Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

1406 compared to 1711 last week. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers and heifers were 2-8 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.23/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$112.23

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

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	573	113.39	650	14thin
Medium and Large 3	473	109.52	518	6thin

One grade step is worth $3.87/cwt here — about $132 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 sale20 hd

112.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,107 hd

112.39

−0.16

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	—	Average	1,527	71.86	1,097	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	51.35	655	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	49.57	718	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	42.46	439	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,790	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	602.41/cwt	500.00–675.00	5,301	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	722.39/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,466	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,023	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	54.74/cwt	52.00–58.00	767	5
Bulls	—	—	1,721	77.65/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,336	4
Bulls	—	—	1,333	66.07/cwt	63.00–70.00	881	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	43.54/cwt	41.50–46.50	431	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	40.31/cwt	37.50–43.00	453	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	49.57/cwt	48.00–52.00	718	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	49.66/cwt	46.50–52.50	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	113.93/cwt	110.00–117.50	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	124.01/cwt	120.00–127.50	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.68/cwt	115.00–124.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	121.11/cwt	119.00–123.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	104.64/cwt	100.00–109.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.22/cwt	118.00–128.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.81/cwt	122.50–125.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	108.63/cwt	105.00–112.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	114.07/cwt	112.00–116.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	114.11/cwt	111.00–117.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	110.54/cwt	109.00–112.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	107.08/cwt	105.00–109.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	113.20/cwt	108.00–118.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	100.35/cwt	97.50–103.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.98/cwt	110.00–123.50	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	110.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	112.65/cwt	109.00–116.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	104.19/cwt	100.00–108.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	119.40/cwt	115.00–123.50	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	117.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,243Last week 1,561Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 25Year ago 0

1406 compared to 1711 last week. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers and heifers were 2-8 higher.

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	2	—	1,460	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	880	500.00–675.00	602.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,172	700.00–875.00	722.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	52.00–58.00	54.74
10	—	1,211	46.50–52.50	49.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	41.50–46.50	43.54
2	—	1,125	37.50–43.00	40.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,448	48.00–52.00	49.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	73.00–82.00	77.65
4	—	1,333	63.00–70.00	66.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	110.00–117.50	113.93
2	—	423	119.00–123.00	121.11
2	—	723	100.00–109.00	104.64
2	—	673	112.00–116.00	114.07
2	—	623	111.00–117.00	114.11
2	—	573	108.00–118.00	113.20
2	—	523	109.00–116.00	112.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	120.00–127.50	124.01
2	—	623	97.50–103.00	100.35
2	—	473	100.00–108.00	104.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	115.00–124.00	119.68
2	—	523	118.00–128.00	123.22
2	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.19
3	—	380	155.00–160.00	158.46
2	—	423	140.00–150.00	145.27
2	—	823	109.00–112.00	110.54
2	—	673	110.00–123.50	116.98
2	—	623	115.00–123.50	119.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	122.50–125.00	123.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	105.00–112.00	108.63
2	—	573	105.00–109.00	107.08
2	—	523	105.00–115.00	110.22
2	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.62

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle