Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 10-20 lower, feeder heifers sold 5-20 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.31/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −162.32 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$235.31

89 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$0.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

vs MS average

−9.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	235.45	1,312	37
Medium and Large 1	540	235.21	1,271	52

One grade step is worth $0.24/cwt here — about $41 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

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 sale89 hd

235.31

—

MS average13 barns · 401 hd

241.14

−5.83

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−9.76

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−162.32

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	1,543	170.64	2,633	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,073	140.44	1,507	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	138.72	1,422	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	126.68	1,211	26

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)	1,127	$1,736	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,305	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,640	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	287.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,073	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	253.42/cwt	249.00–257.50	1,452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	270	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	391.52/cwt	375.00–405.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	228.11/cwt	227.50–228.50	1,677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	309.12/cwt	260.00–322.00	1,301	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,305.01/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,305	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	337.95/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,261	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	231.91/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,243	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	258.28/cwt	249.00–270.50	1,475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	251.72/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,558	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	394	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	236.95/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,341	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,876.54/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,877	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	1,639.90/head	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	293.04/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	270.33/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,400	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	795	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,459	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	773	1,172.82/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,173	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	138.72/cwt	135.50–141.00	1,422	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	120.84/cwt	115.00–126.00	967	8
Bulls	—	—	1,418	166.83/cwt	164.00–169.50	2,366	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	144.84/cwt	140.50–148.50	1,902	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	139.56/cwt	134.00–143.50	1,430	30
Bulls	—	—	1,668	174.44/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	247.08/cwt	237.50–270.00	1,186	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	344	297.67/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,024	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	262.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,022	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	235.24/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,602	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	129.27/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,325	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	358.02/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	246.52/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,289	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	206.46/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	231.39/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	288.17/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	220.77/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	235.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,230	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	335.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	252.25/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	235.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,348	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	247.24/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,169	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	235.62/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	293.02/cwt	285.00–300.00	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	317.90/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,345	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	306.77/cwt	300.00–312.50	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	290.48/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,374	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	232.38/cwt	228.00–236.50	1,680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	358.12/cwt	350.00–365.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	265.84/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	269.26/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,408	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	277.90/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,176	22

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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 1,010Year ago 1,266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 175Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 129Year ago 166

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 10-20 lower, feeder heifers sold 5-20 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	300.00–312.50	306.77
12	300–350	323	285.00–300.00	293.02
18	350–400	373	285.00–290.00	287.65
22	400–450	423	270.00–285.00	277.90
16	450–500	473	242.00–252.00	247.24
34	500–550	523	230.00–240.00	235.22
18	550–600	573	230.00–240.00	235.20
6	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	235.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	308.00	308.00
15	300–350	344	285.00–312.50	297.67
10	350–400	390	260.00–270.00	262.00
4	400–450	428	262.00–270.00	265.84
37	450–500	480	237.50–270.00	247.08
11	500–550	536	231.00–232.50	231.91
26	550–600	566	230.00–258.00	236.95
3	600–650	608	240.00	240.00
9	650–700	660	216.00–230.00	220.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	375.00–405.00	391.52
4	250–300	273	350.00–365.00	358.12
4	300–350	323	350.00–365.00	358.02
14	350–400	373	330.00–345.00	337.95
18	400–450	423	310.00–325.00	317.90
18	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	290.48
28	500–550	523	263.00–275.00	269.26
12	550–600	573	249.00–257.50	253.42
14	600–650	623	245.00–259.00	252.25
4	650–700	673	232.00–239.00	235.62
8	700–750	723	228.00–236.50	232.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	394	350.00	350.00
14	400–450	421	260.00–322.00	309.12
12	450–500	469	280.00–300.00	293.04
27	500–550	518	258.00–275.00	270.33
10	550–600	571	249.00–270.50	258.28
14	600–650	619	245.00–259.00	251.72
6	650–700	681	233.00–240.00	235.24
5	700–750	735	227.50–228.50	228.11
8	750–800	795	219.50	219.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	330.00–340.00	335.30
4	400–450	423	275.00–300.00	288.17
14	500–550	523	240.00–252.50	246.52
4	600–650	623	227.50–235.00	231.39
4	650–700	673	200.00–212.50	206.46

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	6	—	1,123	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,305.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	965	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,639.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,175.00	3,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,215	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,876.54
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	773	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,172.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	135.50–141.00	138.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	115.00–126.00	120.84
18	—	1,025	124.00–133.00	129.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	140.50–148.50	144.84
30	—	1,025	134.00–143.50	139.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	164.00–169.50	166.83
6	—	1,668	170.00–178.00	174.44

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle