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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 5

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

955 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 1,010▼ 311 vs year ago 1,266 · −24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 175▲ 0 vs year ago 138 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 129▼ 92 vs year ago 166 · −55.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 10-20 lower, feeder heifers sold 5-20 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.31/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −147.09 against this barn's trailing median of $382.40.

Average price

$235.31

89 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$0.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

vs MS average

−9.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	235.45	1,312	37
Medium and Large 1	540	235.21	1,271	52

One grade step is worth $0.24/cwt here — about $41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale89 hd

235.31

—

MS average13 barns · 401 hd

241.14

−5.83

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−9.76

This barn, trailing median35 sales

382.40

−147.09

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,543	170.64	2,633	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,073	140.44	1,507	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	138.72	1,422	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	126.68	1,211	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,736	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,305	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,640	4thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	391.52/cwt	375.00–405.00	873	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	358.12/cwt	350.00–365.00	978	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	358.02/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,156	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	337.95/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,261	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	394	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,379	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	309.12/cwt	260.00–322.00	1,301	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	317.90/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,345	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	293.04/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,374	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	290.48/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,374	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	270.33/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,400	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	269.26/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,408	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	258.28/cwt	249.00–270.50	1,475	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	253.42/cwt	249.00–257.50	1,452	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	251.72/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,558	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	252.25/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,572	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	235.62/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,586	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	235.24/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,602	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	232.38/cwt	228.00–236.50	1,680	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	228.11/cwt	227.50–228.50	1,677	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	795	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,745	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	270	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	832	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	306.77/cwt	300.00–312.50	837	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	293.02/cwt	285.00–300.00	946	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	344	297.67/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,024	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	287.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,073	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	262.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,022	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	277.90/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,176	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	265.84/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,138	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	247.24/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,169	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	247.08/cwt	237.50–270.00	1,186	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	235.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,230	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	231.91/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,243	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	236.95/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,341	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	235.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,348	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,459	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,465	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	220.77/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,457	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	335.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,251	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	288.17/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,219	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	246.52/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,289	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	231.39/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,442	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	206.46/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,389	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	166.83/cwt	164.00–169.50	2,366	6
Bulls	—	—	1,668	174.44/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,910	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	120.84/cwt	115.00–126.00	967	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	139.56/cwt	134.00–143.50	1,430	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	138.72/cwt	135.50–141.00	1,422	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	129.27/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,325	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	144.84/cwt	140.50–148.50	1,902	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	965	1,639.90/head	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,640	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	2,305.01/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,305	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,250	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	773	1,172.82/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,173	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,876.54/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,877	16

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 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 1,010Year ago 1,266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 175Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 129Year ago 166

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 10-20 lower, feeder heifers sold 5-20 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	300.00–312.50	306.77
12	300–350	323	285.00–300.00	293.02
18	350–400	373	285.00–290.00	287.65
22	400–450	423	270.00–285.00	277.90
16	450–500	473	242.00–252.00	247.24
34	500–550	523	230.00–240.00	235.22
18	550–600	573	230.00–240.00	235.20
6	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	235.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	308.00	308.00
15	300–350	344	285.00–312.50	297.67
10	350–400	390	260.00–270.00	262.00
4	400–450	428	262.00–270.00	265.84
37	450–500	480	237.50–270.00	247.08
11	500–550	536	231.00–232.50	231.91
26	550–600	566	230.00–258.00	236.95
3	600–650	608	240.00	240.00
9	650–700	660	216.00–230.00	220.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	375.00–405.00	391.52
4	250–300	273	350.00–365.00	358.12
4	300–350	323	350.00–365.00	358.02
14	350–400	373	330.00–345.00	337.95
18	400–450	423	310.00–325.00	317.90
18	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	290.48
28	500–550	523	263.00–275.00	269.26
12	550–600	573	249.00–257.50	253.42
14	600–650	623	245.00–259.00	252.25
4	650–700	673	232.00–239.00	235.62
8	700–750	723	228.00–236.50	232.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	394	350.00	350.00
14	400–450	421	260.00–322.00	309.12
12	450–500	469	280.00–300.00	293.04
27	500–550	518	258.00–275.00	270.33
10	550–600	571	249.00–270.50	258.28
14	600–650	619	245.00–259.00	251.72
6	650–700	681	233.00–240.00	235.24
5	700–750	735	227.50–228.50	228.11
8	750–800	795	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	330.00–340.00	335.30
4	400–450	423	275.00–300.00	288.17
14	500–550	523	240.00–252.50	246.52
4	600–650	623	227.50–235.00	231.39
4	650–700	673	200.00–212.50	206.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,123	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,305.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	965	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,639.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,175.00	3,175.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,215	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,876.54

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	773	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,172.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	135.50–141.00	138.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	115.00–126.00	120.84
18	—	1,025	124.00–133.00	129.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	140.50–148.50	144.84
30	—	1,025	134.00–143.50	139.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	164.00–169.50	166.83
6	—	1,668	170.00–178.00	174.44

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.