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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

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

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

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Feeder Cattle receipts

663 head

▼ 381 vs last sale 1,044▲ 458 vs year ago 205 · +223.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 126▼ 180 vs year ago 244 · −73.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 208▲ 9 vs year ago 201 · +4.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.74/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$148.74

161 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

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

$6.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.44

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	151.04	846	106
Medium and Large 1-2	637	144.32	919	55

One grade step is worth $6.72/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale161 hd

148.74

—

MS average13 barns · 1,293 hd

145.31

+3.44

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	1,373	82.75	1,136	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,066	62.92	671	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	800	49.13	393	8thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	175.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	169.19/cwt	165.00–173.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	812	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	158.91/cwt	155.00–162.50	831	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	152.72/cwt	147.00–158.00	875	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	144.76/cwt	138.00–148.00	892	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	142.94/cwt	137.50–148.00	891	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	134.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	903	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	960	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	133.59/cwt	131.50–135.00	948	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	131.19/cwt	125.00–137.00	949	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	960	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,053	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,079	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	366	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	531	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	146.59/cwt	145.00–148.00	547	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	144.50/cwt	143.00–146.00	588	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	141.98/cwt	137.50–146.00	601	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	138.93/cwt	135.00–142.50	657	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	135.74/cwt	130.00–141.00	710	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	137.96/cwt	133.00–141.00	788	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.64/cwt	129.00–136.00	760	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	120.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	869	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	157.53/cwt	152.00–162.50	666	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	141.17/cwt	137.00–145.00	738	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	80.19/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,001	10
Bulls	—	—	1,685	89.16/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,502	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	49.13/cwt	47.00–51.00	393	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	61.92/cwt	55.00–66.00	635	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	69.94/cwt	68.00–71.50	944	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	875	1,228.57/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	10,750	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,567.71/cwt	1,500.00–1,625.00	18,813	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	829.66/cwt	700.00–925.00	7,342	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,058.67/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	12,969	24

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 Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 663Last week 1,044Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 126Year ago 244

Replacement CattleReceipts 210Last week 208Year ago 201

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,685	85.00–92.50	89.16
10	—	1,248	76.00–83.00	80.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	68.00–71.50	69.94
28	—	1,025	55.00–66.00	61.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	47.00–51.00	49.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	137.00–145.00	141.17
12	—	423	152.00–162.50	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	155.00–162.50	158.91
14	—	573	147.00–158.00	152.72
12	—	673	130.00–138.00	134.13
18	—	723	125.00–137.00	131.19
14	—	623	137.50–148.00	142.94
26	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.27
4	—	323	170.00–180.00	175.35
4	—	473	165.00–173.00	169.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	170.00	170.00
6	—	696	138.00	138.00
6	—	762	126.00	126.00
6	—	565	158.00	158.00
5	—	710	131.50–135.00	133.59
3	—	1,053	102.50	102.50
8	—	514	158.00	158.00
16	—	616	138.00–148.00	144.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	145.00	145.00
14	—	407	143.00–146.00	144.50
9	—	530	134.00	134.00
8	—	571	133.00–141.00	137.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	130.00–141.00	135.74
16	—	573	129.00–136.00	132.64
6	—	723	115.00–125.00	120.16
16	—	423	137.50–146.00	141.98
10	—	473	135.00–142.50	138.93
16	—	373	145.00–148.00	146.59

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,200	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,567.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	24	—	875	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,228.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,225	875.00–1,175.00	1,058.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	885	700.00–925.00	829.66

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.