Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2024-03-25

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 25
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
880 head
▲ 358 vs last sale 522▼ 245 vs year ago 1,125 · −21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 144▼ 5 vs year ago 232 · −2.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
613 head
▲ 392 vs last sale 221▲ 185 vs year ago 428 · +43.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.85/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −117.55 against this barn's trailing median of $382.40.
Average price
$264.85
29 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,460
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.09
vs MS average
−2.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546268.981,46822
Medium and Large 1-2568251.861,4317thin
One grade step is worth $17.12/cwt here — about $37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale29 hd
264.85
—
MS average13 barns · 234 hd
259.76
+5.09
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−2.02
This barn, trailing median35 sales
382.40
−117.55
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales
458404350296median 382.4003/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $309.83, median $382.40 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,630148.722,42420
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,151140.921,62164
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025134.441,37820
CowsLean 85-90%Average950120.851,14824

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,418$2,26016
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,74462
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,11318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)925$2,52740
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$1,46842
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)750$1,13518

Every lot

40 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223407.75/cwt405.00–410.009094
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323380.70/cwt370.00–390.001,23010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373375.91/cwt360.00–390.001,4028
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473318.10/cwt305.00–330.001,50510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5947
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523312.82/cwt305.00–320.001,63620
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,6777
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573298.12/cwt295.00–301.001,70810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623280.18/cwt275.00–285.001,74610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626279.03/cwt275.00–285.001,7476
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,82711
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9246
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273330.83/cwt320.00–340.009036
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323333.02/cwt325.00–340.001,0766
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373320.60/cwt310.00–330.001,1966
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423307.90/cwt300.00–315.001,3026
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added447290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2963
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473292.86/cwt285.00–300.001,38512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523275.22/cwt270.00–280.001,43912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568251.86/cwt248.50–260.001,4317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573261.50/cwt255.00–267.501,49810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623253.66/cwt249.00–258.001,58020
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629251.75/cwt249.00–258.001,58419
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724230.91/cwt200.00–241.001,6728
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,6657
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473310.24/cwt305.00–315.001,4676
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,215130.49/cwt120.00–137.001,5856
Bulls——1,713151.74/cwt146.00–156.002,5996
Bulls——1,878160.13/cwt156.00–163.503,0078
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800110.84/cwt105.00–116.008878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025136.85/cwt131.00–141.001,40340
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,025134.44/cwt128.00–139.001,37820
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025125.85/cwt120.00–130.001,29016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360147.71/cwt141.00–153.002,00924
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,743.90/head1,500.00–1,900.001,74462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4182,259.52/head2,000.00–2,450.002,26016
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29252,527.03/head2,300.00–2,700.002,52740
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2003,112.50/head2,800.00–3,300.003,11318
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27501,135.33/head1,050.00–1,210.001,13518
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,467.65/head1,350.00–1,550.001,46842

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.