Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold Steady-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 5-10 Lower, and slaughter bulls sold 4 Lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.79/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −166.85 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$230.79

120 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$2.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs MS average

−9.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	232.01	1,295	50
Medium and Large 1	552	229.92	1,268	70

One grade step is worth $2.09/cwt here — about $27 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

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 sale120 hd

230.79

—

MS average13 barns · 399 hd

227.10

+3.69

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−9.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−166.85

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	1,775	152.55	2,707	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	118.80	1,280	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	114.02	1,169	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	944	108.11	1,021	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)	1,290	$2,234	16
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,820	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,367	20

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	240.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,016	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	248.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,389	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	218.10/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	388.53/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,061	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,819.57/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,820	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	222.79/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,277	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	303.17/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,282	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	285.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,349	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,366.67/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,367	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,005	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	240.04/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,099	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	941	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,694	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	114.02/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,169	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	117.85/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,208	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	122.60/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,579	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	100.00/cwt	97.50–102.00	675	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	149.74/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,602	14
Bulls	—	—	1,860	159.11/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	228.58/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,312	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	237.60/cwt	235.00–243.50	1,264	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	231.91/cwt	230.00–233.50	1,447	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,491	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	110.44/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,132	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	104.19/cwt	101.00–107.00	834	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	280.27/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	300.60/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	330.60/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,233	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	221.37/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	811	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,821	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,290	2,234.21/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,234	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	240.24/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,136	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	210.17/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	277.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	388.76/cwt	375.00–400.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	213.89/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	255.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	225.20/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,290	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	252.72/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,322	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	236.48/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,473	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	245.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,405	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	221.36/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	215.86/cwt	212.50–219.00	1,453	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	239.43/cwt	235.00–243.50	1,252	30

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 1,216Year ago 1,641

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 148Year ago 489

Replacement CattleReceipts 219Last week 175Year ago 238

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold Steady-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 5-10 Lower, and slaughter bulls sold 4 Lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	270.00–285.00	277.95
10	400–450	423	235.00–245.00	240.27
10	450–500	473	235.00–245.00	240.24
30	500–550	523	235.00–243.50	239.43
40	550–600	573	215.00–230.00	222.79
14	650–700	673	212.50–219.00	215.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
10	450–500	458	235.00–245.00	240.04
19	500–550	532	235.00–243.50	237.60
31	550–600	574	225.00–237.00	228.58
3	600–650	640	218.00	218.00
8	650–700	681	219.00	219.00
4	750–800	784	190.00	190.00
3	1000–1050	1,005	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	543	245.00	245.00
15	550–600	558	245.00–250.00	248.98
22	600–650	624	230.00–233.50	231.91
2	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
9	800–850	811	224.50	224.50
6	900–950	941	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	375.00–400.00	388.76
4	250–300	273	375.00–400.00	388.53
6	350–400	373	320.00–340.00	330.60
12	400–450	423	290.00–315.00	303.17
8	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	285.24
12	500–550	523	247.50–257.50	252.72
16	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	245.20
30	600–650	623	230.00–242.50	236.48
4	650–700	673	215.00–221.00	218.10
4	700–750	723	217.50–225.00	221.37
4	750–800	773	217.50–225.00	221.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	290.00–310.00	300.60
4	400–450	423	275.00–285.00	280.27
4	450–500	473	250.00–260.00	255.24
12	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	225.20
4	600–650	623	210.00–217.50	213.89
6	650–700	673	205.00–215.00	210.17

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)	60	—	1,150	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,819.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,290	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,234.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,125	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	107.00–119.00	114.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,025	112.00–122.00	117.85
8	—	1,288	121.00–124.00	122.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	97.50–102.00	100.00
24	—	1,025	104.00–115.00	110.44
6	—	800	101.00–107.00	104.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,738	144.00–154.00	149.74
6	—	1,860	158.00–160.00	159.11

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