Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5-15 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-15 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.46/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −164.36 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$271.46

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

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

$1.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.49

vs MS average

−33.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	271.67	1,479	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	270.00	1,553	2thin

One grade step is worth $1.67/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale16 hd

271.46

—

MS average12 barns · 232 hd

254.97

+16.49

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−33.98

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−164.36

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	1,624	140.44	2,281	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	117.42	1,277	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	114.85	1,177	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	108.85	1,116	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)	1,136	$1,940	40
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	758	$1,231	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,467	20

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,328	131.53/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,747	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	119.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,526	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	116.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,196	30
Bulls	—	—	1,963	149.72/cwt	149.00–150.50	2,939	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	143.16/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,427	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	114.85/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,177	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,841.86/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,842	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,415	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	239.44/cwt	230.00–243.50	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	215.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,448	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	758	1,231.02/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	368.02/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,189	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	240.20/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,467.39/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,467	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	285.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,349	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,378	2,330.31/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	276.52/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	231.39/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,442	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	265.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,283	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	350.60/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,308	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	260.24/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	297.86/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,409	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	240.17/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	290.30/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,083	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	251.73/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,568	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	295.27/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	322.90/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,366	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	211.14/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	211.13/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	310.30/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,157	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	241.30/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,383	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	275.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,164	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	108.85/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,116	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	493	300.53/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	342	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	3

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 Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 1,391Year ago 956

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 201Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 222Year ago 282

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5-15 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-15 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	128.00–134.00	131.53
4	—	1,963	149.00–150.50	149.72
6	—	1,695	138.00–148.00	143.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	117.00–122.00	119.65
30	—	1,025	112.00–120.00	116.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	109.00–119.00	114.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	103.00–113.00	108.85

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)	32	—	1,075	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,841.86
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	758	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,231.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,378	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,330.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,150	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,467.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	480	255.00	255.00
13	500–550	543	230.00–243.50	239.44
11	600–650	602	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	285.00–295.00	290.30
4	400–450	423	270.00–280.00	275.27
6	450–500	473	255.00–265.00	260.24
16	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	245.22
4	550–600	573	235.00–245.00	240.20
14	600–650	623	227.50–235.00	231.39
4	650–700	673	210.00–220.00	215.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	360.00–375.00	368.02
10	350–400	373	340.00–360.00	350.60
12	400–450	423	315.00–330.00	322.90
16	450–500	473	290.00–305.00	297.86
8	500–550	523	270.00–282.50	276.52
6	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	265.20
10	600–650	623	245.00–258.00	251.73
4	650–700	673	235.00–245.00	240.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
4	400–450	416	315.00	315.00
10	450–500	493	290.00–305.00	300.53
2	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	620	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	305.00–315.00	310.30
4	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	295.27
12	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	285.24
10	550–600	573	240.00–242.50	241.30
4	600–650	623	207.00–215.00	211.14
4	650–700	673	207.00–215.00	211.13

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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