Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers sold Steady -10 Higher, feeder heifers sold 5-10 Higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls both sold Steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.69/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −120.94 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$276.69

97 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$8.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.62

vs MS average

+7.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	279.37	1,479	67
Medium and Large 1	546	270.71	1,479	30

One grade step is worth $8.66/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale97 hd

276.69

—

MS average7 barns · 246 hd

262.08

+14.62

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

+7.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−120.94

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	1,578	173.55	2,738	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,082	150.36	1,626	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	143.85	1,474	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	135.09	1,271	48

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,909	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,106	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,518	14

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,428	170.78/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,439	14
Bulls	—	—	1,840	178.39/cwt	174.00–181.50	3,282	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	127.84/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,023	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	143.85/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,474	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	139.44/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,429	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	155.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,100	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	277.79/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,592	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	282.61/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,478	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	305.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	255.22/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,442	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	346.67/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,453	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	322.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	413.53/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	245.48/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,527	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	274.20/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,272	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	298.95/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	285.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,349	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	305.22/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,596	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	270.98/cwt	264.00–277.50	1,824	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,908.62/head	1,650.00–2,125.00	1,909	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	3,106.38/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,106	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	327.71/cwt	325.00–330.00	895	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	315.35/cwt	307.50–317.00	1,340	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	322	321.88/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,036	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	283.61/cwt	283.50–284.00	1,483	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	206	331.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	284.38/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,641	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	149.27/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,530	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	240.18/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	255.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	337.90/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,429	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	280.43/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	302.86/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,518.18/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,518	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	317.95/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	282.68/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	221.12/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	227.58/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	208.79/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	227.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	382.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,428	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	257.12/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,473	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	213.27/cwt	212.50–214.00	1,649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	323.02/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,043	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	246.48/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,536	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	416.01/cwt	405.00–425.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	332.75/cwt	330.00–335.00	742	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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,494Last week 1,237Year ago 1,280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 367Year ago 283

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 224Year ago 177

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers sold Steady -10 Higher, feeder heifers sold 5-10 Higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls both sold Steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,428	165.00–175.00	170.78
8	—	1,840	174.00–181.50	178.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	800	122.00–133.00	127.84
30	—	1,025	133.00–144.00	139.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	138.00–148.00	143.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	150.00–160.00	155.56
38	—	1,025	144.00–153.00	149.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	206	330.00–335.00	331.65
4	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
14	300–350	322	316.00–330.00	321.88
22	400–450	425	307.50–317.00	315.35
14	450–500	464	255.00–290.00	274.20
57	500–550	523	283.50–284.00	283.61
10	550–600	565	254.00–259.00	255.22
15	600–650	622	230.00–252.00	245.48
4	750–800	750	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	223	330.00–335.00	332.75
12	250–300	273	325.00–330.00	327.71
12	300–350	323	315.00–330.00	323.02
8	350–400	373	310.00–325.00	317.95
10	400–450	423	290.00–307.00	298.95
10	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	285.24
16	500–550	523	280.00–285.00	282.61
14	550–600	573	254.00–260.00	257.12
18	600–650	623	240.00–252.50	246.48
6	650–700	673	225.00–230.00	227.58
6	700–750	723	217.00–225.00	221.12
6	750–800	773	212.50–214.00	213.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	377.50	377.50
24	400–450	419	330.00–365.00	346.67
10	500–550	532	300.00–310.00	305.95
18	550–600	577	275.00–300.00	284.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	405.00–425.00	416.01
6	250–300	273	400.00–425.00	413.53
16	350–400	373	375.00–390.00	382.95
30	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	337.90
8	450–500	473	320.00–325.00	322.62
16	500–550	523	300.00–310.00	305.22
20	550–600	573	270.00–285.00	277.79
6	600–650	623	277.50–287.50	282.68
6	650–700	673	264.00–277.50	270.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	295.00–310.00	302.86
6	500–550	523	270.00–290.00	280.43
4	550–600	573	250.00–260.00	255.20
4	600–650	623	235.00–245.00	240.18
4	650–700	673	220.00–235.00	227.75
4	700–750	723	207.50–210.00	208.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	28	—	1,153	1,650.00–2,125.00	1,908.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,175	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,106.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,100	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,518.18

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle