Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold Steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls also sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.53/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −170.73 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$265.53

60 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$3.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.40

vs MS average

−33.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	266.88	1,470	36
Medium and Large 1-2	560	263.51	1,474	24

One grade step is worth $3.36/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale60 hd

265.53

—

MS average11 barns · 224 hd

256.13

+9.40

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−33.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

−170.73

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	1,625	143.80	2,337	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	122.06	1,456	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	118.85	1,218	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	108.87	1,011	14

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)	1,191	$2,423	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,976	26

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,628	145.06/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,362	20
Bulls	—	—	1,708	150.11/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,564	6
Bulls	—	—	1,533	133.28/cwt	127.00–138.00	2,043	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	125.06/cwt	122.00–127.50	1,688	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	118.85/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,218	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	118.85/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,218	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	300.32/cwt	284.00–312.50	1,375	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	304.24/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,287	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	243.18/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	262.82/cwt	241.00–275.00	1,493	18
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,723.33/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,723	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,239.13/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,239	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	245.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	271.58/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,149	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	210.17/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,414	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	232.68/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,208	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	245.18/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	260.20/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,491	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	320.60/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,196	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	240.17/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,616	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,975.51/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,976	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	287.86/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,362	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	237.60/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	266.55/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,261	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	237.82/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,244	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	230.72/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,322	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	335.41/cwt	330.00–340.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	265.59/cwt	246.00–275.00	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	245.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	223.70/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	275.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,439	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	307.90/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,302	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	111.68/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,145	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	105.13/cwt	103.00–107.00	841	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,403	3,143.32/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,143	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	352	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	239.36/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,340	8

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,510Last week 1,123Year ago 1,638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 125Year ago 410

Replacement CattleReceipts 434Last week 219Year ago 310

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold Steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls also sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,628	140.00–148.00	145.06
6	—	1,708	148.00–152.00	150.11
6	—	1,533	127.00–138.00	133.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,350	122.00–127.50	125.06
30	—	1,025	113.00–123.00	118.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	113.00–123.00	118.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	107.00–115.00	111.68
6	—	800	103.00–107.00	105.13

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
15	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	304.24
12	450–500	458	284.00–312.50	300.32
6	500–550	534	246.00–275.00	265.59
18	550–600	568	241.00–275.00	262.82
3	600–650	622	247.50	247.50
11	650–700	664	235.00–245.00	243.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	330.00–340.00	335.41
10	350–400	373	310.00–330.00	320.60
24	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	307.90
10	450–500	473	280.00–295.00	287.86
16	500–550	523	270.00–280.00	275.22
20	550–600	573	255.00–265.00	260.20
8	600–650	623	240.00–250.00	245.18
14	650–700	673	235.00–245.00	240.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	423	265.00–277.50	271.58
8	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	245.24
24	500–550	523	230.00–245.00	237.82
12	550–600	573	225.00–236.00	230.72
8	600–650	623	218.00–229.00	223.70
12	650–700	673	205.00–215.00	210.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	285.00	285.00
6	400–450	416	277.50	277.50
5	450–500	457	240.00–250.00	245.93
18	500–550	519	225.00–243.00	232.68
8	550–600	560	236.00–245.00	239.36
8	650–700	668	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	473	260.00–272.50	266.55
4	550–600	573	235.00–240.00	237.60

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	900	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,723.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,150	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,239.13
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,403	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,143.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,225	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,975.51

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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