Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 4-10 higher.

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 $247.40/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −149.00 against this barn's trailing median of $396.40.

Average price

$247.40

75 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$3.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs MS average

−20.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	248.65	1,380	44
Medium and Large 1-2	553	245.63	1,357	31

One grade step is worth $3.02/cwt here — about $22 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale75 hd

247.40

—

MS average13 barns · 416 hd

248.04

−0.63

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−20.22

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.40

−149.00

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	—	High	1,693	166.90	2,825	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	144.68	1,801	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	136.15	1,396	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	123.85	1,177	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,341	36
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,140	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,867	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,827	38

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
Bulls	—	—	1,790	171.95/cwt	168.50–175.00	3,078	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	115.84/cwt	110.00–121.00	927	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	127.85/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,310	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	139.27/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,428	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	148.50/cwt	142.50–153.00	2,079	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	136.15/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,396	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,207	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,140.00/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,140	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	312.90/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	252.36/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,534	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,579	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	267.84/cwt	266.00–269.50	1,677	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,563.33/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,563	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	268.91/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	270.24/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,278	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	290.20/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,663	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	274.70/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,711	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	222.23/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,496	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	245.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,405	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	322.90/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	305.71/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	233.69/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	212.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	254.69/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,332	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	245.18/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,527	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	253.60/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,339	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,340.79/head	1,950.00–2,650.00	2,341	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	265.06/cwt	262.00–268.50	1,299	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	260.10/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	261.65/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	290.22/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,518	10
Bulls	—	—	1,563	160.16/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,503	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,350	3,866.67/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,867	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,350	3,277.78/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,278	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	240.60/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,367	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	224.89/cwt	215.50–236.00	1,507	32

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 931Last week 1,239Year ago 768

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 200Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 359Last week 307Year ago 304

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 4-10 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
8	—	1,790	168.50–175.00	171.95
6	—	1,563	158.00–162.00	160.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	110.00–121.00	115.84
12	—	1,025	122.00–132.00	127.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	134.00–143.00	139.27
34	—	1,400	142.50–153.00	148.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	130.00–140.50	136.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	305.00–320.00	312.90
6	400–450	423	280.00–290.00	285.27
36	450–500	473	265.00–275.00	270.24
16	500–550	523	250.00–259.00	254.69
28	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	245.20
16	600–650	623	240.00–250.00	245.18
28	650–700	673	215.00–229.00	222.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	490	262.00–268.50	265.06
12	500–550	528	250.00–259.00	253.60
19	550–600	568	239.00–242.00	240.60
8	600–650	608	247.50–254.00	252.36
32	650–700	670	215.50–236.00	224.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	294.50	294.50
16	550–600	554	285.00	285.00
17	600–650	626	266.00–269.50	267.84
4	700–750	710	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	315.00–330.00	322.90
6	450–500	473	290.00–320.00	305.71
10	500–550	523	285.00–295.00	290.22
20	550–600	573	285.00–295.00	290.20
20	600–650	623	269.00–280.00	274.70
8	650–700	673	257.00–266.00	261.65
6	750–800	773	227.00–240.00	233.69
4	800–850	823	210.00–215.00	212.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	265.00–272.50	268.91
4	550–600	573	257.50–262.50	260.10

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	34	—	875	950.00–1,300.00	1,140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,330	1,950.00–2,650.00	2,340.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,125	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,563.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,350	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,350	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,277.78

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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