Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 Higher, slaughter cows sold 6-9 Lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-4 Lower. 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 $265.22/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −131.19 against this barn's trailing median of $396.40.

Average price

$265.22

60 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$9.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.06

vs MS average

−3.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	267.50	1,447	46
Medium and Large 1	537	257.71	1,385	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.79/cwt here — about $63 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

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 sale60 hd

265.22

—

MS average13 barns · 288 hd

246.16

+19.06

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−3.16

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.40

−131.19

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	1,460	144.43	2,109	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	125.07	1,529	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	125.00	1,500	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	838	114.70	961	51

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)	1,123	$1,701	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,407	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$1,988	40

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	124.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,494	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,500	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	107.72/cwt	104.00–111.00	862	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	116.85/cwt	114.00–119.00	993	39
Bulls	—	—	1,140	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,525	6
Bulls	—	—	1,355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	340.27/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	325.30/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,213	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	270.39/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	272.97/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,308	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	245.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	360.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	255.18/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	267.79/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	231.22/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,441	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,406.52/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	360.70/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	315.24/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,491	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	380.51/cwt	375.00–385.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	227.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,533	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	332.71/cwt	330.00–335.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,542	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	380.41/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,039	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	306.67/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	337.90/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	355.30/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,325	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,735	6
Bulls	—	—	1,868	154.58/cwt	154.50–155.00	2,888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	230.97/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	316.06/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,495	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	307.59/cwt	301.00–335.00	1,636	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	297.82/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,558	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	273.14/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,292	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	382	280.35/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	262.72/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,374	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,700.56/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,701	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,987.50/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,988	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,530	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,447	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	295.27/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,548	12

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 897Last week 695Year ago 782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 198Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 271Last week 324Year ago 340

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,200	120.00–127.00	124.47
6	—	1,350	128.50	128.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,200	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	800	104.00–111.00	107.72
39	—	850	114.00–119.00	116.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,140	130.00–137.00	133.81
5	—	1,355	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,868	154.50–155.00	154.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	375.00–385.00	380.51
6	250–300	273	375.00–385.00	380.41
6	300–350	323	350.00–370.00	360.70
6	350–400	373	350.00–370.00	360.60
14	400–450	423	335.00–345.00	340.27
12	450–500	473	310.00–320.00	315.24
32	500–550	523	290.00–305.00	297.82
6	550–600	573	260.00–280.00	270.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	320	482.00	482.00
7	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
9	450–500	473	300.00–335.00	316.06
19	500–550	532	301.00–335.00	307.59
12	650–700	679	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	330.00–335.00	332.71
18	350–400	373	320.00–330.00	325.30
6	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	295.27
32	450–500	473	270.00–276.00	273.14
10	500–550	523	257.50–267.50	262.72
4	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	245.20
12	600–650	623	225.00–237.00	231.22
22	650–700	673	220.00–235.00	227.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	382	275.00–297.50	280.35
3	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
26	450–500	479	270.00–276.00	272.97
46	500–550	541	267.50	267.50
10	600–650	629	225.00–237.00	230.97
17	650–700	674	227.00	227.00
4	700–750	725	226.50	226.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	350.00–360.00	355.30
6	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	337.90
6	450–500	473	297.50–315.00	306.67
6	550–600	573	260.00–275.00	267.79
4	600–650	623	250.00–260.00	255.18

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	8	—	1,150	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,406.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,000	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,987.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,123	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,700.56

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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