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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, May 20

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,239 head

▲ 559 vs last sale 680▲ 309 vs year ago 930 · +33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 119▼ 131 vs year ago 331 · −39.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

307 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 201▲ 151 vs year ago 156 · +96.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 2-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 1-2 higher. Weaned grouped 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.27/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −104.54 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$312.27

153 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$1.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.09

vs MS average

−1.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	312.90	1,699	97
Medium and Large 1	537	311.19	1,672	56

One grade step is worth $1.71/cwt here — about $27 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale153 hd

312.27

—

MS average12 barns · 385 hd

297.18

+15.09

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−1.83

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−104.54

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $336.56, median $416.81 across 34 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,799	155.16	2,792	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	134.41	1,563	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	129.39	1,326	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	122.08	1,167	26

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,674	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$3,404	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,524	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,929	8

Every lot

49 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	393.26/cwt	385.00–400.00	877	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	393.12/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,073	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	365.60/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,364	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	332.90/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,408	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	329.54/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,466	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	322.86/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,527	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	314.65/cwt	305.00–323.50	1,646	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	313.33/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,679	86
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	302.53/cwt	295.00–309.50	1,733	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,851	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	281.48/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,754	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	272.91/cwt	268.00–277.50	1,837	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	259.94/cwt	235.00–274.00	1,809	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	260.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,867	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	262.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,898	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	216.68/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,783	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,896	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,801	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	198.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,953	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	994	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,968	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	388	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,116	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	287.63/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,217	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,148	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	262.86/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,243	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	253.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,237	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	263.39/cwt	247.50–269.00	1,364	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	248.90/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,426	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,437	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	240.64/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,494	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	235.96/cwt	230.00–241.50	1,470	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	220.17/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,482	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	219.76/cwt	219.50–222.50	1,519	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	215.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,556	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	215.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,663	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	205.74/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,615	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	137.39/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,948	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	156.62/cwt	153.00–159.50	2,832	6
Bulls	—	—	1,983	162.95/cwt	159.00–166.00	3,231	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	114.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	914	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	132.27/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,356	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	129.39/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,326	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	125.56/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,287	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	137.33/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,854	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,928.57/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,929	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,113	2,523.60/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,524	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,238	3,404.04/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,404	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	860	1,130.23/head	825.00–1,350.00	1,130	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,772.73/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,773	44

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,239Last week 680Year ago 930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 119Year ago 331

Replacement CattleReceipts 307Last week 201Year ago 156

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 2-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 1-2 higher. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	445	325.00–340.00	329.54
86	500–550	536	295.00–335.00	313.33
11	550–600	598	309.50	309.50
10	650–700	696	235.00–274.00	259.94
23	700–750	717	260.00–265.00	260.43
3	850–900	850	223.00	223.00
8	950–1000	994	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	385.00–400.00	393.26
4	250–300	273	385.00–400.00	393.12
4	350–400	373	355.00–375.00	365.60
30	400–450	423	325.00–340.00	332.90
6	450–500	473	315.00–330.00	322.86
40	500–550	523	305.00–323.50	314.65
16	550–600	573	295.00–309.50	302.53
8	600–650	623	275.00–287.50	281.48
14	650–700	673	268.00–277.50	272.91
22	700–750	723	260.00–265.00	262.58
6	800–850	823	210.00–223.00	216.68
4	900–950	923	190.00–200.00	195.12
10	950–1000	986	190.00–200.00	198.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	285.00–290.00	287.63
20	450–500	473	255.00–270.00	262.86
18	550–600	573	245.00–252.50	248.90
34	600–650	623	230.00–241.50	235.96
8	650–700	673	215.00–225.00	220.17
6	700–750	723	210.00–220.00	215.16
6	750–800	773	210.00–220.00	215.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	287.50	287.50
10	400–450	440	261.00	261.00
24	450–500	488	250.00–255.00	253.56
12	500–550	518	247.50–269.00	263.39
12	550–600	577	249.00	249.00
38	600–650	621	226.00–250.00	240.64
22	650–700	691	219.50–222.50	219.76
2	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
8	750–800	785	200.00–224.00	205.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,238	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,404.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,113	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,523.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,928.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	860	825.00–1,350.00	1,130.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	44	—	1,100	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,772.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	110.00–118.00	114.25
18	—	1,025	120.00–129.50	125.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	127.00–136.00	132.27
22	—	1,350	134.00–140.00	137.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	125.00–132.50	129.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	134.00–140.00	137.39
6	—	1,808	153.00–159.50	156.62
8	—	1,983	159.00–166.00	162.95

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.