Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold Steady-10 Higher, slaughter cows sold 3-10 Lower, and slaughter bulls sold 5-7 Lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $249.14/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −186.68 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$249.14

116 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$1.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs MS average

−20.26 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	249.72	1,387	66
Medium and Large 1	553	248.38	1,374	50

One grade step is worth $1.33/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $363.78, median $435.82 across 29 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 sale116 hd

249.14

—

MS average13 barns · 526 hd

250.22

−1.08

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−20.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−186.68

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	1,539	153.13	2,357	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	132.20	1,438	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	129.39	1,326	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	115.62	1,052	34

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)	1,275	$2,238	50
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,871	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,294	12

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,313	146.81/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,928	8
Bulls	—	—	1,765	159.44/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,814	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	120.44/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,235	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	132.97/cwt	129.00–136.50	1,695	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	129.39/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,326	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	112.31/cwt	107.00–117.00	898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	241.52/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,263	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	231.40/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,326	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,294.18/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,294	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	290.27/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	230.34/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,550	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	270.24/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	244.88/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,415	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	252.01/cwt	243.00–256.50	1,278	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	227.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,304	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	234.40/cwt	230.00–238.50	1,460	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	256.52/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,342	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,871.23/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,871	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275	2,238.24/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,238	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	240.01/cwt	230.00–245.50	1,469	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	280.27/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	235.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	208.88/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	225.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,403	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	280.30/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	250.24/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,184	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	234.07/cwt	233.00–235.50	1,540	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	444	253.61/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,126	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	245.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	216.37/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	227.41/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	242.96/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,392	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	103.86/cwt	100.00–108.00	753	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	131.94/cwt	125.50–136.50	1,352	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,443	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	260.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,312	20

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 Sep 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,057Last week 1,433Year ago 2,088

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 245Year ago 361

Replacement CattleReceipts 220Last week 184Year ago 336

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold Steady-10 Higher, slaughter cows sold 3-10 Lower, and slaughter bulls sold 5-7 Lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	140.00–151.00	146.81
8	—	1,765	155.00–163.00	159.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	114.00–125.00	120.44
12	—	800	107.00–117.00	112.31
4	—	725	100.00–108.00	103.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	129.00–136.50	132.97
36	—	1,025	125.50–136.50	131.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	125.00–132.50	129.39

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	373	275.00–285.00	280.30
20	450–500	473	245.00–255.00	250.24
42	500–550	523	235.00–247.50	241.52
10	550–600	573	227.50–235.00	231.40
16	600–650	623	220.00–230.00	225.18
6	700–750	723	212.50–220.00	216.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	444	253.00–255.00	253.61
28	500–550	507	243.00–256.50	252.01
10	600–650	626	230.50	230.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	285.00–295.00	290.27
4	450–500	473	265.00–275.00	270.24
20	500–550	523	250.00–262.50	256.52
30	550–600	573	237.50–248.00	242.96
24	600–650	623	230.00–238.50	234.40
14	650–700	673	227.50–233.00	230.34
6	700–750	723	222.00–232.50	227.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	503	250.00–270.00	260.84
46	550–600	578	242.50–248.00	244.88
16	600–650	612	230.00–245.50	240.01
21	650–700	658	233.00–235.50	234.07
2	700–750	702	229.00	229.00
2	750–800	770	219.00	219.00
8	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	275.00–285.00	280.27
8	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	245.24
4	500–550	523	230.00–240.00	235.22
10	550–600	573	225.00–230.00	227.60
4	650–700	673	205.00–212.50	208.88

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,118	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,294.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,095	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,871.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,275	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,238.24

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

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