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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 23

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Aug 16Aug 23Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,270 head

▼ 268 vs last sale 1,538▼ 333 vs year ago 1,603 · −20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 296▼ 5 vs year ago 119 · −4.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 201▲ 117 vs year ago 149 · +78.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-16 higher, and slaughter cows and 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 $136.79/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$136.79

222 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$2.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.53

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	137.94	784	110
Medium and Large 1	578	135.66	785	112

One grade step is worth $2.28/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale222 hd

136.79

—

MS average13 barns · 1,302 hd

132.26

+4.53

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	—	High	1,496	91.78	1,373	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	69.94	768	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	67.30	690	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	58.09	555	26

Every lot

39 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	180.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	673	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	172.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	730	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	161.62/cwt	155.00–165.00	758	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	167.50/cwt	162.00–172.50	792	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	156.17/cwt	152.00–160.00	817	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	157.14/cwt	156.00–160.00	858	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	155.35/cwt	154.00–157.00	873	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	152.20/cwt	147.00–157.00	872	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	145.14/cwt	141.00–149.00	904	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	148.10/cwt	143.50–158.00	933	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	967	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	143.07/cwt	141.00–145.00	963	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	141.43/cwt	135.50–147.00	1,023	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	143.10/cwt	135.50–147.00	1,040	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	138.06/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,067	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	139.29/cwt	139.00–139.50	645	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	136.19/cwt	132.00–140.00	644	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	136.86/cwt	135.50–138.50	720	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	135.44/cwt	133.00–142.00	753	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	137.68/cwt	133.00–142.00	789	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	135.05/cwt	130.00–139.75	841	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	138.82/cwt	134.00–139.75	876	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	134.17/cwt	129.00–139.00	903	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	156.21/cwt	152.00–160.00	661	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	140.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	140.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	803	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	87.00/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,086	8
Bulls	—	—	1,743	96.56/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,683	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	52.66/cwt	50.00–55.00	421	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	68.39/cwt	64.00–71.50	701	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	67.30/cwt	63.50–70.00	690	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	60.51/cwt	57.00–63.00	620	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	74.19/cwt	71.50–76.50	964	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,290.06/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	15,261	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	1,184.96/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	11,530	10
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	993	885.33/cwt	775.00–975.00	8,791	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	1,174.19/cwt	900.00–1,400.00	13,656	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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,270Last week 1,538Year ago 1,603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 296Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 266Last week 201Year ago 149

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-16 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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
12	—	523	135.00–145.00	140.22
12	—	573	135.00–145.00	140.20
12	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
12	—	423	152.00–160.00	156.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.22
20	—	473	132.00–140.00	136.19
24	—	573	133.00–142.00	137.68
24	—	623	130.00–139.75	135.05
24	—	673	129.00–139.00	134.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	556	133.00–142.00	135.44
15	—	463	139.00–139.50	139.29
50	—	631	134.00–139.75	138.82
34	—	526	135.50–138.50	136.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	623	141.00–149.00	145.14
24	—	473	162.00–172.50	167.50
6	—	673	141.00–145.00	143.07
6	—	373	175.00–185.00	180.30
6	—	423	170.00–175.00	172.63
24	—	523	152.00–160.00	156.17
8	—	773	136.00–140.00	138.06
24	—	573	147.00–157.00	152.20
12	—	723	135.50–147.00	141.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	143.50–158.00	148.10
17	—	667	145.00	145.00
30	—	562	154.00–157.00	155.35
7	—	546	156.00–160.00	157.14
15	—	727	135.50–147.00	143.10
9	—	469	155.00–165.00	161.62

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,290.06

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,163	900.00–1,400.00	1,174.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	973	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,184.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	993	775.00–975.00	885.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,743	92.00–100.00	96.56
8	—	1,248	84.00–89.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	57.00–63.00	60.51
8	—	800	50.00–55.00	52.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	64.00–71.50	68.39
8	—	1,300	71.50–76.50	74.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	63.50–70.00	67.30

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.