Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 Higher, slaughter cows sold 2-6 Higher, and slaughter bulls sold 1-4 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.28/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −175.98 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$260.28

114 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$2.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs MS average

−20.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	261.76	1,442	54
Medium and Large 1-2	544	258.95	1,409	60

One grade step is worth $2.81/cwt here — about $33 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $363.78, median $436.26 across 30 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 sale114 hd

260.28

—

MS average12 barns · 341 hd

260.14

+0.15

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−20.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

−175.98

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	1,649	171.23	2,823	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	146.50	1,816	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	140.15	1,437	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	127.39	1,143	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)	1,125	$2,302	32
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,895	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$2,337	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,629	28

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,820	177.60/cwt	171.50–182.00	3,232	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	140.15/cwt	134.00–144.50	1,437	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	120.72/cwt	117.00–124.00	966	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	136.44/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,399	10
Bulls	—	—	1,503	166.45/cwt	161.50–170.00	2,502	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	111.44/cwt	107.00–115.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	414	283.72/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	451	273.76/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,235	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	2,302.22/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,302	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	261.88/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,375	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	240.68/cwt	239.00–242.50	1,605	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,337.36/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,337	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,628.57/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,629	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	256.52/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,342	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	227.17/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	320.27/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	227.18/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	240.17/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,616	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	271.55/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,284	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	819	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	234.68/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,345	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	421.52/cwt	405.00–435.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	231.12/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	290.60/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	297.62/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	393.12/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	266.22/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,392	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	290.60/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	373.02/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,205	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	258.20/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,479	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	242.72/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	280.27/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,186	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	236.52/cwt	235.00–238.50	1,339	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	382	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	242.70/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	240.18/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	305.70/cwt	295.00–315.00	987	8
Bulls	—	—	1,255	155.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,950	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	141.44/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,450	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	149.63/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,054	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,894.52/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	254.56/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,459	24

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 955Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 138Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 74Year ago 1,306

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 Higher, slaughter cows sold 2-6 Higher, and slaughter bulls sold 1-4 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,820	171.50–182.00	177.60
8	—	1,503	161.50–170.00	166.45
4	—	1,255	150.00–159.00	155.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,025	134.00–144.50	140.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	117.00–124.00	120.72
10	—	1,025	130.00–141.00	136.44
4	—	675	107.00–115.00	111.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	135.00–146.00	141.44
42	—	1,373	144.00–154.00	149.63

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
6	400–450	414	282.50–285.00	283.72
8	450–500	451	272.50–277.50	273.76
2	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
7	550–600	566	235.00–238.50	236.52
2	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	295.00–315.00	305.70
6	350–400	373	280.00–300.00	290.60
12	400–450	423	275.00–285.00	280.27
16	450–500	473	265.00–277.50	271.55
10	500–550	523	250.00–262.50	256.52
10	550–600	573	230.00–239.00	234.68
4	600–650	623	222.00–232.00	227.18
4	650–700	673	222.00–232.00	227.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	400	322.50	322.50
4	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
36	500–550	525	257.50–271.00	261.88
24	550–600	573	245.00–263.00	254.56
5	600–650	638	245.50	245.50
9	650–700	667	239.00–242.50	240.68
6	800–850	819	222.00–225.00	223.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	405.00–435.00	421.52
4	250–300	273	385.00–400.00	393.12
8	300–350	323	365.00–380.00	373.02
6	350–400	373	280.00–300.00	290.60
10	400–450	423	315.00–325.00	320.27
4	450–500	473	295.00–300.00	297.62
24	500–550	523	261.00–271.00	266.22
30	550–600	573	253.00–263.00	258.20
6	600–650	623	235.00–245.00	240.18
14	650–700	673	235.00–245.00	240.17
4	700–750	723	227.00–235.00	231.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	237.50–247.50	242.72
6	550–600	573	237.50–247.50	242.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,125	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,302.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,233	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,894.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,138	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,337.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,050	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,628.57

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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