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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, May 3

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

785 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 677▼ 45 vs year ago 830 · −5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 129▲ 37 vs year ago 110 · +33.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

215 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 243▲ 77 vs year ago 138 · +55.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-4 higher.

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 $121.92/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$121.92

286 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.20

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	129.25	798	70
Medium and Large 1-2	783	119.54	936	216

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale286 hd

121.92

—

MS average13 barns · 1,112 hd

133.12

−11.20

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	1,578	87.94	1,388	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	69.17	809	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.22	669	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	59.58	580	26

Every lot

48 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	136.57/cwt	135.00–138.00	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	130.74/cwt	125.00–136.00	684	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.68/cwt	128.00–137.00	760	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	134.31/cwt	133.50–137.00	771	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	796	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	130.55/cwt	129.00–132.00	813	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	127.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	855	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	125.93/cwt	124.25–127.00	894	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	124.58/cwt	122.00–127.00	901	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	119.67/cwt	118.00–121.25	925	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	120.86/cwt	120.00–121.25	945	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	119.46/cwt	118.00–121.50	978	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	927	102.75/cwt	102.75–102.75	952	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950	103.25/cwt	103.25–103.25	981	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,034	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,060	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	130.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	125.67/cwt	122.00–129.00	594	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	126.05/cwt	124.00–127.00	603	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	118.09/cwt	116.00–120.00	618	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	116.94/cwt	112.00–121.50	670	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	120.38/cwt	118.50–121.50	703	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	115.25/cwt	108.00–122.00	718	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	110.15/cwt	105.50–114.50	741	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	113.67/cwt	105.50–114.50	783	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	830	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	854	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	131.29/cwt	125.00–137.00	621	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	115.55/cwt	114.00–117.00	720	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	109.65/cwt	105.00–114.00	738	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	82.80/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,033	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	91.36/cwt	86.50–95.00	1,643	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	53.13/cwt	51.00–55.00	425	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	66.93/cwt	64.00–69.00	686	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	65.22/cwt	62.00–67.50	669	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	61.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	630	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	71.56/cwt	68.00–74.50	948	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	970	827.58/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,028	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,059.91/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	13,175	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	1,027.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	8,920	36
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,245.78/cwt	1,000.00–1,425.00	12,931	36

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 785Last week 677Year ago 830

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 129Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 215Last week 243Year ago 138

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-4 higher.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.65
6	—	473	125.00–137.00	131.29
4	—	673	105.00–114.00	109.65
2	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.67
6	—	623	114.00–117.00	115.55
6	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	813	105.00	105.00
47	—	689	105.50–114.50	113.67
3	—	525	116.00	116.00
18	—	584	118.50–121.50	120.38
2	—	422	135.00	135.00
27	—	765	108.50	108.50
6	—	478	124.00–127.00	126.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	108.00–122.00	115.25
6	—	423	125.00–135.00	130.27
10	—	473	122.00–129.00	125.67
10	—	673	105.50–114.50	110.15
10	—	573	112.00–121.50	116.94
10	—	523	116.00–120.00	118.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	819	118.00–121.50	119.46
21	—	950	103.25	103.25
4	—	543	136.00	136.00
2	—	497	138.00	138.00
43	—	710	124.25–127.00	125.93
5	—	617	129.00	129.00
25	—	574	133.50–137.00	134.31
13	—	782	120.00–121.25	120.86
14	—	1,034	102.50	102.50
16	—	927	102.75	102.75
8	—	668	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	125.00–136.00	130.74
10	—	773	118.00–121.25	119.67
8	—	673	125.00–129.00	127.07
4	—	473	135.00–138.00	136.57
26	—	573	128.00–137.00	132.68
6	—	623	129.00–132.00	130.55
6	—	723	122.00–127.00	124.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	970	775.00–875.00	827.58

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)	10	—	1,243	900.00–1,175.00	1,059.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	36	—	868	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027.67

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	36	—	1,038	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,245.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,798	86.50–95.00	91.36
4	—	1,248	79.50–85.00	82.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	51.00–55.00	53.13
20	—	1,025	58.00–64.00	61.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	62.00–67.50	65.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,325	68.00–74.50	71.56
32	—	1,025	64.00–69.00	66.93

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.