Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady, feeder steers were steady, and feeder heifers were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.16/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$110.16

223 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$1.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	110.19	623	220
Small and Medium 1-2	437	108.33	473	3thin

One grade step is worth $1.86/cwt here — about $150 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 sale223 hd

110.16

—

MS average13 barns · 1,332 hd

113.47

−3.30

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	1,681	75.19	1,264	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	52.07	653	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	51.40	727	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	44.07	493	19

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	114.23/cwt	106.00–122.50	591	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	113.47/cwt	107.00–116.00	521	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	109.32/cwt	100.00–115.00	614	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	110.18/cwt	101.00–137.50	458	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	896	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.76/cwt	102.00–115.00	687	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	109.36/cwt	100.00–116.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	106.74/cwt	104.00–110.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	101.40/cwt	97.00–106.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	109.85/cwt	105.00–115.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	106.33/cwt	101.00–111.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	136.47/cwt	125.00–145.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	103.99/cwt	101.00–108.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	119.95/cwt	115.00–127.50	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	98.99/cwt	97.00–101.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	47.56/cwt	45.00–51.00	550	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	42.51/cwt	41.00–45.50	459	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	35.58/cwt	32.00–37.50	381	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	52.88/cwt	50.00–54.50	725	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	51.70/cwt	48.50–54.00	634	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	56.48/cwt	54.50–58.50	758	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	45.74/cwt	42.00–47.00	558	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	46.24/cwt	46.00–46.50	724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	82.25/cwt	82.00–82.50	1,553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	70.23/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,184	5
Bulls	—	—	1,594	77.32/cwt	76.50–78.00	1,232	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	688.54/cwt	600.00–830.00	8,256	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	890	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,898	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,120	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,235	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.15/cwt	110.00–130.00	645	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	122.45/cwt	113.00–134.00	700	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	131.57/cwt	122.00–136.75	604	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	147.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	534	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	130.74/cwt	122.00–137.00	540	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.76/cwt	109.00–122.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	114.73/cwt	110.00–122.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	115.34/cwt	107.00–120.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	164.93/cwt	162.50–167.50	459	2

How this sale compares

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 Sep 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,561Last week 1,149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady, feeder steers were steady, and feeder heifers were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	765	124.00	124.00
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
48	—	515	110.00–130.00	125.15
44	—	572	113.00–134.00	122.45
29	—	459	122.00–136.75	131.57
21	—	363	140.00–148.00	147.24
13	—	413	122.00–137.00	130.74
9	—	615	109.00–122.00	115.76
5	—	671	110.00–122.00	114.73
4	—	716	107.00–120.00	115.34
2	—	278	162.50–167.50	164.93
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	517	106.00–122.50	114.23
32	—	459	107.00–116.00	113.47
31	—	562	100.00–115.00	109.32
28	—	416	101.00–137.50	110.18
21	—	938	95.50	95.50
16	—	620	102.00–115.00	110.76
14	—	661	100.00–116.00	109.36
4	—	714	104.00–110.00	106.74
2	—	773	97.00–106.00	101.40
1	—	810	97.00	97.00
1	—	385	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	105.00–115.00	109.85
6	—	566	101.00–111.00	106.33
4	—	431	120.00–127.00	123.57
4	—	364	125.00–145.00	136.47
3	—	608	101.00–108.00	103.99
3	—	460	115.00–127.50	119.95
2	—	775	95.00–97.00	95.99
2	—	663	97.00–101.00	98.99
1	—	805	93.00	93.00
1	—	710	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,157	45.00–51.00	47.56
6	—	1,079	41.00–45.50	42.51
3	—	1,070	32.00–37.50	35.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,371	50.00–54.50	52.88
2	—	1,565	46.00–46.50	46.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,227	48.50–54.00	51.70
9	—	1,342	54.50–58.50	56.48
5	—	1,220	42.00–47.00	45.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	82.00–82.50	82.25
5	—	1,686	65.00–73.00	70.23
5	—	1,594	76.50–78.00	77.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,199	600.00–830.00	688.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	730.00	730.00

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.

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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle