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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 22

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Feb 8Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

366 head

▲ 366 vs last sale 0▼ 143 vs year ago 509 · −28.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 68 · +22.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 0▲ 73 vs year ago 47 · +155.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $5 - $15 higher, slaughter cows sold $4 - $6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.18/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$124.18

95 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$0.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	124.42	697	62
Medium and Large 1-2	593	123.71	734	33

One grade step is worth $0.71/cwt here — about −$37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale95 hd

124.18

—

MS average6 barns · 315 hd

125.27

−1.09

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	—	High	1,467	92.85	1,362	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	73.71	915	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	60.96	566	14

Every lot

30 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	193.12/cwt	185.00–200.00	527	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	177.53/cwt	172.00–182.50	751	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	151.69/cwt	147.00–156.00	793	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	863	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	151.68/cwt	147.00–156.00	869	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	128.57/cwt	127.00–130.00	608	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	605	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	126.17/cwt	122.00–130.00	660	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	737	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	126.76/cwt	120.00–133.00	726	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	118.63/cwt	115.00–122.00	739	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	119.96/cwt	116.00–121.00	758	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	110.16/cwt	105.00–115.00	796	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	859	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	160.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	678	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	147.13/cwt	144.00–150.00	769	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	127.10/cwt	124.00–130.00	855	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	84.59/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,056	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	98.35/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,586	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	55.66/cwt	53.00–58.00	445	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	64.93/cwt	62.00–67.00	666	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	70.17/cwt	66.00–73.00	737	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	78.03/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,151	18
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,278.57/cwt	1,050.00–1,450.00	13,425	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,032.23/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	11,695	20

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 0Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 0Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 0Year ago 47

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $5 - $15 higher, slaughter cows sold $4 - $6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,613	93.00–103.00	98.35
4	—	1,248	78.00–89.00	84.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,475	74.00–81.00	78.03
22	—	1,050	66.00–73.00	70.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	62.00–67.00	64.93
6	—	800	53.00–58.00	55.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	147.00–156.00	151.69
4	—	273	185.00–200.00	193.12
10	—	423	172.00–182.50	177.53
10	—	573	147.00–156.00	151.68
6	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	154.00	154.00
8	—	553	156.00	156.00
18	—	660	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	623	115.00–122.00	118.63
14	—	473	127.00–130.00	128.57
8	—	523	122.00–130.00	126.17
12	—	573	120.00–133.00	126.76
4	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.63
4	—	723	105.00–115.00	110.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	767	112.00	112.00
7	—	554	133.00	133.00
8	—	473	128.00	128.00
14	—	632	116.00–121.00	119.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	155.00–165.00	160.27
4	—	673	124.00–130.00	127.10
6	—	523	144.00–150.00	147.13
6	—	573	130.00–140.00	135.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,050	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,278.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,133	800.00–1,200.00	1,032.23

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.