Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on 11/18/2024: Feeder cattle sold 5.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.29/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −133.53 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$302.29

53 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.99

vs MS average

−23.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	302.29	1,607	53

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale53 hd

302.29

—

MS average6 barns · 228 hd

289.30

+12.99

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−23.08

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−133.53

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	1,718	143.95	2,474	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	117.00	1,404	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,063	114.19	1,213	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	828	103.66	858	9thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,652	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,226	22
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	963	$1,664	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,280	18
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	738	$1,679	30

Every lot, as filed

22 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	500–550	523	315.65/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,651	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	385.80/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	410.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	418.02/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	325.48/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,540	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	410.41/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,507	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	438.76/cwt	425.00–450.00	978	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,279.61/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,280	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,150	2,651.74/head	2,524.00–2,750.00	2,652	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,226.42/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,226	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,663.64/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,664	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	1,678.81/head	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,679	30
Bulls	—	—	1,745	145.30/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,535	14
Bulls	—	—	1,555	132.43/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,059	8
Bulls	—	—	1,835	153.10/cwt	150.00–155.50	2,809	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	106.14/cwt	104.00–107.00	902	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,736	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,404	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	116.23/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,263	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	15

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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,251Last week 1,365Year ago 1,062

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 128Year ago 284

Replacement CattleReceipts 290Last week 201Year ago 222

Compared to last sale on 11/18/2024: Feeder cattle sold 5.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	425.00–450.00	438.76
4	250–300	273	405.00–415.00	410.41
4	300–350	323	410.00–425.00	418.02
10	350–400	373	400.00–420.00	410.60
8	400–450	423	370.00–400.00	385.80
18	450–500	473	315.00–335.00	325.48
36	500–550	523	300.00–330.00	315.65
17	550–600	550	274.00	274.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,140	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,279.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,150	2,524.00–2,750.00	2,651.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,193	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,226.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	963	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,663.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	738	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,678.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,745	139.00–149.00	145.30
8	—	1,555	127.00–136.00	132.43
8	—	1,835	150.00–155.50	153.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	850	104.00–107.00	106.14
2	—	750	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,400	124.00	124.00
34	—	1,087	111.00–121.00	116.23
15	—	850	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,200	117.00	117.00

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