Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold Steady to 15 higher, feeder heifers sold Steady to 10 higher, Slaughter cows sold 2-5 Higher, and Slaughter bulls sold Steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.81/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −169.01 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$266.81

85 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$0.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.13

vs MS average

−32.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	267.19	1,490	46
Medium and Large 1-2	557	266.36	1,483	39

One grade step is worth $0.83/cwt here — about $7 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale85 hd

266.81

—

MS average12 barns · 305 hd

257.69

+9.13

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−32.52

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−169.01

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	1,658	143.30	2,375	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	123.43	1,436	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	119.85	1,228	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	103.59	895	22

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,852	60
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$1,376	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,415	26

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	254.40/cwt	250.00–258.50	1,585	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	231.39/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,442	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	259.21/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,096	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	224.04/cwt	210.00–228.50	1,398	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	224.12/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	216.67/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,452	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,773.33/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,773	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	2,168.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,168	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	308.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	264.02/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,510	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	244.17/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	273.16/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,401	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	284.07/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	235.64/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,235	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	226.12/cwt	220.00–229.50	1,311	19
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	893	1,376.33/head	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	251.69/cwt	243.00–258.50	1,548	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	111.68/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,145	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	119.85/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,228	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	125.28/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,660	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	121.85/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,249	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	88.66/cwt	82.50–94.00	621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	103.08/cwt	97.50–108.00	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,635	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	246.82/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,165	17
Bulls	—	—	1,560	133.11/cwt	129.00–135.50	2,077	6
Bulls	—	—	1,938	152.06/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,947	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	145.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,346	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	240.20/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,376	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	240.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	275.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,439	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,359.57/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,360	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275	2,719.12/head	2,600.00–2,825.00	2,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	235	553.00/cwt	553.00–553.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	300.41/cwt	295.00–305.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	265.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	231.29/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	230.20/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,319	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	235.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,230	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	213.88/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	219.68/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,478	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	288.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	310.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,159	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	263.68/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,511	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	310.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,314	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	300.24/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,420	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	211.42/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,740	4

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,123Last week 981Year ago 1,779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 106Year ago 275

Replacement CattleReceipts 219Last week 266Year ago 413

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold Steady to 15 higher, feeder heifers sold Steady to 10 higher, Slaughter cows sold 2-5 Higher, and Slaughter bulls sold Steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	300.00–320.00	310.60
16	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	310.53
12	450–500	473	295.00–305.00	300.24
14	500–550	523	270.00–280.00	275.22
32	550–600	573	259.00–268.00	263.68
38	600–650	623	250.00–258.50	254.40
6	650–700	673	239.00–249.00	244.17
10	700–750	723	230.00–232.50	231.29
4	800–850	823	205.00–217.50	211.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	300.00–315.00	308.39
7	450–500	479	280.00–287.00	284.07
10	500–550	513	270.00–280.00	273.16
29	550–600	572	259.00–274.00	264.02
16	600–650	615	243.00–258.50	251.69
17	650–700	654	250.00	250.00
9	700–750	731	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	295.00–305.00	300.41
4	300–350	323	280.00–295.00	288.02
4	350–400	373	260.00–270.00	265.30
10	400–450	423	255.00–263.00	259.21
22	500–550	523	230.00–240.00	235.22
30	550–600	573	225.00–235.00	230.20
14	600–650	623	227.50–235.00	231.39
14	650–700	673	214.00–225.00	219.68
4	700–750	723	220.00–228.00	224.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	553.00	553.00
2	400–450	400	263.00	263.00
17	450–500	472	242.00–250.00	246.82
20	500–550	524	230.00–241.00	235.64
19	550–600	580	220.00–229.50	226.12
19	600–650	624	210.00–228.50	224.04
6	650–700	670	214.00–218.00	216.67
2	750–800	760	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	235.00–245.00	240.22
12	550–600	573	235.00–245.00	240.20
12	650–700	673	210.00–217.50	213.88

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,125	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,773.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,250	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,168.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	893	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,376.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,175	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,359.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	2,600.00–2,825.00	2,719.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	107.00–115.00	111.68
4	—	700	82.50–94.00	88.66
10	—	800	97.50–108.00	103.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	114.00–124.00	119.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,325	122.00–128.00	125.28
14	—	1,025	116.00–126.00	121.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	129.00–135.50	133.11
4	—	1,938	149.00–155.00	152.06
12	—	1,613	140.00–149.00	145.47

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle