Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. One 550lb Brangus Heifer was donated for sale to benefit Hurricane Helene relief and resold 18 times for a total of $32,655.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.56/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −176.27 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$259.56

89 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs MS average

−34.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	261.80	1,417	47
Medium and Large 1	540	257.05	1,387	42

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $30 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

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 sale89 hd

259.56

—

MS average13 barns · 457 hd

253.51

+6.04

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−34.75

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−176.27

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	1,541	144.30	2,223	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	119.85	1,228	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	119.77	1,354	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	97.83	878	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,060	54
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,432	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,335	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,978	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,248	134.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,684	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	119.85/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,228	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	91.19/cwt	88.00–94.00	730	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	108.51/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,112	10
Bulls	—	—	1,900	153.68/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,920	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	77.78/cwt	75.00–80.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	298.31/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,277	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	243.81/cwt	237.00–245.50	1,139	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	223.49/cwt	218.50–233.50	1,321	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	236.39/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,260	11
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	1,432.44/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,432	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,075	2,616.28/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,616	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,232.56/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,233	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,059.62/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,060	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	259.26/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,112	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	224.61/cwt	215.00–233.50	1,287	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	371	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	316.05/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	232.72/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,217	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	247.62/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,171	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	252.94/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,465	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	315.91/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,178	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,977.50/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,978	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	254.02/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,534	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	305.35/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,399	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,685	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	123.77/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,609	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	117.27/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,202	16
Bulls	—	—	1,605	146.95/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,359	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	206.03/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	242.60/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	266.37/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,390	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	383	276.55/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,059	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	252.66/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,574	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	241.52/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	232.33/cwt	230.00–234.50	1,564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	259.95/cwt	255.00–264.50	1,360	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	296.17/cwt	287.00–304.50	1,401	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	212.75/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	307.90/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,302	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	215.08/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	221.09/cwt	218.50–223.50	1,377	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	251.24/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,440	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	234.12/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	261.69/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,107	16

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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 981Last week 1,314Year ago 1,306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 80Year ago 251

Replacement CattleReceipts 266Last week 122Year ago 353

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	130.00–138.00	134.97
4	—	1,900	151.00–156.00	153.68
14	—	1,605	141.00–151.00	146.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	114.00–124.00	119.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	88.00–94.00	91.19
10	—	1,025	105.00–111.00	108.51
4	—	675	75.00–80.00	77.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,300	120.00–127.00	123.77
16	—	1,025	112.00–121.00	117.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	310.00	310.00
10	400–450	428	292.50–312.50	298.31
21	450–500	458	296.00–315.00	305.35
31	500–550	522	255.00–282.00	266.37
16	550–600	579	248.00–257.00	252.94
26	600–650	604	252.00–255.00	254.02
3	650–700	660	234.50	234.50
2	700–750	708	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	300.00–330.00	316.05
4	350–400	373	300.00–330.00	315.91
16	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	307.90
20	450–500	473	287.00–304.50	296.17
28	500–550	523	255.00–264.50	259.95
14	550–600	573	245.00–257.00	251.24
30	600–650	623	248.00–257.00	252.66
6	650–700	673	230.00–234.50	232.33
4	700–750	723	230.00–238.00	234.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	383	272.50–280.00	276.55
16	400–450	429	258.00–265.00	259.26
21	450–500	467	237.00–245.50	243.81
11	500–550	533	235.00–237.50	236.39
23	550–600	591	218.50–233.50	223.49
3	600–650	620	223.50	223.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	423	258.00–265.00	261.69
20	450–500	473	245.00–250.00	247.62
14	500–550	523	227.50–237.50	232.72
20	550–600	573	215.00–233.50	224.61
16	600–650	623	218.50–223.50	221.09
6	650–700	673	205.00–220.00	212.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	235.00–247.50	241.52
4	550–600	573	240.00–245.00	242.60
4	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	235.18
4	650–700	673	212.50–217.50	215.08
4	700–750	723	205.00–207.00	206.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	815	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,432.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	1,170	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,059.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,616.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,075	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,232.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,000	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,977.50

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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