Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold steady to 5 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2-4 higher.

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 $290.30/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −145.52 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$290.30

24 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$15.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.97

vs MS average

−19.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	292.86	1,590	20
Medium and Large 1-2	580	277.50	1,610	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.36/cwt here — about −$19 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

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 sale24 hd

290.30

—

MS average13 barns · 228 hd

282.32

+7.97

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−19.41

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−145.52

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	1,591	151.34	2,407	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	125.26	1,430	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	120.10	1,231	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	117.85	1,208	18

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)	1,178	$2,094	40
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,848	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$2,605	95

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,525	151.74/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,314	18
Bulls	—	—	1,950	160.04/cwt	156.00–163.50	3,121	6
Bulls	—	—	1,428	141.45/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,020	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	121.27/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,243	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	129.82/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,655	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	120.10/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,231	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	493	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	368.26/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,374	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	277.58/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	270.24/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,278	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	375.83/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	215.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	208.84/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	376.01/cwt	365.00–385.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	368.37/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,190	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	270.22/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	247.20/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,416	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	322.95/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,205	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	333.02/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	315.24/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,491	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	281.50/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	300.43/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,571	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	232.77/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	342.90/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,207	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	117.85/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,208	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,600	94
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,093.95/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,094	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,847.50/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,848	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	280.18/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,746	8

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 938Last week 897Year ago 846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 211Year ago 315

Replacement CattleReceipts 344Last week 271Year ago 356

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold steady to 5 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2-4 higher.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,525	148.00–155.00	151.74
6	—	1,950	156.00–163.50	160.04
6	—	1,428	138.00–144.00	141.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,025	116.00–125.00	121.27
28	—	1,275	124.00–135.00	129.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	116.00–123.00	120.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	112.00–122.00	117.85

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
3	450–500	493	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	580	277.50	277.50
2	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	365.00–385.00	376.01
6	250–300	273	365.00–385.00	375.83
16	300–350	323	355.00–380.00	368.37
16	350–400	373	355.00–380.00	368.26
8	400–450	423	335.00–350.00	342.90
10	450–500	473	310.00–320.00	315.24
12	500–550	523	290.00–310.00	300.43
8	550–600	573	275.00–287.50	281.50
8	600–650	623	275.00–285.00	280.18
4	650–700	673	275.00–280.00	277.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	325.00–340.00	333.02
10	350–400	373	315.00–330.00	322.95
8	400–450	423	280.00–290.00	285.27
6	450–500	473	265.00–275.00	270.24
4	500–550	523	265.00–275.00	270.22
10	550–600	573	242.00–252.00	247.20
6	600–650	623	225.00–240.00	232.77
6	700–750	723	210.00–220.00	215.16
5	750–800	777	207.00–210.00	208.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	550	242.50	242.50

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	94	—	1,050	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,178	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,093.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	50	—	1,000	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,847.50

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

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