Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-20 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 Higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.75/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.88 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$263.75

63 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$1.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.74

vs MS average

−21.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	264.20	1,476	42
Medium and Large 1-2	550	262.86	1,446	21

One grade step is worth $1.34/cwt here — about $30 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $321.78, median $397.64 across 31 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 sale63 hd

263.75

—

MS average13 barns · 304 hd

255.01

+8.74

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−21.20

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−133.88

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	1,597	146.76	2,344	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	118.29	1,390	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	115.85	1,187	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	104.96	953	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,092	80
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,462	12

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	—	—	1,540	148.53/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,287	8
Bulls	—	—	1,930	158.92/cwt	154.00–165.00	3,067	4
Bulls	—	—	1,378	131.04/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,806	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	115.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,187	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	111.27/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,141	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	113.56/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,164	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,461.64/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,462	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,019.18/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,019	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	2,468.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,468	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	291.89/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,328	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	415.41/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,134	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	803	1,436.29/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,436	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	280.36/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	244.77/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,525	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	222.66/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	322.86/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	340.54/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,420	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	222.65/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	310.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,314	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	400.30/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	257.79/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,477	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	408.02/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	280.39/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	280.22/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,466	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	301.79/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,427	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	345.80/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,463	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	227.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	337.90/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	305.43/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,597	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	317.86/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	285.22/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	315.30/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,176	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,630	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	104.59/cwt	103.00–106.00	837	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	89.55/cwt	88.00–91.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	262.19/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,460	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	309.46/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,290	10

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,367Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 312Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-20 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 Higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,540	144.00–153.00	148.53
4	—	1,930	154.00–165.00	158.92
4	—	1,378	125.00–138.00	131.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	110.00–120.00	115.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	106.00–115.00	111.27
4	—	800	103.00–106.00	104.59
4	—	725	88.00–91.00	89.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	108.00–117.50	113.56
8	—	1,325	120.00–125.50	123.01

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,160	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,461.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,095	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,019.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,250	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,468.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	803	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,436.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	315.00	315.00
10	400–450	417	302.50–316.00	309.46
11	450–500	455	290.00–293.00	291.89
5	500–550	528	265.00	265.00
16	550–600	557	260.00–265.00	262.19
7	600–650	607	252.00	252.00
4	700–750	730	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	310.00–320.00	315.30
22	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	310.53
20	450–500	473	290.00–312.50	301.79
12	500–550	523	275.00–285.00	280.22
30	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	257.79
14	600–650	623	237.00–252.00	244.77
4	650–700	673	220.00–235.00	227.75
4	700–750	723	217.50–227.50	222.66
4	750–800	773	217.50–227.50	222.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	410.00–420.00	415.41
6	300–350	323	400.00–415.00	408.02
6	350–400	373	395.00–405.00	400.30
30	400–450	423	330.00–360.00	345.80
8	450–500	473	315.00–330.00	322.86
16	500–550	523	295.00–315.00	305.43
6	550–600	573	270.00–290.00	280.39
4	600–650	623	270.00–290.00	280.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	417	330.00–360.00	340.54
6	550–600	557	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	337.90
6	450–500	473	310.00–325.00	317.86
8	500–550	523	280.00–290.00	285.22

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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