73	1,570	16thin
Medium and Large 1	532	276.84	1,474	32

One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale48 hd

286.80

—

MS average13 barns · 348 hd

285.83

+0.97

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−22.75

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−149.02

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	1,508	153.33	2,312	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	133.56	1,525	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	128.27	1,315	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	120.19	1,206	42

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)	1,118	$1,918	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,481	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,097	20
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	925	$3,662	32

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	136.23/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,601	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	108.31/cwt	103.00–113.00	866	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	121.44/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,245	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	134.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,736	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	132.56/cwt	127.00–136.50	1,359	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	128.27/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,315	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	230	567.82/cwt	362.50–770.00	1,306	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,370.45/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,370	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,917.79/head	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,918	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	2,097.44/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,097	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	312.86/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	290.30/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,563	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	235.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	250.20/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	324	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	748	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,649	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	257.48/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	277.82/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,453	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	247.58/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,790	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	222.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	306.73/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,570	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,791	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	262.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	360.35/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	1,826	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	360.30/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	279.08/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	335.27/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	272.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,562	6
Bulls	—	—	1,815	151.74/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,754	10
Bulls	—	—	1,333	161.77/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,156	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	925	3,662.16/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,662	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	3,196.15/head	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,399	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 873Year ago 1,752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 253Year ago 280

Replacement CattleReceipts 324Last week 421Year ago 283

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

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	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
16	500–550	512	304.00–315.00	306.73
2	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
22	650–700	685	261.50	261.50
9	700–750	705	249.00	249.00
35	750–800	783	233.25	233.25
4	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	355.00–365.00	360.35
6	350–400	373	355.00–365.00	360.30
6	400–450	423	330.00–340.00	335.27
8	450–500	473	305.00–320.00	312.86
26	500–550	523	270.00–285.00	277.82
6	550–600	573	270.00–275.00	272.60
12	700–750	723	245.00–250.00	247.58
8	750–800	773	230.00–240.00	235.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	230	362.50–770.00	567.82
9	300–350	324	341.00	341.00
8	450–500	464	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	533	262.50	262.50
2	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
33	650–700	658	237.50	237.50
21	700–750	748	220.50	220.50
4	750–800	788	217.00	217.00
3	900–950	938	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	285.00–295.00	290.30
6	400–450	423	272.50–285.00	279.08
12	450–500	473	260.00–265.00	262.62
6	500–550	523	252.00–262.50	257.48
10	550–600	573	245.00–255.00	250.20
4	600–650	623	220.00–225.00	222.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	128.00–143.00	136.23
10	—	1,815	144.00–156.00	151.74
10	—	1,333	159.00–165.00	161.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	103.00–113.00	108.31
38	—	1,025	115.00–126.00	121.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,288	130.00–139.00	134.81
30	—	1,025	127.00–136.50	132.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	123.00–132.00	128.27

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,100	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,370.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	975	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,097.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,196.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,118	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,917.79
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	925	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,662.16

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle