Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady- 10 Lower, slaughter cows sold Mixed, and slaughter bulls sold Steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $251.77/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −184.49 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$251.77

62 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$6.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs MS average

−16.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	255.46	1,418	28
Medium and Large 1	558	248.74	1,389	34

One grade step is worth $6.72/cwt here — about $29 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

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 sale62 hd

251.77

—

MS average12 barns · 374 hd

252.62

−0.85

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−16.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

−184.49

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	—	Low	1,665	164.54	2,740	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	137.52	1,466	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	134.06	1,374	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	899	126.18	1,134	36

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)	1,146	$1,955	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,427	16

Every lot, as filed

45 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	285.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,064	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	240.24/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,136	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	383.26/cwt	375.00–390.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	228.72/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,567	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	244.97/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,063	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	308.26/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	250.20/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,434	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,426.80/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,427	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	298.86/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,283	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	217.58/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,464	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Fancy	—	853	1,611.44/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	235.56/cwt	233.00–236.50	1,147	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,205	2,024.07/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,024	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	134.06/cwt	128.50–138.00	1,374	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	107.22/cwt	102.50–111.00	724	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	123.25/cwt	119.00–127.00	986	14
Bulls	—	—	1,610	156.14/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,514	8
Bulls	—	—	1,745	172.66/cwt	170.00–174.50	3,013	8
Bulls	—	—	1,640	164.83/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	236.26/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,236	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	275.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	270.66/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,245	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	211.44/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	269.05/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,273	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	226.56/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	212.59/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	299.48/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,267	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	214.64/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,552	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	243.89/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	282.77/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,018	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	310.35/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	221.70/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,381	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	231.17/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,209	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	132.68/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,360	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	136.85/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,403	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	141.53/cwt	138.00–144.50	1,858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	216.75/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,394	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	232.41/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,211	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	257.97/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,452	23

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,433Last week 1,156Year ago 1,752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 273Year ago 345

Replacement CattleReceipts 184Last week 237Year ago 232

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady- 10 Lower, slaughter cows sold Mixed, and slaughter bulls sold Steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	305.00–315.00	310.35
10	350–400	373	280.00–290.00	285.30
10	400–450	423	270.00–280.00	275.27
20	450–500	473	235.00–245.00	240.24
20	500–550	523	230.00–242.00	236.26
14	600–650	623	216.00–227.00	221.70
6	650–700	673	215.00–220.00	217.58
6	700–750	723	205.00–217.50	211.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	360	280.00–290.00	282.77
16	400–450	434	237.50–250.00	244.97
11	450–500	487	233.00–236.50	235.56
42	500–550	521	215.00–237.00	232.41
3	550–600	588	220.00	220.00
34	600–650	643	216.00–224.00	216.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	375.00–390.00	383.26
4	350–400	373	295.00–320.00	308.26
16	400–450	423	285.00–312.50	299.48
22	450–500	473	262.50–275.00	269.05
10	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	245.22
24	550–600	573	245.00–255.00	250.20
10	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	235.18
8	650–700	673	220.00–230.00	225.17
10	700–750	723	210.00–219.00	214.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	433	285.00–312.50	298.86
20	450–500	460	262.50–275.00	270.66
5	500–550	518	235.00–250.00	243.89
23	550–600	563	255.00–264.00	257.97
4	600–650	601	240.00	240.00
43	650–700	685	228.00–236.00	228.72
6	700–750	715	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	227.00–235.00	231.17
6	550–600	573	225.00–228.00	226.56
6	600–650	623	210.00–215.00	212.59

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	16	—	1,213	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,426.80
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	853	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,611.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,205	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,024.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,025	128.50–138.00	134.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	102.50–111.00	107.22
14	—	800	119.00–127.00	123.25
18	—	1,025	128.00–136.00	132.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,025	131.00–141.00	136.85
6	—	1,313	138.00–144.50	141.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,610	153.00–158.00	156.14
8	—	1,745	170.00–174.50	172.66
8	—	1,640	160.00–168.00	164.83

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle